GOALS ANYONE?

Wow, sorry it's been a while since I've posted!  I need to get a better routine going with these posts.  Thank you for your patience and hanging in there with me.  Well, if you have developed your values, written a vision and mission statement; then it's now time to start developing goals.  For some reason, this is the hardest part for people.  They usually don't have trouble envisioning things in their minds, but putting them on paper are a little more difficult.  Weaved throughout the development of a personal or business strategic life plan, is the inspiration needed to keep you going in the right direction.  Goals are no different.  If they are "clinical", sterile, dry or boring - they will not give you the energy to accomplish them!!  That's the purpose of this, isn't it?  Something to energize us in the right direction and help us to attain what we've always wanted?

Then let's get started!  The best day of your life is when you decide to take charge of it.  You are the only one with the power to make it the best, whatever your idea of a best life is for you.  Take charge of it today!  Let's say your mission statement says something about living a successful life.  Well, your goals are going to help you define what "successful" means to you.  To some, it could mean drinking a fruity frozen concoction under a palm tree on a beach somewhere.  To others, it might mean serving orphaned children in another country.  And some may just want to get out of debt and have good health.  You get to define it!  Think big!  The important thing here is to make sure your goals are a direct reflection of your values, vision and mission.  If they aren't in harmony with one another, then you need to go back and change them until they are.  That's leading a harmonious, congruent life!

Did you know that only 16% of the population has goals?  And, more astonishing is that of that 16%, only about 3% actually write down their goals?  There's more.  Only ONE PERCENT of those people actually REVIEW their goals regularly.  If you decided to take charge and do all three of those things,  YOU have just increased the probability of realizing your dreams many times over!!  And the best thing is, it won't cost you a dime (at least of out-of-pocket expenses).

What it will cost you is a little time to get organized, clear-headed, and focused.  What a small price to pay for accomplishing a DREAM.  Isn't that exciting?

The first step I want you to take, is to dream for a few minutes.  If you could do anything you wanted to do or be and had no limitations placed upon you, what would it be?  Take the next 5 minutes to think about that and take a pen and paper and start writing.  Do not lift your pen off of the paper for a full five minutes.  Write as fast as you can - everything you can possibly think of (plus anything that pops in your mind, whether you ever thought of it before or not).  Write, write, write.  It doesn't matter whether is makes sense or not.  (Harvard University says this one exercise is the best tool to develop a life of success than anything else - if you do it everyday).  Have you finished?  Good.  You are now a BIG step ahead of the majority of the world.  Take a short break and....

Stay tuned...