GOALS
IF WE WANT TO TALK TO OURSELVES IN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE WAY, WE SHOULD ALSO UNDERSTAND THE TRUE MEANING OF THE WORLD "GOAL". IT IS A WORD THAT HAS OFTEN BEEN MISUSED, AND IT'S BEEN GIVEN A POSITION OF POWER IT DOESN'T DESERVE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WORDS IN OUR LANGAUAGE THAT HOLD AN EXALTED STATUS THAT THE WORDS THEMSELVES ARE NOT DUE. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE WORD, "SUCCESS" TOO MANY TIMES HAS BEEN USED TO ONLY MEAN FINANCIAL WEALTH. BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT THAT'S WHAT SUCCESS IS, MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN WAY MISTOOK THE FINANCIAL DEFINITION AS THE CORRECT DEFINITION.AS A RESULT, THEY SAW THEMSELVES AS FAILING RATHER THAN SUCCEEDING.
THE WORD "GOAL" GAS BECOME SO ENCUMBERED WITH PRIORITIES AND DEMANDS THAT IT MAKES EVEN THE THOUGHT OF "SETTING AND REACHING GOALS" SOMETHING OF SUCH GREAT IMPORTANCE THAT WE SEE IT AS A TASK THAT OTHERS, POSSIBLY MORE DEDICATED THAN OURSELVES, MIGHT UNDERTAKE, OR SOMETHING WE SET ASIDE FOR ANOTHER DAY WHEN WE HAVE MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.
SETTING GOALS SHOULD BE SIMPLE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ASPIRING TO REACH THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS OF "SUCCESS" BUT WHEN WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON OUR GREAT ASPIRATIONS, WE SHOULD NEVER FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE LITTLE GOALS THAT GET US THERE - THE GOALS THAT WE SET ALMOST UNCONSCIOUSLY, DAY AFTER DAY, THAT HELP US SURVIVE, ENDURE, OVERCOME, MAINTAIN, AND ACHIEVE EACH DAY, STEP BY STEP . THEY ARE OUR WANTS, OUR NEEDS, OUR SMALLEST EXPECTATIONS OF OURSELVES. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GOALS OF ALL, THEY ARE THE GOALS OF EVERYDAY LIVING.
YOU MAY HAVE A GOAL AS PRACTICAL AS LOSING A LITTLE EXTRA MORE INCOME, DOING BETTER AT WORK, GETTING A PROMOTIONS, EARNING MORE INCOME, SAVING MORE OF WHAT YOU EARN, GETTING PAST DEPRESSION, GETTING MORE ORGANIZED, WRITING BETTER BUSINESS PLANS, OR CLOSING MORE SALES.
YOUR GOALS CAN BE
ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE
GOALS CAN BE IMPORTANT AND LIFE-ALTERING, OR AS SIMPLE AS HAVING MORE FREE TIME, ATTENDING CHURCH MORE REGULARLY, RUNNING A BETTER HOUSEHOLD, GETTING GOOD GRADES, HAVING BETTER PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, BEING HEALTHIER, GOING TO THE SYMPHONY, WRITING A LETTER HOME, SENDING FLOWERS A LITTLE MORE OFTEN, DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SOMEONE ELSE, LOOKING GOOD FOR THE CLASS REUNION, SMILING MORE OFTEN, CONQUERING YOUR SLICE IN GOLF, OR CATCHING MORE FISH.
YOUR GOALS, THE PROBLEMS STANDING BETWEEN YOU AND THOSE GOALS, CAN BE ANYTHING AT ALL, LARGE OR SMALL. BUT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND DEALS WITH ALL OF THEM IN THE SAME MATTER-OF-FACT AND ACCEPTING WAY. IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE THEM. GIVE YOURSELF THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS, THE RIGHT WORDS - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR OWN MIND'S NATURAL DEDICATION TO DO FOR YOU WHAT YOU TELL IT MOST.
TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEM OR REACH ANY GOAL, GREAT, OR SMALL, THE INTERNAL MENTAL PROCESS WE GO THROUGH IS THE SAME. IF YOU WANT TO BE BETTER AT YOUR JOB, LOSE WEIGHT, OR CREATE WEALTH IN YOUR LIFE. IT IS ALL THE SAME TO YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND. TO IT ONE DIRECTION IS THE SAME AS ANY OTHER. THE MORE PROGRAMMING IT RECEIVE TO HELP YOU REACH THE OBJECTIVE YOU PRESENT IT WITH, THE MORE IT WILL MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.
TO ILLUSTRATE, BEFORE WE TARGET A SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR GOAL, LET'S LOOK AT AN EXAMPLE OF SOME SELF-TALK THAT ADDRESSESS THE BROADER AREA OF HOW WE LOOK AT PROBLEMS IN GENERAL- WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE ENCOUNTER IN ANY GIVEN DAY. HOW WE LOOK AT OUR PROBLEMS PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN WHAT WE DO ABOUT THEM. DO WE ANALYZE, AVOID, CONFRONT, GO AROUND THEM- OR SOLVE THEM?
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO OUR INTERNAL COMPUTER WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW BIG IT IS. BUT WHAT WE TELL OURSELVES ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS WILL AFFECT EVERY ACTION WE TAKE FROM THAT MOMENT FORWARD.
