FEW STEPS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
THERE ARE SEVEN SIMPLE STEPS THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW TO SET AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS FASTER. THERE ARE MORE COMPLEX AND DETAINLED GOAL-ACHIEVING METHODOLOGIES, BUT THIS SEVEN-STEP METHOD WILL ENABLE YOU TO ACCOMPLISH TEN TIMES MORE THAN YOU HAVE EVER ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE, AND YOU WILL DO SO FAR FASTER THAN YOU CAN CURRENTLY IMAGINE.
STEP 1
DECIDE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT
BE SPECIFIC. IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE YOUR INCOME, DECIDE ON A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF MONEY RATHER THAN TO JUST "MAKE MORE MONEY".
STEP 2
WRITE IT DOWN
A GOAL THAT IS NOT IN WRITING IS LIKE CIGARETTE SMOKE. IT DRIFTS AWAY AND DISAPPEARS. IT IS VAGUE AND INSUBSTANTIAL. IT HAS NO FORCE, EFFECT, OR POWER. BUT A WRITTEN GOAL BECOMES SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SEE, TOUCH, ROAD, AND MODIFY IF NECESSARY.
STEP 3
SET A DEADLINE FOR YOUR GOAL
PICK A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD AND WRITE DOWN THE DATE WHEN YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE IT. IF IT IS BIG ENOUGH GOAL, SET A FINAL DEADLINE AND THEN SET SUBDEADLINES OR INTERIM STEPS BETWEEN WHERE YOU ARE TODAY AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
A DEADLINES SERVES AS A "FORCING SYSTEM" IN YOUR BRAIN. JUST AS YOU OFTEN GET MORE DONE WHEN YOU ARE UNDER THE PRESSURE OF A SPECIFIC DEADLINE, YOUR SUBCONSIOUS MIND WORKS FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY WHEN YOU HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE A GOAL BY A SPECIFIC TIME.
THE RULE IS "THERE ARE NO UNREALISTIC GOALS, THERE ARE ONLY UNREALISTIC DEADLINES".
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU DON'T ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL BY YOUR DEADLINE? SIMPLE. YOU SET ANOTHER DEADLINE. A DEADLINES IS JUST A "GUESSTIMATE". SOMETIMES YOU WILL ACHIVE YOUR GOAL BEFORE THE DEADLINES, SOMETIMES AT THE DEADLINE, AND SOMETIMES AFTER THE DEADLINES.
WHEN YOU SET YOUR GOAL, IT WILL BE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A CERTAIN SET OF EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY CHANGE, CAUSING YOU TO CHANGE YOUR DEADLINES AS WELL.
STEP 4
MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY DO TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL
AS HENRY FORD SAID, "THE BIGGEST GOALS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IF YOU JUST BREAK IT DOWN INTO ENOUGH SMALL STEPS"
* MAKE A LIST OF THE OBSTACLES AND DIFFICULTIES THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO OVERCOME, BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
* MAKE A LIST OF THE ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT YOU WILL NEED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
* MAKE A LIST OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT YOU WILL REQUIRE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
* MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO, AND THEN ADD TO THIS LIST AS NEW TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OCCUR TO YOU. KEEP WRITING UNTIL YOUR LIST IS COMPLETE.
STEP 5
ORGANIZE YOUR LIST BY BOTH SEQUENCE AND PRIORITY
A LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY SEQUENCES REQUIRES THAT YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FIRST, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO SECOND, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO LATER ON. IN ADDITION, A LIST ORGANIZED BY PRIORITY ENABLES YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS LESS IMPORTANT.
SOMETIMES SEQUENCES AND PRIORITY ARE THE SAME, BUT OFTEN THEY ARE NOT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT TO START A PARTICULAR KIND OF BUSINESS, THE FIRST ITEM IN ORDER OF SEQUENCE MIGHT BE FOR YOU TO PURCHASE A BOOK OR ENROLL IN A COURSE ON THAT BUSINESS.
BUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS YOUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN, BASED ON COMPLETE MARKET RESEARCH, THAT YOU CAN USE TO GATHER THE RESOURCES YOU NEED AND ACTUALLY START THE BUSINESS YOU HAVE IN MIND.
STEP 6
TAKE ACTION ON YOUR PLAN IMMEDIATELY
TAKE THE FIRST STEP - AND THEN THE SECOND STEP AND THE THIRD STEP. GET GOING, GET BUSSY. MOVE QUICKLY. DON'T DELAY. REMEMBER: PROCRASTINATION IS NOT ONLY THE THIEF OF TIME, IT IS THE THIEF OF LIFE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESSESS AND FAILURES IN LIFE IS SIMPLY THAT WINNERS TAKE THE FIRST STEP. THEY ARE ACTION-ORIENTED. AS THEY SAID IN STAR TREK, THEY "GO BOLDLY WHERE NO MAN HAS EVER GONE BEFORE. "WINNERS ARE WILLING TO TAKE ACTION WITH NO GUARANTEES OF SUCCESS. THOUGH THEY'RE WILLING TO FACE FAILURE AND DISAPPOINTMENT, THEY'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO TAKE ACTION.
STEP 7
DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY THAT MOVES YOU IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR MAJOR GOAL
THIS IS THE KEY STEP THAT WILL GUARANTEE YOUR SUCCESS. DO SOMETHING, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. DO ANYTHING THAT MOVES YOU AT LEAST ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE GOAL THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU AT THAT TIME.
WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY THAT MOVES YOU IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR GOAL, YOU DEVELOP MOMENTUM. THIS MOMENTUM, THIS SENSE OF FORWARD MOTION, MOTIVATES, INSPIRES, AND ENERGIZES YOU. AS YOU DEVELOP MOMENTUM. YOU WILL FIND IT INCREASINGLY EASY TO TAKE EVEN MORE STEPS TOWARD YOUR GOAL.
IN NO TIME AT ALL, YOU WILL HAVE DEVELOPED THE DISCIPLINE OF SETTING AND ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS. IT WILL SOON BECOME EASY AND AUTOMATIC. YOU WILL SOON DEVELOP THE HABIT AND THE DISCIPLINE OF WORKING TOWARD YOUR GOALS ALL THE TIME.
MAKE A PLAN
ONCE YOU HAVE WRITTEN OUT THIS GOAL, CLEARLY AND SPECIFICALLY, AND MADE IT MEASURABLE, SET A DEADLINE ON YOUR GOAL. YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND NEEDS A DEADLINE SO THAT IT CAN FOCUS AND CONCENTRATE ALL YOUR MENTAL POWERS ON GOAL ATTAINMENT.
MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU COULD DO TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL. ORGANIZE THIS LIST BY SEQUENCE AND PRIORITY.
SELECT THE MOST IMPORTANT OR LOGICAL NEXT STEP IN YOUR PLAN AND TAKE ACTION ON IT IMMEDIATELY. TAKE THE FIRST STEP. DO SOMETHING. DO ANYTHING.
RESOLVE TO WORK ON THIS GOAL EVERY SINGLE DAY UNTIL IT IS ACHIEVED. FROM THIS MOMENT FORWARD, AS FAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED, "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION". ONCE YOU HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS ONE GOAL CAN HAVE THE GREATEST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE AND YOU HAVE SET IT AS YOUR MAJOR DEFINTE PURPOSE, RESOLVE THAT YOU WILL WORK TOWARD THIS GOAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN, AS LONG AS YOU CAN, AND THAT YOU WILL NEVER GIVE UP INTIL IT IS ACHIEVED. THIS DECISION ALONE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
