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Step 1: Write down your goals. Make them specific and be sure you can measure progress toward the goal. For instance, if you want to increase your productivity at work, your goal may be to increase your sales by 10 percent from this year in 2013. Track your progress to all goals.

Step 2: Write down why you want to achieve the goal. List all the ways you will personally benefit from achieving the goal as well as any losses you will avoid.

 

Step 3: Determine exactly where you are now in reaching that goal. Note the strengths that will help you, the weaknesses that could hurt you, and the opportunities you can use to attain what you want.

 

Step 4: Write down what you will need to invest to achieve your goal. Whether it is time, money, or something else, know what reaching this goal could "cost" you.

 

Step 5: Determine what you need to learn in order to reach the goal. Will you need to take a course to learn a new skill? And what kind of information do you need access to?

                                                                     

Step 6: Identify all the people who can serve as your support group or team.  This may also include organizations that can help you. Remember that asking for help is a sign of strength.

 

Step 7: Develop an action plan. Set timelines for achieving your short term goals. List specific dates on which you want to complete the various steps of the plan.

 

Step 8: Celebrate! Give yourself a reward for achieving the various steps in your action plan and a final reward for achieving the intended goal, something you can look forward to!

 

The Zen Way of Life can be used for business with Mind Blowing Results.

 

 

It’s the getting started – the first small step that often  seems insurmountable.  Getting  started  can be tough.   The good news is that when you do get started, things can roll along!  There may be a few bumps in the road on the way to your goal, and that’s why it’s important not to take that personally (be obective as possible), detached from outcome (in the Zen tradition) and stay positive.  

 If you find yourself on the couch, perhaps the first small step is rolling over onto the floor – and if you have a pet getting some love there… smiling, laughing and feeling gratitude about whomever and  whatever is happening well in your life.

 It’s really important to be certain that a goal is something you really want- not just something that sounds good.  Take all aspects of a situation into consideration, this helps to prevent  self-sabotage.  Having a realistic goal with a realistic time frame is important within a bigger picture.  These are the “R” and “T” in SMART  Goals.

Specific  The goal should identify a specific action or event  that will take place.

Measurable  The goal and its benefits should be quantifiable.

Achievable  The goal should be attainable given available resources.

Realistic  The goal should require you to stretch some and point towards success.

Timely  The goal should state the time period in which it will be accomplished

 
Write your goal in positive language.  The more positive instructions you give yourself, the more positive results you get!

 Here are a few more strategies for goal manifestation:

 

•   Review and re-prioritize your goals frequently.
•   Throughout the day ask yourself  “does this take me closer or      further from my goals(s)?”
•  Give yourself permission to change your mind.
•   Pay attention to your body, feelings, thoughts and intuitive self!   
     
   EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) can help remove blocks, release frustrations and negative energy and set you into positive action.  

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In order to make 2012 your best year yet, experts suggest that we schedule a few minutes to ask ourselves and answer a few questions so our year is planned in advance. As you likely know, planning is bringing the future into the present, writing crystallizes thinking and crystallized thought motivates action.

 

1. What am I doing to improve and use more of my potential? 

 

2. What goals have I written to accomplish?

 

3. Are they specific, measureable, attainable, realistic and tangible? (SMART Goals)

 

4. Have I created detailed plans of actions with monthly steps to reach them?

 

5. What obstacles do I face to achieve these goals?

 

6. How am I going to overcome these obstacles and roadblocks?

 

 

The following study demonstrates the importance of goal setting:

 

VALUE of WRITTEN

 GOALS
 

 Harvard Business School Survey of Successful People 

 

The 3% group with written goals outproduced the 10% group from10 to 100 to 1!

 

The average net worth of the 3% group was  50 times greater than the 10% group!!!

 

 I have several coaching packages to help you formulate and reach your goals and offer a FREE CONSULTATION:
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Move into 2012 with good energy and focus... 


Are you stressed about Christmas spending?  Do you feel pressure to spend over your limit?    That will rob you of your energy so you can't focus on the present and get excited about setting your goals for 2012. 



My suggestion is that you enjoy the Christmas holidays but do everything in moderation.  What do I mean?  Set some boundaries around your spending. Buy what you can afford. Give from your heart. 


The best way to plan for 2012 is to look back to your recent past, 2010.  So take a look back at 2010 and ask yourself the question:

One year ago around this time what was I doing? Where was I at?

Next, Where do I see myself in 2012?

Third, How will I achieve that goal?

Here are some other questions to ask yourself in order to flesh out your goals. Where do I want to live? What do I want to be doing to make money? How many hours do I want to work per day/per week? What income do I want to have?

An important key to having what you want is deciding what you want way ahead of time. Then visualize yourself experiencing what you want.

I encourage you to get out a sheet of paper and review where you were last year. In the process of doing this some guilt may come up for things you didn't get done. The key is to forgive yourself for what you didn't accomplish. It's now in the past and there's nothing you can do about it.  Don't hold it against yourself or carry it like a monkey on your back into 2012. It will only set you back.

Write down all the things you didn't get done and at the bottom of the page "I forgive myself." The next step is to tear it into shreds or burn it so you can free yourself from the mistakes and missteps of 2011. You will become lighter moving forward in 2012.

Last, write down what you desire for 2012 and visualize it. Include all the support you'll need to achieve your goals.  If you take the time to work on this during the next two weeks you will find yourself going forward into 2012 with ease and joy. You will have let go of the guilt and heaviness from your unaccomplished goals and you'll experience gratitude for your achievements  in 2011.  This will give you the momentum needed to jump into 2012!

And unlike many of your friends you will not be looking for help with your New Year's resolutions. We know it doesn't work for the vast majority of people so why go down that road again.


Get a jumpstart on 2012 by doing a review of 2011. Take a look back at 2010 and answer some questions about where you were, where you want to be and what help you'll need to achieve your goals. You can apply this to any area of your life.

 Here's an audio link of a talk  I gave about the subject of goal setting and giving yourself a break.


Do this before January 1, 2012 and you'll be rocking! Good luck!

Warm Regards,
Lorna Blake
Life Empowerment Specialist
www.mpowerurself.com

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