4.
Develop a plan for achieving your goal, and a deadline for its
attainment. The difference between a "wish" and a "goal" is
that the goal is written down. Once you have a clear picture
of what you want in life, your subconscious and conscious mind
can work together to achieve it.
When you prioritize and focus you can literally see what you
want; this gives you the power of concentration. Deliberate
concentration is like a laser beam - it can cut through any
obstacles in your path.
STEP 5.
Distinguish between goals and activities. A goal is the specific
end result you want to manifest in your life. Activities are those
things you do to achieve your goals.
Use the skill of awareness, and remember the goal. Don't get
stuck in the activities.
STEP 6.
Create deadlines for your goals.
Without deadlines your brain doesn't have a clear picture of
what you want created. Deadlines have a magical way of
motivating us to produce results.
First write your *one-year* goals on paper, then write down
all the activities you will have to do to reach each goal.
Start by asking yourself what is the very first activity I
must do to get started on this goal? Then write down each
following activity that will take you closer to the one year
goal.
STEP 7.
Break down the activities for each goal into 3 month groups
Ask yourself "What are the activities I must do in the first
three months to achieve my goal?" Write those down.
Then think about the activities you'll need to follow up in
the following three months. By breaking down the goals into
manageable, bite-size pieces, you'll feel more in control.
The secret is that this divide-and-conquer approach keeps
achieving your goals from becoming overwhelmingly complicated.
STEP 8.
Make YOUR goals YOURS.
Time for a reality check. Don't set a goal for yourself that
your spouse (or anyone else for that matter) wants for you.
Please revise your current goals to ensure they REALLY meet
YOUR needs, not someone else's desires for you. You will never
be successful achieving goals that are not motivated by your
own desires.
Moreover, don't compare your goals with other people's goals -
you'll always come up short. The reality is that we usually
compare our worst traits with someone else's best traits and
we can never win that way.
Let's recap these 8 goal setting steps...
* Step 1. Set realistic and obtainable habits you want to
create with your life energy.
* Step 2. Crystallize your thinking. Determine what *specific*
goals you want to achieve.
* Step 3. Develop a sincere desire for the things you want.
* Step 4. Develop a plan for achieving your goal, and a
deadline for its attainment.
* Step 5. Distinguish between goals and activities.
* Step 6. Create deadlines for your goals.
STEP 9.
Write your goals as if they have already
