Jobs and CareersCan goal setting create our destinies? Well, let's take a look at a few examples:
Bill Gates had a goal of providing easy to use software for PC's, Oprah Winfrey's goal was to bring quality entertainment projects into production, Anthony Robbins' goals included finding out why we do what we do and to help those in need of food and now feeds 500,000 through his foundation and finally, one of my personal favorite stories, Herb Brooks, had a goal of winning a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympics coaching the United States in Ice Hockey. All these phenomenal people created their destinies by setting and achieving goals.
Setting goals and attaining them is how we can create the destiny of our choice.
Why? Without goals, we are merely leaving our life's destiny to chance - similar to a falling leaf from a tall tree on a windy day. The wind will take the leaf wherever it blows. The leaf does not have control of its direction and ultimate destination. Does this analogy imply that goals give us control? The answer is absolutely! If our daily goals are to get up, get to work and get through the day so we can make a living, what destiny will this create? I believe it's a destiny that follows that of the leaf in the previous example. We would be letting life blow us helplessly in a direction we probably do not want deep down. A great way to begin to take control of our destiny is to utilize goal setting. When we begin to manifest or attain our goals, this will create a new, desirable destiny that is in tune with our life's purpose and one that we are in control of as well.
How can we begin to do this? Here are 5 easy to use, proven tips for manifesting your goals and thus taking control of your destiny:
1. Decide specifically what is realistically attainable for you in the areas of (health, relationships, finances, career, spiritual, family, emotional etc.)
Why all areas of our lives? I have found, that to live a fulfilled life, we want to balance success through each significant area of our life. Remember, success in these areas differs for all of us. The point is to know exactly what you want and take action to make it happen.
2. Get leverage on yourself - you must decide that you want to manifest the goals and that you will not settle for anything less.
What does leverage do? Leverage means that you have hit a threshold that says, "I want to change this NOW." When we reach this threshold, we will take action on our goals. Remember, goals without action are just a wish. To help get leverage on yourself, next to each one of your goals, write down what will happen if you don't take action. Ask yourself, how does that make me feel by not taking action? What and who would suffer if you don't take action? If you didn't take action, what would you look like in 5-10 years from now? Would you be wishing you had taken action? In addition, ask yourself what will the benefits be of taking action. What kind of person would it make you? How would taking action and manifesting your goals make you feel? How does your self-esteem and self confidence feel now that you have achieved your goals? Use these types of questions to motivate and inspire yourself to get in a resourceful state. It will empower you to take action and move you towards achieving your goals.
3. Set a completion date and time for each goal. When will the goal be realized?
How does this help? Making your goal time specific will help you know if you are on track to achieving your goal. Sticking to your deadline will motivate you to take consistent action. In addition, knowing when you want to complete your goal is important because it is specific and gives your mind clarity of when it has to be realized. This is a power in itself. There is an old saying that says, "clarity is power".
4. Create a plan for each goal and take action everyday in small steps.
Once again, goals are just wishes without action. If you do not take action on a goal, it could mean that you really don't want it bad enough, or there may be a fear blocking you. What causes this? At times, a goal will look so big to us, that our minds tend to convince us somehow that we really don't want the goal. We also feel afraid to fail, so then why would it be worth pursuing the goal anyway? Don't get caught up in this game your mind plays with you. What I have found is happening, is that our mind is associating a lot of pain to working towards something it is not certain that we can attain. Do you think that the four individuals noted in the beginning of this article let that stop them? It's obvious that they did not let fear of the unknown or failure stop them. Why? I believe that they had a "whatever it takes" attitude. They did not let fear get in their way.
Taking action is an obvious step, but why do we need a plan? A plan is like a roadmap. Creating a plan for each goal and then taking small, workable steps each day towards completing them will make your goal much more manageable. How does this help? When you write down a plan for goal attainment, the chances that you will follow through and take action increase. Why? You now know what action you need to take. Isn't it easier to take action when you know exactly what you need to do? This is the power of clarity I mentioned earlier. Knowing what to take action on is so powerful, that you will begin to create an unstoppable momentum that will drive you towards goal attainment!
5. Notice if the actions you are taking are giving you the results you want.
This is how you measure whether or not you are achieving your goal. If you are not moving towards achieving your goal, you need to change your actions. Why? If you keep taking the same actions, you will usually create the same results. The cause and effect relationship between your actions and results has to be monitored so you can change them to produce the results you want. You wouldn't keep spending money on advertising about your product in the newspaper if it yielded you zero sales right? After you see that this method is not working, change it until you find something that does work. An effective way to speed up this process is to talk to people that have already gotten the results that you seek. Ask them how they did it and replicate their efforts!
These 5 steps in setting goals can help you create a destiny of your choice. Do you want to be like the leaf, or do you want to be the captain of your ship and take it to the chosen destination? The choice is always ours to make. The difference will be evident by comparing our overall level of happiness in the past, present and future years to come. Moving towards a destiny of our choice will create a happier, joyful and fulfilled life.
Start today by thinking about the kind of person you are. Are you happy with yourself, what you have achieved, who you are becoming and what and who you are dedicating you life to? If you are, that is great! If not, I have a question for you: To have, be and do what you want, are you willing to do something about it? If so, I challenge you to use these 5 steps as a start and seek out additional material to help you on your journey of change. A simple quote from Anthony Robbins book Personal Power always pops into my head when I think about goals - "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." In other words, as Jim Rohn says, "For things to change, we have got to change." How do we change? Take control by setting goals and working towards attaining them. It's better than being blown around and never knowing where you will end up.
George Tsoukalas
George Tsoukalas - EzineArticles Expert Author
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Taking Small Steps Towards Pleasure in Your Life
By Edward Leyton M.D.
People frequently talk about steps in analogies and metaphors. "One small step for man -- one great leap for mankind", said Neil Armstrong as he stepped off the Apollo space craft on to the moon surface. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'" said Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. And the truth of the matter is that we can't get anywhere without taking steps, even small ones. In fact, it's one of the first things that we learn, after we learn to stand on our own two feet -- taking that first step. And look at how many steps you have taken since then!
We take steps in order to get from one place to another -- we take steps in order to get from home to work, from one side of the room to the other, from one place to the next in our lives, -- we simply can't get along without taking steps. So what's the problem when we take a step towards our own health and well-being by taking time to treat ourselves well at a spa for example? Why stop there? Why not keep taking steps after that big step that we have taken for the day, overnight, or weekend visit?
Most of the time it seems people say - "I just don't have time" to take those steps to look after myself out there in the 'real world'. But when you think about it, how much time does it to really take to take a step? It might need more effort to take one big step, but in fact it takes very little time to make several small ones.
Here is one step that you can take to continue the good feelings that you had when you say decided to have a massage, or even a warm bath. Remember when you were lying on that massage table, or in that bath? Just let your mind go back there now and remember it - right now remember the smells, remember the sensations in your body, remember the feelings that you had, remember the sounds. You may not know this, but your unconscious mind remembers every experience that you have ever had, and faithfully stores it away so that you can access that 'file' whenever you need to -- like right now for example. Visualize this in your mind, hear the words that were being said to you, feel the feelings that you felt. Take just a moment to re-experience that feeling, and while you are at it, just take a couple of deep breathes and let go of any tension you might have in your body. You felt good then and you can feel good now. Your body and mind will rejoice in the re-experiencing of that moment - and it's a small step - and you can take many of those during the day, because you know what? They only take 30 seconds or a minute, and everyone has time for that. All you have to do is just be aware that you can, and make the choice. Enjoy those small moments often.
Dr. Leyton uses Humanistic Neurolinguistic Psychology (HNLP) and the unconscious mind paying special attention to the sensory cues from you the client, and using the language of suggestion to re-wire your old, unwanted patterns at the unconscious level
At http://www.arfe.ca and http://www.integrativemedicineclinic.ca you can access resources to help you change your mind - now. Through high quality CDs, MP3s, and phone coaching Dr. Leyton uses his 30 years of experience to help you
Bill Gates had a goal of providing easy to use software for PC's, Oprah Winfrey's goal was to bring quality entertainment projects into production, Anthony Robbins' goals included finding out why we do what we do and to help those in need of food and now feeds 500,000 through his foundation and finally, one of my personal favorite stories, Herb Brooks, had a goal of winning a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympics coaching the United States in Ice Hockey. All these phenomenal people created their destinies by setting and achieving goals.
Setting goals and attaining them is how we can create the destiny of our choice.
Why? Without goals, we are merely leaving our life's destiny to chance - similar to a falling leaf from a tall tree on a windy day. The wind will take the leaf wherever it blows. The leaf does not have control of its direction and ultimate destination. Does this analogy imply that goals give us control? The answer is absolutely! If our daily goals are to get up, get to work and get through the day so we can make a living, what destiny will this create? I believe it's a destiny that follows that of the leaf in the previous example. We would be letting life blow us helplessly in a direction we probably do not want deep down. A great way to begin to take control of our destiny is to utilize goal setting. When we begin to manifest or attain our goals, this will create a new, desirable destiny that is in tune with our life's purpose and one that we are in control of as well.
How can we begin to do this? Here are 5 easy to use, proven tips for manifesting your goals and thus taking control of your destiny:
1. Decide specifically what is realistically attainable for you in the areas of (health, relationships, finances, career, spiritual, family, emotional etc.)
Why all areas of our lives? I have found, that to live a fulfilled life, we want to balance success through each significant area of our life. Remember, success in these areas differs for all of us. The point is to know exactly what you want and take action to make it happen.
2. Get leverage on yourself - you must decide that you want to manifest the goals and that you will not settle for anything less.
What does leverage do? Leverage means that you have hit a threshold that says, "I want to change this NOW." When we reach this threshold, we will take action on our goals. Remember, goals without action are just a wish. To help get leverage on yourself, next to each one of your goals, write down what will happen if you don't take action. Ask yourself, how does that make me feel by not taking action? What and who would suffer if you don't take action? If you didn't take action, what would you look like in 5-10 years from now? Would you be wishing you had taken action? In addition, ask yourself what will the benefits be of taking action. What kind of person would it make you? How would taking action and manifesting your goals make you feel? How does your self-esteem and self confidence feel now that you have achieved your goals? Use these types of questions to motivate and inspire yourself to get in a resourceful state. It will empower you to take action and move you towards achieving your goals.
3. Set a completion date and time for each goal. When will the goal be realized?
How does this help? Making your goal time specific will help you know if you are on track to achieving your goal. Sticking to your deadline will motivate you to take consistent action. In addition, knowing when you want to complete your goal is important because it is specific and gives your mind clarity of when it has to be realized. This is a power in itself. There is an old saying that says, "clarity is power".
4. Create a plan for each goal and take action everyday in small steps.
Once again, goals are just wishes without action. If you do not take action on a goal, it could mean that you really don't want it bad enough, or there may be a fear blocking you. What causes this? At times, a goal will look so big to us, that our minds tend to convince us somehow that we really don't want the goal. We also feel afraid to fail, so then why would it be worth pursuing the goal anyway? Don't get caught up in this game your mind plays with you. What I have found is happening, is that our mind is associating a lot of pain to working towards something it is not certain that we can attain. Do you think that the four individuals noted in the beginning of this article let that stop them? It's obvious that they did not let fear of the unknown or failure stop them. Why? I believe that they had a "whatever it takes" attitude. They did not let fear get in their way.
Taking action is an obvious step, but why do we need a plan? A plan is like a roadmap. Creating a plan for each goal and then taking small, workable steps each day towards completing them will make your goal much more manageable. How does this help? When you write down a plan for goal attainment, the chances that you will follow through and take action increase. Why? You now know what action you need to take. Isn't it easier to take action when you know exactly what you need to do? This is the power of clarity I mentioned earlier. Knowing what to take action on is so powerful, that you will begin to create an unstoppable momentum that will drive you towards goal attainment!
5. Notice if the actions you are taking are giving you the results you want.
This is how you measure whether or not you are achieving your goal. If you are not moving towards achieving your goal, you need to change your actions. Why? If you keep taking the same actions, you will usually create the same results. The cause and effect relationship between your actions and results has to be monitored so you can change them to produce the results you want. You wouldn't keep spending money on advertising about your product in the newspaper if it yielded you zero sales right? After you see that this method is not working, change it until you find something that does work. An effective way to speed up this process is to talk to people that have already gotten the results that you seek. Ask them how they did it and replicate their efforts!
These 5 steps in setting goals can help you create a destiny of your choice. Do you want to be like the leaf, or do you want to be the captain of your ship and take it to the chosen destination? The choice is always ours to make. The difference will be evident by comparing our overall level of happiness in the past, present and future years to come. Moving towards a destiny of our choice will create a happier, joyful and fulfilled life.
Start today by thinking about the kind of person you are. Are you happy with yourself, what you have achieved, who you are becoming and what and who you are dedicating you life to? If you are, that is great! If not, I have a question for you: To have, be and do what you want, are you willing to do something about it? If so, I challenge you to use these 5 steps as a start and seek out additional material to help you on your journey of change. A simple quote from Anthony Robbins book Personal Power always pops into my head when I think about goals - "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." In other words, as Jim Rohn says, "For things to change, we have got to change." How do we change? Take control by setting goals and working towards attaining them. It's better than being blown around and never knowing where you will end up.
George Tsoukalas
George Tsoukalas - EzineArticles Expert Author
=========================================
Taking Small Steps Towards Pleasure in Your Life
By Edward Leyton M.D.
People frequently talk about steps in analogies and metaphors. "One small step for man -- one great leap for mankind", said Neil Armstrong as he stepped off the Apollo space craft on to the moon surface. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'" said Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. And the truth of the matter is that we can't get anywhere without taking steps, even small ones. In fact, it's one of the first things that we learn, after we learn to stand on our own two feet -- taking that first step. And look at how many steps you have taken since then!
We take steps in order to get from one place to another -- we take steps in order to get from home to work, from one side of the room to the other, from one place to the next in our lives, -- we simply can't get along without taking steps. So what's the problem when we take a step towards our own health and well-being by taking time to treat ourselves well at a spa for example? Why stop there? Why not keep taking steps after that big step that we have taken for the day, overnight, or weekend visit?
Most of the time it seems people say - "I just don't have time" to take those steps to look after myself out there in the 'real world'. But when you think about it, how much time does it to really take to take a step? It might need more effort to take one big step, but in fact it takes very little time to make several small ones.
Here is one step that you can take to continue the good feelings that you had when you say decided to have a massage, or even a warm bath. Remember when you were lying on that massage table, or in that bath? Just let your mind go back there now and remember it - right now remember the smells, remember the sensations in your body, remember the feelings that you had, remember the sounds. You may not know this, but your unconscious mind remembers every experience that you have ever had, and faithfully stores it away so that you can access that 'file' whenever you need to -- like right now for example. Visualize this in your mind, hear the words that were being said to you, feel the feelings that you felt. Take just a moment to re-experience that feeling, and while you are at it, just take a couple of deep breathes and let go of any tension you might have in your body. You felt good then and you can feel good now. Your body and mind will rejoice in the re-experiencing of that moment - and it's a small step - and you can take many of those during the day, because you know what? They only take 30 seconds or a minute, and everyone has time for that. All you have to do is just be aware that you can, and make the choice. Enjoy those small moments often.
Dr. Leyton uses Humanistic Neurolinguistic Psychology (HNLP) and the unconscious mind paying special attention to the sensory cues from you the client, and using the language of suggestion to re-wire your old, unwanted patterns at the unconscious level
At http://www.arfe.ca and http://www.integrativemedicineclinic.ca you can access resources to help you change your mind - now. Through high quality CDs, MP3s, and phone coaching Dr. Leyton uses his 30 years of experience to help you
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