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So when does a dream become a goal? It is when it changes from an idle ?wish? tosomething you have a passion for, perhaps even an obsession. In fact show me a man who is obsessed withsomething and I will show you a man with a goal. If you are serious and determined aboutachieving various goals in your life then you must become passionate aboutthem. However, another important thingabout achieving goals is to incorporate FUN. In order to keep motivated and keep on the path it must be enjoyable ?it must be something you like doing. Indulge in activities that will keep you motivated: read the rightmaterial, listen to the right cassette tapes, attend the right courses. Neverregard achieving goals in the same way as hitting work deadlines. They are not the same thing at all.
If you want to win in the great game of life, if you want toachieve all that you can achieve, and be happy then setting andachieving correct goals play an integral part. It is a tragedy that manypeople are subject to the devastating shock of realising that the goal thatthey have finally reached is not what they wanted. How sad to hear someone say ?I have lostthe most precious and most significant relationships of my life. I have compromised my health, I havecompromised my integrity, just to get to where I am now, only to realise thatit is not where I want to be.? Wehave all seen people climbing the ladder of success, but is their ladderagainst the right wall?
?Oursis a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go throughhell to get it.? Don Marquis
This misdirection commonly happens because people do nottake the long-term view. Most people getinto daily planning, yet all the important things in life deal with longtime-spans and long time-frames, not daily. The reality is that daily planning often means that you aremerely prioritising your crises, andthis kind of situation will eat you up, wear you out and leave you with noenergy for efficient, long term goal planning. You must avoid this rut.
Goal planning and, more importantly, achievement is aserious business and you must get serious. Having the ?eye of the tiger? is all very well but it is notenough. Having the ?will? to win is not enough. You must be prepared to work. Opposed to what many believe success is not down to luck in thegenerally accepted sense of the word but it is subject to Luck UnderConstructive Knowledge. By this I mean that only by implementing thenecessary plans, actions and mindset can you achieve a great deal. Many of us have heard the words POSITIVEMENTAL ATTITUDE (PMA) ? but do we allknow how to get one? Well I have another definition for the letters PMA -PURPOSE METHOD ACTION. If you have adefinite purpose in life, a method to work by to achieve that purpose, and yougo out and take the appropriate action, you will immediately start to achievepersonal power and, by default, a positive mental attitude.
The great difference in life between winners and losers isthat winners make it happen, losers letit happen. Do not let life happen toyou - take charge, take control. Make a choice now - and make that choice towin. All the ruminating, meditating andcogitating in the world will get you nowhere. Only with real goals and real action will you get theresults you want.
?There is no security onthis earth, there is only opportunity.? General Douglas Macarthur
Once you have correctly and carefully identified your goals? and it important that you take time doing this - it is absolutely essentialthat you transfer onto paper. The benefit of this was illustrated well in anexperiment based on Yale University
Having spent over 15 years working in the field ofdeveloping human potential I have identified the following nine steps as notonly being crucial in planning goals but, more importantly, immensely increaseyour ability to succeed. Be diligent infollowing the plan of action that you create, remain true to your ethics,morals and desires, and your dreams can become reality.
1. Write down and clearly identify exactly what it is that youwant. Be very, very specific. Write downwhat is in it for you.
2. Determine how you will benefit from this goal. Write as many benefits as you can possiblythink of.
3. Analyse where you are right now in relation to achievingthis goal
4. Put a date by which you expect to accomplish the task
5. Identify the obstacles you have to overcome in order toreach this goal
6. Choose the people, organisations and groups whose help youwill need to accomplish your task
7. List the skills and knowledge you will need to achieve yourgoal
8. Establish how you will get these skills and knowledge. Write down the books you will need to read,the courses you will have to take, the lectures and seminars you may need toattend
9. Develop a plan of action
?Always bear in mind thatyour own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.? Abraham Lincoln
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