GOALS…ACHIEVABLE, ATTAINABLE!!!!!!!
From an article written by Hilton Johnson, Top 10 Ideas for Setting and Achieving Goals
1. Make a list of your values – What’s really important to you?
2. Begin with the end in mind – Create a clear image in your mind of what you want the achievement of your goal to look like when it is done. How would you have to act on a day-to-day basis to achieve your goal(s) and begin to act that way.
3. Project yourself into the future – You become what you think. Whatever thoughts dominate your mind most of the time are what you become. Pretend that you already have your goal(s). Begin to walk, talk and act as though you are already experiencing the success you seek. Then, those things will come to you naturally through the power of the subconscious mind.
4. Write down ten things you want this year – By making a list of the things that are important to you, you begin to create images in your mind. It’s been said that your mind will actually create chaos if necessary to make images become a reality. Because of this, the list of ten things will probably result in you achieving at least eight of them within the year.
5. Create your story board – Get a piece of poster board and attach to a wall in your office or home where you will see it often. As you go through magazines, brochures, etc. and you see the pictures of the things you want, cut them out and glue them to your story board. In other words, make yourself a collage of the goals that excite you…knowing full well that as you look at them everyday, they will soon be yours.
6. The three most important things – Decide on three things that you want to achieve before you die.. Then work backwards listing three things you want in the next twenty years, ten years, five years, this year, this month, this week and finally, the three most important things you want to accomplish today.
7. Ask yourself good questions – As you think about your goals, instead of WISHING for them to come true, ask yourself HOW and WHAT CAN YOU DO to make them come true. The subconscious mind will respond to your questions far greater than just making statements or making wishes.
8. Focus on one project at a time – One of the greatest mistakes people make in setting goals is trying to work on too many things at one time. There is tremendous power in giving laser beam focused attention to just one idea, one project or one objective at a time.
9. Write out an “Ideal Scenario” – Pretend you are a newspaper reporter that has just finished an interview about the outstanding success that you’ve achieved and the article is now in the newspaper. How would it read? What would be the headline? Write the article yourself, projecting yourself into the future as though it had already happened. Describe the activities of your daily routine now that are very successful.
10. Pray and meditate – As you get into bed each evening, think about your goal before you drop off to sleep. Get a very clear colorful image in your mind of seeing yourself doing the things you’ll be doing after you’ve reached your major goal. (Remember to include your values). And then begin to ask and demand (I know you can ask but can you demand God, is my question? - Kenya ) for these things through meditation and pray.
I hope this helps in setting and achieving your goals and dreams. Remember, with God all things are possible!!!
