5 Simple Ways to Kick Start Your Goal-Setting

There are five important, yet simple steps to follow, which I believe are necessary for seemingly impossible goals to be achieved.


Step Number One

Spend some quiet time and write down exactly what the change or changes will be and why you want them, this is the first crucial step towards achieving goals.  At this stage, write only what it is you’d like to achieve and why.  The ‘how’s’ and ‘when’s’ can come later.


Step Number Two

This step too is very important, and it has everything to do with you accessing a state of inner peace.  The peace I write about has little to do with listening to relaxation music, essential oils in a burner or harps playing (though they can help).  Achievement of your goal requires having peace through a quiet mind and inner calmness regardless of the chaos around you and how long this chaos reigns.  

When you have this (peace) you’ll have greater clarity, your creative self will make itself known, you’ll gain foresight into how you will achieve your outcome, focus, and negativity will have minimal impact.

There are individuals who know how to step into the state of peace; however others may require some gentle guidance.

If you find achieving a peace state challenging, there are 5 options listed below that may help you:  

1.    Find yourself some quiet time when you know you’ll be undisturbed and paint, draw, write, or map out all you can about your intended outcome.

2.    Embark on a meditation program that will teach you a selection of meditation techniques.

3.    If you’re willing to be coached, find yourself a reputable personal coach who can help you work through limiting beliefs and help you discover what your values are.

4.    Seek out a mentor.  This would be someone whom you admire, is inspiring, motivating, and successful, be available to you and who is a fundamentally positive, peaceful and calm individual.

5.    Embark on a spiritual development program.

The world of alternatives is huge.  To find something you’ll be happy with may take a little research, start by asking friends and family members to point you in the right direction.  If they’re just not into that kind of thing it may be wise to broaden your search through the internet, books, and/or other members of your community.


Step Number Three

This important step is about gifting yourself with a fresh outlook on life.  

Looking at things in a totally different way and from a new angle will give you a more global perspective revealing greater possibilities and may be achieved by:

1.    Asking parts of you what is important to you, each time you receive an answer continue by asking why that answer is important.  When you can go no further ask yourself “how can you change this issue?”  This may sound a bit strange, however from experience this works.

2.    Transformational Coaching.

3.    Understanding your motivation or lack of motivation.  Once you’ve gained an understanding of you, you’re in a position to become proactive into making necessary changes toward achieving your goal.

4.    Reading autobiographies of how successful people did it.


Step Number Four

By now you know exactly what you want; you can step into profound inner peace at will; have picked up great self-help and self-healing tools; eliminated limiting beliefs; and worked out your values.  Now it’s time to finally pinpoint exactly how you’re going to go about achieving your goal.  

There will be many ways on how you’ll achieve your goal; however the time frame will vary greatly depending on what you need to acquire first.   Maybe you need:

1.    To acquire new skills such as sales, writing, technology, or marketing skills etc. for that new career you’ve always wanted to be part of.

2.    To seriously start networking yourself and your product.  Become known in your community.

3.    To gather a team of like minded individuals that will motivate and inspire you into achieving your goal, whatever it is.  Constant negative input can quickly extinguish dreams.

4.    Start an investment portfolio for your future if you’re after a secure financial future.

5.    Read as much as possible on whatever your goal is, it will give you a fundamental understanding of what it’s all about.


Step Number Five

This last but important step (they’re all important) is the calculation of when your outcome will finally eventuate.  If you’ve followed the previous steps adding Step Number Four into the equation, you’ll be able to determine the time you can celebrate in a really, huge way of finally reaching the pot at the end of your rainbow!

1.    Calculate the time it takes to complete your training courses or higher education.

2.    Investment portfolio goals as discussed with your investment adviser.

3.    Discuss with your business/personal development/ transformational coach how many sessions and ‘home-play’ will be required of you for you to achieve your goal.

4.    Factor in time it takes for people to get to know you if you’re selling a product or you are the product.  Speak with a marketing professional or someone ‘in the know’ first.

5.    It’s important to be realistic about timeframes.  Sometimes our greatest plans will go awry and will take much longer than expected (much like newly discovered actors and singers who have been plugging their trade for many years before hitting the big time!)

Sometimes, incidents will happen and be out of our control no matter what we do.  Like my computer taking with it all my electronic office equipment earlier in 2005 (one of the most frustrating experiences I’ve ever had).  To keep going required perseverance, patience and flexibility – it would have been so easy to give up!  

Anyone can achieve goals through inner peace, perseverance, patience, flexibility and sometimes viewing situations from an entirely different angle.

<a href="http://www.michaelascherr.com">Michaela Scherr Transformational Coach</a>




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7 Reasons Why It Is Important To Have Goals

I recently had a conversation with one of my former students. She has been out of school for a few years now but isn't satisfied with the direction her career has taken. In fact, she's not too happy with her personal life either. Her voice developed more than a touch of whine as she said: "I don't know what to do."

So I asked her about her goals. Her response was a rather slack-jawed look of surprise. "Goals?" Well at least she wasn't whining anymore.

I asked her what she would like to see her career in a few years. I asked her where she'd like to see her life in a few years. She knew the answers to those questions and quickly became animated as she discussed her desire to start her own business. We talked about what she would need to accomplish her goal and what she would have to change.

When we parted ways she felt a lot better about her job because she knew that she wasn't trapped in it. She was taking a necessary step to prepare herself for a long-term goal. She had her eye on the prize and that focus energized her.

That is the power of goals. What are your goals? There are seven reasons why you need to have goals.

~ To give direction to life
~ To make sure we are the one choosing the direction of our life -- not others, not fate, not the media, etc.
~ To motivate
~ To make sure we get what we want from life
~ To save time
~ To reduce stress
~ To give a sense of accomplishment

While it can be fun to live without direction in the short-term, in the long-term human beings are wired to need a purpose and direction. Goals give a sense of direction and purpose to life.

It is often easy to let others set our direction for us. We take a job because family or friends point us in that direction and then we follow the dictates of our bosses. We move in other directions because popular culture or the media tells us to do so. The simple truth is that if we do not set our own goals then we will find it too easy to follow a path set by others. This can lead to stress and unhappiness. We have a greater chance of happiness and fulfillment following our own path and pursuing our own goals.

While goals certainly give our lives direction, they also provide the motivation to get us through difficult times and choices. Perhaps going to college at night while working full-time may be stressful and difficult in the short-term, but in the long run being able to pursue the professional goals we desire will make it worthwhile.

Goals also serve as the destination for what we really want out of life. For some people, goals are measured in money or material goods, while for others goals are measured in time or freedom. If we do not have goals outlined that suit our unique perspective on life it is easy to become sidetracked by life and others.

Goals can also help save time. When your "To Do" list becomes too long and your calendar too full, then you can simply compare your goals to the list. What items help you achieve your goal? What items are necessary to your goal? Scratch off the rest as unimportant.

Just as goals save time they also reduce stress because using your goals to focus your life and choices makes it easier to make those choices. Should you take that new position at work? How does it match your goals?

Finally, goals give you a measurable sense of accomplishment. Every goal you achieve, in fact every step you make toward that goal, can give you a boost of energy and momentum to keep going. Each success powers you toward the next level of success.

Now go out and set your goals!











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