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[ 5 Feb 2012 | No Comment ]
Personal Goals Setting

Do you have big, awesome personal goals?
Are you ready to take your personal goals to the next level?
Ready to finally live the life you have always wanted to live?
Like me, you have big, juicy personal goals that you are really passionate about. You think about them endlessly over the course of your day. You lay in bed at night and fantasize about what it is going to be like to achieve those awesome personal goals as you doze off.
Maybe you’ve had some small successes with personal goals, but now you …

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[ 2 Feb 2012 | No Comment ]
smart goals

SMART goals setting seem to be the dominant form of goal setting these days.
It’s “in style” as some would say. Others might call it the “bee’s knees.” Some might even call it “all that and a bag of chips.”
Phooey.
SMART goals are a fraud. A sham. A bunch of repetitive baloney.
Okay, let me back up for a minute here.
For the uninitiated, let me quickly clarify what SMART goals are. According to the collective wisdom of Wikipedia, SMART goal setting has been around since the early 1980’s, where it was first …

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[ 4 Jun 2011 | Comments Off ]
6 Reasons to Love Goal Setting

Most people have heard the concrete benefits of goal setting. That it will provide us with purpose, that it has the benefit to affect the landscape of each of our lives. In that spirit here are six more fantastic reasons to love goal setting – and, if you haven’t already – to think about utilizing goals the very next time you would like to attain something really cool.
1. It is the map for a life you decide to live. It ought to be significantly strengthening to have the ability to …

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[ 26 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
how to set a goal

Discovering how to set a goal the easy way doesn’t need to tough or time-consuming. It generally boils down to wanting a particular thing really badly and taking the time to sit down and draw out a plan to achieve it.
However, if it were that easy, everyone would be achieving the success they crave. The difference is the successful among us have learned how to set a goal to the point that it is as easy and familiar as breathing.
There are two main aspects to keep in mind when setting …

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[ 23 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
wrong-direction

We have all heard that the best way to go about setting goals and achieving them is with SMART goals. But if setting goals and achieving them were as simple as making them SMART, why aren’t more people achieving like crazy using this standard and often-repeated mantra?
Here is what this acronym leaves out about setting goals and achieving them:
1. Goals are a Messy Business. The process of setting goals and achieving them is a dirty one. Our plans fall apart, our self-confidence and pride get tested to the point of …

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[ 18 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
goal setting

Since when did goal setting become so difficult? If you believe most of the stuff you see online, it’s as simple as writing out what you want, making it measurable and all that, and off you go. Dreams achieved.
But that’s not what reality reflects, is it?
We set goals, have amazing intentions, and a belly full of desire, and for whatever reason, we give up or abandon the goal completely.
I cannot even begin to explain to you how mad this makes me.
Chances are good that presently you are going from goal …

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[ 6 Oct 2010 | Comments Off ]
you-success

Did you know that the brain has difficulty telling the difference between an imaginary and a real experience? By visualizing an outcome that we want we trick our brain into experiencing ourselves achieving our goal.
Essentially, visualization is where the entire goal setting process begins. By imagining what we want, we kick start the entire process. But simply day-dreaming about our goal is only scratching the surface of this powerful tool.
Visualizing our goals give us a moment to be in the moment with our …

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[ 26 Sep 2010 | No Comment ]
Build Scorching Desire in 4 Easy Steps

We have all seen the capabilities of desire; an injured athlete battling through pain to win a big game, a cyclist overcoming testicular cancer to win the Tour de France,an embattled CEO bring a company back from the edge of ruin. What is it that these high-achievers possess that the rest don’t?
Simple– they were instilled with a burning desire to set and achieve their goals. Where did this desire come from, and how is it possible to harness this type of raging desire?
Refuse to Accept Limits. There are people out …

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[ 23 Sep 2010 | No Comment ]
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How do you react when you fail to reach your goal? Do you berate yourself; accuse yourself of being unworthy and foolish? Or do you step back, re-evaluate, and move on with a lesson learned under your belt?
It’s a painful reality that most people will never reach their goal. Some won’t even take the time to sit down and write out what they want. Many will. But where almost all of these people will fail is when something out-of-the-blue happens to them and they lose belief in themselves and their …

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[ 19 Sep 2010 | One Comment ]
Nine Reasons You Shouldn’t Bother Setting Goals and Achieving Them

We always hear about the reasons to set goals, and how beneficial they can be. But what about the other side? Isn’t it possible that there are reasons to not set goals?
Here is a quick list of nine tongue-in-cheek reasons that setting goals and achieving them may not be the path for you.
1. You Don’t Want an Easy and Proven Way to Learn What You Want from Life. Goal setting is an incredibly simple way to discover what you desire. It’s a time-tested and guaranteed method to bring you the …