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I’ve been studying personal development for over 20 years and I thought I knew all about goal setting
But I had a really insightful session recently with my mentor at Proctor Gallagher who reminded me of some key things I had ‘semi-forgotten’.
I thought I would share my three main takeaways with you. Here they are:
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When you’re setting yourself a goal you need to ask yourself, first of all, whether it is something you are truly committed to or just interested in.
If you’re merely interested in it then it is unlikely you will have the motivation and desire to achieve it. If you are committed to it then you need to establish straight away what rules you are going to make what habits you are going to build and stick to. Just click on the link below to download a copy.
2. For your goal to be effective you need to force it into your subconscious mind so that you build up your belief in it.
Here are some very effective ways you can do that:
a. Affirmations – either write them out many times a day, save them to yourself or record an audio and listen to yourself saying them.
b. Write your goals down and every day review them, rethink them and rewrite them. You may think you don’t need to do that, but you’d be wrong. It’s a very powerful action to take.
c. Write your goal down on a card and carry it with you so that every time you touch it you are reminded of your goal. It keeps your eye on the prize.
d. Add a photograph or text to the home screen of your phone to remind you of your goal every time you look at it.
3. Decide on six small actions you can take immediately starting right now.
Write them down and accomplish them in order of priority. When completed, write down the next six actions you can do immediately and do the same… and so on. In no time at all you will have made astounding progress towards your goals.
I think they’re very powerful tips, because I believe the key to a happy successful life is to know what you want and then spend every day working towards achieving it. However, from birth, we are influenced by others and what they think is best for us and many people struggle to even recognise who they are and determine what it is they really want in life.
Under my coaching brand, Spiritual Entrepreneur Consulting, I have created a simple but powerful workbook called “The 3 Most Important Questions” to help you set meaningful and inspirational goals.
The exercises in it will take you no more than ten minutes to complete and they will help you establish what it is you really want to do, be, and have in life.
