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- How Sharp Are Your Goal Antennae? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Lynn MooreRemember when you suddenly had a great idea? Think back. What was it? Do you remember what you did with that great idea (a 'great idea' is a goal in its infancy)? If you grabbed hold of it with both hands and feet and parlayed it into something fulfilling and wondrous, then you probably don't ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - How to Set a Goal to Improve Your Lifestyle - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerWe all have goals in life, it may be to purchase a car, finish school, own a home or countless other things that we want to achieve. Why is it that we don't use that same drive and determination to accomplish our smaller goals in life? You know the things that really are frustrating, creating ...
Views: 1319 - **The Secret To Getting What You Want! - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2020 from Judi MoreoThe secret to getting what you want is to believe it is possible. But how do you believe if you are unsure? First, find out everything you can about what it is you want to try. Do your research. Find out what parts might be easy, what might be hard, what might be good, and what might be ...
Views: 1318 - The Kennedy SMART Goal: How to Set a Goal and Stick to It - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2018 from Hannah FronczakEvery year, millions of Americans make new year's resolutions. As we all know, most of these crash and burn by February. That's because most people don't really know how to set a goal. Almost ten years ago, I learned the tried and true method to set a goal. Every true goal follows what I had ...
Views: 1318 - A Stone Foundation Supports Your Success - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from Karen KleinwortAs we look around at others in our lives, we often wonder what it took for certain individuals to succeed: how they made it so far, so quickly or what motivated them to keep going even when times were difficult. There are many qualities that make a great leader or support you in becoming one; ...
Views: 1317(2 votes) - Set Your Goals in Line with the Universe - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Jason SandlerExcuse me Sir,” Alice asks. “Could you tell me which road to take?” Wisely, the caterpillar asks, :Where are you going?” Somewhat troubled, Alice replies, “Oh, I don’t know where I am going, Sir.” “Well”, replied the caterpillar, “If you don’t know where you are going, it really doesn’t matter ...
Views: 1317 - How to Set and Achieve Realistic and Effective Goals (Part One from 'Handbook to Survive Life'') - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2010 from Craig LockArticle Title: How to Set and Achieve Realistic and Effective Goals (Part One from 'Handbook to Survive Life'') Author: Craig Lock Web sites: http://www.creativekiwis.com and www.lulu.com/craiglock Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 (Personal ...
Views: 1316 - A Year Without Fear: Stay Above the Fray and Win the Day! - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Sarah HathornIf you want to seize the day and capitalize on your window of opportunity to move up in your career you have to be fully prepared to jump at the chance. Opportunity doesn’t linger; it knocks and then moves along to the next person’s door. These are scary times. People all around you are being ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - Looking For The Newer, Shinier Version of You? - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2018 from Kate BeedersNothing stays the same. You really don’t want it to stay the same. An expression I share a lot when speaking from the stage is that “you’re either growing or dying.” Think about a flower. Once the seed is planted, it grows and grows until the flower blooms…and a bloom only lasts so long, ...
Views: 1315 - Taking Control Of Your Clutter - by We are all familiar with the old saying a Place for everything and everything in it's place.
Everything you own must have a home. When you think about it you are probably about 95% there. Let's face it, when you come home with the groceries you don't just leave them sitting by the door (the ...
Views: 1315 - 10 Steps Towards Improving Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIf I could give you the key to unlock the door to a more prosperous and healthy life would you be interested? Recently I was giving a seminar and I decided to ask the audience one of my favorite life questions. I looked at all the people in the room and asked: What do you want to be when ...
Views: 1314 - Culture Shock - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2003 from Joseph GhabiTime and choice are set up to hold no value for us. Before we know it, our life is running ahead of us. Time – Just a few months ago it was Christmas and now looks at how half of the year has already gone by. Do you feel time is flying? Have you ever thought about what all the fuss is about ...
Views: 1314 - Get S.M.A.R.T.! - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Michele LandersBefore long, autumn will be upon us. In the northern Hemisphere autumn is easily recognizable by a spectacular display of vibrant colors as the changing weather heralds in the season of harvest. Here in Florida, the change from one season to the next is much more subtle – to say the least. I ...
Views: 1314 - What's the Plan, Stan? - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2015 from Margie BeiswangerI don't need a plan. Oh, the joy of spontaneity! Going with the flow is the way to be (I even said so myself in a previous article). And let's not forget the old adage that variety is the spice of life! With these sentiments guiding us, who needs a plan?! Some of you love to be ...
Views: 1314 - Destroy your Excuses: Take the First Leap. - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Sara OrtizToday, you are going to put all your excuses behind you. You are going to throw your self-doubt out the window. You will stop second-guessing yourself and take the next step! I don't care if you want to loose some weight, eat healthier, learn Japanese, write a novel, take your kid to Disney ...
Views: 1313(3 votes) - The Sensational Goal Setting Toddler - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2009 from RAJA HIREKERThere's nothing hidden about the art of creating, setting and achieving, goals. It's all out there, just like an open book. Yet, we still think that there's some magic formula and that if we could only GET OUR HANDS on that manuscript, or code or blueprint... then we'd be golden. Not true... any ...
Views: 1313 - What Smart Women Can Learn From Einstein About Reaching Goals - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Joy ChudacoffMy favorite quote by Einstein is "Vision without execution is merely hallucination." The first time I read this I was surprised at the glaring truth to this simple statement. At the same time, I realized it's sometimes easier said than done. Goal setting, New Year’s resolutions, dreams, and ...
Views: 1313(2 votes) - Do it Anyway- How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Doug Grady“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” –Cavett Robert Emotions are powerful. They can infuse passion, purpose, and power into our daily activities or they can be the precursor to a sense of futility and failure, causing us ...
Views: 1309(1 vote) - How To Set SMARTER Resolutions And Goals For The New Year And Beyond - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Liam Thompson2012 is nearly upon us and it that time of year when most of us try to make promises or resolutions that we want to make for the next 12 months. These promises can be easily made, but we often find that it's harder to keep them. Statistics show that the success rate for keeping resolutions can ...
Views: 1309 - Setting Personal Goals - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Kayte ConnellyYour Recipe to Success - My Experiment Be known as a hard worker. Give it your very best. Ask and understand what’s expected. Create additional value. If you do all of these things, you will be successful. Isn’t this the American mantra? Work hard; do your best; know what to do and be ...
Views: 1309 - TAKING A RISK! - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Pat MussieuxI was in San Francisco for a week of meetings with my business coach and master mind group. We were all given an assignment - and were told to come prepared to present to the whole group. I had a different task in that I am working on a new strategy/presentation style when it comes to public ...
Views: 1309(1 vote) - 10 Steps From Brainstorm to Brilliance - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2011 from ruth davisHave you ever taken on a big project or a new creative endeavor and, after hours, days, weeks of working, you think you're finished. And then someone offers you a suggestion to make it even better? Do you settle for "good enough" or do you step back, take a breath and say, YES, I want it to ...
Views: 1308 - Achieve Your Biggest Goal - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Graham DragonAt the start of a new year, many of us make resolutions which we will try to keep throughout the coming year. A commendable effort, but very often one which we fail to maintain once the first few days of the year are past. Whether or not you are planning to make New Year Resolutions, I urge ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - Setting Goals for a Satisfying Life - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhThe very initial step towards a happy, successful and fruitful life is setting a career goal. But what is your definition of success? At the start of your career, you may have thought of a goal and also had a clear idea of where you are going. Or, maybe you have reached halfway towards your ...
Views: 1307 - Goals and Visions Unlimited - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2013 from David GikandiIt is about time your marketing and business, heck, your life even, started working out successfully and predictably, isn’t it? How are your plans working out? Your marketing plans, your business plans, your product plans, your life plans, and all other sorts of plans? Do they work out exactly ...
Views: 1305 - Moving Forward by Letting Go - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Laurie McAnaughIt's a new year......a time when we all decide to try and live up to those expectations we set for ourselves only to be disappointed yet again by our lack of ability to hold onto our convictions even until the end of January. We are all the same, aren't we? So why do we get so angry with ...
Views: 1305(1 vote) - Out with the Old, In with the New - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2004 from Beth DargisI love the clean slate feeling of a new year. A whole 365 days to design a life worth living. For a fresh start, here are some ways to complete 2003 and make room for 2004. 1. Start Your Calendar Don't just pick any old calendar. A huge selection is out there, so choose one that makes you ...
Views: 1305(1 vote) - Do You Project Failure? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2013 from Tracy CrossleyOften, we approach things with an attitude of CAN DO, when it comes to our goals. We say we’re going for it….and yet, how in alignment are our actions with the goal we want to achieve? Sometimes, we have a goal that we think everyone will approve of and yet, we’re not really all that high on ...
Views: 1304 - How to Become a Self-Taught Graphic Designer - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2018 from Cynthia MadisonThere is no better time than now to follow your dreams and become a graphic designer. The demand for people who are skilled at combining text and images is on the rise, so if you’re capable of creating ideas that communicate and inspire, you’re truly lucky. You possess skills that a ...
Views: 1304 - The power of visualization - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Tove Cecilie FastingThe other day I came across an old diary and was reminded how powerful visualization can be. In the diary, which was from 1999, I had clued in pictures of different things I desired and dreamed of. Like the view from my dream home: Soft hills with olive trees and the sea far below. I had ...
Views: 1304 - Top Reason to Set Goals - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonI love the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Everyone is still in a festive mood and the stress of the holiday season is winding down. I enjoy the after-Christmas sales and I usually take the week off between the holidays. My number one favorite activity this last week of the year is ...
Views: 1304(4 votes) - Goal Coherence - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2007 from Tad WaddingtonPlanning should help you map your goals so they include not only what you are trying to accomplish, but also the bad things you want to prevent from happening, as well as the existing good things that you want to keep from disappearing. To do this, you must consider the bigger picture. The U.S. ...
Views: 1303 - How To Make Your Goals A Reality - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2008 from Alison Fadoul"Citius, Altius, Fortius" which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger", was the 2008 motto for the Olympic games. These three words convey an ideal that calls for personal excellence; in essence that giving one's best and striving for personal excellence is a worthwhile goal. We can look ...
Views: 1303 - New Years Resolutions - How to Make them and Keep them - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Jill RheaumeNew Years Resolutions, for most people, are forgotten quickly. Most of us have trouble following through with the promises we make to ourselves each year. However, there are ways to create stress-free New Years Resolutions that work. Why write Resolutions? When you write a New Years ...
Views: 1303(2 votes) - Putting Spirit First: Goals For Your Soul - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2004 from Avalon De Witt"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matt. 6:33 If you've ever set very many goals, you've probably had at least one goal that you just can't seem to reach. You can't seem to lose those last, stubborn five pounds. Or you ...
Views: 1303(1 vote) - Developing Effective Life Strategies - by This article is part of a class I taught recently on developing life strategies that work . The class was put together around seven spiritualprinciples that are basic in all of our lives. We also developed specific strategies around each one of the principles involved. The following material is ...
Views: 1302 - Take THE ATTITUDE CUP CHALLENGE! - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Maria MarsalaIs your cup 1/2 full or 1/2 empty. That is the conundrum every individual is wondering in this economy. It’s not easy to keep yourself positive with so much negativity and change taking place in the USA and the world. But looking at the 1/2 empty glass just breeds more negativity. Look for ...
Views: 1302 - The Secret Of Achieving A Scattered Dream - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2018 from Ricardo OrtizMany of you want to be successful and have the fame, and recognition that comes with it. However, an ongoing dream fatigues by knocking you down after seeing minimal or no results. “Why bother?” You might ask. It’ll be nice to achieve that one thing in life, but you will not ...
Views: 1302 - Read The 1st chapter of "The Power Inside Me" For free - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Shakti PradhanAfter the success of "The Journey To Your Second Life" ,I've released my second book "The Power Inside Me".It awakens you from your daily habitual lifestyle,where you complain about the way life is going,but cannot avoid it. This book helps awaken the true YOU,who is himself a superhero ...
Views: 1301 - Keep Commitments with Yourself and Create the Success You Desire - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhen you make a commitment with yourself, do you generally keep all of them? Or do you continually let yourself down? There is always a price to be paid when you make a commitment or promise to yourself. The price can either be one of regret or one of accomplishment. How do you feel when you ...
Views: 1301 - Mind Gestapo - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2013 from Joe VitaleNow that I’m on an intense learning adventure to sing, play guitar, write my own music, and record my own album in 2011, I get to see what it’s like to struggle in the pursuit of a goal in a new category. The key word is “new.” I’ve written over fifty books. Writing another one would be ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - The First and Final Step to Success - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from Jevon DangeliHow about those New Year’s Resolutions? What’s your track record of sticking to your commitments and achieving your goals? Well here’s why goals fail and what you can do about it: What's as exciting as turning a new leaf, a clean slate, a fresh start? Motivated and hopeful, ...
Views: 1301 - 1/96th of a Day - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2009 from John Di Lemme1/96th of a day...what does that mean? It means that over a 24-hour period, there are ninety six 15-minute increments. Take one hour and break it down into four 15-minute increments; 4 x 24 = 96. 1/96th of a day (15 minutes), such a small fraction of time, could change your life. What goes ...
Views: 1300 - Goal Setting: Easy To Do and Not To Do - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Teddy DanfieldEveryday we can decide to do something or not to do something. Goal setting is a great way to develop more of "easy to do" than "not to do" habit. Right now take out a sheet of paper and write down one goal for today. The goal can be basic like say "hi" to the next person you meet. Here is ...
Views: 1300(2 votes) - How To Motivate Yourself - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2015 from Patricia BrawleyHaving to do something you don’t want to do isn’t hard to imagine. We run into it almost every day. It usually involves change, time, attitude and choice, but not necessarily in that order. There are some things we are faced with that bring out the two-year-old in us as we tantrum and say ...
Views: 1300 - Ten Things to Do Before Year End - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Kevin EikenberryWe attach significance to the turning of the calendar, and when the calendar turns to a new year, it means more than learning to change a digit when we write a check – we’ve started a new chapter. It is instructive for us to think about how we can get the most from the end of chapter 2005. ...
Views: 1298 - The Hunter, The Forest, The Nagual and You - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2005 from David CameronWhat does it mean when they say "look inside you to find the way to success?" There was once a hunter called Juan who came from a little tribe, deep in the great Amazon forest, a tribe that was famous for its hunting skills. In his village, there were about twenty hunters just like Juan. At ...
Views: 1298 - To Accomplish Your Goals Stay in Line - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Barbara MillerHow are you coming with those New Year’s resolutions and goals and how many promises did you make to yourself for staying on target this time? Well, don’t despair as there might be just a few suggestions here to help you along your path. While listening to a web video by Bob Proctor, best ...
Views: 1298 - Change is a Constant. The only Constant is Change!! - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Dean (Deano) Bonehill"Change is a Constant. The only Constant is Change!!" Our ability to adapt to change and opportunity has defined the whole of human existence and endeavour, it has in part defined who we are. In our world today, change is happening at an ever faster and more unpredictable pace. We now all ...
Views: 1297 - Design Your Perfect Lifestyle - by Following is an extract of the 'Perfect Lifestyle' Program. (Better still, you can currently download the full Program free of charge at www.life-coaching-resource.com. Look for the "Design Your Life" option.)
Instructions: Print out the following, and create a picture of your ideal lifestyle ...
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