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THE SECRET TO ATTRACT
MONEY NOW! THE HOW:
SETTING EFFECTIVE GOALS
You can have all the money you want as soon as
you realize it's not needed to be happy. "
— JOE VITALE
NOW THAT YOU HAVE asked yourself what you want, and
investigated some possibilities for generating revenue, how do you
go about it? It's the details that people get hung up on and can allow
your fears to balloon to the point that you don't take any action at
all. There's a great deal of trepidation about whether you should even
try to attract money when the economy is in a slump. Of course you
should. What better time is there? A down economy offers openings
and opportunities that just don't exist when things are booming.
For example, Hyatt opened its first hotel at Los Angeles Airport
(LAX) in the late 1950s. The US was going through a major recession
at the time. Hyatt now has over 365 hotels in 25 countries. Burger
King and IHOP also began during the same recession.
One of the major recessions that I experienced myself in the early
1970s spawned both Lexis-Nexis, the web-based research hub, and
FedEx. The 2001 recession saw the debut of Wikipedia and Internet
giants Google and PayPal. They thrived during this time. Don't allow
the media's negativity or the opinions of others to convince you to
wait for a better time. There is no better time other than now. And if
you never start, you'll never reap the benefits.
In order to get from a vague idea of what you want to accomplish,
you have to set clear goals, and then break those goals into doable
steps. While this takes time to outline, it will keep you moving forward
toward your goal and allow you to see when you get distracted or fall
off the intended path. Some find goal setting a tedious process and it's
powerful. It forces you to refine every nuance of what you're doing
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and where you're going. Each path is an active choice and clear goals
make those choices easy. I also find goals to be motivating. You have
to push yourself. And I know that without really strong goals I tend to
slack off and do what's easy - rather than striving for more.
It intrigues me that almost every high achieving individual,
whether an entrepreneur, CEO, or professional athlete, takes the time
to make daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year goals. If all the
people at the top are doing it, it makes sense that those wanting to
attract money into their lives would do it without question. Still few of
them do. There's no way to maintain your long-term vision as well as
short-term motivation without setting and then tracking your goals.
By setting clear and well-defined goals, you can evaluate your
progress and take pride in your accomplishments. You can confirm
that you're making progress, though it might seem like you're not
moving much. Achieving written goals also allows you to look back
and see how far you've come.
SETTING EFFECTIVE COALS
You may have an idea for a business and you may have an idea
of what you want to accomplish with your additional revenue stream.
And that's great! Until you have those ideas defined and organized,
you won't have a clear direction.
There are good goals and not-so-good goals. There are certain
elements that good goals have in common. Good goals are:
Clear and Specifically Defined - In order to be as effective as
possible, your goals must be clearly defined. This means that instead
of saying, "I want more money," you write "I want to attract an
additional $500 per month within six months." You want something
that you can really Nevillize and attach to emotionally. It's like
watching a fuzzy video. You can't really get involved at this point as
it is unclear. Technically, $ 10 is "more money" yet that amount likely
will not really make a difference in your life. Always be specific and
focus on that goal.
Achievable in a Given Time Frame - It's important that you
put a deadline on your goals. Otherwise, they just remain wishes.
'Someday' is not a time frame! You want to set a deadline that is
reasonable and challenging. A time frame with a deadline gives you
self-imposed deadlines that move you forward, so you're consistently
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making progress. A goal without a deadline puts no pressure on you
to accomplish it. There's also no way to measure your progress. For
example, if you set a goal to run a marathon, but you don't choose a
marathon to run in, or a date for its completion, why bother training
for it?
Commitment to Steady Progress - This means discipline. That
can really trip you up. You want to set small tasks each day that get
you closer to your goal and then commit to doing that task. This is
progress. If you decide you want to write a book but then don't commit
to disciplined, steady progress, time passes and you still haven't
completed the book. This is why you see someone at the family reunion
who wanted to write a book 20 years ago, but is still 'working on it.'
In fact, the problem is that they've never really committed to working
on it. Don't kid yourself that you can set a goal, Nevillize it every day
and make no progress. Accomplishment requires action - so don't let
yourself off the hook. Start it, take inspired action and get it done.
Align your short and long-term goals - This is one I still
constantly remind myself of. It's easy to get excited and say, "I want
to write books, do seminars, be a speaker, travel, have an Internet
business, and anything else." Having too many unfocused goals leads
you in too many different directions, causing you to spread yourself
too thin. You only have 24 hours each day, so you must focus on a few
goals at a time, and then gradually add others. Be sure the daily tasks
you undertake are working toward something and not just keeping
you busy. For example, if you want to start an Internet business and
run around meeting with graphic designers and consultants, but never
really decide what product or service you are going to sell, then this is
just busy work that isn't getting you anywhere. Decide what the goals
are before you take inspired action or you will take part in meaningless
activity that gets you nowhere.
Flexibility - Your goals have to be flexible. There will be times you
completely underestimate the amount of time it takes to accomplish
something. When that happens, you have to be able to decelerate
the timeline and still make good progress. Conversely, there will be
times you set a six-month goal and suddenly it gets done in six weeks!
That is great! At these times you want to accelerate your goals. Keep
pushing yourself.
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Please never confuse goals and tasks. Goals are the big targets and
tasks are the stepping stones to accomplishing your goals. For example,
if your goal is to develop a set of workout DVDs, then checking out
production costs quotes with three different companies may be a task.
Doing small tasks toward your goal each day is important because it
gives you a sense of control and accomplishment.
Also, be sure that all the small tasks are working toward the goal.
It's easy to seem busy and not get anywhere. Write down each activity
you perform and evaluate it on a weekly basis. You'll see if you're
spending too much time on things that are not important.
PRIORITIZING YOUR COALS
You are only one person, with big dreams and only so much time
each day. How do you decide which goals are the most important and
which ones should be put on hold? There is an effective, easy way to
sort your goals and decide which ones go where on your priority list.
Write a list of your top 30 goals. Yes, 30 is a lot for some people. But in
order to get to the good ones, you have to write them all down.
Once you have 30, go through them and take out the 10 that are
the least important. Set those aside and put them in Group 3. Now
look at the 20 you have left and remove the 10 that are the next least
important. They are Group 2. Now you're down to 10 goals - the ones
you believe are the most important. These are Group 1 goals.
The way to prioritize these 10 is to take a few minutes, close your
eyes and focus on each goal one-by-one. Which goal produces the
biggest emotional connection? It goes first. Go down the list and rank
them in the order of your emotional connection, with the deepest
emotional connection at the top and the weakest at the bottom.
These are the 10 goals you should be working on. You may
be glancing over at some of your Group 2 or Group 3 goals and be
tempted to start on them. You're likely tempted, because they are
easier or faster to accomplish. They would take away time that you
need to accomplish tasks toward the goals most important to you.
Anytime you question which goal or project needs to take
precedence, just stop for a few minutes and ask yourself which one
has the strongest positive emotional connection. This will give you
the answer. Then it's your responsibility to take inspired action on it.
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LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM COALS
Everyone needs both short and long-term goals. The long-term
goals are your overall objectives and usually have a time line of five years
or more. Short-term goals align with those long-term goals - meaning
that they play a part in getting to that big overall goal but they have
a much shorter time line. Usually six months to a year. Tasks are the
weekly or daily steps you take to accomplish your short-term goals.
You may be wondering, "Why not just make the big long-term
goals and do away with all these short-term goals?" Individuals
perform better with regular and consistent reinforcement. As you
track your progress, and see how many short-term goals you've
accomplished, it makes the long-term goals seem that much closer
and easier to reach.
Long-term goals have a very important function as well. In
addition to giving you an overall direction, they also provide a focal
point when times get hard or you suffer setbacks. Focusing on the long-
term goal and being able to see the big picture, can get you through
those times when it would be easy to quit. It allows you to see your
situation as temporary and gives you the will to search for solutions.
As you overcome each difficulty it builds the confidence you'll need to
push on toward that long-term goal.
Now comes the fun part. You get to put the short and long-term
goals together to get the best results. Let me give you a couple of
examples to illustrate this.
MARK - THE MATH TEACHER
Mark teaches math at a local high school. Eventually he wants to
create a home-based learning system for kids that will improve their
math skills. He wants to earn more money and become financially free so
he can quit his regular teaching job and tutor those kids who need help.
When Mark imagines these goals, he has the most emotional connection
to financial freedom. So for Mark, his goals might look like this:
Long-term Goal: Replace income and quit job.
A. Short-term Goals Related to Long-Term Goal
1. Start Tutoring
2. Create Math Home Study Courses
1. Weekly tasks related to short-term goal
1. Post notices on school billboards advertising math
tutoring services
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2. Speak with teachers and school counselors one-
on-one and let them know Mark is offering math
tutoring
2. Weekly tasks related to short-term goal
1. Define age groups that will be benefit from
home study
2. List content for curriculum
You can see how the long-term and short-term goals are
interrelated. They're not separate but support each other. Now let's
look at another example.
LYDIA - THE YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Lydia has a successful yoga studio. She feels she has a winning
formula that can be resold as a franchise and duplicated across the
country. Lydia wants to increase her public profile and position herself
as an expert, so she can increase the value of her brand as well as the
franchise.
Long-term Goal: Have a national franchise of yoga studios across
the country.
A. Short-term Goals Related to Long-term Goal
1. Write a book positioning Lydia as a yoga expert
2. Create beginner, intermediate and advanced DVDs
to sell via infomercials, allowing her to make her yoga
brand a household name
1. Weekly tasks related to the short-term goal
1. Consult with a writer and organize information
into an outline
2. Set aside a minimum of 45 minutes a day, three
times per week to create content
2. Weekly tasks related to the short-term goal
1. Investigate production costs for DVDs
2. Determine the applicable routines to produce for
the beginner DVD
People spend hours, days and even weeks getting hung up on
trying to figure out how to get started achieving their dreams. It's
really logical. If you use the information in this chapter, you'll have a
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very easy, workable plan without hours or days of tedious indecision.
Decide what you need to do and then start doing it.
I find the goal setting process to be very motivating. In order to
sustain that motivation, you have to select goals that are within your
realm of control and a realistic timetable. What does this mean? Let's
say you decide that you want to make a million dollars and have your
own reality show within a year. While you may be able to accomplish
both of these goals in the long term - attempting to complete them
within a year may be unrealistic. You have to have certain skills to
accomplish both of these goals.
Just like it's unrealistic to think you can lose 50 pounds in a
month and keep it off over the long term - it's also unrealistic to think
you can make one million dollars in a year in an Internet business
without any experience. You have to put in the time and effort to
learn the business and it will pay off for you in the end.
Planning and thinking about your goals is never a waste of your
time. After all, knowing what not to do is almost as important as
knowing what to do. By doing your homework, and learning from
experienced mentors, you'll avoid the pitfalls and mistakes of others.
Every setback you avoid is time saved toward achieving your long-
term goal.
Many obstacles may get in your way as you strive to reach your
goals. That's called Life. But by studying where you want to go and
how you're going to get there, you'll have a clear path which will help
you avoid problems.
The flip side of setting unrealistic goals is to set goals that are
too low. Something that is easily attainable, but does not qualify as
a goal. Don't underestimate yourself or discount your skills. You'll
become bored with a goal too easy to reach. You'll lose interest. You
need something that engages you and challenges you.
Pick goals that challenge you professionally, mentally and even
spiritually. Go for ideas that make you stretch your possibilities and
require a high level of creativity and energy. You'll never achieve great
things without pushing yourself. Goals that don't push you, move
you sideways, not forward. They don't get you out of your comfort
zone or force you to learn new and difficult lessons. It takes two key
factors to reach any goal, seriousness and flexibility.
Being serious about a goal means that you take the necessary
steps, whatever those may be, to achieve it. You're giving yourself
self-imposed deadlines for specific tasks and evaluating your own
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progress. Then you develop the next set of strategic tasks to move
forward. The first step, if you're serious, is to write down your goal.
The second step is to announce it publicly. This may seem like you're
giving those around you the opportunity to ridicule you in advance.
And some may. By first writing your goal down and then announcing
it, it provides additional motivation, since you know people will be
asking about your progress. This gives you accountability to yourself,
as well as others.
You've probably heard people close to you announce their plans.
How did they do it? Did they say, "I'm going to lose 50 pounds and
run a 10K by this time next year," or did they say something like,
"After the holidays I'm going to lose weight and then I'll be able to do
what I want?"
If you heard someone make the first statement, you would
assume they're serious and committed to their goals. However,
if you heard the second statement, you'd wonder how serious they
were, or if this is just a hope of theirs that they don't really plan to
work toward. This person, instead of setting a goal and being willing
to work hard to get what they want, is content to just wish and
get nowhere. Procrastination is not your friend. If you're thinking
that you will start working toward your goals after the holidays,
on your birthday, or after such and such happens, you are just
deluding yourself. Every day you wait is a day wasted. You don't get
it back and you don't get to try again. The day is gone forever. So
get busy!
The second key factor to reaching your goal is flexibility. This
does not mean giving yourself a break and being lazy. This means
using creativity to overcome obstacles and listening to feedback. This
will help you fine tune your goals as you go. You must have the ability
to step back on a regular basis (I recommend at least monthly) and
evaluate your progress. What worked? What didn't? What changes are
you going to make in your strategy and task list next month?
Goal planning involves risk. That could mean risking a wrong
move, bad decision or even a major setback. It also means that you
must be adaptable to changing circumstances. You must still juggle
work, family and bills in addition to striving toward your long-term
goals. There are times when certain goals will take a backseat to others,
but all of these instances give you the opportunity to be creative, and
perhaps even come up with another opportunity that fits into your
long-term goals.
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Feedback is important because no matter how well you've
researched or planned, there may be some areas that you've overlooked
or are unaware of. You may also lose your perspective from time to
time and be unable to correctly assess your own efforts. At those times
a wise or experienced friend or family member can help you get back
on track.
Mentors and mastermind partners who are aware of your goals
will also be able to offer encouragement. Talk to them about where
you are on the path to your goals, what progress you've made and
what problems you've encountered. They may be able to offer you
some good suggestions or solutions. And always consider using a
coach, maybe one from my own Miracles Coaching program.
There are times when you have doubts and these can be
compounded by family and friends who may be telling you everything
you can't do and discouraging you from moving forward. You have
to remember to focus on your plan. This means not letting negative
emotions get the best of you to the point you 'try to prove everyone
wrong.' While harsh comments may motivate you to strive toward
your goal, they may also lead you into the pit of self-sabotage. When
you allow others to affect your plan, you may try to accelerate it to
prove something. You can end up with less than you started.
You must guard yourself against this kind of reaction. Stick to
your plan and avoid the traps. Keep your avenues open to receiving
everything available. Build on what you have. Learn from each lesson
as you make consistent progress. One of Newton's laws of physics is
that 'An object in motion stays in motion, while an object at rest stays
at rest.' The same is true for the human mind. If you feel in control and
like you're making progress, then it is easier to keep going. However,
if you feel out of control and come to a stop, then it takes even more
effort to get going again.
Nobody navigates this perfectly. That's okay. You don't need to
be perfect, just committed to having an open heart to receive and
you'll be given what you need to make your dreams comes true. Keep
your awareness open so you can see the changes you need to make
and take inspired action to make them. Wealthy people know that
goals can be changed as new information comes in. Be flexible while
keeping your eye on the prize.
Remember, the super bonus secret to attract money
now is to have goals that inspire you and thrill you.
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MONEY NOW! THE HOW:
SETTING EFFECTIVE GOALS
You can have all the money you want as soon as
you realize it's not needed to be happy. "
— JOE VITALE
NOW THAT YOU HAVE asked yourself what you want, and
investigated some possibilities for generating revenue, how do you
go about it? It's the details that people get hung up on and can allow
your fears to balloon to the point that you don't take any action at
all. There's a great deal of trepidation about whether you should even
try to attract money when the economy is in a slump. Of course you
should. What better time is there? A down economy offers openings
and opportunities that just don't exist when things are booming.
For example, Hyatt opened its first hotel at Los Angeles Airport
(LAX) in the late 1950s. The US was going through a major recession
at the time. Hyatt now has over 365 hotels in 25 countries. Burger
King and IHOP also began during the same recession.
One of the major recessions that I experienced myself in the early
1970s spawned both Lexis-Nexis, the web-based research hub, and
FedEx. The 2001 recession saw the debut of Wikipedia and Internet
giants Google and PayPal. They thrived during this time. Don't allow
the media's negativity or the opinions of others to convince you to
wait for a better time. There is no better time other than now. And if
you never start, you'll never reap the benefits.
In order to get from a vague idea of what you want to accomplish,
you have to set clear goals, and then break those goals into doable
steps. While this takes time to outline, it will keep you moving forward
toward your goal and allow you to see when you get distracted or fall
off the intended path. Some find goal setting a tedious process and it's
powerful. It forces you to refine every nuance of what you're doing
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and where you're going. Each path is an active choice and clear goals
make those choices easy. I also find goals to be motivating. You have
to push yourself. And I know that without really strong goals I tend to
slack off and do what's easy - rather than striving for more.
It intrigues me that almost every high achieving individual,
whether an entrepreneur, CEO, or professional athlete, takes the time
to make daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year goals. If all the
people at the top are doing it, it makes sense that those wanting to
attract money into their lives would do it without question. Still few of
them do. There's no way to maintain your long-term vision as well as
short-term motivation without setting and then tracking your goals.
By setting clear and well-defined goals, you can evaluate your
progress and take pride in your accomplishments. You can confirm
that you're making progress, though it might seem like you're not
moving much. Achieving written goals also allows you to look back
and see how far you've come.
SETTING EFFECTIVE COALS
You may have an idea for a business and you may have an idea
of what you want to accomplish with your additional revenue stream.
And that's great! Until you have those ideas defined and organized,
you won't have a clear direction.
There are good goals and not-so-good goals. There are certain
elements that good goals have in common. Good goals are:
Clear and Specifically Defined - In order to be as effective as
possible, your goals must be clearly defined. This means that instead
of saying, "I want more money," you write "I want to attract an
additional $500 per month within six months." You want something
that you can really Nevillize and attach to emotionally. It's like
watching a fuzzy video. You can't really get involved at this point as
it is unclear. Technically, $ 10 is "more money" yet that amount likely
will not really make a difference in your life. Always be specific and
focus on that goal.
Achievable in a Given Time Frame - It's important that you
put a deadline on your goals. Otherwise, they just remain wishes.
'Someday' is not a time frame! You want to set a deadline that is
reasonable and challenging. A time frame with a deadline gives you
self-imposed deadlines that move you forward, so you're consistently
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making progress. A goal without a deadline puts no pressure on you
to accomplish it. There's also no way to measure your progress. For
example, if you set a goal to run a marathon, but you don't choose a
marathon to run in, or a date for its completion, why bother training
for it?
Commitment to Steady Progress - This means discipline. That
can really trip you up. You want to set small tasks each day that get
you closer to your goal and then commit to doing that task. This is
progress. If you decide you want to write a book but then don't commit
to disciplined, steady progress, time passes and you still haven't
completed the book. This is why you see someone at the family reunion
who wanted to write a book 20 years ago, but is still 'working on it.'
In fact, the problem is that they've never really committed to working
on it. Don't kid yourself that you can set a goal, Nevillize it every day
and make no progress. Accomplishment requires action - so don't let
yourself off the hook. Start it, take inspired action and get it done.
Align your short and long-term goals - This is one I still
constantly remind myself of. It's easy to get excited and say, "I want
to write books, do seminars, be a speaker, travel, have an Internet
business, and anything else." Having too many unfocused goals leads
you in too many different directions, causing you to spread yourself
too thin. You only have 24 hours each day, so you must focus on a few
goals at a time, and then gradually add others. Be sure the daily tasks
you undertake are working toward something and not just keeping
you busy. For example, if you want to start an Internet business and
run around meeting with graphic designers and consultants, but never
really decide what product or service you are going to sell, then this is
just busy work that isn't getting you anywhere. Decide what the goals
are before you take inspired action or you will take part in meaningless
activity that gets you nowhere.
Flexibility - Your goals have to be flexible. There will be times you
completely underestimate the amount of time it takes to accomplish
something. When that happens, you have to be able to decelerate
the timeline and still make good progress. Conversely, there will be
times you set a six-month goal and suddenly it gets done in six weeks!
That is great! At these times you want to accelerate your goals. Keep
pushing yourself.
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Please never confuse goals and tasks. Goals are the big targets and
tasks are the stepping stones to accomplishing your goals. For example,
if your goal is to develop a set of workout DVDs, then checking out
production costs quotes with three different companies may be a task.
Doing small tasks toward your goal each day is important because it
gives you a sense of control and accomplishment.
Also, be sure that all the small tasks are working toward the goal.
It's easy to seem busy and not get anywhere. Write down each activity
you perform and evaluate it on a weekly basis. You'll see if you're
spending too much time on things that are not important.
PRIORITIZING YOUR COALS
You are only one person, with big dreams and only so much time
each day. How do you decide which goals are the most important and
which ones should be put on hold? There is an effective, easy way to
sort your goals and decide which ones go where on your priority list.
Write a list of your top 30 goals. Yes, 30 is a lot for some people. But in
order to get to the good ones, you have to write them all down.
Once you have 30, go through them and take out the 10 that are
the least important. Set those aside and put them in Group 3. Now
look at the 20 you have left and remove the 10 that are the next least
important. They are Group 2. Now you're down to 10 goals - the ones
you believe are the most important. These are Group 1 goals.
The way to prioritize these 10 is to take a few minutes, close your
eyes and focus on each goal one-by-one. Which goal produces the
biggest emotional connection? It goes first. Go down the list and rank
them in the order of your emotional connection, with the deepest
emotional connection at the top and the weakest at the bottom.
These are the 10 goals you should be working on. You may
be glancing over at some of your Group 2 or Group 3 goals and be
tempted to start on them. You're likely tempted, because they are
easier or faster to accomplish. They would take away time that you
need to accomplish tasks toward the goals most important to you.
Anytime you question which goal or project needs to take
precedence, just stop for a few minutes and ask yourself which one
has the strongest positive emotional connection. This will give you
the answer. Then it's your responsibility to take inspired action on it.
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LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM COALS
Everyone needs both short and long-term goals. The long-term
goals are your overall objectives and usually have a time line of five years
or more. Short-term goals align with those long-term goals - meaning
that they play a part in getting to that big overall goal but they have
a much shorter time line. Usually six months to a year. Tasks are the
weekly or daily steps you take to accomplish your short-term goals.
You may be wondering, "Why not just make the big long-term
goals and do away with all these short-term goals?" Individuals
perform better with regular and consistent reinforcement. As you
track your progress, and see how many short-term goals you've
accomplished, it makes the long-term goals seem that much closer
and easier to reach.
Long-term goals have a very important function as well. In
addition to giving you an overall direction, they also provide a focal
point when times get hard or you suffer setbacks. Focusing on the long-
term goal and being able to see the big picture, can get you through
those times when it would be easy to quit. It allows you to see your
situation as temporary and gives you the will to search for solutions.
As you overcome each difficulty it builds the confidence you'll need to
push on toward that long-term goal.
Now comes the fun part. You get to put the short and long-term
goals together to get the best results. Let me give you a couple of
examples to illustrate this.
MARK - THE MATH TEACHER
Mark teaches math at a local high school. Eventually he wants to
create a home-based learning system for kids that will improve their
math skills. He wants to earn more money and become financially free so
he can quit his regular teaching job and tutor those kids who need help.
When Mark imagines these goals, he has the most emotional connection
to financial freedom. So for Mark, his goals might look like this:
Long-term Goal: Replace income and quit job.
A. Short-term Goals Related to Long-Term Goal
1. Start Tutoring
2. Create Math Home Study Courses
1. Weekly tasks related to short-term goal
1. Post notices on school billboards advertising math
tutoring services
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2. Speak with teachers and school counselors one-
on-one and let them know Mark is offering math
tutoring
2. Weekly tasks related to short-term goal
1. Define age groups that will be benefit from
home study
2. List content for curriculum
You can see how the long-term and short-term goals are
interrelated. They're not separate but support each other. Now let's
look at another example.
LYDIA - THE YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Lydia has a successful yoga studio. She feels she has a winning
formula that can be resold as a franchise and duplicated across the
country. Lydia wants to increase her public profile and position herself
as an expert, so she can increase the value of her brand as well as the
franchise.
Long-term Goal: Have a national franchise of yoga studios across
the country.
A. Short-term Goals Related to Long-term Goal
1. Write a book positioning Lydia as a yoga expert
2. Create beginner, intermediate and advanced DVDs
to sell via infomercials, allowing her to make her yoga
brand a household name
1. Weekly tasks related to the short-term goal
1. Consult with a writer and organize information
into an outline
2. Set aside a minimum of 45 minutes a day, three
times per week to create content
2. Weekly tasks related to the short-term goal
1. Investigate production costs for DVDs
2. Determine the applicable routines to produce for
the beginner DVD
People spend hours, days and even weeks getting hung up on
trying to figure out how to get started achieving their dreams. It's
really logical. If you use the information in this chapter, you'll have a
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very easy, workable plan without hours or days of tedious indecision.
Decide what you need to do and then start doing it.
I find the goal setting process to be very motivating. In order to
sustain that motivation, you have to select goals that are within your
realm of control and a realistic timetable. What does this mean? Let's
say you decide that you want to make a million dollars and have your
own reality show within a year. While you may be able to accomplish
both of these goals in the long term - attempting to complete them
within a year may be unrealistic. You have to have certain skills to
accomplish both of these goals.
Just like it's unrealistic to think you can lose 50 pounds in a
month and keep it off over the long term - it's also unrealistic to think
you can make one million dollars in a year in an Internet business
without any experience. You have to put in the time and effort to
learn the business and it will pay off for you in the end.
Planning and thinking about your goals is never a waste of your
time. After all, knowing what not to do is almost as important as
knowing what to do. By doing your homework, and learning from
experienced mentors, you'll avoid the pitfalls and mistakes of others.
Every setback you avoid is time saved toward achieving your long-
term goal.
Many obstacles may get in your way as you strive to reach your
goals. That's called Life. But by studying where you want to go and
how you're going to get there, you'll have a clear path which will help
you avoid problems.
The flip side of setting unrealistic goals is to set goals that are
too low. Something that is easily attainable, but does not qualify as
a goal. Don't underestimate yourself or discount your skills. You'll
become bored with a goal too easy to reach. You'll lose interest. You
need something that engages you and challenges you.
Pick goals that challenge you professionally, mentally and even
spiritually. Go for ideas that make you stretch your possibilities and
require a high level of creativity and energy. You'll never achieve great
things without pushing yourself. Goals that don't push you, move
you sideways, not forward. They don't get you out of your comfort
zone or force you to learn new and difficult lessons. It takes two key
factors to reach any goal, seriousness and flexibility.
Being serious about a goal means that you take the necessary
steps, whatever those may be, to achieve it. You're giving yourself
self-imposed deadlines for specific tasks and evaluating your own
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progress. Then you develop the next set of strategic tasks to move
forward. The first step, if you're serious, is to write down your goal.
The second step is to announce it publicly. This may seem like you're
giving those around you the opportunity to ridicule you in advance.
And some may. By first writing your goal down and then announcing
it, it provides additional motivation, since you know people will be
asking about your progress. This gives you accountability to yourself,
as well as others.
You've probably heard people close to you announce their plans.
How did they do it? Did they say, "I'm going to lose 50 pounds and
run a 10K by this time next year," or did they say something like,
"After the holidays I'm going to lose weight and then I'll be able to do
what I want?"
If you heard someone make the first statement, you would
assume they're serious and committed to their goals. However,
if you heard the second statement, you'd wonder how serious they
were, or if this is just a hope of theirs that they don't really plan to
work toward. This person, instead of setting a goal and being willing
to work hard to get what they want, is content to just wish and
get nowhere. Procrastination is not your friend. If you're thinking
that you will start working toward your goals after the holidays,
on your birthday, or after such and such happens, you are just
deluding yourself. Every day you wait is a day wasted. You don't get
it back and you don't get to try again. The day is gone forever. So
get busy!
The second key factor to reaching your goal is flexibility. This
does not mean giving yourself a break and being lazy. This means
using creativity to overcome obstacles and listening to feedback. This
will help you fine tune your goals as you go. You must have the ability
to step back on a regular basis (I recommend at least monthly) and
evaluate your progress. What worked? What didn't? What changes are
you going to make in your strategy and task list next month?
Goal planning involves risk. That could mean risking a wrong
move, bad decision or even a major setback. It also means that you
must be adaptable to changing circumstances. You must still juggle
work, family and bills in addition to striving toward your long-term
goals. There are times when certain goals will take a backseat to others,
but all of these instances give you the opportunity to be creative, and
perhaps even come up with another opportunity that fits into your
long-term goals.
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Feedback is important because no matter how well you've
researched or planned, there may be some areas that you've overlooked
or are unaware of. You may also lose your perspective from time to
time and be unable to correctly assess your own efforts. At those times
a wise or experienced friend or family member can help you get back
on track.
Mentors and mastermind partners who are aware of your goals
will also be able to offer encouragement. Talk to them about where
you are on the path to your goals, what progress you've made and
what problems you've encountered. They may be able to offer you
some good suggestions or solutions. And always consider using a
coach, maybe one from my own Miracles Coaching program.
There are times when you have doubts and these can be
compounded by family and friends who may be telling you everything
you can't do and discouraging you from moving forward. You have
to remember to focus on your plan. This means not letting negative
emotions get the best of you to the point you 'try to prove everyone
wrong.' While harsh comments may motivate you to strive toward
your goal, they may also lead you into the pit of self-sabotage. When
you allow others to affect your plan, you may try to accelerate it to
prove something. You can end up with less than you started.
You must guard yourself against this kind of reaction. Stick to
your plan and avoid the traps. Keep your avenues open to receiving
everything available. Build on what you have. Learn from each lesson
as you make consistent progress. One of Newton's laws of physics is
that 'An object in motion stays in motion, while an object at rest stays
at rest.' The same is true for the human mind. If you feel in control and
like you're making progress, then it is easier to keep going. However,
if you feel out of control and come to a stop, then it takes even more
effort to get going again.
Nobody navigates this perfectly. That's okay. You don't need to
be perfect, just committed to having an open heart to receive and
you'll be given what you need to make your dreams comes true. Keep
your awareness open so you can see the changes you need to make
and take inspired action to make them. Wealthy people know that
goals can be changed as new information comes in. Be flexible while
keeping your eye on the prize.
Remember, the super bonus secret to attract money
now is to have goals that inspire you and thrill you.
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