Success in 1 Step - Secrets and Practical Success Tips

People set their goals differently, depending on their current situation, resources, physical capacity and other factors. You can, however, follow some key guidelines to make sure that your goals are credible and possible. Too many individuals set their goals too high unknowingly, only to fail and stay frustrated for the rest of their lives. Here are some tips for you to use in order to avoid failure and disappointment.

Being Specific

Being specific involves writing down the complete details of what you want. An example would be, “I have earned one million dollars by the end of this year.” Another is this, “I am the main sales supervisor of my division within 6 months from today.” or “My next door neighbor, Bob and I are forging a very good friendship between now and next month.” It is best to include amounts, dates, the title and names. The more detailed the better, so mention all aspects of what you want. Include them in your goal. This helps to condition your mind to begin working towards the accomplishment of your goal. You want to be specific and clear. Clarity and specificity increases your focus, which in turn, improves your odds for hitting your goal.

Make it Measurable

Your goal needs to be measurable. You need to have a goal that is easy to break down into manageable parts. If it is measurable then it is easier for you to determine your progress. By attempting to accomplish the separate parts you are more able to easily stay on track. You simply complete each phase and move on to the next. That way you are never stuck wondering if you are moving forward or standing still. A measurable goal gives you an added advantage.

Importance of Having It Time Bound

In order to achieve your goals set deadlines. Having deadlines protects you from the failure that results from procrastination. Keep very tight and specific time-lines when scheduling your goals. An example is, ” I am spending an hour a day with my family beginning next Tuesday. You want to be sure to write down the exact date and time. When you put a deadline on the goal you give yourself added incentive to get it done and not put it off to a more convenient time. It is better to set a date for your goal. That way you will want to start working towards accomplishing it now.

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It isn’t that most people set too high of a goal and fail, it’s much more common for people to set too low of goals and succeed. I’m sure this is not the first time this thought has been conveyed to you, but it may be the first time you actually “felt” what it meant.

Despite the accepted belief, we are all capable of deciding what level of life we want to play at. The amazing thing that surprises me is how many people have chosen to play a small game instead of a bigger game of life.

Here is the confusing part. People believe that in order to live a more abundant and successful life they have to decide what it is they want to “be” in the end. Next they decide how to create the steps on what do “do” to achieve their goal. Finally, they visualize what is it they want to have. From my experience, this is totally backwards.

Actually, the real technique to accomplishing greater success in anything is to recognize what you want to “have,” followed by what you should “do” in order to produce it, and finally, what you will “be” after you attain what you desire.

If you were to question a champion in anything, sports, acting, business, finance, etc., they will tell you their first step in the process of success was to focus on the results they desired. Think of results as what you want to have. Complete this sentence, “My primary objective is to have.” Whatever you write are the results. Results are the end product of what you desire to possess or achieve, and they are quite different than goals.

If you were to interview a winner in anything such as sports, business, finance, acting, etc., they will tell you that the first course of action is to focus on the desired results. You want to think of results as what you want to have. Complete this sentence, “My main goal is to have” What you write here are the results. This is different than goals. Results are the end result of what you desire to achieve or possess.

If you’re doing constructive positive things toward achieving your results, you will eventually be accomplished. If you are doing things that are not in line with your results, you will NEVER reach your desired results. At the end of your journey toward your results, you will become something. That will be the final expression of yourself for having followed through with your goals to accomplish your desired results.

What will you permit your life to be?

Will you pitch it into the wind and try to guess how it will turn out, or will you “causatively” determine what right action to take and combine that with the right attitude? Make the decision what you want to have, do, and be.

Keep in mind, that problems are a part of life. If you play a small game of life, you will have problems. If you play a big game, you will have problems. Since problems exist at all levels of life, simply take the “high road” and live bigger. Live up to your real potential and experience a completely different life.

Just as we come to believe we have reached the peak of anything, good or bad, the next moment shows us we still have room to grow and handle even more. This is the means of upgrading your life to the next level that I train others to do.

In Loving Service, Dr. Michael J. Duckett

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When you start your own business there are many challenges you prepare yourself for. You know that you have to be financially organized. You know that you ought to promote your enterprise and are willing to face those challenges. Yet, one challenge that is regularly ignored is the straightforward but all the time existing time management trial. It’s so easy to become weighed down with the odd jobs and responsibilities of every given day that zilch gets accomplished.

Here are seven time management tips for the self-employed:

#1 Multi-tasking is one of the most ineffective ways to accomplish anything. Rather than focusing on finishing one chore, your attention is divided and it in reality takes you longer to finish anything. And quite often the outcomes aren’t as stellar as they would have been if you’d merely focused on the single chore.

#2 Schedule time to work, time to play, time to network, time to plan and time to check email or make phone calls. Sounds retentive, right? Scheduling your time forces you to center on the chore at hand. It also helps to avert interruption.

#3 Build a to do list at the ending of each day for the next day and prioritize it. Put the most important duty at the top of the list. The rationale to create the subsequent day’s to do list at the conclusion of each day is so that you are capable to let the day go. It in fact reduces your anxiety and you can go to bed knowing tomorrow is in order and you’ll be prolific.

#4 Schedule your tasks around your body clock. This might sound bizarre since we’re taught to begin our task list from the top downward. However, that doesn’t always work for our personalities and habits.

Save that slow wake-up time to check correspondence, do a little social networking and so on. For instance, if you’re a night owl and getting up in the morning is difficult, the last thing you want to do is program an important business phone call for first thing in the morning. Schedule that vital business call for as soon as you’ve had lunch and your brain and body are in prime working order.

#5 Make sure you’re firm with your friends and family. You can be buried in your office, your brow furrowed in concentration and your other half will walk in and want to have a talk about what to have for dinner next week when the Smiths come over. You have to set borders and stick to them. This focused working time, this uninterrupted working time, will assist you be productive, leaving you time to use with your family later on.

#6 Use your resources. There are more time management utensils available than you’ll ever have time to discover. You don’t have to use all of them, but certainly some of them will make you more productive. Whether it’s Outlook, Google calendar, your PDA, or a paper calendar and your beloved pencil, develop a system of staying organized and use it.

#7 Take time away. This may sound inconsistent; however, in order to stay productive during your work time you have to play some too. If you don’t, burnout will surely ensue and you’ll move at a slower rate than a two year old that’s been ordered to eat their vegetables. Take time to play and you’ll feel revitalized and energized, ready to go back to work!

Time management isn’t complicated but it does take preperation, some patience and certainly fortitude. You’re an entrepreneur so you definitely have what it takes to get it done. Create a strategy, use your assets and make it happen.

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The setting of goals, and then working hard and smart to achieve them, is a significant habit that separates the 5% of people who are in successful in life from the 95% who are not. If you are in that 95% then do not give up, as there is nothing inherently wrong with you, it is just a case of never having been properly educated in goal setting.

Note the part about working hard and smart, as it is critical. Of the 95% of people who are not winners, lots of them may well set goals, but that is all they do, they just set them and then forget about them.

Even setting goals and working hard is not enough, as no matter how high your level of passion, desire or commitment is, you may well not be focusing your energies in the right direction, and mis-directed energy is mostly wasted energy.

So, it is time to evaluate yourself. Firstly, are you setting goals? Secondly, are you working hard?, Thirdly, are you working smart?

If you answered ‘no’ to any of those questions, or even if you answered ‘yes’ to all of them but things are still not working out for you, then it is time to change your approach.

You should seriously consider adopting the 10 point ‘Mental Management Goal-Setting System’ that was set out in a book (”With Winning In Mind - An Olympic Champion’s Success System”) written by Lanny Bassham, who is a 3 times World Champion & Olympic Gold Medalist. Here is an outline of that system…

1) Decide exactly what you want.

2) Decide when you want it.

3) Establish what you stand to gain from it.

4) Prepare for the likely obstacles that you will come across.

5) Evaluate what achieving it will also take away from you, such as time, money or people.

6) Write an overall action plan.

7) Break the overall action plan into a daily routine.
Start now, not at some specified future date.

9) Have a succession of future goals lined to be achieved after the first one.

10) Never stop until you have achieved what you set out to do.

There is nothing overly difficult in there, right? And, it all seems like good common sense, right? So, why not give it a try? By using this system, there is no reason why you can not achieve everything that you want to. It has worked for others, and it can work for you too.

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Think back to the beginning of 2005. Like most, you started the new year with many goals for success. What goals did you set? Maybe 2005 was the year you were going to lose weight, get a better job, make more money, meet someone or quit smoking.

Now tell me honestly, how did it go?

2009 has officially come to an end. Now look back and see how many of those goals did you actually accomplish? It’s ok, there’s nothing wrong in admitting that you weren’t able to accomplish the goals you set. Realizing that you didn’t is the first step toward creating positive changes in 2010.

New Year after New Year you reflected on the past and promised yourself that this New Year would be different. You had goals and you made “resolutions” that you would accomplish what you failed to accomplish in the past, and yet you repeated the same behavior and did not accomplish your goals.

Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” Why would you expect different results if you to use the same formula in setting your goals? Do you really think you will accomplish them doing this? It may finally be time for you to take a different approach. If you aren’t willing to change your formula you will more than likely be ending 2010 the same way you 2009.

Though setting and achieving a goal does not require the start of a new year, it does have a psychological effect. You feel like you are given the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. The reason you want to wipe the slate is because of what you did not achieve. Individuals who achieve their goals don’t want to start fresh; they want to remember and continue to build upon their past success. As successful individuals achieve their goals, they are constantly setting new goals and forward momentum is maintained, producing endless results. You do not need a new year to get
into action. What you need is to be resolved to produce results in your life. That is what making a resolution means, to be resolved to change behavior. I like to use your birthday, which is important to use and may be used to set your goals.

Now, in the past you did not achieve your goals because you attempted to get your results without changing your behavior and following the necessary steps for success. Well, Einstein said it right; it is crazy to think that the same old behavior will get you new results.

This New Year, let’s start forward motion by achieving goals continually. Here are the action steps to achieve your goals and produce success in your life:

1) Start out with small goals. Don’t try to make huge sweeping changes all at once. Pick some small goals that you can achieve in the next 30-60days.

2) Become committed to your goals by writing them down and signing your name to them.

3) Read your goals every day and ask yourself what can you do today to assist in achieving them. In the past after you made your goals, you became busy and those goals were quickly

Remind yourself daily.

4) Put in place the task you decided would be beneficial to you on that day. Every movement forward takes you closer to your goals.

5) Before going to bed read your goal again and check to see if you did something that day that helped you to achieve it. Adjust your actions, if necessary, the following day when reviewing your goals.

6) After achieving your goals, immediately make new 30-60 day goals and repeat the process.

Follow these six steps to success and at the end of 2010 you will be celebrating a new pattern of success that will bring you endless results in the years to come.

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No matter what you are striving for, there are a couple of easy things to learning how to write goals that you can actually achieve. These tricks will succeed regardless of whether you want to lose weight, walk a 5K, or tone up your out of condition arms. These actions to achievement are to make your dreams possible and as precise as possible.

If your goals are not realistic, then you are assured to fall short no matter what you do. When you at the end of the day realize you have failed, the defeat can be devastating.

Let’s take weight loss as a case in point. If you state you would like to lose thirty pounds by the year end and it is already mid-November you have practically no chance of truly attaining that goal. When the year end arrives you will be dissatisfied no matter how much weight you did manage to lose.

A realistic option may be to say you want to lose six pounds in that time frame. This is something that could realistically occur, and in fact you could lose a handful of extra pounds and do better than the goal.

Your chances of victory are much higher with the lower, more practical goal. Yet, it still doesn’t hurt to persevere with the hope of losing a few extra pounds in your mental view. This may motivate you to work harder, increasing your chances of success all the more.

If you arrive at your goal of 6 pounds you will feel successful, but if you reach the higher mental goal you will feel an added flood of satisfaction. Either way, you come out a victor.

So, how do you track your progress and measure success in the end? The second tip is to make certain your goals are as specific as possible.

Think of our prior example of losing six pounds by the end of the year. A generalized goal may be that you want to look exquisite on New Year’s Eve. There is very little here by which to measure progress.

To get specific, you might improve this goal to say you want to lose 6 pounds and fit into a specific dress for New Year’s Eve. As long as the dress size is realistic, you can now assess progress by trying on the dress occasionally and you will know accurately when you meet the goal.

These two tips to implementing how to write goals that end in success depend on your understanding exactly what you really want. Once you know where you want to go, you can set exact and attainable goals which will ultimately lead to that destination.

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Do you want to Increase your brainpower? There are simple things that you can to if you would like to think more clearly, remember more and increase your IQ. The question is why would you want to increase your brainpower?

Many reasons that come to mind- to gain popularity amongst friends, get a better paying job, become more efficient, productive and effective at work, achieve goals faster, read faster, comprehend better etc. This article will show you 3 simple things that you can do right away to boost your brain power.

1. Meditate: I have found this immensely useful and still continue to do so on a daily basis. Meditation aids relaxation, reduces stress, and helps to calm the mind.

A stressed brain will never perform at optimum capacity and anything that will settle your mind such as meditation will definitely help to boost your thinking ability.

2. Clear Your Mind of Niggling Thoughts.. It is easier to concentrate and think clearly, when there are no distractions, either within you or in your environment.

Learn to stop and watch your busy mind. Try to notice the little subtle things in your conscious mind that may be bothering you. As you notice them deal with them. It might be adding things to your list, making a phone call, filling in paper work.

Whatever it is, note it and decide when you are going to solve it. Once that is out of the way, your mind will be free to focus and concentrate on other tasks.

3. Write. Writing helps your memory and helps you to recall things more easily. It helps to clarify your thinking, exercise your creativity, and boost your analytical thinking. Diaries, journals, note taking, storytelling are all ways to boost your brainpower.

I find that writing and rewriting my goals not only brings it to my mind constantly but it also helps to program them into my subconscious mind

We have looked at 3 simple things you can implement right away that will help to increase your brain power ” meditation, writing and clearing your mind of little issues that may be bothering you in the background. There are even more powerful strategies that you can employ on a daily basis.

Why do you think many people who desire to change for the better or aspire to have brighter and better lives fail to reach their goals and eventually throw in the towel?

From what Ive observed its lack of motivation or lack of knowledge about how to set goals the right way.

Have you have ever tried to set goals like change a destructive habit or behavior, or eat a healthier diet - only to quit as soon as difficulty set in?

I believe its true that every human being aspires to be something. We all have our own ideal selves and ideal lives, but only a few are willing to really work and make their highest vision a reality. You see, in order to manifest your truest, highest desires, first and foremost you need to program yourself in a way that leaves room only for SUCCESS. And heres how you do that:

1. Raise Your Standards!

For many people, hitting rock bottom is the final straw that motivates them to really change. The thing is, your rock bottom will depend on how high (or low) your standards are. For people with higher standards, rock bottom is being 10 lbs overweight, but for another, seeing that their ankles, wrists and necks have completely disappeared may still be not enough to provoke any desire to change!

So if you raise your standards, your threshold for change dramatically improves. Acquiring higher standards means there will be things in your life right now that youre NOT willing to put up with anymore!

If you raise your standards high enough, some things will be unacceptable, like eating fast food or not exercising or staying in bed later than 9 am.

So the question now is, are you prepared to raise the bar? How high are you willing to raise your standards?

2. Make a True, Firm and Strong-willed DECISION!

The word decide came from the Latin word decidere, which literally means to cut off. So when you decide to achieve one thing, cut off all other options. Leave no room for any other choice!

So make a clear decision about what you really want for the long term, and keep going until it becomes a reality.

For example, a real decision to get out of your debts and start investing your money could mean choosing to temporarily give up expensive clothes, frequent travelling, and trading your sports cars with less costly vehicles. When faced with this oh-my-god-i-have-to-sacrifice-my-favorite-things situation, it helps to keep in mind that you are foregoing short-term pleasures to enjoy a much better life for the long term.

3. Write down your goals.

Writing down your goals makes it more real and official in your mind.

The goal must have a very strong meaning to you ” they must excite you, energize you, and motivate you to jump out of bed every morning, ready to face yet another day!

Your long-term goals must be clear, specific, measurable, and time-bound. You then break these down to specific tasks for you to accomplish per month, week and per day.

Are you ready to step up and dream BIG dreams? Write them down, and look at them and read them at least once a day until you reach the goal.

4. Commit to Your Goals 100%

By committing on ALL levels I mean committing yourself emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually - to achieving the desired outcome!

Ever wondered why you sabotage your own success? Thats because theres literally 2 sides of you battling with each other.

One side wants to change for the better, to become bigger, better, richer, happier, evolved, etc. The other side wants to just stay within its comfort zone.

We have our conscious and subconscious mind, and its our subconscious mind that dictates our behaviour. If your indulgent, lazy side is winning more often, you need to program your subconscious mind to ensure its getting the instructions you ultimately want it to follow.

How exactly you reprogram your subconscious mind is beyond the scope of this article, but basically it involves drilling your desired outcome in your head constantly with super-charged positive emotions. There are various ways to re-program your subconscious with positive instructions, but the essence is to replace your negative and disempowering belief systems (and habits) with healthy and empowering ones.