| If you use these three goal setting tips you will be | | | | Keep making the list until you reach 100, however, |
| on your way to creating the life you desire. | | | | don't stop there. Carry the list with you and continue |
| Goal Setting Tip #1: Where are you going? | | | | to write down more goals as you think of them. It |
| This goal setting tip can be summed up with the title | | | | may take several hours or days to complete this list. |
| of a book my father bought me on goal setting quite | | | | However, it's essential that you do it. |
| a few years ago. The title of the book was "If you | | | | Goal Setting Tip #2: Let's get specific |
| don't know where you're going you'll probably end up | | | | The second goal setting tip, get specific about the |
| somewhere else". Those words have stuck with me | | | | things that you want. Take your top 100 list and |
| all these years. | | | | start with the easiest ones and write a more specific |
| When you think about the title and realize that most | | | | description of what you want. If it's a car, what |
| people have no idea where they're going or what | | | | make and model, what color, leather or cloth seats. If |
| they want. It's really sad. Our minds are goal seeking | | | | it's a trip, where are you going, how will you get |
| computers. Just give it a specific goal and it will work | | | | there and what will you see. If it's money, be specific. |
| to complete it. However, all most people have is | | | | How much, why do you want it and what will you do |
| vague wandering thoughts of what they want. | | | | with it when you get it. Remember, BE SPECIFIC! |
| They've never written their thoughts down in a | | | | Goal Setting Tip #3: It's in the want to, you'll find the |
| coherent manner. | | | | how to. |
| If you send a message to a friend you don't write | | | | Now let's discover the key to successful goal setting. |
| the words down in whatever order and expect them | | | | Why do you want it? Think about and write on |
| to figure out what it says. Why do we do it to | | | | paper why you want each of the dreams on your |
| ourselves with what we want out of life? | | | | Top 100 list. Get specific and dig deep to the |
| It's your job to write down on paper how you want | | | | emotions and feelings that are behind each one. It's in |
| to live. | | | | this step you'll find which ones you truly are willing to |
| Get out a piece of paper and start with your top 100 | | | | pay the price to get and which ones are not really |
| goals. Start writing a list of the things you want to | | | | important. |
| accomplish in your life. I mean anything you can | | | | "The best way to predict your future is to create it". |
| imagine, learning a language, taking a trip, meeting a | | | | - Chinese Proverb |
| famous or not so famous person. Write on that list | | | | In order to create your future you have to know |
| everything from the littlest thing like brushing your | | | | what you want to create. |
| teeth twice a day to flying in the space shuttle. | | | | |