The Goal Setting Blueprint

Why is goal setting important? Because without goals you don't go anywhere!

Whenever you see anything worthwhile being done anywhere, it's because someone is behind it with a passion, a belief and a goal!

When it comes to your personal life and your business, goal setting can make the difference between mediocrity and excellence and accomplishment.

Much is said about goal setting.

But just how do you set and accomplish goals?

Is there some goal setting formula or strategy that can be employed to increase your chances of success?

Thankfully, YES!

What follows is a blueprint for success in goal setting.

The Goal Setting Blueprint

STEP 1. Develop a DESIRE to achieve the goal. The desire must be intense. How do you intensify desire? Sit down and write out all the benefits and advantages of achieving your goal. Once the list goes between 50 and 100 your goal becomes unstoppable.

STEP 2. WRITE your goal down. Once it goes into writing it becomes substantial and starts etching itself into your subconscious.

STEP 3. IDENTIFY 1) the obstacles you will need to overcome, 2) the help you will need to acquire, e.g. knowledge, people, organizations. In each case write them out in a clear list and analyze them.

STEP 4. DEADLINE your goal. Analyze where you are now in relation to the goal and then measure how long you will reasonably need to complete the goal. Then set the latest outside date.

STEP 5. Take all the details of steps 3 and 4 and make a PLAN. List all the activities and prioritize them. Rewrite the list, optimize it, perfect it.

STEP 6. Get a clear MENTAL PICTURE of the goal already accomplished. Make the mental image crystal clear, vivid in the mind's eye. Play that picture over and over in your mind.

STEP 7. Back your plan with PERSISTENCE and resolve. Never, never, never give up even when you hit setbacks.

Follow those steps religiously and you will be successful at goal setting.

DANGER - You can read this and think, "That sounds interesting. I must try that sometime".

Notice the title of this article - "Goal Setting: The Blueprint".

What is a blueprint? It can refer to a negative used in photography for architectural plans, maps or mechanical drawings. It can also mean a detailed plan or program of action.

SO - Take these 7 steps and rewrite them on a card or in a notebook for frequent reference. Keep them on your computer in a note on your desktop.

Use the 7 steps as a BLUEPRINT. Keep checking your goal against the 7 steps frequently to measure your progress and keep yourself on track.

Then and only then will this article make a difference to your personal and business life.

Now the question is, what goal are you going to set today?

What goal can you set for your business which is going to lift it to new levels?

What goal setting are you going to implement in your personal life which is going to have a positive effect on you and your loved ones?

Take some time now and THINK about it!

Then? JUST DO IT!

This goal setting overview is the first part of a 20 minute goal setting tutorial. For more information on each of the seven steps outlined above, go to: http://www.about-goal-setting.com

---

Setting Financial Goals - Part 2

In my earlier article "Setting Financial Goals ? Part 1"... Read More

Give Your Dreams Substance

Setting goals is wonderful; it confirms that we've taken those... Read More

Why Traditional Goal Setting Doesnt Work

If you have a $100.000.000 in the bank, drive new... Read More

In Pursuance of Your Dream Career

What do u wanna be when you grow up?" "... Read More

Increase Your Knowledge: Read-and-Reap

Did you know that you see with your mind as... Read More

To Realize your Dreams, Focus on Significance, not Success

"The key to realizing a dream is to focus not... Read More

Struggling to Make a Decision?

Every great success story begins when a person makes a... Read More

If You Cant See Your Way to Completing Your Goal, Its Time to Check Your Vision

Have you been having trouble achieving a specific goal? Are... Read More

The Best Way to Quit Smoking: Fasting to Quit

Most quit smoking books, maybe all of them won't tell... Read More

The Guide To Keeping New Years Resolutions

The New Year is quickly creeping up on us. Do... Read More

Mountain Climbing Over Molehills

Someone has said that the greatest cause of ulcers is... Read More

Goal Setting and Goal Getting: The BD3 Approach

Most people have no problem setting goals. At the same... Read More

Thank You

I wonder if anyone really reads long stuff from Ezines... Read More

How to Handle Getting Caught Off Guard

I remember the time that I swore to myself that... Read More

Overcoming Discouragement

We have all had times in our lives where someone... Read More

Look Where Youre Going - And Keep An Eye On The Blind Spots!

I recently had the pleasure of motorcycle riding instruction from... Read More

4 Steps to Inspired Goal Setting

At the beginning of the year, there's often an orgy... Read More

Does Your Goal Enhance Your Overall Quality of Life?

So many people struggle with the issue of time management."There's... Read More

How to Set Effective Goals That Guarantee Your Success

In this article, I will be sharing with you the... Read More

Achieving Impossible Goals By Ignoring The Experts

"If the world were to blow itself up the last... Read More

Finding Life?s Candles for Dark Moments

Tragedy doesn't make an appointment. It attacks! A terrifying surprise... Read More

How To Get Real

"What we need most, is not so much to realize... Read More

Get It Done-Or 3 Ways to Advance Your Goals

1. WORK WITH THE END IN MIND- OR FOCUS ON... Read More

Goals: What Would You Like to Accomplish in the Next 90 Days?

"What would you like to accomplish in the next 90... Read More

Why, When You Set Goals, Do You Fail to Reach Them?

Why is it when you set goals for yourself most... Read More

Focal Point Of Success

Fortune will flow into your hands like a river flow... Read More

Achieve Your Goals By Doing Something About Them

The title of this article sounds simplistic but it is... Read More

How To Become A Polished Public Speaker In Just One (1) Day

The fear of speaking in public ranks right up there... Read More

Ingredients That Make A Winner

Whether we like to admit it or not, other people's... Read More

Prosperity, Step-by-Step

Some may think that the change from paucity or 'the... Read More

Make This Your Most Productive Year Ever - 26 Tips

Each year we start the year thinking about our goals,... Read More

The Power of Goals - Gordon the Tank Engine

Lately I have been studying mindset and goals, and wanted... Read More

Conquering Goals: The Battle Plan

"To accomplish great things we must not only act, but... Read More