5 Simple Steps to make 2012 the Best Year Ever!!!

So how was your 2011? Was it by far the best year of your life? I mean over the top, you can’t wait for more?  If you are like most people, you probably answered no. If you had the choice of spending the same 365 days and just surviving it or having the best year of your life, which would you choose? Of course you would choose the best year of your life! You know what you would prefer, you always get the same 365 days each year, so what is getting in the way and how do we get it out of there? 

First, let’s start with the question, how did you do on your Top 3 goals in 2011? Most people don’t even have a top one goal, let alone a history of what they did on their top 3 goals. Well, let’s turn that around right now.

Step 1:  

(Spend only 30 seconds on this. REALLY!)  Pick your number one goal in each of the following categories. Physical, Financial, and Relationship. STOP! Do it now. We are talking only 30 seconds and then write the goals down.

If you had achieved these 3 goals in 2011, do you think 2011 would have been your best year ever? If you answer is anything but YES, redo Step 1 with bigger goals. 

We have done it. In only 30 seconds. Can you believe it? Finally, you are starting your new year off with actual targets that will make your 2011 the best year ever. How much better do you feel knowing you now have clear targets to go after? It kind of takes the anxiety out and allows you to get down to business. You know what you want, now let’s get you there with Steps 2 through 5. Remember, you have only 4 and ½ minutes left.   

Step 2: 

Turn your Top 3 Goals into your Top 3 one year goals. If you can not complete your Top 3 Goals in one year, reduce them down to where you can complete them in one year. Make sure you don’t reduce them down to the point where they don’t inspire you, but just enough to make them one year goals.  

Step 3: 

Choose 3 people to hold you accountable to your top 3 Goals, one person for each goal. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. We jump from goal to goal never achieving any of them.  Once you achieve one of your goals, the new ideas that you will start having will be 1000 times greater then the ideas you are having right now. Just know that these goals you just wrote down ARE the ones that are truly important to you, because you were not given enough time to think about choosing them. They were already there. 

Step 4:  

Get out a blank piece of paper. Choose one of the persons that will be holding you accountable. Write Dear <Their Name> at the top of the paper. Followed by, I, <Your Name> promise to consistently make progress on <The top goal they are supporting you on> for the entire year of 2012 until it is achieved. I will give you monthly updates on my progress. Sign your name on the bottom. Do the same thing with your other 2 goals. 

Step 5: 

Give those papers to the respective persons and post your goals in a location where you can review them daily. Update your new accountability buddies on your progress and look out 2012. 

Congratulations on completing this exercise. I hope it took you 5 minutes or less. It is actually better the quicker you do it. It prevents all the second guessing that naturally takes place. If you skipped over these exercises you will never understand their power. It’s like the difference between imagining you are standing at the edge of a cliff and actually standing at the edge of cliff.  

Once you achieve any of your top 3 goals, you will be flooded by ideas that are 1000’s of times better than before you started on these goals. You can not imagine what you will have access to once you complete just one of these goals. Good luck on your best year ever!

Personal Growth Positively On The Up!

By: Anne M.

As individuals, it is so easy to fall into a rut, as there are certain sets of circumstances that make us accept situations which occur in our lives, admittedly sometimes through no fault of our own, but very often they lead on to a downward spiral, and we lose sight of our earlier dreams. Eventually after a period of time, belief is drained, and a reluctant acceptance of what amounts to second best, is the path that many end up taking. This is a truly sad predicament, but thankfully not one that anybody needs to settle for, as all they require is a change of focus, and with some steely determination, anybody can put their life back on track and move forward. This is basically a realization of a necessity for an individual to take back control of their life, and undertake a period of personal growth, to enable their lifestyle to match new goals, or even old ones which had been abandoned. 

Self-belief is vital if a person is going to grow as an individual, and make the decisions that, perhaps at present, they do not feel able to. Driving forward and carving out a bright, maybe even dynamic future for yourself, is something everybody should aspire to, regardless of age. Taking personal responsibility for all things happening in your life is a basic requirement, but to do so in a positive mindset, can make a whole world of difference to the eventual outcome. Failure is something many try to justify, when they are lacking a passionate driving force, but it is a relatively simple process to turn around, if the individual genuinely is willing to change.

Personal growth can take many forms, but much of the time it boils down to using emotions in a positive way. These same emotions may well have been actually holding you back, so the first thing to do is to turn them in your favour and manage them in a way that allows them to act on your behalf, not as an obstruction. Channelling and controlling these everyday feelings can bring about a far more relaxed attitude, and will see an immediate change in character. Everybody has some creativeness inside them, it is just a matter of harnessing it to generate new ideas. Motivation and education go hand in hand, one is not much use without the other. Having the motivation to take your life in a positive direction is a great starting point, but the need for learning never ceases. 

Understanding yourself and discovering a true purpose, both lend themselves to personal growth matters, as by acknowledging these, an individual is able to plan ahead for a future, fully focused and can push forward with absolute vigour and conviction. Logical, rational and strategic thinking can propel you to a place that was previously out of reach, in the negative mindset. Help is at hand in the form of a multitude of training courses and programs, all aimed at personal development, but each with a specific goal in mind. There really is no need to accept mediocrity, life is full of choices and opportunities, so each and every individual owes it to themselves, to maximize their true potential. 

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7 Goal Setting Steps

The three keys to living without limits have always been the same. They are clarity, competence, and concentration. Goal setting will help you live without limits. Learning how to set goals is an art. Learn why setting goals is a necessity. Here are 7 Must-have conditions to set goals.

1. State your goal in positive terms.

People often set a goal in terms of what they don't want! "I don't want to smoke, to be angry..." It's "what I want to do or want to be" See the difference? Hear the nuance? Are you ready to state positively every goal you want to achieve?

2. Make sure the goal can be self-initiated and maintained 

The goal doesn't depend on the attitude of your neighbor, on the behavior of your wife or family. The success of your goal must depend on you, and you alone.

3. Your goal must be sensory specific

Here comes the importance of clarity. The clearer the picture, the more compelling and the more attractive it is, the greater the drive to reach your final destination. Act as if the goal is already achieved. Make a very clear image, in rich details, and you will be so enthusiastic that you will automatically attract the solution.

4. State the context of the goal.

"Where and when will my goal be achieved?" The answer can be obvious for some goals but not at all for others. Try to be as specific as possible.

5. Run a Quality Control check on the goal to ensure balance in all areas of your home/work life.

Above all, you don't want to lose your balance. When you run this 'Quality Control Check", you play a win-win strategy. Everything is one system and the whole system must win. You will find peace of mind in knowing that you are in harmony with the system. Step back and look at all areas of your life. Is your goal worth it?

6. State the resources needed to achieve the goal: what is the price to pay?

There is always a price to pay, for everything. There is always some kind of sacrifice to make when you set a worthy goal. In this step, you will define all that you will need, in terms of time, money and energy.

7. State the value and the consistency of the goal.

Why do I want to reach this goal? Why is it important to me? Is this goal in harmony with my vision, beliefs and values? Answer these questions. If you don't seem to be satisfied with the answers, maybe you should change your goal. Set a new goal until you feel it is in harmony with your passion, vision or mission.

When you properly set a goal with this model, two important things occur. First, you are in total harmony with your vision, belief and value systems because your entire "You" agrees and offers no resistance. Second, you are programmed to succeed. Indeed, your very (whole) neurology and physiology are both instructed to drive you towards obtaining your desired goal. You're totally focused.

Again, The three keys to living without limits have always been the same. They are clarity, competence, and concentration. When you set crystal clear goals, and you respect the 7 must-have conditions, you can literally live without limits, can't you?