Newsletter

January 1, 2008 Keeping An Open Mind

Happy New Year and welcome to 2008!

We all hope the coming year will be an improvement on the past year. Even if the past year was a great one it is consistent with a desire to grow and prosper that we wish for more.

In the spirit of wanting to achieve good and great things in the coming year, this month’s Newsletter is focused on goals and goal setting. This year is a leap year. That means you will have one extra day to achieve the goals you create.

The truth is we all have goals either stated or implied. It is often at year’s end that we call them resolutions and hope that we’ll be able to stay on course, follow through and succeed in accomplishing them. Unfortunately this method rarely works and we often find ourselves in the same situation a year later.

A goal is not a wish or fantasy about the future but an aim or an objective. A wish is something you might long for but not aim for. The distinction is an important one and the objective of this Newsletter is to help you create and set the goals you want to achieve in 2008 and beyond.

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Goal Setting

How to Set and Achieve Your Goals

Taking the time to set your goals is a critical step to achieving them. The process doesn’t have to be tedious or boring. It can be fun and exciting and give you the road map you need to succeed.

1) Be Clear: Do you know what you want to accomplish, really want to accomplish? Clarity of purpose is critical to achieving a goal. Once you clarify what you want you will be able to go after it.
2) Write it Down: Writing your goals demands that you think about them more in detail, thereby creating the groundwork for your plan to take shape. This written document will help to keep you on track, allow you to make changes and evaluate progress.
3) Reach Up: Set your bar high. Make yourself stretch for one or more of your goals. Getting out of your routine, your self-limiting beliefs or your comfort zone requires some courage to take risks. If the rewards are great the risks will be worth it.
4) Get Real: Set goals that have relevance to your life, who you are or want to be and what you stand... Please read on