Ten Steps to Achieving Your Goals

A powerful, yet simple strategy to help you achieve anything in life that you desire.

The feedback on our goals series has been wonderful, and I want to
acknowledge and thank everyone who has contacted us regarding
goals. Your questions and inquiries are appreciated, and they help
us tremendously in our endeavor to constantly improve the quality
of the newsletter.

The question that has come up more than any other is "Do you teach
any classes/conduct workshops/produce any tapes that will put all
this together?" Although I don't have all the details at this point, I'm
so excited about this that I'm going to 'let the cat out of the bag.'

In the next few weeks, we will announce a tele-class designed to
support you in making 2002 "Your Best Year Ever." While the
course will include goal setting, it goes way beyond the mere setting
of goals. Rather, it is about lifestyle--designing and living the life
of your dreams. If you've never set goals for yourself, then this class
will provide a wonderful forum for doing so. But even seasoned
goal-setters will benefit greatly from the unique design of this class.
So stay tuned...

Since I'm in "announcement mode," and in response to other
inquiries about LifeExcellence, here are some of the other projects
we're currently working on:

** Facilitating two Mastermind Groups--one for professionals who
want to build their practices, and another for small business owners
who are spending more time working in their businesses than they are
on their businesses.

** Creating the LifeExcellence R&D Team. In the coming weeks,
you will have the opportunity to play in a bigger game than you are
currently. By joining this R&D team (at no cost to you), you will
have the opportunity to support others in taking their lives 'to the next
level,' and to create phenomenal results in your own life, as well.

** Designing an incentive system to increase the number of newsletter
subscribers.

** Creating a Quote of the Day electronic newsletter.

Finally, I have openings beginning in December for two additional
one-on-one coaching clients. As always, I offer a free 30-minute
intro call to anyone who would like to explore the results that can
be created through such a relationship. Thanks for spreading the word!

If you have ideas/comments/thoughts on any or all of these projects,
please email me. I look forward to supporting you as you make your
life extraordinary!!!

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Table of Contents:

1. Baby Steps
2. Feature Article: 10 Steps to Achieving Your Goals
3. Quotes
4. Recommended Resources: Success
5. Self-Care: Carrots
6. Make a Difference
7. Final Thoughts: The Path to a Dream

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1. Baby Steps

Our series on goal setting continues with the "how-to" steps to achieving your goals. In the final segment, we will conclude by discussing several goals worth pursuing.

As you read today's newsletter, begin to think about what kind of person you will have to become in order to make 2002 your best year ever.

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2. Feature Article: 10 STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS

The ability to set goals and to develop a plan for the accomplishment
of those goals is arguably the most important ingredient of success.
Mastering this skill will enable you to achieve your dreams faster than
you ever thought possible.

The goal-achieving system below is a powerful, yet simple strategy
that can be used to help you achieve anything in life that you desire.

1. Set your goal. The first step is to find a goal that is big enough to
inspire you. Unless you are truly inspired to accomplish the goal, it is
just a wish. By calling it a "goal", you are affirming that (a) you desire
it intensely, (b) you truly believe in your ability to achieve your goal
and (c) you are willing to pay the price in advance for achieving your
goal.

2. Write down your goal. Writing out your goal stimulates the
"filtering" part of your brain, called the Reticular Activating System
(RAS). When you write down your goal, the RAS begins collecting
relevant information, then sends results to the conscious part of your
mind. It acts "behind the scenes", causing you to become aware of
opportunities that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Make sure
that the goal is positive, is written in the present tense, is action-
oriented, and is specific and as detailed as possible.

3. Establish a deadline for the achievement of your goal. By setting
a deadline, your subconscious is activated to ensure the achievement
of your goal within the prescribed time frame. If you follow all the
steps in this process, and your projections are realistic, then you
will achieve your goal by the deadline.

4. Determine how you will benefit from achieving the goal. You will
only be compelled to achieve your goal if it is something that inspires
you, something that causes such intense desire in you that you are
willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish your goal. By writing
down the reasons you want to achieve your goal, you'll discover how
intense your desire really is.

5. Identify what stands between you and your goal. There will
probably be several elements standing between you and your goal.
Make a list of these "challenges", and rank them in order of priority.
Then, begin taking action to remove each of the elements that stands
in the way of the accomplishment of your goal.

6. Design an action plan for accomplishing your goal. This detailed
plan will encompass everything that you have done in the previous
steps. Write out all the steps that you will have to take, and rank them
in order of priority. Assign target dates for each step.

7. Visualize your goal as already having been accomplished. Review
your goal daily. Also, the more detailed you can make you vision,
more powerful it will be.

8. Affirm your goal as already having been accomplished. Every day,
read your goal either silently or aloud. Repeat it to yourself, over and
over again.

9. Resolve to take massive action toward the achievement of your
goal. Persistence and determination will keep you on the success
track anytime obstacles try to stand in your way. By taking continuous
action, you will eventually reach the point where nothing can stop you.

10. Take one specific action every day to propel you toward your
goal. By taking continuous action, you develop the necessary
discipline and momentum that you will need to achieve your goals.

Any worthwhile goal requires sustained effort. By consisting applying
the methods above, you will develop the success habits that will enable
you to achieve any goal that you desire.

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3. Quotes

Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Abraham Lincoln

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't settle for second best when choosing your road to success;
make sure it's the path that you believe in, and then give it your
full attention.
Barbara J. Hall

There is only one success--to be able to live life in your own way.
Christopher Morley

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream,
not only plan but also believe.
Anatole France

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4. Recommended Resources: SUCCESS

The Power of Focus
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt

This book provides a practical guide for achieving desired results
in the key areas of your life. The action steps at the end of each
chapter make it easy to formulate your plan and then implement
it immediately in your life.
To order book, click here

Success is Not an Accident
by Tommy Newberry

Success is not something that randomly happens to you; it is
something that you make happen. This incredible book provides
a turnkey system for managing yourself and your life more
effectively, thereby creating positive, predictable results.
To order book, click here

The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale

A classic guide to self-esteem and success! Read it, then read it again.
To order book, click here

The Psychology of Achievement
by Brian Tracy

This remarkable program reveals strategies to elevate your
income, put your career on the fast track and accomplish more
than you ever dreamed possible.
To order tape set, click here

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5. Self-Care: CARROTS

Looking for a quick snack that tastes great, is fun to crunch, and is
incredibly healthy? Have some carrots!

Carrots are among the top sources of beta-carotene, a plant pigment
that our body converts to Vitamin A. In addition to the benefits from
Vitamin A, beta-carotene also reduces the risk of developing certain
cancers.

Carrots can be eaten raw, cooked, or juiced. For a quick snack, I keep
carrots that are already peeled, cut into small pieces and ready-to-eat.
Kids love the peeled baby carrots, which are perfect for packing in the
their lunches.

Treat yourself to an orange health blast today!

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6. Make a Difference

United Way of America

United Way of America is the national organization dedicated to
making a measurable impact in every community across America.
The United Way makes this impact through approximately 1,400
community-based organizations. Each is independent, separately
incorporated, and governed by local volunteers.

United Way of America invests in the programs and services that
strengthen the ability of local United Ways to identify and build a
coalition around a set of community priorities and measure success
based on community impact.

There are several ways to support this fine organization, both locally
and nationally. Please contact your local United Way for more
information, or click here.

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7. Final Thoughts: THE PATH TO A DREAM

The path to a dream is paved with sacrifices
and lined with determination
And though it has many stumbling blocks
along the way
and may go in more than one direction,
it is marked with faith.
It is traveled by belief and courage,
persistence and hard work.
It is conquered with a willingness
to face challenges and take chances,
to fail and try again and again.
Along the way, you will have to confront
doubts, setbacks, and unfairness.
But when the path comes to an end,
You will find that there is no greater joy
Than making your dream come true.

Barbara Cage

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Thank you for reading the LifeExcellence Newsletter.
Begin today to follow the path to your dream!
- Brian Bartes

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