Start Goal Setting Your Way Towards Your Dream Life!…
Written by Ishmail Downes on July 11th, 2009
If you want to REALLY achieve in life, goal setting is a MUST! This is ironic coming from me, Mr Practical…
Why?…
Because I’ve always instinctively tried my damned hardest to avoid any form of theory. Sometimes, just saying the word theory used to be enough to send me to slumberland!…
It’s true, that’s how reluctant I am about theory. However…
THE ‘LONGER ROUTE’ IS OFTEN THE SHORTER ROUTE!
I’ve lost count of the amount of times in my life that I’ve been faced with something I want to achieve, but had the ‘practical’ mentality. I would be really eager to, JUST DO IT! (No, I’m not affiliated to the sportswear company in any way!) But the result would always be the same. Here’s what usually would happen…
I would have this thing that I want, or need, to achieve and then I start thinking, I can do this without setting goals, even though I know I should. Besides, I can do it much quicker if I JUST DO IT!”. Everything goes great until I’m hit with a problem. Here’s what ALWAYS happens…
I’d become very frustrated, bored and confused, resulting in one of these two things happening!…
1) I give up and look back at it and feel like a complete and utter LOSER, or…
2) I ironically start goal setting, and still feel like a complete LOSER for wasting all that time being ‘Mr Practical’!
On top of all that, I’d feel like an even bigger LOSER when I realise that the ‘shortcut’ really was the longer route, in disguise. What seemed like a bad idea (i.e goal setting), by this stage started to make perfect sense. You know what? I actually feel like a loser just telling you about this…
Help me feel a bit better about myself, have you ever done stuff like this? Be honest, I won’t laugh, not out loud anyway, I promise!…
WHY SET GOALS?
In case you haven’t got the message by now, setting goals is very, VERY IMPORTANT, OK? Just so I can be sure you get me, I’m going to repeat it…
There’s no if’s or but’s about it, goal setting is incredibly important!
I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but we ALL are unconsciously goal setting each and every day. For example…
You want to get to work at 9 o’clock sharp… that’s goal setting…
You want to go shopping on Friday… that’s goal setting…
You decide you want to lose 7lbs. That’s more goal setting…
Do you get my drift?…
When I talk about living your DREAM life, obviously the goal setting required is much more elaborate then those simple examples. Goal setting also has a beneficial psychological side effect. For example…
Imagine being in debt, let’s say of about 100k, and let’s also say that it MUST be repaid in 12 months or your home will be repossessed! Now, your not rich, in fact, you’re flat broke, SUPER BROKE, even!…
What to do?… Emigrate QUICK!…
JOKE!… OK, let me put my serious face on 
…
Just out of curiosity, would you have? Either way, considering the fact that you’re strapped for cash, wondering “How is it possible I can pay back this sort of money, let alone in 12 moths” is very likely. The funny thing is, in the right context, that’s not a bad thought to have. Here’s why…
Until you ask this kind of question to yourself, whether verbally or in your mind, your brain will not be able, or want for that matter, to entertain the thought of goal setting let alone actually doing it PERIOD!…
The question, though, should be asked with an “I can do this!” mentality. If not, start clearing out your house and move everything into storage because the prospect of you preventing the repossession, well, FORGET IT!
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