| When people say to me:
- I want to go someplace, but I don't know where
- I want to do something, but not what I'm doing
- I don't know what I want to do, and if I sound confused,
that's part of my trouble
I tell them, "You have to set a goal."
They say, "I know, I don't have a goal. How do I get a
goal?" I ask them what they like to do. They may say, "I don't know."
You've been there, I'm sure. We all have. But eventually we
all get out.
We each have within us a success mechanism that really
wants us to succeed. It really wants us to get to where we want to go. In fact, if we
learn to work with it, we can bring success to our businesses and ourselves rather
readily. Here's my simple formula to help you.
How to Achieve Success & Create What You Want in Your
Business and Your Life
1. S stands for Sincerity.
Be sincere with yourself. Get honest with yourself in where
you are, where you are going and where you want to be.
2. U stands for Understanding.
Understand your goals. Those who achieve ultimate business
and life success completely understand the goals they want to reach and what is necessary
to achieve them.
3. C stands for Courage.
Gain the courage needed to overcome your fears. If you want
to move to the next level toward reaching your goals then you must consciously overcome
your fears. You must actually do the work that's needed to accomplish your goals. Do not
let anything stand in your way.
4. C stands for Charity.
Share your success. When you reach your goals, there should
not be a selfish end. Many people can share in the wealth of your success -- not always
the financial wealth, but often the wealth of your consciousness of success.
5. E stands for Enthusiasm.
Get enthusiastic. In the enthusiasm, you keep yourself
looking towards your goal. Whenever barriers get in your way, reach into your spiritual
law of enthusiasm. Overcome these barriers by going around it, under it, through it or
whatever is necessary to put you back within reach of your goals.
6. S stands for Stability.
Remain stable. It's necessary to remain stable as you move
towards success. Once you say you are going to do something, follow through with it. This
produces stability.
7. S stands for Satisfaction.
Feel the Satisfaction of Success. When you reach your goal,
you can say, "I am a success, and I feel satisfied." This doesn't necessarily
mean you are going to feel whole or complete, but you are going to say, "I did that,
and I am satisfied with the result. Now I think I can go on with something else and use
what I have learned to bring forth even greater success."
Whether you are working to achieve small or large goals,
the process of success is pretty much the same. You can learn the success process on small
goals and then transfer it to larger goals. One of the biggest blocks to achieving success
is not having a realistic goal. This causes dissatisfaction and depression.
So, start focusing on short-term goals and move into
success on that level first. It's important to recognize even the small goals in your
business and life as goals. Achieving them will prepare you for achieving success with
bigger goals.
7 Key Points to Keep in Mind When You Create & Strive
Toward Your Goals:
1. Goals do not have to be tremendous or meaningful or
significant to anyone, but you.
2. Your goals can be very simple and very straightforward.
They can bring you a lot of happiness, satisfaction and fulfillment when you look at them
for what they are.
3. When you decide upon and define a goal you would like to
achieve in business or life, first decide if you are willing to be flexible enough to get
it or are you going to demand that it come your way.
4. Figure out how you are going to measure your
effectiveness
5. Watch the direction. Are you, in fact, going in the
direction that is getting you closer to reaching your goals
6. Realize your skills and abilities and gain the
confidence and inner strength you need to attain your goals. Even if you have the right
direction, if you approach your goal without confidence, you undermine yourself.
7. See yourself getting what you want and reaching your
goals. Some people see themselves in Australia but they don't see themselves going to the
visa office. They don't see themselves going to the airport and buying the ticket. They're
not sure when they want to leave. This uncertainty will stop your effectiveness of getting
what you want.
When you have set a goal for yourself – whether it's
short term or long – envision yourself getting there. Use your creative imagination
to see yourself attaining your goal.
Visualize yourself taking all of the steps to reach your
goal. Make your vision one of actions. See it, hear it, feel it, move it, and do all of
the things that need to be done to reach your goals.
Hold the image of your success and your completion in front
of you and then just keep moving forward. It will become obvious, from moment to moment,
what must be done next. All you have to do is hold that completed image of success as your
direction and do the next obvious thing. That's living in the now. That's success. |
