Why do we need goals? We need them so that we
know where we want to go towards, right? Without goals, we are basically
wandering around in the darkness hoping that we reach the right place. But, we
also use goals as a motivational tool to give us that boost of energy to work
towards them.
If you ask any motivational speaker, one of
the key points they will tell you to achieve success is to write down your
goals. Well, that's not the whole story though. Just writing them down doesn't
give you that energy boost that you need to achieve success but I'll tell you
my secret to goal setting.
First, you have to start dreaming again and
not the dreams that you have when you sleep at night, but the dreams that you
had when you were kids like, "I wanna live in a mansion when I grow
up." Don't be afraid to dream big because odds are, if you dream big but
only reach half way, that's still half way farther than if you didn't dream at
all.
Ok, so let's talk about your mansion. Just
writing down a mansion in your Goals list isn't enough. Write down details.
What kind of architecture would it be? Would it be a fairy tale type of castle?
Would it be an Italian Villa? How many bedrooms? What about an indoor pool?
Another secret to goal setting is to find
images of some of the things you want so that you can picture them clearly in
your mind. It gives your goals a sense of realism than if you were to just
think about the word "mansion." Find some pictures of Italian Villas
or indoor pools or whatever it is that you want and just imagine yourself in
there.
For me, I'm a car guy so I've got a few cars
on my list. Right now, I drive a BMW M3 but that's not enough. Like I said, you
have to dream big if you want to hit it big so I've got Porches, more BMWs, and
even Ferraris on my list. I've saved images of these cars onto my computer and
even set a couple of them as my desktop images on both my monitors. I know the
colors I want and all the options that each car provides. It makes it much more
real when you get down to the details.
So, you can start with making a list of your
goals but you need to go farther. Get into the details. Find images. Picture
yourself owning those items already. Doing this will only help you in whatever
venture you choose to go with.
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