Goal Achievement in a Nutshell? - Just Get Serious.

Get serious about your goal setting plans, strategies, and take serious action. It’s your life and it is NOT infinite, you have a finite time on this planet. Why shouldn’t you absolutely live every minute of it?

Are you serious about getting what you want, or serious about being or doing what you want?

Goal Setting is not brain surgery and it is not complicated. We tend to over complicate simple things. Far too many people are not willing to investigate all their options.

They are not serious about designing their life. They give in to excuses.

In the beginning it probably seemed easier not to go their own way, but this is life’s fatal trap which they most often did not recognize until many years later.

They then finally realized that they could have had whatever they wanted if they just would have started momentum in the direction of their real dream.

They sat back and took a reactive role, let others make the decisions, and then just go along for the ride and hope that everything would work out. They didn’t seem to want to take ownership of their life.

Don’t let this be you. Make your decision up front, and then take the time and actions necessary to plan out your journey. In other words, go make your decision right.

I remember when I was younger and I needed a new car. I would just go into the dealership, or look in the paper for what I thought I could afford, or for what they had available on the lot.

I mean I had a vague idea of what I thought I wanted, but the available money would usually make the final decision for me.

I didn’t realize it at the time but I had literally made an unconscious decision to settle for what I thought I could get at the time. Some of you may relate . . .

I would look over the limited selection and pick out what I thought I wanted, or whatever they were pushing me toward.

What a crock! I pretty much let them make the decision for me and then I justified the decision in my own mind that it was really what I wanted.

And my dream car would just get further away from my reality because I didn’t have the courage to pursue it. My life was pretty much an expanded view of the same type of behaviors.

Now whenever I set a plan into motion I check to make sure I feel certain I am doing the right thing for me.

Here are what I think are the most important rules for achieving anything you want. There are others but I feel these are the most critical areas.

1. You must believe that what you are doing is the most important thing you can do. You must be committed to this path as being the best path for you. No wavering, no conflicting emotions allowed.

2. You must believe that you have now, or you can develop the special qualities that are necessary for accomplishment in this area. Organize the resources necessary for making the journey, and educate yourself as you go.

3. You must desire it with all your heart and recognize that the full and complete success in this undertaking is the only acceptable outcome. It is your want, you deserve it and you refuse to lose.

4. You must see yourself taking the actions necessary and feel the enjoyment accomplishing it will bring. Get comfortable with the realization that you will soon have what you want. You may decide to adjust the timing and strategy, but the goal is a sure thing.

5. You must make a habit of disciplining yourself to make completions. Make sure your subconscious mind and your daily habits serve your master plan. Replace procrastination with the eagerness to move forward. You just can’t wait to make it happen.

Your success rate is hugely dependent on how successful you are at applying this checklist of rules to your goal path.

If you are not serious about your life’s journey, then what will you be serious about? There is no time like the present!

Like I said at the start, Get Serious. It’s your life.

OK. Let’s get started.