Thursday, July 10, 2008

Would You Like to Set Your Goals the Easy Way

What do top of the line athletes, successful businessmen, and all types of achievers in varied fields have in common?

They all have successfully learned the essentials of goal setting.

Your goals afford short and long-term motivation and focus. A strong center point will help point out your strengths and opportunities for enhancement. This will help you establish the skills that you need to develop. Similarly, it helps you plan and organize your resources to get the most out of your life.

You need to set unmistakably defined short and long-term goals to be able to determine your progress and achieve personal accomplishment. Mapping your progress will also eradicate the feeling of long and pointless grind towards reaching your goal. Your self-confidence and level of competence will also progress, as you become more aware of your capabilities while you go for your goals.

Goal setting involves a choice about what you really want to accomplish. After this, you need to section it into smaller and manageable objectives that you must complete to accomplish your lifetime targets.

Other people further breakdown these objectives into daily and weekly goals. This gives the assurance that you will always be heading towards your life plan. Every day gives the opportunity to complete a certain goal.

Some things that should be taken into consideration in setting goals are the following:

Realize that outlook plays a very big part in setting and achieving your goals. You must ask yourself, "Is there something preventing you from reaching your simplest goals? Does your behavior stop you or put your plans into disarray?" The immediate thing to do is to address the issue by changing your outlook and behavior. It may involve a visit to a doctor or psychiatrist to help you control your emotions.

Practice good time management. Career failures are often attributed to bad time management. Pursuing a career requires a lot from you; this becomes a key part of your life. Decide how far you want to advance in your chosen career.

Seek constant progress. Nonstop learning is one of the main keys in reaching your goals. If your goals require you to have a certain kind of degree, specialization, or skill, make plans to get the proper education.

Seek support. Include your family and close friends in your plans. They can be a source of help, especially during difficult times.

Be flexible. Always look-over your plans and be ready for contingencies.

Be sensible and consider necessary resources. Personal financial situations play a large role in the achievement of your goals.

Physically gifted individuals' achieve| sports-related goals like being part of the NBA or National Football League. Part of being sensible is to determine your physical capabilities. Physical boundaries could be conquered with proper planning.

Have fun. As the saying goes: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Taking a break or having fun should be part of your plans.

There you have it. You can start achieving your lifetime goals by preparing a ten-year plan. Break down this plan to five-year plans and twelve-month plans. The twelve-month plan can be further broken down into semester, monthly, weekly and daily plans. It is just an issue of organization.

The basics of goal setting should not be so difficult once you get to be familiar with them.

Dick Ingersoll is an incessant student, and is excited to share what he is learning with others. He has pulled it all together for you at: Simple Goal Setting

Thursday, July 3, 2008

How to Take Action with the Law of Attraction

When you begin working with the Law of Attraction more proactively, you may wonder whether you need to take physical action in addition to your mental and emotional exercises. The answer to this will vary depending upon who you ask.

There are those who claim that no action is needed; just directing the right frequency of thought and emotion toward a desired outcome is enough. Then there are those who believe that action is always required, because action is the medium through which all wants are manifested.

In my experience, it can undoubtedly work either way. Depending on the situation, you might possibly find yourself needing to take certain measures toward your goals.

Here is an uncomplicated process to help you know for sure:

o Take care of the intimate work first. Focus on getting your thoughts, emotions, beliefs and expectations centered with what you want. Don't worry about "how" it's going to happen, just focus on putting forth the right frequency of energy to attract it. You can do this by meditating, imagining, affirming, and making a vision board, and so on.

o Completely let go. Once you are centered with your yearnings, turn it over to the universe. Don't fret about whether it will appear, or put yourself in a panic trying to come up with a strategy. Just step back from it and let it build for a little while. The amount of time is up to you, but I recommend no less than a week or two.

o Tune into your intuition. During this release period, turn your attention inward regularly. Tap into your intuition and find out if there is something you can do to bring this yearning into your life. You may or may not receive any insights about it. If you do feel a hunch or nudge to do something specific, by all means go for it. If not, simply pay attention for any opportunities that might appear later. Don't try to force or hurry the process along, because you'll most likely end up causing more interruptions. These things have a tendency of appearing at exactly the right time, no matter how we try to interfere!

The fact is there is no right way or wrong way to use the Law of Attraction. Interestingly, the way it works usually seems to correlate with your beliefs.

If you believe you have to take action to attract your desires, guess what? You probably will. Likewise, if you believe that action is not required, the cosmos will find a way to deliver your desires without any extra exertion on your part.

However, there are instances when you will be urged to take action even if you originally didn't believe you'd have to do so. When this happens, simply follow where your heart leads. The actions you are urged to take will ALWAYS be for your highest good, and they'll usually be quite enjoyable! Discover how to put faith into your intuition for assistance anytime you want to attract something, and you will be shown the way to get it as quickly and easily as possible - whatever that may call for.

Dick Ingersoll is an eternal student, and is excited to share what he is learning with others. He has pulled it all together for you at: Simple Meditation