The Sedona Method - Your Secret Weapon For Goal Achievement

This is a quick history and review for anyone interested in the Sedona Method.

The Sedona method was created by Lester Levenson when he was 42 and only had a few weeks left to live. Lester had suffered his second heart attack and had been sent home to die. His doctor had advised him to buy loafers so the he didn't have to bend down to tie his shoe laces - because it might have killed him!

Before Lester Levenson created the sedona method he was a physicist. He believed only in what could be seen and measured. Fortunately though, this view changed as he started to question his life and what he wanted from it as he prepared for death. Slowly the answers came to him along with the framework for the sedona method.

Afer questioning what it was he wanted from life Lester discovered that he was seeking happiness. He had always felt most happy when he had been in love and had felt most unhappy when he was seeking to be loved. So he started to change all his unloving feelings to feelings of love and found himself getting physically stronger. He also discovered something else!

Lester discovered that he had been wanting to change the past for many years and had allowed this to control his thinking. He also found that he had been seeking approval or love from others so that he could feel safe. He then discovered that these thoughts had been creating negative experiences in his life and that the thoughts were driven by the negative emotions. After the initial shock of this discovery Lester went on to create the sedona method. He used the sedona method to remove these feelings and within 3 months his illnesses (of which there were many) were completely cured!

The technique Lester created to remove negative thoughts and emotions, the sedona method, can be used to produce results instantly. Within 3 months of using the sedona method, Lester was totally cured, fit and healthy. Within 6 months of using the sedona method he was a millionaire from property sales he made with none of his own money!

By removing his resistance to the past and present and by not allowing himself to try and manipulate the future Lester was physically well and a millionaire in a short period of time just by using the sedona method.

When your thoughts become clear, without the hindrance of negativity or opposite thoughts, they materialize very quickly in the world! This is the power of the sedona method.

The sedona method course outlines that all negative thinking is the by-product of negative feelings. By using the Sedona Method to release these negative feelings we no longer have the negative thoughts and are free to have the things we want because our thinking because naturally more positive at a deep level.

The sedona method is an experiential tool. It cannot be fully explained and must be experienced. Even after the first use of the sedona method you experience a lightness in your body and are left with a warm, fun-like energy that is exhuilerating.

You can free yourself of your self-imposed limitations with the sedona method.
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5 Quick And Easy Ways To Wiping Out Obstacles To Goal Achievement

And it's only normal to encounter these obstacles in the pursuit of your goal.

It's kind of a test to see if your worthy.

However, when these obstacles start to become a nuisance to the point of almost putting a stop to your goal(s); or worse, making one completely abandon his/her goal, one must take action and think things through.

So, with that said, here are some helpful, tested pointers that will keep your attention focused in achieving any goal that you put your mind to.

Step #1. Think positive.

This means: Do not quit. Especially when one is midway in working for a goal, there should be no room for quitting.

To quit is tantamount to going back to the starting line of goal accomplishment. That is time, energy, money, and a whole lot of things wasted and lost. It is more costly to quit than to find a solution to the problem, not to mention the frustration one feels.

Step #2. Keep a clear, open and tense-free mind.

Always be ready to receive new ideas. Focus and concentrate. Think on a wide scale manner and always be open for options(even unconventional ones) to eliminate the particular obstacle you are currently dealing with.

Step #3. Persist and Persevere.

Be sure to exhaust every possibility, even to the point of trial and error, just to be sure that there is a solution to correct the problem your dealing with.

Step #4. Simulate.

Try to picture inside your head a possible solution to help overcome and/or solve the obstacle that's setting you back.

Step #5. Get assistance.

If all fails get assistance from other you know who are more knowledgeable on the work being done. They may be able to help you or not. Their suggestions might not necessarily be the right or exact ones you were hoping to hear, but they may trigger some NEW ideas in finding the right solution to your problem.

Those are the basic 5 steps to overcoming any obstacle that's holding you back.

But... before I go I'd like you to consider this scenario as an example.

Let's say you thought of a COOL new product and you are confident and excited that this product will be sellable to your target market once it hits the market.

You then go tell a friend about it, but your friend says that your product would be waste of time and money.

Your friend also tells you why it will be such a flop and gives your their reason why as follows:

"If your product idea is to be a success, how come nobody else is doing it?"

Does this sound familiar?

With that being said you decide that your friend is right and forget about your new product idea because of your friend's comment.

This exact scenario happens all the time all over the world.

Don't fall victim to this.

You are your own person with your own opinions and beliefs.

Though it is good to hear other peoples opinions and their reasons, what really matters the most is yours in the end based on the information you have received and researched.

So the lesson here is, be firm in your beliefs and follow your heart and minds desire.

You just never know what the outcome might be.
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Goal Achievement, Subliminal Audios, And Success: 10 Tips

Subliminal technology has been around since the 1950s. Subliminals are more effective than affirmations because the subconscious mind is your mind's power and control center and accepts suggestions with less judgment than your conscious mind. Also, phobias can be difficult to overcome since fears and defenses are housed in your subconscious mind; consciously you realize that flying is relatively safe, for example, but your subconscious mind still fearfully reacts when you step onto an airplane. This is why targeting your subconscious to alleviate fears is effective.

There is some debate about whether subliminals really work. In our research we've discovered that the studies which have found subliminals ineffective haven't used the technology properly.

For example, one study repeatedly flashed a sentence to participants multiple times for about 60 minutes. Another study flashed words on a screen for several minutes. In both cases, this is not enough time to have much of an impact.

Ideally, we’ve found that it’s best to see or hear the suggestions for at least three hours daily for at least four weeks, especially when the issues you’re confronting involve significant behavioral changes. Also, the suggestions must be phrased properly and be consciously acceptable to the person listening, such as in line with her goals and principles.

We’ve used subliminal suggestion audios for over 25 years. They can be very powerful if written, produced, and used in a coordinated, focused manner. Below are guidelines to use subliminals to help you reach just about any goal.

1) Subliminal suggestions are best when phrased simply, positively, and in the present tense. There is debate about whether “you” or “I” is better. We have used both with success. “I am not smoking” will not be as effective because the subconscious mind may perceive that as “I am smoking.” “It’s easier for me to quit smoking now” and “My will power is becoming stronger every day” are better. Suggestions targeting many aspects of a goal including the resistance to the goal are best.

2) Some subliminals include what are called “masking sounds,” such as music or the sound of ocean waves. We recommend noiseless subliminals because they aren’t distracting and you can listen to them all day on auto-repeat while working, playing, surfing the internet, and even while driving.

3) If you sleep soundly you will be able to listen to noiseless subliminals all night long. A number of light sleepers have found they don’t sleep as well. Everyone is different, so experiment.

4) For best results, listen to quiet subliminals on auto-repeat, continuously (in the background while doing other things is fine), for at least three hours daily, for at least four weeks (six is better) initially. The longer you listen, the more likely your subconscious will embrace and capitalize on the suggestions.

5) If you listen at your computer, for example, and turn the volume up, anyone within earshot will be affected. It’s up to you whether or not you want others around you to benefit from the audio too.

6) Listening to more than one subliminal audio, unless they are closely related, is too much for your mind. Work on one goal at a time. Nervous tension and heightened stress are common symptoms of trying to blast too many different messages to your subconscious at once.

7) It’s natural to be skeptical of the effectiveness since you can’t consciously hear the suggestions. Subliminals work even for cynics and for those “too strong willed” to benefit from hypnosis. Everyone can benefit from hypnosis if they are willing to let go, follow directions, and have a sincere desire to reap the rewards.

One way to test the effectiveness of subliminals is to listen daily for the recommended number of weeks. Then, re-read the suggestions for that particular subliminal. You will likely find that your mind is following the directions without you even being consciously aware of them. This truly is almost effortless change.

8) If you listen to a 12 minute-long subliminal recording on auto-repeat, for example, and each suggestion is repeated at least 5 times within the 12 minutes, that’s 25 times per hour, and 75 times per day for each suggestion if you listen for at least 3 hours a day. Eventually, with recurrence, the subconscious mind will begin to follow the suggestions, just like an obedient horse follows your lead.

9) Some people may recommend that you should only buy a subliminal or hypnosis audio created by a “licensed mental health professional,” which is unwarranted. The truth is that subliminals and hypnosis have been used effectively long before licensed mental health professionals got over their fear of the falsehoods regarding these amazing tools, finally understood the benefits, and decided to use the methods in their practices.

It’s great that some mental health professionals are endorsing and promoting subliminals, hypnosis, and past life regression, but credit really should be given where credit is due.

Licensed mental health professionals didn’t pioneer subliminals, hypnosis, or past life regression and it’s not their right to slap a disclaimer on their audios suggesting that it’s unsafe to use audios formatted by holistic healers or other non-licensed mental health professionals.

10) Another myth is that you need a specialist, such as a licensed psychologist specializing in weight issues, for example, to format a good weight-loss subliminal or hypnosis suggestions. As long as you use the best technology and techniques available and use properly phrased messages, which don’t take a psychologist to understand or write, it’s not necessary to be a licensed specialist to format a good subliminal or hypnosis audio.

Do you have a goal that you’d like help with? Are you receptive to alternative methods? Then we highly recommend subliminal audios. Get your potent, subconscious mind on your side to make the most of your life.

Copyright © 2009 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo
Scott Petullo and Stephen Petullo are identical twins and have been exploring metaphysics since the early 1980s. They are experts in the fields of prediction, personal fate, love life, and past life regression, and are natural psychics and mediums. Get their free report: 13 Spiritual and New Age Myths and 11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Psychic. www.mystictwins.com www.holisticmakeover.com www.scottpetullo.com

Failing Kids? Teach Them Goal Achievement!

I am convinced that most people finish their schooling, even college degrees, without ever having been taught how to effectively set and achieve goals. We probably heard about it in school; we might have been told to set goals...in fact we likely were told to "reach for the stars"! And that's good, as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough. Let's consider how you can teach your children to achieve their goals. Teach them now, and they will use this knowledge for the rest of their lives.

So where do we start? Since I don't know how old your children are, I'll start with pre-schoolers. You think that's too young? Think again! Let's say your little girl, age 5, wants a popular toy. You can respond with "OK, we'll get that the next time we're shopping." You can say maybe, and you can just say no. I'm going to assume that the toy is something you don't object to so it's OK for her to have it.

Here's where you can start teaching about goals, even though you don't use the word. Let's call your daughter Susy. If you just say you'll buy it the next time you're shopping you've taught her a little about goal setting. You taught her to say "I want it!" and she'll get it. Or, you can talk to her about why she wants that particular toy. At 5 years old I'm sure she will be able to give you all kinds of reasons. Help her think about why she wants it so she can really see herself having it and having all the fun that will come with it. You're teaching her to dream and visualize. These are two important skills for achieving goals.

Now that Susy is really clear on how much she wants the toy, you can think of some ways she can "earn" it. I'm not thinking of actually having her earn the money to pay for it (although that's not such a bad idea). I'm thinking of things you will have her do and accomplish before you will buy the toy. These should not be things she's already doing; they should be things outside her normal activities.

Let's say you want her to learn to make her own bed when she gets up in the morning. This is something new for her, and she's old enough to understand that she's learning it and doing it so she can have the toy. Now each morning as you help her learn to make the bed (and maybe even help her make it!), you can talk to her about the toy she's going to have and how much fun she's going to have with it. This is helping her keep her dream alive, and it's making her task more acceptable. She's not thinking about the work of making the bed; she's thinking about the fun of playing with the toy! She's also learning that by changing her habits she's reaching her goal. But, don't explain that to her right now, she is only 5 after all!

Now the day comes when you buy her the toy. She's excited, but not just because you're buying the toy. She's excited and feeling really proud of herself because you're telling her how proud you are that she has learned to make her bed, that she's done it every day, and that she has really earned her toy! Congratulate her. She deserves it...and so do you.

Now, if you really want her to learn how to achieve goals, help her identify the next dream. You can make the next dream a little bigger. This one may take a little longer to achieve; but she'll be excited about achieving it, and she'll feel really good about herself because she's the one accomplishing it. That's giving her a great self image that she really deserves!

One more thing...you can make her daily bed-making routine a small part of the program for the next goal...no use giving up a good thing!

Congratulations! You have taught Susy a great lesson that she will use for the rest of her life.
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Guaranteed Goal Achievement! Easy New Year Reolutions.

I did so much of my Christmas shopping this year online. Some may think me lazy, but I love to shop that way. It has dawned on me that setting and achieving goals really is as simple a process as placing an order. Therefore, when you now complete each of the following steps in this ordering process, it becomes a bit like ordering your goals!

Suppose I have set myself a goal to reduce my weight by 3 kilograms during the month of January. I compare the online DVD store to Life’s Amazing Virtual Goal Delivery System and am delighted to say that if you follow these steps, your New Year resolutions are in the bag!

The Amazing Virtual Goal Delivery System:

The first Step: Decide what you want.

Take some quality time out for yourself to be quiet. This is something that hardly any of us do enough of in our busy lives. We tend to manically rush, and we are constantly paying attention to the noise that is going on around us. Your heart and mind really do enjoy times of quiet, to peer deep within. It is when we take the time to do this that our hearts are set free to soar and take flight on the wings of our own dreams and goals!

Think about what really thrills you. When you are quiet, think about those things that really get your blood moving. What would you LOVE to do, either for fun or for enhancing the quality of your life? What would you love to accomplish? What would you try if you were guaranteed to succeed? What big thoughts move your heart into a state of excitement and joy? When you answer these questions you will feel Great and start becoming aware of what your goals are and of course what they should be.

Life is too short to not pursue your dreams. Someday your life will near its end and all you will be able to do is look backwards. You can reflect with joy or regret. Those who dream, who set goals and act on them to live out their dreams are those who live lives of joy and have a sense of peace when they near the end of their lives. They have finished well, for themselves and for their families.

So, back to the online goal ordering system; I cannot and do not expect the online DVD company to send me a film or comedy show before I have actually sent them my request, neither should you expect life to supply the resources to stop smoking, reduce weight, lower stress levels or be filled with self-esteem for example. So, choose the outcome that you require so that it can be ordered.

In order to do this ensure that you do get a vivid, sensory rich idea on how you want it to be; decide upon what it is that you really want and then make sure that you do really state it in the positive. For example “I want to achieve and maintain the size shape and weight that pleases me” and NOT “I want to lose some weight”. We are not "losers" here!

Your unconscious mind treats negative and positive the same when it learns, they are not processed by your neurology in the same way that they are when you say them, for example; If I were to now say to you: "Don’t think of a pink elephant" it is a command that is very difficult to actually do. In order not to do it, you have to do it! When someone says “I want to stop lacking confidence” you have to imagine lacking confidence to understand the sentence! You are dominating your mind with the thoughts of the things you do not want.

The Second Step: Get Your Goal In Writing; Make It Real and Tangible.

Before I can place an order for any DVDs, I had to find the right order page for the DVD I wanted. However, before I could find the right order page, I had to type the right key terms into the search bar. I wouldn't have found the right order page if I hadn't used the right terms. Wouldn't it have been madness for me to have typed "NOT The First Star Wars Film and NOT The second Star Wars Film…" or to have typed in "I do not really want anything with Jack Nicholson in it..." in my search for the DVDs I did want? Write what you do want, and be as specific and particular as you can.

As I have already mentioned, it is a common thing for people to think about what they want out of life in negative terms. They talk about "getting out of debt" when they really mean that they want to experience "financial security and freedom".

Your unconscious mind is going to deliver precisely what you order. Vague orders bring vague results and we never see the connection between our requests and what shows up. Too often we place careless orders unknowingly, and then wonder why things do not turn out the way we wanted them to. Focusing on "debt" brings a constant supply of it into your life, even if you are trying to get rid of it. After all, it's like putting "NOT debt" into the search tool. You're not looking for the "debt" order page, so stop using that expression today!

Commit to the thing you want by putting it in writing. It is like entering it in an imaginary search box. It is also the fastest way to get to the right order page. One more thing: write it in present tense as though it has already happened. Make it happen in the now!

So, maybe your goal statement in writing will be something like, "January 30th, 2006: I have now reduced my weight by 3kgs." Getting it in writing automatically takes you to Life's "order page" but you are not done yet. The DVD is not on it's way until you have completed the order all the way to the end of the process.

Third Step: Loading Up Your Shopping Cart.

Now, if you are going to invest your own endeavour on doing something, you need to have a good reason, so let yourself know exactly what the reasons are that you want to achieve this goal. What is it going to get for you? How does it benefit you? What then becomes possible for you? Allow yourself to really explore all the benefits that you are going to get from achieving your goal. The more you do this, the easier it is to be enthusiastic and motivated about it, and then of course the more your success is simply inevitable.

In my DVD purchasing experience, after I typed in "Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of The Sith" into the websites search engine, it presented me with a list of "Star Wars" DVDs. Some were the earlier films. After carefully selecting my specific choice, I clicked "Add to Shopping Cart." This is a logical step; after all, I cannot really expect the online DVD people to despatch the DVD until I have advised them which one in particular I am after.

This step is comparable to the step of adding detail and sensory information to your goal statement. You need to spend time creating a more detailed description of the thing you desire. Instead of "January 30th, 2006: I have now reduced my weight by 3 kgs" you write, "January 30th, 2006: I am delighted and proud now that I have made really powerful steps to achieving and maintaining the size, shape and weight that pleases me, by successfully reducing my weight by 3kgs. I am truly happy at how easily this was achieved and am grateful to myself for having successfully compoleted this. I am now developing a more progressive relationship with myself and expect to reduce more weight with more ease this following month too."

Following this step means that you have just added your desired goal and successful outcome to the "Special Life Cart".

The Fourth Step: Where are you? Give your shipping address.

Now that the DVD is in my shopping cart, I have to tell the DVD company where to send it. This step is the part that ensures that my ordered DVD is distributed to my location. This now brings together two key pieces of information into one virtual place. Without this step, the DVD people cannot send me the book… because they have no address for the package.

Goal setting is no different. Just as the DVD and my address had to merge into one database, the goal you want needs to be merged with your personal information also. Notice that during this step, it is not the actual DVD that came together with my actual home; it is simply a representation of the DVD that came together with a representation of my home.

The same needs to happen with a representation of the thing you want, and a representation of you. How? You must imagine yourself achieving that goal; being that ideal weight for example. It might take a few minutes to really generate the images in a vivid way. Nevertheless, with the power of disciplined thoughts, you merge the thing you want, with the person you are. Your mind is the virtual database where it all must come together before Life can fill that order.

As you think about your goal now, having it in the positive form, vividly imagine just what you are going to see, hear and feel when you get what you want. As you are doing that, turn the brightness and colours up in your imagination, make the sounds louder, even add some of your favourite music or other wonderful sounds and turn up the wonderful feelings that go with it, think about where in your body those feelings are going to be when you achieve that goal and really make them more intense.

Then BELIEVE in that which you want. As you imagine that goal, view it and perceive it like you just know it is going to happen, in the same way that you know if you drop your cup of tea, it will fall to the floor. You just know it will happen. So every time you think of your goal and the sensory rich outcome, think of it like you just know it is going to happen.

Then think about how will you know when you have achieved that goal. How will you know?

I once had a client whose main goal was to be wealthy. I asked her exactly how she would know when she was officially wealthy and she said that she would have more money. So I asked her if she thought that if I gave her a fifty pence piece, would htat make her officially wealthy. "Of course not" was her reply. 'More money' did not turn out to be specific enough evidence for her having achieved her goal, so we went into the detail of what she would see, hear and feel when she was officially wealthy. So get your own brain sure that it knows exactly what to work towards.

The Fifth Step: Receive Confirmation of your order.

After I filled in my shipping address, it asked for my credit card info. This is where I pay for what I want.

In setting a health goal, to "pay" traditionally refers to "dieting," "pounding the treadmill," and so on.

But that can be wrong.

So what is the price you pay? Well, it is not an easy price to pay. But it is easier than "paying" with unreasonable diets and fitness regimes. To take the final step in the order process, to do the last thing required before you receive the order confirmation, is to allow yourself to experience the feelings you feel when the goal is achieved. It is easier said than done, but you need to take your imagination exercise just one step further; let me give you an example:

You are out at a social summer event with friends, wearing that new dress or that favourite pair of trousers, huge grin on your face, you can smell the air and it smells sweet, you feel a sense of freedom in your tummy as you move your body and you can see your friends expressions on their faces looking at you excitedly. As you meet some friends that you have not see for a while, they tell you how amazing you look to have reduced your weight. You look over at your proud partner and you whisper to them "I did it! It has been tough at times, but I did it! Let's really enjoy ourselves today!" And your partner says "You really did do it, I am so proud of you and what you have done."

This is your price. Ensure that you get into your imagination and associate with your results. Do NOT watch yourself doing it, BE you doing it.

Now, if you really do spend some time generating those kinds of images and thoughts in your mind, and feel the excitement and enjoy gratitude for the success then you are there! You have paid for your goal. Then as those feelings develop and enhance inside of you; that is your confirmation. Trust yourself and your unconscious mind to keep its promise, and go about your life in peace. No need for desperate dieting; you have already paid the price. Go about your life with a calm assurance that it is already done. Then go about your goal sensibly. The results are on their way and will connect with you in a natural way as you go about your day to day activities. Simply follow the thought. Think about new behaviours that you will need in order to succeed and begin to generate them.

The Sixth Step: Expect Success to Arrive, and be ready to let it in.

After my bill was paid, and I received my order confirmation, the DVD was on its way. I needed only to expect it, wait for it, look out for it, refrain from cancelling it, and answer the door when it arrived.

One very powerful thing to do here is to now let go of your goal. Detach from the outcome.

When you really, really want a specific outcome or really, really want a particular dream, your system sometimes tenses up, and it becomes increasingly hard to achieve it. Instead, find a way to become relaxed with the notion of not getting it. This maintains a sense of relaxation and acceptance while you are moving towards your goal. Imagine your goal as actual “thing” and imagine letting go of it, cut the ties that bind it to you and let it happen unconsciously without you having to continuously engage in conscious thought processes about it.

As for your goal to reduce your weight by 3 kgs by the end of January, if you have gone through the entire order process, and you have received confirmation, all you must do is expect it, look out for it, refrain from cancelling it with unbelief, and when opportunity knocks (because it will), simply answer the door.

Celebrate The New Year In Style!

So finally: The Seventh Step: Celebrate your successes!

People need to celebrate more, so celebrate your successes. Not just the big goal, but every milestone along the way. If you want to slim down, celebrate every few pounds lost (with something that supports you, like new clothing, not chocolates.) If you want to be a healthy non-smoker, celebrate your first day smoke-free, then your first week, first month etc. If you want to – celebration sends a strong sense that you are doing the right thing to your neurology and makes it easier and more enjoyable to continue replicating your success.
Adam Eason is a UK based consultant, speaker and best-selling author. Please visit his website for a vast range of resources from the fields of hypnosis, NLP, personal development and human potential and to receive your amazing, free, instantly downloadable hypnosis session for ultimate relaxation: www.adam-eason.com Thank you.

Goal Achievement…turbo-charged Style!: Top 7 Pitfalls Of Conventional Goal Setting Techniques And What You Must Do Instead To Achieve Powerful, Compelling Outcomes

” Yes, that’s s right. The likelihood is that the way you have been setting goals is actually the very reason why you are not achieving goals. How do I know?

Be honest with yourself. How many goals have you set in the last year in which … • you did not take action on? • you gave blood, sweat and tears to achieve with little results to show for it? • you lost your focus or motivation to keep going?

The good news is: through the tools of NLP (NeuroLinguisticProgramming), you can learn the most powerful goal-setting techniques of top achievers to create powerful compelling outcomes in your business.

Let’s first take a look at the top 7 pitfalls of traditional goal-setting … and how the new turbo-charged techniques can ignite your most ambitious goals into high velocity results.

PITFALL #1: LACK OF PRECISION

Vagueness is deadly in any business, especially in the area of goal-setting. Vague goals create vague, if any,results. When you write your goals in specific, precise language,your subconscious mind, which is the part of you that actualizes your goals, gets busy in the “how” and drives all its energies toward accomplishing your goals.

“I want to earn more money” or“I want my employees to be more productive” is like speaking greek to the subconscious mind. It doesn’t know how to interpret what you want. Instead, a more precise goal is stated as: “I want to earn $100,000” or “I want my employees to get out their reports by 3pm daily.” That goal is precise, specific and measurable. Now the subconscious mind will go to work and keep you focused, until you get to that end result.

PITFALL #2: NOT KNOWING YOUR COMPELLING "WHY”

Most people set their goals in a vacuum. They set goals on what they think they want, rather than on what they really, really want. Ie., goals that will motivate them and create meaning and fulfillment in their businesses and lives.

The secret: Ensure that you are defining goals congruent with your most important values. Values are your subconscious drivers that motivate you to do or not do anything.

Eg., let’s say you set the goal: “I want to make $100,000. Yet family, fun and recreation are your most important values. If your goal is not congruent with your top values, you will produce marginal results with that goal. Your subconscious mind will always drive you to take actions and decisions that feed your most important values.

Always,always ask “why is this goal important for me to achieve?” It's a “power question” that will link your goals with your values.

PITFALL #3: LACK OF A TIME DEADLINE

It has been said that a “goal is a dream with a deadline.” Without a deadline, it’s likely that achieving your goal exists only vaguely sometime in the future. “I want to achieve $100,000” lacks any sense of direction. The old “someday” syndrome kicks in and your subconscious mind takes a nap, thinking it has all the time in the world.

A goal with a time deadline instead alerts the subconscious mind that you are ready to take action, focus your energies and achieve your desired outcome within a certain timeframe. IE., “I want to earn $100,000 by December 31,2006” is a goal that creates a sense of urgency and puts you in momentum..

PITFALL #4: NOT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR GOAL

In NLP, we always check for the “ecology” of achieving a certain goal. Ie., does achieving your goal conflict with other areas of your life? Does it negatively effect others? Does it negatively impact the planet?

In today’s high stress,cooker pressured business world, business owners and leaders often pursue goals that cost them in other areas of their life. In some cases, serious consequences – such as divorce, heart attacks,loss of friends, etc. As management guru, Steven Covey, reminds us:“It’s one thing to move up the ladder. It’s another thing to find out your ladder is against the wrong wall.”

Always check your goal’s consequences. Ask yourself: “Does the goal conflict with any other area of my life?” “If I achieve my goal, does it create win/win or win/lose outcomes?”

PITFALL #5: STATING THE GOAL IN FUTURE TENSE

Stating the outcome in future tense keeps you in that hoping, wishing state. A state in which all your fears and doubts creep in. You begin to hear those nasty inner voices, eg., “you’ve got to be kiddin'. You’re a loser.” “Why bother! You’re fail anyway.”

When you write your goal in present tense, you bypass those inner voices. Why? Because the subconscious mind does not know the difference between that which is imagined and that which is real. Writing the goal “as if it already happened” sets a strong inner intention and decision that the goal is already achieved, at least in your mind. Thus, your goal becomes more compelling and achievable.

Eg., instead of stating your goal as “Iwant to earn $100,000 by December 31, 2006,” use present time language to make it more compelling and real:

“It is now December 31,2006. I have successfully accomplished my goal of earning $100,000 ….” Yeah! Now your mind is cheering you on .

PITFALL #6: LACK OF AN "EVIDENCE PROCEDURE"

This one secret is worth its weight in gold! No other goal-setting technique incorporates this powerful secret. It is the difference that makes the difference between mediocre results and extraordinary outcomes.

Your evidence procedure is your “proof”statement that your goal is already achieved. How will you know when you have gotten your desired outcome? What is the last step that needs to happen to ensure you goal is achieved?

Use sensory based language to make your proof statement compelling and real. That is, what will you see, hear, feel that proves you have accomplished your goal?

Eg., your goal statement with an evidence procedure: “It is now December 31,2006. I have successfully earned $100,000 in income this year. I know it because (proof statement) I am looking at my 2006 financial statement with a big grin on my face as, I hear my wife congratulating me for a job well done.” BINGO!

PITFALL #7: NOT IDENTIFYING AND ENROLLING YOUR SUCCESS TEAM

As Walt Disney said, “You can have the most beautiful dream in the world,yet it takes people to build it.” Trying to accomplish your goals on your own is the hard way.

Goals, as defined above, along with a success team give you the fuel and the leverage to achieve big audacious goals that once seemed impossible. Whether you are an executive trying to get your team to rally behind your goals or an entrepreneur wanting the support of like minded business owners,the critical factor is to make sure you link your goals and vision with what each member on your team wants to achieve.

“How can I assist my team members to self actualize through the accomplishment of my goals? How can I help them get what they really want?”

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Goal Achievement And Success - Knowing How To Achieve Your Goals

Well, there are no guaranteed steps to goal achievement, for there are different ways to achieve various goals. However, part of being successful is developing certain attitudes that only true winners possess:

1. Persistence. You need to be persistent because the road to success is surely not without difficulty. Being persistent means that you won't give up easily; it means that you will strive to solve the problems you encounter and that you will be passionate about achieving your goal from beginning to the end.
2. Optimism. A sense of optimism should be balanced with a sense of realism. Being optimistic means that you won't easily lose hope. It also means that you readily grab the opportunities that come along your way, without failing to consider other possibilities. This means that you are able to trust your instincts and make calculated risks.
3. A good sense of timing. Although it is important for you to be diligent, it is also important that you have to be sensitive about your environment, including the people around you. A good sense of timing relates to making sensible choices, and this is something you can develop by being more observant. This is especially true in the case of business.

As you can see, knowing how to achieve your goals by developing the right attitudes is applicable to gaining success in every aspect of your life. This will ultimately help you to develop your character as well - and that's one achievement that no one can ever take away from you.
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Developing The Right Attitude To Support Goal Achievement

If you consider achievement and achievers, you hopefully would recognize that one piece of the goal achievement puzzle is attitude.

In most goal achievement writing I`ve seen, attitude is always discussed, often downplayed and typically misunderstood in the entire goal achievement puzzle; three good reasons to explore the ‘right` attitude!

In this brief article, I will outline what the right attitude is (to support maximum goal achievement), why it is important to us both as individuals and leaders and how to develop it.

So, what is the right attitude? I`m glad you asked.

Consider the three P`s of the right goal achievement attitude:

Positive. This is where most of these conversations start . . . and stop. Prevailing wisdom and much research show that having a positive attitude improves the likelihood you will achieve your goal, speeds your progress and, perhaps most importantly, makes you more resilient - All of which help you overcome obstacles and remain persistent in pursuit of your goal.
Possibility. The key to possibility is belief. Do you believe you can succeed and reach the goal? Do you believe we can earn it? Do you believe the goal is possible? If you think it is possible for others, can you see it for ourselves? This is more than just an extension of positive thinking. After all, if you didn`t think the goal was achievable, how likely are you to work hard to achieve it?
Proactive. The right attitude isn`t about thinking and belief alone. The right attitude includes realizing that you must roll up your sleeves and do something.

As you take action in the direction of your goals, you can build momentum, greater belief and enhance our attitude as we go.

All of this sounds pretty good, I realize, but what makes this the "right" attitude; or, more practically, how does this attitude help the situation?

The right attitude enables the right behaviors - behaviors of persistence, discipline and creativity.
The right attitude enables right focus - staying on mentally target and alert for opportunities.
The right attitude enables right results - it improves the likelihood of your success in reaching your goals.

Behaviors, focus and results. The right attitude can create all of them, both for ourselves and those we lead.

You know what the right attitude looks like (and you realize it is more than "just" positive mental attitude) as it relates to goal achievement, you may be wondering how do you create it? Another great question . . . here are some immediate steps -

1. Set the goal. This is the start. Before you can achieve a goal you must know what it is. This sets everything in motion. The size and nature of the goal will impact all three P`s described above.
2. Involve those who will be achieving the goal. If you want others to believe in the goal, you must involve them as much as possible. The right attitude comes easier when participants own the goal.
3. Create greater belief. Remind people of past successes; reward and recognize small successes on the achievement path. As you do this you create a momentum effect and the greater belief buoys the attitude.
4. Get excited about the goal. Actually this is a misstatement. Don`t focus on the goal itself, get yourself and others excited about the benefits that come from achieving the goal. When you know why you are doing the (hard) work of moving toward a goal, you are creating the right attitude.
5. Make the goals visual and vivid. Help people "see" the achievement of the goal. While this has already been mentioned, it is critical. Help your team make that picture as real as you can. Then, whenever possible, remind people of that vision.
6. Keep the goal in front of you at all times. Do you have a list of your goals that you read often? Do you have team goals "written down" or visually available to people in multiple places? Do you open team meetings by reminding people of the goals? When we are reminded of goals we are excited about achieving, it manages our attitude and keeps is "right."

We all know the right attitude will make a difference. Now you know some reasons why, and how you can influence and nurture that attitude in yourself, and those you lead.

Once you get the attitude right, you are fast-forwarding your progress towards achieving your goals!

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