Achieve What You Desire

Well here we are in the first month of 2010 and all over the world people are motivated to make positive changes in their lives, careers, finances, relationships, etc. Being a very optimistic brother, I too have and do occasionally get wrapped up in the energy and hype associated with a new year. I have a renewed vigor and willingness to go harder then I ever have and do more than I’ve ever done.

For most of us, at some point the process of great achievement slows and then comes to a halt, returning us to the habitual replay of old habits. The calendar changed without my help and time marches forward without any regard for my readiness for the next second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year or decade. All of these moments in time are now different. The time and the calendar continue to change but do I? Do you? Change doesn’t come from thinking about or vividly envisioning or dreaming about it. Thinking can stimulate change motivation, but change happens in the doing; “Action”.

Some of us create expectations that don’t reflect any sense of self awareness. Expecting to suddenly change the way we exercise, treat people in our lives, or the way we eat because the calendar has changed from Dec 31st to Jan 1st is like expecting to plant a tree, watch it grow and eat fruit from it all in a single day. Resolutions and goals set with little self-awareness or regard for the principals of natural growth are unrealistic and almost always fail.

Effectively setting and achieving goals are of significant importance to the successful unfolding of one’s life. If you want to be successful on purpose then clearly defined and appropriately executed goals will get you to your destination. Thousands of books have been written on goal setting, and the basic principals are all the same. Some writers present the information with more clearly understandable examples than others, but all goal setting processes are designed to help you determine what you want to achieve, why you want to achieve it and to clarify the steps to take for its achievement.

Both Stephen R. Covey and Brain Tracy have created excellent goal setting programs, but there are others. If you are an artist, song writer, producer, business owner or a beginner trying to determine direction; in fact, anyone attempting to accomplish something important, you improve your chances of success and shorten the time the achievement will take by setting goals. To that end I will be presenting a three-part series on goal setting because when I help you win, I win as well.

Wisdom from the grind: Achieve what you desire and learn to effectively set and achieve goals.