Goal Getting - Make 2006 your Best Year Ever!

What if you achieved your goals for 2006?  Imagine it is now 31 December, 2006.  How are you feeling?  How has your life changed?

What is the difference between the times when you did achieve your goals and the times when you didn’t?  The most common roadblocks to getting our goals are:

·        Not being specific and measurable.

·        Not being realistic.

·        No set time stipulated.

·        Not initiated by you.

·        Not taking action.

·        Not maintaining focus.

·        Negative emotions of anger, sadness, fear and guilt.

·        Beliefs that limit or disempower you.

·        Internal conflict.

Your conscious mind is your goal setter.  Your unconscious mind is your goal getter.  Therefore, you must be able to direct your unconscious mind to where you want to go.  For example, you consciously decide you are going to make yourself a cup of coffee.  You can see the steaming coffee, hear the sound of the stirring teaspoon, feel the hot cup in your hand, smell the aroma and taste it.  Without thinking about it any further, you get up, walk over to the kitchen, make the coffee and sit down to enjoy it.  Your unconscious mind takes over (moves your muscles, keeps you breathing, etc) once you give it a clear directive.  The same goes for your bigger life goals.

Once we have identified what exactly is our goal, we must take action and maintain focus.  That is easier to do when you have a supportive, success-oriented network around you, e.g. family, friends, experts and a coach.  If you feel any doubts or negativity about your goal, you have to let go of the limitations that are stopping you in order to move forward.  Our values are the criteria by which you allocate your time and effort, as well as judge your actions and those of others.  Are your values in conflict, or aligned with your goals?  You can overcome your limitations or conflicts by attending a course of personal development training, therapy or coaching.

A useful belief to adopt is that there is no failure, only feedback.  We all have the resources within us to succeed – but sometimes, we need someone else to hold up the mirror, point out the blind spots and encourage us to keep going.  After all, doesn’t every high achieving athlete have a great coach?

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