Thursday, December 18, 2008

How To Achieve All Your Goals In 3 Simple Steps

By Caleb Lee

Did you know that the day after labor day and January 2 are two of the most significant days of the year where people set goals?

It's real.

As a matter of fact, around this time of year you're almost certainly going to start keep thinking about how you want your life to be like when January comes around. You may kick off setting some goals. You might want to build a hard body with muscles of steel lose weight or get stronger. Doesn't matter what you're goal is really

I'm going to share with you 3 simple steps to achieve all your goals (fitness and otherwise):

Step #1 - A Specific Idea Of Your Goal

This is basically visualizing what you want your life to be like as soon as you reach your goal. Create a vision of yourself reaching your goal and living it and make it as clear as possible in your mind. For a good book on how to get this done you have to look into Maxwell Maltz's New Psycho-Cybernetics.

Then you are to stay positive, no matter what, and BELIEVE that you will achieve your goal(s).

Here's a quick visualization tip. I'll use the example of wanting to get stronger and lifting more weight for your next exercise routine

1. Take a deep breath, calm down and close your eyes

2. Visualize the last time you successfully lifted a weight

3. Be aware of all the feeling - the pleasure, the achievement, the fulfillment

4. When your performing this correctly you will be laughing at your success

5. Picture yourself acting out your next lift with success and FEEL those same emotions

6. Go do your lift!

The athletic professionals picture this technique for success. Likewise you can make use of the similar process on almost any goal: growing stronger, going on a diet, giving up smoking, making money, whatsoever...

Step #2: A Plan To Get There

Once you have a clear picture of where you want to go, you need a plan to get there. Then it's as simple as keeping the objective in mind while following the plan. As George Foreman said about success it comes down to "Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan".

It worked for Georgey and I'm betting it will work for you too.

Step #3: People To Keep You Accountable

This is frequently an ignored step. You certainly need some people in your life to keep you responsible. I hear as much as diets go that Weight Watchers is most efficient at getting people to count the calories since every week you have to inform a new person how much weight you've lost. And if you don't well you don't want to be the guy who didn't lose weight right? - 15255

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