1. LIFE THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW
GET EQUIPPED IN GOAL SETTING: A 10 Stepactionplanfor settingandachievingmylife goals!Info
providedbyDr.Gustav Gous.
Three facts aboutgoal setting:
1. You can get whateveryouwantoutof life if youdevelop self-disciplinedskillsandyouare
preparedtolearnand do whateverittakestosucceedwitha positive,persistentattitude.
2. Life isno rehearsal,it’shappeningrightnow. Youare responsibleforyourownlife andyour
ownhappiness. Noone else. Youare the directorand producerof your ownlife movie.
3. Somethingquite miraculoushappenswhenyouwrite downyourgoals. Itgivesyoua
tangible experience,filledwithexcitementandhope. Italsogivesyouthe freedomand
space to manoeuvre andassessthingsinorderto buildabridge betweenwhere you
currentlyare and where youwantto be.
ActionStep1: WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS.
Theymust be SMART – Specific,Measurable,Attainable,RealisticandTimed.
Dream,imagine andvisualizeeverythingyouwant fromlife andthendescribe the life youwant
to lead. Do notbe concernedaboutage,time,finances,education,experience,relationships,
wantingtoomuch or any othercircumstances,whiledoingthisexercise. Letyouimagination
and creative powerrunwild. Highlightthe top10 ones. Now focussingonthe top3 ask yourself
the question“Whatone great thingwouldIdare to dreamif I knew Icouldnot fail.” Your
answershouldbe number1 of your top3 Goals.
ActionStep2: ALIGN YOU GOALSWITH YOUR PERSONALCONSTITUTION/PHILOSOPHY(VALUE
SYSTEM)
Your goal must be in line withwhoyouare and whatyoustand for. If your goalsare in conflict
withyourvalues,oralsandprinciples,youare veryunlikelytoachieve them.
ActionStep3: IDENTIFYTHE BENEFITSOF ACHIEVINGYOUR GOALS
List all the reasons‘why’youwantto achieve yourgoals. The more reasons‘why’the closeryou
will be toattainingthem.
ActionStep4: IDENTIFY ALL THE POSSIBLEOBSTACLESTHAT YOU MAY HAVETO OVERCOME IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVEYOUR GOALS
List all the possible andanypotential obstaclesthatyoumayhave to overcome inorderto
achieve yourgoals.
ActionStep5: IDENTIFY THE STRATEGIESAND SOLUTIONSFOR OVERCOMINGANYPOSSIBLE
OBSTACLES
2. For eachpotential obstacle identified,itisadvantageoustolistafew solutionstohelpcrystallize
and focuson these specific‘instructions’senttoyou.
ActionStep6: IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES NEEDE TO OBTAIN YOUR GOALS.
Identifythe resourcesneededtoobtainyourgoalsfromyourabilities,skills,knowledge,
information,data,componentsandthe helpandco-operationof others. Noone makesitalone.
Builda network,like the BusinessChamber.
ActionStep7: LIST SOME AFFIRMATIONSTOSUPPORT YOUR GOALS
An affirmationisthe ‘self-talk’,orthoughtthatyouoftenrepeatto yourself. Anaffirmationcan
alsobe describedasapositive future realitystatedasapresentdayfact.
ActionStep8: WRITE DOWN YOUR INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVES
First,breakdowneach goal intothree categories:Short,MediumandLongterm. Then,stepby
stepmap itout.
ActionStep9: PRACTICEVISUALISATION FORYOURGOALS
Visualisationisthe mostimportantelementingoal settingandachieving. Itspowerliesinthe
imagination. Whenyourimaginationissetfree andyouare able to combine yourmental
picturesof yourgoals withcharge emotionfromyourinnersenses.
ActionStep10: SET A DEFINITE COMPLETION DATE
Seta definite date onwhichyouintendtoreachyour goalsandbeginat once,whetheryouare
readyor not.
Focuson the most importantthingsyoucan do today. Askyourself all the time; “What’sthe
bestpossible use of mytime rightnow?”If youare not doingthatwhichis bringingyoucloserto
your goals,youare misusingyourtime andtherefore potentiallywastingyourlife.
In Summary;
Imagine exactlywhatyouwantfromlife,write itdown,visualise itwithself-talk,collectpictures
and charge themwithemotionfromall yoursenses. Mapout a detailedplanwithdeadlines,
includingpossibleobstacleswithstrategies.Tapintoall the resourcesneeded,priorities,work
and focuson the mostimportanteverysingle day. Witha‘do itnow’attitude,strongfaith,
positive self-talk,andself-disciplinedbehavioursandhabits,yourself-esteemandself-
confidence will increase andwiththose soaringattributesyoucanaccomplishandachieve any
goal.
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