The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals – STEP 1

Posted in life goals on September 28th, 2009

KarimKilimanjaroYou have likely heard of the SMART (or S.M.A.R.T.) system of goal achievement based on setting goals which are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. While this is a very useful way of looking at goals, I believe it misses out on MANY other key factors that you will want to consider if you wish to achieve huge goals.

Over the next weeks, I will share with you a FOOLPROOF way to achieve any goal, based on a system that is well illustrated within my book Keep Any Promise: a blueprint for designing your future.

I will use the example of a HUGE goal I set, and share with you how I went about thinking through and achieving this audacious goal. 

When thinking about the results or goals you want to achieve, start by focusing on those goals that have the most meaning to you. Think of those achievements from which you have the most to gain. You will discover a simple truth: our minds do not change their deeply-ingrained ways of thinking if we set small goals.
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Finding Your Life Purpose

Posted in life change, life goals on September 17th, 2009

Do you ever wonder why you were put on this earth? What is your Life Purpose?

Join any group of people, and try and determine each person’s life purpose. You will most likely find it impossible!

Better still, state your life purpose succinctly to each person, and ask them to do the same: to articulate their life purpose.

The likely result? I’ll bet that very few of the people in the group will be able to articulate their purpose with complete clarity.

Can you?

Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to define your own life purpose? Would you like to know how to do it? In a minute I will show you two easy steps to find it.

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Living a Life of Purpose and To Its Fullest Every Day

Posted in life change, life goals on September 7th, 2009

Last Friday, I attended the funeral of Zafar Abid, a friend and member of my design team, who passed away with cancer at the young age of 33. The day of his funeral service was also his 33rd birthday.

My team and I were especially saddened at losing a close friend and a wonderful human being, but our heart goes out to his parents, who had lost another son due to illness not so long ago. May Zafar rest in peace, and may his family have the courage to bear their loss with grace.

The funeral gave me pause to think about how precious and fleeting life can be, and two things came to mind immediately.

The first is to embrace and live each day to its fullest. And the second is to live a life of purpose.

Let me share my views and some suggestions on living each day to its fullest. In a future blog, I will discuss living a life of purpose. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever tried to find a new destination without a map or GPS?

Posted in life goals on August 24th, 2009

I’m guilty of this myself sometimes. I jot down directions to an unfamiliar place on a piece of paper but all too often the directions are incomplete.

I spend minutes driving around before finally pulling over and taking the map out of my car or asking a stranger for assistance if I don’t have the proper map.

Sound familiar?

Not having a map is the reason many people have trouble with goal setting.

It’s not enough to have a list of goals or to visualize what you want to achieve.

If you don’t map your goals, it will be almost impossible to take the necessary daily actions to pursue your goals. MORE>>>

12-Stop-You-Dead-in-Your-Tracks-Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make That Will Keep You From Your Goals

Posted in Tips, tools, tricks, life goals on August 14th, 2009

One way to achieve your goals is by using the acronym S.M.A.R.T. which is based on creating goals which are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. While this may be a useful way to approach everyday life goals, I believe it misses out on MANY other key factors that you will want to consider if you wish to achieve huge or audacious goals.

In this blog post, I have listed the 12 most common mistakes people make while setting their goals. If you pay special attention to avoiding these mistakes, your chances of achieving your goal will soar! . MORE>>>

Achieve Your Goals – Learn the 12 steps to achieving your goals

Posted in General, Tips, tools, tricks, life goals on July 31st, 2009

Do you know the number one reason you fail to achieve all your goals? Or fail to keep all your new year’s resolutions?

It’s very simple, and if you knew this one little secret, you could easily achieve ANY goal you set.

The reality is that most people create goals somewhat like this:

1. I’d really like to lose weight/get fit/look better/feel better.
2. Wouldn’t it be nice if I had more money, a bigger car, a bigger house?
3. I’d be so happy if my relationships with friends, family and co-workers were much better. MORE>>>

Can You Really Think and Grow Rich?

Posted in General, Tips, tools, tricks, Travel on July 14th, 2009

Today, I want to answer the question: can you really think and grow rich?

As you probably know, the concept behind the Law of Attraction is not new. Most ancient religious texts talk about the importance of how thoughts influence our actions. Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am.” In the 1930s Napoleon Hill wrote the book “Think and Grow Rich” that has gone on to influence millions of people even today. “The Secret” is only the most recent variation on this theme.

I confess that I don’t really believe in the Law of Attraction. At least not as a law unto itself. The Law of Attraction works when paired with what I like to call the Law of Action.

Therefore you can’t merely think and grow rich (and I think Napoleon Hill would agree with that). As a former manager of large building projects, I know that you can’t think a building into being. That would be absurd. Yes, every project begins with a vision and inspiration. But you can only visualize for so long. You need detailed blueprints. Then you need to assemble the right materials and the services of skilled laborers. . MORE>>>

A Bad Economy is the Best Time for Reinvention: Part 2 of 2

Posted in Tips, tools, tricks, life change, life goals on June 3rd, 2009

Think of your life as a building project. No architect would attempt to build something without a blueprint, so why would you approach your life plan without one? The details may change over time but it will always remain the building block on which to focus your energies and base your decisions.

The best way to start creating your own blueprint? Take stock of where you are right now. Start by writing down the ten most important categories in your life. They can be career, relationships, spirituality, health, or whatever is important to you.

Next, make two columns next to each category. In the first one, write down where you are right now in your life in that area. Be brutally honest. For the second column, close your eyes and think of where you’d like to be in the three years if no obstacles were in your way. Think hard and big. No idea is too big or impossible and the more uncomfortable or daunting the vision, the better. MORE>>>

A Bad Economy is the Best Time for Reinvention: Part 1 of 2

Posted in Tips, tools, tricks, life goals on June 3rd, 2009

The 1st Step is to Create a Blueprint for Your Life

The numbers are frightening. Millions of people are out of work or crossing their fingers they won’t find a pink slip in their next paycheck. Many have watched their retirement funds slip away. More North Americans than ever face foreclosure. Who wouldn’t be afraid?

Do you wish you could close your eyes and wake up on the other side of this mess? If you did, you’d miss one of the greatest opportunities of your life. Did you know that more millionaires were created per capita during the Great Depression than ever since? There is no better time than now to figure out your life purpose, set goals, and design a life blueprint. And the best part is that the process won’t cost you a dime. . MORE>>>

Let your greatness light up the world

Posted in General, life goals on June 3rd, 2009

Welcome to the first post in my blog! The blog is based on my fundamental belief that each of us has a bright spark in us that has the potential to brighten the world – if only we let our inner light shine strongly. I hope to share with you success stories of real people just like you and me, so that you too can be inspired to let your greatness light up the world.

What will you gain from visiting the blog, or better still, subscribing to the RSS feed? I will start by sharing the stories, in the next few weeks, of the 12 ordinary-yet-extraordinary people featured in my recently published book, Keep Any Promise: a blueprint for designing your future.

These are people who have met great challenges, overcome obstacles, made fear work for them —and have gone on to achieve undreamed-of heights! MORE>>>