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The Power of FocusIn any job, no matter how mundane, there are always goals, tasks, and areas of focus. The difference is in scope. A job may have three or four main tasks, and focusing on your job is merely a matter of concentration, staying on task and avoiding distraction. But once you start to set ambitious goals for yourself, staying focused becomes a much bigger issue. A company works by delegating tasks, and low-to mid-level employees have [...] -
The Power of Commitment and the Springboard of SuccessGrowing up, my family always taught me to keep my commitments, no matter what. It was always a matter of honor to do so, and my father used to say, “A good man always does what he says he will.” Usually, he said it when I was trying to put off my household chores. What I’ve found over the years is that success goes far beyond being simply a matter of honor. Is keeping your [...] -
Occam had it right: Achieving success through simplicityLife coaches, gurus and spiritual leaders often exhort their students to “simplify,” but this basic piece of advice is often misunderstood. To simplify one’s life doesn’t mean you have to do without. It doesn’t mean you have to give up your automobile and other modern conveniences, give up your lofty goals, or abandon your dream of building a successful business. On the contrary, you can achieve remarkable success and happiness in your life, achieve your [...]
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5 Ways To Visualize Yourself Doing, Not AchievingI have long been an advocate of setting audacious goals and using visualization as a tool to help you achieve these goals. Success starts in the mind. However, visualization can be counter-productive and even sabotage your goals if done improperly, so I believe it’s important to address this. People who visualize taking the practical steps necessary to reach a goal have more success than those who simply visualize the outcomes, like a new house or [...]
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How to Achieve Your Goal – 3 Tips For Your Own ‘Grounding the Ships’ MomentEven though I’m a big believer in setting audacious goals, I always have a plan B in mind as well, even if it’s way in the back of my mind. The key, of course, is to make sure plan B doesn’t become the default position or completely sabotages plan A (A = audacious, of course). Good can become the enemy of great, as you well know. This applies to all areas of life, including relationships, [...]
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What Does It Mean To Be Rich?How can you live a richer life? I don’t believe one has to have a lot of money to be rich. One can be rich in many ways. Riches can include family, close relationships, meaningful work and more. Those are all wonderful things, of course. But today I will focus on the three things that will help you live a richer life that aren’t dependent on other people and are things mostly in your control: [...]
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How to Achieve Your Goals – 3 Ways to Achieve Your Goals by “Doing the Right Thing”Just “do the right thing.” It seems a cliché to say that these days. What is the right thing anyway? How do you go about doing the right thing? Because my work focuses on helping people with goal setting—especially setting bold, audacious goals—in the workplace and in one’s personal life, I will share with you 3 ways to focus on doing the right thing within that context. 1. Pursue Inner Peace Although I would never [...]August 25, 2010 0 Comments goal achievement, goal setting, how to achieve your goals, karim ismail, setting goals, work life balance
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Goal Setting – 5 Ways to Achieve Your Goals With SpeedYou’ve probably heard the phrase, “money loves speed.” That’s because it’s not enough to have a goal or a good idea. You must quickly implement it in order to have success. This doesn’t mean you can’t have long term goals, of course. But the forward motion you gain from focusing on getting things done quickly will help you achieve even your long term goals too. Let me give an example. Twenty minutes after Jason Mark [...]
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Goal Setting – 12 Steps to Achieve Any Goal in Business (Part 2 of 2)Today I will continue my discussion of the 12 Steps to Achieving Any Goal as it applies to the workplace. 7. Define the obstacles to achieving your goal. It may seem counter-intuitive to put any focus on obstacles, for fear of indulging in negative thinking. But I encourage you to embrace the obstacles in your way because the solution to achieving your goals actually lies in your obstacles. Obstacles make you think harder and force [...]
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Goal Setting – 12 Steps to Achieve Any Goal in Business (Part 1 of 2)Today I want to take my popular 12 Steps to Achieve Any Goal and apply it to the business world. These 12 steps will help you as you advance in your career or even as you switch careers. We will cover the first 6 steps in this article: 1. Define your most important and audacious goal. This is the goal you most want to achieve, even if it seems unrealistic or not feasible. Although you [...]
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To Achieve Your Goals, Make Promises, NOT To Do ListsDo you remember when you were a child and had a promise broken? How did that make you feel? Well, let me share one incident that is still, 38 years later, as vivid in my memory as though it happened yesterday. At age 10 (Grade 5), when I lived in a small town in Kenya, I wanted a bicycle, one that I could eventually ride to school. Looking back, I am sure it had a [...]
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Three Patterns to Develop So Your Behaviors Reflect Your True SelfTo achieve your life goals you must often change your behavior. This is often not easy to do because your behavior never lies. It is always a reflection of what you believe to be true about yourself. Your behavior tells me how you think, how you talk about yourself even when no one’s around, and what you do every single day. The real essence of truth, of who you really think you are is not [...]
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Part 2 – Achieving Your Goals – How to Create Your Vision Board to Help You Achieve Your GoalsIn my previous post we discussed how a Vision Board can help you achieve your goals because it allows your mind to experience your goals just like they have already come to fruition. When you use all your senses so you actually see, smell, feel and taste your goals they become more real in your mind. When they are real, you will be motivated to take the next action steps to achieve them even when [...]
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Part 1 – Achieving Your Goals – Why Using a Vision Board Can Help You to Achieve Your GoalsDo you think you can attract what you want? Both skeptics of the “Law of Attraction” and people who believe in it ask themselves this question. The first step to achieving your goals is to be really clear about what they are. You need to sit down and write a list of all your life goals. Look into the all the different areas of your life such as health, relationships, wealth, family, and spirituality. Be [...]
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To Achieve Your Goals Visualize What Your Goal Will Look, Feel & Sound LikeStep 12 in my series, The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals The future belongs to people who see possibilities before they become obvious. – Ted Levitt Yet a common mistake many people make is not having a crystal clear vision of what success will look. You will find that visualizing success as vividly as you can (use photos, mental images, detailed descriptions to show you what it will feel like) is a vital step [...]
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To Achieve Your Goals Share Your Goal Widely With OthersStep 11 in my series, The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle can contain it or stand against it. – Jane Smiley Sharing your goal with others is vital to your success. However, many people are uncomfortable doing this, so they make the mistake of hiding their goal, or only sharing it with one person. When you don’t share [...]
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To Achieve Your Life Goals, Set Clear Milestones on Your Path to SuccessStep 10 in my series, The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo de Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” – H. Jackson Brown Sometimes reaching a goal feels miraculous, like a quantum leap. But if you look closely, you’ll notice that the goal was attained by moving [...]
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Goal Setting – Enlist All Possible Resources to Help You Attain Your GoalStep 9 in my series, The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals Often when we are faced with a goal to achieve, we assume we have to accomplish the goal on our own. Why do we put this pressure on ourselves? This is surely one of the biggest mistakes anyone can make! There are many, many resources in the universe that we can tap into. We need only ask. Since your ultimate aim is to [...]
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Goal Setting – To Achieve Your Goals, Focus on the Solutions to Overcoming Your ObstaclesStep 8 in my series, The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals The next step in achieving your goals after you define your obstacles is to find solutions. If you have defined the possible obstacles to your goal, your mind will suddenly perceive solutions where none existed before. This is because as humans are instinctive problem-solvers. Most people make the mistake of not listing their obstacles on paper; maybe because we are afraid to acknowledge [...]February 22, 2010 0 Comments achieve your goals, achieving your goals, goal setting, karim ismail, setting goals
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Goal Setting: To Achieve Your Goals, Define Your ObstaclesStep 7 in my series, The 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.-William Ellery Channing Life throws us many challenges, which we often view as obstacles that prevent us from getting to our goals. Instead, you may want to consider embracing these obstacles. For in them lies the solution to achieving your goals. Why? Well, over thousands of years, as [...]
