Jan 06 2009
Setting Yourself Up For Outrageous Success By Lenore Miller
Setting Yourself Up For Outrageous Success By Lenore Miller
It is often said we overestimate what we can do in one year and underestimate what we can do in 10.
So when we set those New Year’s resolutions to loose 50kgs (110 pounds), quit smoking, exercise daily, make our first million or whatever else your heart desires, we often set ourselves up for failure, not success. Why do I say this? Well how many times have you set goals at New Year’s and by January 31 you’re already feeling like a failure? I have certainly done this in the past.
In early 2007 I found my goal book from 2002. I had laid out my goals with pictures and inspirational words, lots of colour and enthusiasm. When I started to look through this book I realised that whilst I hadn’t achieved many of these goals during 2002, I had achieved all of them by the time I was looking at the book in early 2007, five years later. How do you think I felt? I was excited. This meant I had always been on track; I had just underestimated how long some of the goals would take me, or maybe I had lessons to learn along the way that would help me achieve these goals.
So do I still set goals? You bet I do, and I set them for this year with a vision for where I want to be in five and 10 years.
I decide who I want to be now (and in 10 years from now) and what I want to achieve in all areas of my life, then I go about setting my goals for the next year that will lead me towards my 10-year vision. For example, if I want to be fit, vital and healthy in 10 year’s time (which I do), I may set a goal to exercise four times a week, shed 20 kilos (44 pounds) and source more organic produce to use in our home. Then when I get to the end of the year, having shed 12 kilos, exercised on average 2-3 times per week and 50 per cent of our household food is organic, then am I successful or not?
In the old system of setting one-year goals I would feel like I had not achieved all I wanted and would have felt a failure. However, I am still on track to my 10-year goal. I am exercising more, I have certainly leaned up and I am moving toward my 80 per cent organic lifestyle.
So even when you feel a little off track or you are not reaching your goal as quickly as you’d like, remember the only time we fail is when we give up. Off track does not mean failure - it just means you need to refocus and there may be other things you need to learn or do first before you can achieve that goal.
The important thing is to notice your progress and the changes you have already made toward your goal or vision.
Outrageously Healthy Tip: Decide where you want to be in 10 years and the kind of person you need to become to achieve that goal. Then work backwards: who do I need to be to achieve that vision and what would that person need to do? Start fleshing out the small steps you can take today, tomorrow and over the next year.
Lenore Miller is the Creator and Founder of http://www.outrageouslyhealthy.com She brings together both tools of the conscious and unconscious mind to help you create the Outrageously Healthy Life you deserve. You can listen to Lenore’s expert interviews by becoming a FREE member of outrageouslyhealthy.com, where you will hear authorities speak on everything from fuelling your body and exercising efficiently, to motivation and having a wardrobe that has you feeling fabulous. She also offers you the opportunity to work at an unconscious level by participating in group and individual coaching calls.
Lenore is a Keynote Speaker, Result Coach and NLP Practitioner and she holds a Bachelor of Social Science and a Diploma in Relationship counselling.





















