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Book Mar This

Successful Resolutions By Carrie Fleharty

The ultimate success formula begins with clarity. Now that the New Year is upon us, many of us have made resolutions or have written down what they want to attract for the year. In other words you have determined what you want and desire. The question is why do you want that? What purpose does it serve? Once that is foreknown you will need to devise an action plan to develop strategies to obtain or accomplish your goals.

Your goals are just those very things you want and desire. We often flounder right here at this specific time and place. We forget to set up and develop our action plans. Those action plans are the make or break of a successful endeavor; whether it’s a New Year’s resolution or something you want to accomplish.

I firmly believe that the reason so many people who break their resolutions is because they left out the how to’s or the action steps. For example if you want to lose weight, you decide that going to the gym would be a good plan. This goes well, until you decide to stop going. You forgot to write down the steps that need to be taken in order for you to show up at the gym three-four times a week. By not setting those action plans, you have set yourself up for failure.

Here’s the way to help you become more successful in all of your endeavors:

1.     Look at your resolutions, your desires, or your goals; decide which one is the most important at this time. Imagine doing or having exactly that. Does it feel good? Do you still want it? If yes, then go to step two if not then look again and make another decision.
2.    The decision to have what you want and desire is yours and yours alone. So, list out the steps that you would need to take in order to have or achieve said goal. (This is the important part, because this is what is lacking.) This list doesn’t have to be in any order, just listed.
3.    Decide which of these steps will become the first, the second and so forth. This is the beginning of success, and achievement.
4.    Look at all that you have put down so far. What is lacking? What is the major aspect missing from you becoming successful? Now is the time to make a commitment to yourself, and take the first step.

Clarity is the first step in becoming aware of what you truly want and desire. Purpose or reasons will give the answer to the question of why you want that specific experience, or that specific goal. Without clarity and purpose why would you set a resolution or goal? This would mean that you are setting yourself up for failure; failure to adhere to your goal. Let’s take the weight loss example: If you plan on losing weight and the reason you want that weight off is because you are being made fun of at the office, then you will fail. Now, if you take the weight loss, and decide you want to lose the weight because you want to live a healthy lifestyle then chances is you will lose the weight easily. You’ll also set some action steps in accordance.

Before the action steps can be taken, you will need to know how to take those steps. Which step comes first, and which comes second, and so forth. Look at the strategy of how you will achieve your goal. When looking at these strategies you will find obstacles in your way. Those obstacles as well keep us from becoming successful. Our strategies will enable us to develop a plan to overcome those obstacles when they arise. Back to our example of weight loss: The obstacle might be time, so you will need to write yourself an appointment in your calendar for the gym. The other obstacle is eating unhealthy foods. You now will be able to choose your food more wisely because you have set up a plan.

As the famous Nike ® commercial states: “Just Do It.” That’s all it will take for you to become successful and achieve what you want and desire. This means work for you, because if you want something badly enough to go through this process then you will have to work hard for it. My theory is that if you plan, do the work, then you will reach your goal. Your goals will not manifest themselves by magic. That is our wish, not our reality.

Carrie Fleharty is a mild-mannered school librarian, who loves moonlighting as a writer. She has written many articles, and is currently fine-tuning her craft. She has taken many workshops and classes on the art of writing, and has a modicum of success. She continues to work very hard in learning her craft. While not writing or playing with books, she’s home with two Boston “Terrors” and recently added two adopted kitties.

Carrie practices a deeply spiritual life, and attempts to incorporate her spirituality among the experiences of being human. She uses her spiritual teachings to impart her hard learned knowledge to others through her writing. Her articles will reflect her hobbies of bicycling, birding, hiking, nature, sports, her spirituality and her joy of living. She is currently working on a book that exposes the aspects of changing her focus from half-empty cup to a full cup.

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Book Mar This

How to Make Real Changes in Your Life By Cassandra Washington

The most repeated word during the 2009 U.S. presidential campaign was “change.” Hillary had “The Strength and Experience to Bring Real Change.” McCain vowed “The Change You Deserve Is Coming.” And Obama offered “Change We Can Believe In.”

But here’s a slogan you may not have heard much during the election cycle: “Change Begins With You.” You will not see real change because you hope for it or vote for it. Change only happens when you change.

Here are five key points to remember that will help you make successful changes in your career and life.

You can’t expect overnight success.
We are constantly presented with a barrage of get-rich-quick schemes. However, change happens in small steps. So, if you feel you are not making changes as quickly as you should–go easy on yourself. Change takes place slowly.
You must do something different.
Ninety percent of what we do everyday is habit. To change, we must resist the pull to act in the same old way and discover new ways of doing things. Nothing happens until you do something different.
It is important to let go of excuses.
You will never succeed in life making excuses. Instead, take personal responsibility, plan your way, and start taking action toward where you really want to be. People who insist on using excuses seldom make the type of changes necessary for a rewarding life.
Decision is a moment in time; change is a process of time.
Change has four phases: deny, resist, explore, and commit. Moving through the phases can take weeks or months. Where are you in the change process? If you refuse to recognize the need for change, you may be in denial. Blaming others or complaining about a situation could mean you are resisting. Although resistance is normal, you overcome it by acknowledging and talking about it. You shift to exploration when you begin to see possibilities and look for alternatives. Finally, the commitment phase begins when you focus on new ways of doing things or adapt to new situations.
Change is easier when you have support and encouragement.
Some change is difficult to accomplish on your own. Surrounding yourself with supportive people makes change easier. Many successful people enlist the services of a coach. A coach will help you discover what you want, set realistic goals, overcome the things that get in your way, stay on track and stay motivated every step of the way. Everyone needs help; admitting it does not make you less successful.
Change is constant; you can’t escape it. Feeling overwhelmed and getting sidetracked is normal, but you can develop the skills to manage change successfully.

Cassandra Washington is a career coach who inspires clients to take action toward their goals. She is a veteran trainer, “how-to” author, and successful entrepreneur. Does your career need a coach? Visit http://www.expandmysuccess.blogspot.com for motivation and guidance for making the changes you want to make. You can also sign up for her FREE Career Success eNewsletter. For information about her company, Exceed Resources, visit http://www.exceedlearning.com

(c) Copyright 2008 Cassandra Washington. All rights reserved.

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Book Mar This

Goal Achievement - 3 Simple Steps to Guarantee Success By Donna Marie Laino

Goals and resolutions are always on our minds when the new year rolls around. Many people use the opportunity to start again, reset goals, and create a new list of goals to achieve new levels on the success ladder.

One important thing to remember is to stay focused. This is probably the number one problem with missed goals.
To guarantee your success there are 3 questions to ask yourself, the most important being:

1. What is important now? Just pick one thing. That is the only thing to concentrate on in that moment. In any given situation, your mind can only process and do one thing anyway. Make the one thing the most important thing.

2. Is this action contributing to my goal? Whatever you decide to do ask yourself if it is really going to make a difference in the outcome that you want to achieve. If you need down time, schedule time to play, check email, return calls, etc.

3. What is the next step? Always be thinking about the next thing. You will create a pattern in your mind for organization, creative thinking, and time management. The process for problem solving also can be managed. You will allow time for masterminding and brainstorming with thinking ahead.

Goal-oriented planning will keep you on the right track for success. Remember these simple questions to ask yourself. Print them on paper and hang them up in your office, computer area or desk. Your mind will be more focused when it only has one thing to deal with at a time. Plan smart and your will always succeed.

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Donna Marie Laino is a nurse, humorist, motivational speaker and success coach. She also uses humor as a holistic practitioner and Certified Laughter Leader to deal with life stress and health.

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Book Mar This

The Secret - The Essential Keys That Were Left Out By Tony A. Jones

If your like me and the millions of people that have watched “The Secret” and felt more confused after the movie than before the movie your not alone. This movie left out key components to REAL Success! I have watched the movie “The Secret” well over a dozen times. If you have not watched the movie yet, go watch it and then come back here for the REAL deal.

I felt as though they cut out a vital scene in the movie. Is it as easy as the three step process recommends to us:

Ask
Answer
Receive
It looks fine and dandy at first, but really think about what they are telling you to do. They are telling you to ask the universe for anything you want. That is a key component. The universe is answering to your asking. Now you need to be in an alignment in order to receive. What they mean by alignment is that you need to feel good as if you already have what you asked for. This allows the universe to arrange itself around you.
I do believe the last part to a certain extent. I do not believe that the key to success is this in itself. In order to be really successful in what you ask for there is one more step that is forgotten. If you do not do this step you will not get what you want.

The last step is to socialize it to other people. When you alone try to have the universe arrange itself around you, you will fail at it. If you have many people involved in this process of what you want, there is much more chance of something happening. So now the new process has four steps:

Ask
Answer
Socialize
Receive

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