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Success: Setting Goals

by Jack Cooper / Secret-Knowledge

"Genius" has been described as the "ability to focus on one thing at a time." Many people who are "geniuses" are so not only because they have a high intellect, but because they are a gift of being able to focus on the objective or goal at hand.

This same focus must come in to play when determining what your goals are in relation to success. You need to learn to work towards one major objective and juggle a few short- and mid-range goals at the same time.

One way to determine what your direction is (and ultimately your goals are) is to do a check-up. I suggest listing 7 categories: Financial; Career, Family, Personal, Spiritual, Mental, & Physical. Rank your goals in these categories and how you're doing. This will illustrate to you where you are and where you'd like to be and exactly how balanced you are as you move about your process.

• Set goals that are smart. Big goals must be broken down in to manageable pieces. Don't set more than 4 goals to work on during a single day. Seek divine guidance and direction on each goal.

• Then identify what the pay-off is when you achieve your goal. Nebulous rewards don't motivate people to achieve much.

• List the obstacles that stand between you and your goals. If you're not aware of potential problems, you'll be side-tracked when they arise and lose sight of your objective.

• Have someone in your corner who can dispense counsel & guidance.

• Think about who can help you achieve your goal. Identify friends who can be encouragers and who can help keep you motivated and on-track.

• List the skills and knowledge required to attain your goal

• Develop a plan of action to achieve your goal

• Set a deadline for achievement. It's hard to achieve something that has no ending date.

As you consider your goals, ask yourself the following questions:

• Is this really my goal?

• Is this morally right and fair to everyone involved?

• Will it take me closer to my long-range goal?

• Can I commit myself to start and reach this objective?

• Can I see myself attaining this goal?

You should answer yes to each of these questions. If not, re-evaluate!

And then give each goal a final test of the "basic wants" in life:

• Will it make me happier?

• Will it make me healthier?

• Will it make me more prosperous?

• Will it increase my security?

• Will it help me make more friends?

• Will it give me peace of mind?

• Will it improve my family (and other) relationships?

• Will it increase my hope for the future?

If you can't answer yes to each of these questions, re-evaluate your goal.

Wiping Out Obstacles to Goal Achievement

by Jack Cooper / Secret-Knowledge

Life is an obstacle course. It is normal to encounter obstacles in the pursuit of a goal. Actually, it is expected to pop up once in a while, causing delays or revisions to one’s plans.

However, when obstacles start to become a nuisance to the point of almost putting a stop to one’s goal; or worse, making one completely abandon his/her goal, a think over becomes a necessity.

Here are some helpful, tested pointers to keep one’s attention focused in achieving a goal:

1. First and foremost: “ Think positive.” This means: “Do not quit.” Especially when one is midway in working for a goal, there should be no room for quitting. To quit is tantamount to going back to the starting line of goal accomplishment. That is time, energy, money, and a whole lot of things wasted and lost. It is more costly to quit than to find a solution to the problem, not to mention the frustration one feels.

2. Keep a clear, open, and tense-free mind, ready to receive new ideas. Focus and concentrate. Think on a wide scale manner, open for options (even unconventional ones) to eliminate the obstacle.

3. Persist and persevere. Exhaust every possibility even to the point of trial and error (if doubtful), just to test a solution to correct the problem.

4. Simulate. Try to picture in the mind a possible solution to solve the obstacle.

5. Get assistance from other people who may be more knowledgeable on the work being done. They may be able to help. Their suggestions might not necessarily be the right or exact ones, but they may trigger new ideas in finding the right solution.

Consider this scenario: Let’s say you thought of a new product and you are confident this product will be sellable once it hits the market. You tell a friend about it, but your friend says otherwise that it will be a flop. Your friend tells you why it will be a flop and his/her reason is: “if the product will be a success, how come nobody’s doing it?” So you decide to forget about your new product because of your friend’s comment. This scene is repeated many times all over the world.

The lesson: Be firm in your belief. Follow your heart’s desire.

About the Author:

Jack Cooper is the Owner And Webmaster of Secret-Knowledge.com and the Editor of Secret Knowledge News a bi-monthly publication of unique articles concerning Self-Improvement, and the SPECIAL Interests of Life. Visit Secret-Knowledge, www.secret-knowledge.com for a complimentary newsletter subscription and receive a Free Copy of the Highly Acclaimed Report, "How To Have Sizzling Sex Everytime!"

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