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How Much Do You Believe In Yourself?

 

Be careful what you believe because that is what you will experience. Your belief system is a mechanism which is uniquely yours. It is powered by your desire and controlled by your thoughts and actions. In other words, your success is measured by the strength of your belief.


What is it that you desire? Often people do not have a clue what it is they want, they just know what they do not want. Now is a good time to evaluate your goals and determine the end result you want to achieve. Put your goals in writing and place them where you can see them throughout the day. Read them frequently to keep them fresh on your mind.


Be inquisitive. Research and learn as much as you can on how you can achieve your goal. Use all possible resources such as books, CDs, courses and people. Yes, people. Talk to as many people as possible who are already successful in what you want to achieve. Ask, ask and ask some more about what they did to reach success. Do not limit your contacts to only the people you already know.

 

Introduce yourself by phone or mail, explain your purpose for contacting them and ask for a tip. The worst thing that can happen is that they ignore you. The best thing that can happen is that they become your mentor and offer support and encouragement. Chances are you will receive at least one great tip from many of the people you contact. This method is the least expensive and most rewarding.


Be unique. Next, take the ideas you learn, embellish them and come up with your own creative process. Think of how you can approach your goal in a way that no one else has. Dare to be different. Don’t be afraid to take risks. What do you have to loose? Write out a list showing the worst things that could happen and then list all of the best possible outcomes. Always maintain your concentration on your desired result.


Be better than your competition. When you were a child and saw your older siblings or friends riding a bike (without training wheels), you didn’t look at their scraped knees and elbows and say, “Whoa, I could get hurt doing that.” Instead, you begged to try it for yourself. With a great deal of practice and often pain, you gradually learned how to maintain your balance.

 

Before long you were trying to “out do” your friends with your speed or fancy tricks. When you fell, you would get back on and try again with even greater determination. From your very first effort, you believed in your mind that if you got back on, you would eventually learn to ride. I bet you even knew in your mind you would be the best in the neighborhood, in your school, in the state, in the world!


Be positive. If you see obstacles before you, then you will also only see problems. If you have hesitations that you plan will not work, then it will not work. If you are influenced by the power of  negative people, then you will never be any better than they are. Believe in yourself and what you are capable of achieving.   

 

When your desire to succeed is stronger than the pain, fear or frustration of failing, there is no turning back. I challenge you to view your goals just like you did when you were a child before you learned about self doubt and negative criticism. Remember, anything is possible as long as you believe. Make a commitment that you will not let anything or anyone, including yourself stand in your way of reaching your goals.

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Tips for Managing Goal Setting Worksheets

 

Creating your short and long-term goals will provide you with a roadmap to success. Keep these tips in mind when creating your goals.

1. Visualize your goal and success of the long-term ultimate goals – plant it firmly in your mind as you begin creation of the actions required.

2. Evaluate and consider your resources, skills, and abilities. Determine where there may be a lack of ability or skills and determine how to compensate for this deficit.

3. Make sure the actions are clear and concise. Break them down into smaller steps for greater success.

4. Use positive words in your actions and steps. Positive-thinking has a powerful impact on our ability to succeed. A “self-fulfilling” prophecy, which means we become what we think we can become, is important to remember when creating a goal setting worksheet.

5. Use affirmative words in action plans. Don’t say “I think I will complete the research by April 15”, or “I want to…..”. Instead, use affirmative statements such as “Complete the market research on potential niche products by April 15.”

6. Create relevant actions that will help you achieve your goals.

7. Monitor your actions and deliverables frequently.

8. Create ticklers or calendar alerts to remind you of pending due dates. Don’t wait until the action is due to evaluate progress.

9. Set reminders on your calendar or email to remind you to accomplish certain actions or steps along the way. It’s impossible to keep track of everything in your head and this can sabotage your efforts if you don’t have an organized plan to manage actions towards goals.

10. Plan the necessary steps towards your ultimate goals and monitor them frequently!

Creating a goal setting worksheet is a tremendous asset to you in your professional goal setting strategy and creating your online or offline business.

It gives you the tools, steps, and actions needed to succeed. Once you have a clearly defined goal setting worksheet with achievable, challenging action steps, you’ll be on your way to entrepreneurial success!

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You are great!



One of the most well known confidence building exercises is to list your own strengths and natural abilities.

By looking at the list it can make you say “Wow, I really am good!”

Another great way of building your confidence and getting in touch with how great you really are is to ask friends, colleagues and people who you know for feedback on your strengths and natural abilities.

Your practical assignment is to list 5 people who you know and trust for this exercise.

Make sure they are from different areas of your life.

List them below:

1.    A FAMILY MEMBER



2.    A FRIEND



3.    A WORK COLLEAGUE



4.    AN ASSOCIATE



5.    A SOCIAL CONTACT


You might at this stage be feeling a little nervous about asking these people for feedback.

Don’t worry, because you will be only asking for your strengths.

JUST GO FOR IT!

So, how do you go about it?

Well, below is a list of questions that I’d like you to ask to each of your list.

I recommend that you meet or talk on the phone with each beforehand and explain the context of the exercise and then either ask them verbally or give them the questions and either fill in the sheet of paper or email you with their feedback.

They will feel honored that you have asked them and the feedback that you will receive will truly make you feel fabulous and full of confidence.

Rightly or wrongly, we live in a society where other peoples’ opinions count to our self esteem and confidence.

By completing this exercise you will get some really good insight into some of your strengths.

Often you receive valuable information on the strengths that you didn’t even know you had!

EXTERNAL FEEDBACK QUESTIONS


•    What do you perceive to be my greatest strengths?


•    What do you like most about me?


•    What do you value most about me?


•    What three words sum up the positive points about me?


•    If you needed help with something, what would you call me to help you with?



After you have received all of the feedback it is now time to reflect on what has been written or said:

How do you feel about it?


Are there any surprises?


Do you feel confident about your abilities?


How can you use this information going forward?


How can you maximize your strengths?


If these people think you have these strengths, so do a lot of other people as well – how does that make you feel?


What are the key insights you have learned?


What will you do now that is different to what you have done before?



Have a great week!

Cheers,

Charlotte









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Setting Goals To Get Results

In my life I have learned if you Do Not Set Goals you are setting yourself up for failure. Some people set goals to reflect only their business interests; others set only personal goals. Once you get comfortable setting and reaching goals in one area, however, you may want to seriously think about setting and reaching goals in all areas of your life. So Check the below areas on setting your very own goals in life.

 

 

Personal Goals

 

There are a variety of goals that can come under the heading of personal goals. You can break this category down much further into areas of your personal life that you would like to improve. For example, you may set relationship goals, self-improvement goals, personal issues that relate to your body, such as weight-loss or fitness goals, or even personal health goals.

 

Professional Goals

 

This is one area where most people are comfortable setting goals. Professional goals usually have something to do with improving an area of one’s work life, such as preparing oneself to qualify for a certain job or improving on an area in your current job. Professional goals may also relate to getting the required education to qualify for a better job, or perhaps learning a new skill that doesn’t require formal education.

 

Perhaps you’re terrified of making public speeches but need to be able to do so to qualify for the position you’d really like to have. Maybe you already have the skills to speak in public but you just can’t bring yourself to do so. Moving past this obstacle could be a personal goal or a professional goal; it doesn’t really matter where you put it in your goal setting guide. The only thing that matters is that you set the goal and begin to work on that area.

 

Financial Goals

 

Financial goals could be goals that mean you want to earn more money professionally or they could be goals where you work on spending less money in your personal life. Whatever area of your life is affected, that is where you want to put your financial goals. Whether it is a personal goal or a professional goal it is still what’s important. What is important is that you identify an area of your life where you are committed to making an improvement and begin by writing down your goal setting strategy.

 

 

A Goal for Each Area of Your Life

 

Balance is the key when it comes to setting and reaching goals. That’s because setting and reaching goals is a tool we use to lead happy and successful lives. For this reason, try not to have every goal in one category only, such as your professional goals or your financial goals. In fact, see how many categories you can think of to set goals in order to help you achieve that balance. Did you know that some people even need to set goals for their leisure life? That’s right! See how many categories you can come up with to set and reach goals. Go ahead, have fun; don’t limit goals to the work part of life; set goals for fun too!

 

Cheers,

 

Charlotte

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