Home » Goal Setting

As we settle into the New Year, millions of good intentions and ambitions to make this a better year have already been abandoned. It?s an annual triumph for fear, as it knows that ...

Is there something in your life that you've been wanting to change, but haven't been able to? If you are asking the question "what should I do to change my life" then you made the ...

The wave of sentimentality rolled over you December 31st. You reflected upon the passing of another year, the highs and lows, gains and losses. There is a tugging deep within you...

In this article, I'm going to share with you 4 of the most powerful steps you can take to meet your New Year's Resolutions. Let me tell you now that you've seen these simple steps...

Goal Setting: Pops Proves Its Never Too Late  by: Vic Johnson Pops first set the goal in high school, but when he graduated he thought he wasn't mature enough to pur...

If your goal is to amass more money, good on ya! Go for it. You have a right to be rich. How do you feel about shouting that goal to the stars? Do some people tell you that you...

We know that goal setting is very important for setting up our direction and finally shaping our life. It is however not known to many people that the goals need to be set in the ...

Did you know that you have two minds? Maybe this is where the phrase "I've changed my mind" has come from! When it comes to getting what you want in life using the process of...

Will achieving your goals make you happy? Undoubtedly you must believe that or your various ?wants' would not be on your list of goals that you wrote after you created your Vis...

Yes my friend, there is a Santa Claus! Just take a moment to get very comfortable in your seat and let your mind go back in time to you as a wee child. You are composing your a...

It is said that God has planned something specific for each one of us. Each one of us has come on this earth to fulfill His peculiar motive; but we need to follow our intuition...

Recently there has been some interesting news and research about adult Attention Deficit Disorder and the increased stress that it causes in romantic relationships. If you or your ...

We all have goals in our lives and we all want our goals to become reality. There is a huge difference between the goals that become real and the goals that don't. The difference i...

Are You Doing Your Soul Work? What's your soul purpose? The question may come across as cliché, but is one of the most important questions in our life time. No matter your spir...

People think that when you reach that half century mark from there on it is just downhill all the way. I have news for them you are as old as you feel. At what age can you start ...

Everyone has heard of the four-letter words we should avoid using. But not much is said about the six-letter words that should roll off our tongues with ease. You know, words like...

Miracle Question A tool we use in brief therapy is often called the miracle question. It goes something like this... If you woke up tomorrow and your problem was gone, what...

Creating a Change Plan : It Is As Much About Why You Do As Why You Don't The Common Pitfalls of Change Plans Failing to consider why you currently do (or do not) engag...

One of the best things about being diagnosed with ADD is that you finally have an explanation for many of the challenges you experience in life. So this is why it's hard f...

Being a good student , I have always strived to get the highest possible academic results . Composing my studies with work and other interests that inevitably appear in the li...

Another year arrives, bright with the promise of replacing old habits with new and positive behaviors. All too often, those New Year's resolutions tarnish and fall by the wayside...

Knowing exactly what you want in life is the key to getting it. Treasure-mapping is simply the process of visualizing exactly what you want. The clearer you can see it...

"Plan for the future, because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life." - Mark Twain Another year is upon us and you have your list of resolutions ...

Before you are going to do something, there is nothing as sensible as goal planning. A plan as we know it is something thought about and chalked out in advance before the real act...

Why is it that 95% of people who set themselves goals fail to reach them? In one word: impatience. The most important and difficult stage of goal-building is the immediate stage a...

Olympics come and go. As always, it is an exciting event with its dramatic twists and turns, exhilarations, surprises, and disappointments as these great athletes performed ...

Ready, Set, Go-Get Job Goals What does it take to set a job goal? First, is knowing what you want, job seeker! If you're willing to take anything, that is not a goal. It's...

How to Find, Quck, FREE Job Search Resources There are many free job search resources available in any community, large or small. These resources are availa...

I met Kristen several years ago when she visited my Toastmasters club. She was quiet, shy, and not sure that joining an organization focused on developing public speaking skills...

READING THE WANT ADS--NOT FOR JOBS--FOR INFORMATION What? Want ads are where job announcements are, not information! Wait! Job want ads are full of information if you know wh...

Many motivational speakers and self-help books will tell you that you must have goals. I've even advocated goal setting myself in the past. You write down your goals and detail t...

10 TIPS TO JUMP-START A DREAM ROAD TRIP Everyone has a travel dream. For many it is hitting the road for a relatively unlimited time, either here or abroad. But how many peopl...

I have coached thousands of clients over the past 10 years, many of whom were just starting out in a part-time home based business. It is estimated that at least 50% of Americans a...

December is a great month for reflecting on the outgoing year and setting goals for the one ahead. What worked and what didn't? What were your biggest victories and challenges this...

In the first part of our series we discussed the lack of planning, organization and the fear of loss of control. In Part II I am going to continue this discussion. I am going to ju...

The new year is nearly upon us. It is time once more to visit the issue of goal setting. What are you planning to accomplish next year that you haven't previously? Do you see yours...

Your path to the successful accomplishment of your goals can be very thorny. Ups and downs, hardships and difficulties are inevitable components of success. Besides, difficulties a...

Have you wondered why some people are so successful in their career and others are not? This is so as most people who are unsuccessful in their career, give up their hopes and drea...

Many change programs seem to meander along with no clear purpose or direction. These are the programs that usually fail. In the end, vast resources are consumed and people are lef...

If you are a home based business owner probably the largest obstacle you must overcome is finding motivation. You work at home and need to get online to work on your website, mark...

Goal Setting for Home Business Success Copyright © Ian Canaway The ability to set goals and effectively motivate yourself to achieve them are two essential skills that will ...

Perhaps you have never taken a stock of the most valuable and precious wealth of yours. Every person possesses it since the day of birth. This wealth is our life, its minutes, hou...

Children Move toward Their Pictures: The pictures in your child's mind determine whether she'll reach for the stars or give up without trying. How can you motivate your c...

We have often heard about people who are known to be experts at managing finances at office but financial matters at home are relegated to a backseat. Maintaining accounts seems to...

Do you dream BIG? Using all of your faculties to imagine that you can obtain your wildest, biggest, seemingly impossible dream? Now that you've imagined it, have you asked yourself...

Do you know what you truly desire to accomplish, obtain, or become in life? Not just a vague idea, but what you really want to do? Psychologists and sociologists theorize that beca...

How often do you think about the things you want? If you are like most people, the answer is very often. Teenage boys think about teenage girls once every three seconds. Is it any ...

You know, those moments when you experience complete comprehension, total memory, or supreme brilliance. The moment when your problems have solutions, when your worries disappear, ...

In today?s society, so much is based on scales, decided by tests, and judged by comparison. It?s no wonder that society, as a whole, has issues about achievement and the quest for ...

Ever wish that you could have the lifestyle of someone you truly admire? Perhaps it?s the lifestyle of the ?rich and famous? like a movie star, or a singer? How do you think people...

Do you have someone that you look up to? Is this someone that you would like to emulate? Someone that you feel has achieved the type of success that you would one day like to achie...

Close your eyes. Imagine that everything you desire is just a wish away. All you have to do is close your eyes, focus your thoughts and ask your genie to make your wishes, dreams, ...

When you think of exercise, what do you see as the ultimate goal? The ability to reach the desired weight, train for the desired event, or condition the body are all things that on...

I hear many people complain that they just don't get enough done. Do you sometimes feel like you don't have enough time to get it all done? Here's a way to redeem the time, startin...

Talk seems to be plentiful about "getting real" and "keeping it real" these says. But what exactly does that mean? One of the definitions of the word real is "being or occurring in...

Do you remember your childhood dreams of career choices, the man/woman of your dreams, or the prized sports car? Did you replace them with new dreams as you got older as most peopl...

Despite what Wes Craven would have you believe, dreams cannot harm you, but they can help you immensely. Not the ones you have when you're sleeping, but the ones you hold in your h...

You wish that you could do something over, take back an action, or exchange an utterance? The bad news is that you can?t ? what?s done is done. The good news is that it?s already i...

Remember when you were young and played ?pretend?? You could be anything that you wanted to be, there were no boundaries or obstacles. Do you recall the fun that you had being free...

Change is everywhere. We look back only a few short years and we see the rapid evolution of the Internet and of the communications business. Remember your first cell phone? Seems d...

"A Better You" Your 7 days program to self-improvement I seem to lost count on how many times I've read and heard of celebrity marriages failing almost left and right. Not that ...

Setting goals is one of the most important keys to achieving success. Did you know that less than 3% of people have written goals? Studies have shown that the most successful peopl...

The best New Year?s resolution I ever made ? and the only one I ever kept ? was to never make another New Year?s resolution. I am dismayed by the number of people who doggedly, ...

?Success is about deciding what?s important versus what?s irrelevant in your life; it?s about self-motivation, self-discovery, self-confidence and enjoying the rewards of achieving...

?When I dream big, I see the possible, I discover potential, and realize that almost anything is within my reach. ? Heidi Richards "The purpose of setting goals is to help us to...

"When I am willing to take a chance on me, do whatever it takes, thank those who have helped me along the way, and remember to pat myself on the back once the goal has been reached...

If you establish performance goals during the annual performance evaluation process and have often wondered where to start, here is a little guidance. I work with many supervisors ...

Many change programs seem to meander along with no clear purpose or direction. These are the programs that usually fail. In the end, vast resources are consumed and people are left...