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Main » Self Help » Goal Setting & Self Motivation
 

Eight Forward Steps

 
Author: Thea Westra
 

This is a skeleton outline of the goal achievement path the journey on which I might take you during coaching sessions.

There are many other tools and conversations that are included within and between each of these core steps.

Step One Set Your Intention

Know and get crystal clear about what you are wanting and why you want to do that, specifically and honestly.

If there is no heartfelt emotional passion behind it then the first little hurdles will stop you dead in your tracks.

Try taking away the goal ...what do you feel about it if you never did anything about this thing, at all...ever?

Why get into action with something that doesn't personally inspire you?

Your reasons for creating what you want are allowed to be selfish and frivolous. E.g. it can be as simple as ...I am bored and I'd like to try this because I'm curious and it would keep me entertained for a few months! This is a valid reason - just KNOW that this is your reason. Be really honest and real with yourself. OWN your reasons.

Step Two - Be Clear in Vision

Get crystal clear about what your intended end result will "look like when all is accomplished.

What is in existence in the physical realm, what is it providing and producing? How is it making you feel?

At what date does all that exist? Get it down to colour, texture, smell, feel etc. KNOW what you are creating.

Can you "see it" vividly in your mind's-eye?

Step Three List the Options

List ALL the possible ways that the above can be achieved. There are thousands of options! E.g. look at all the physical exercise programs there are in the world, all the possible diets, all the possible ways to generate income, all the possible ways to express gratitude or love, all the ways to structure a home or office environment.

Step Four - Decide and Choose

Choose ONE of the ways on that list and make it a priority focus for the next few months. DECIDE and choose!

Eliminate all others that will distract and those that are ineffective or not feasible.

Step Five Increase Desire and Focus

Increase your level of desire and manage your thoughts. Stop trying. Replace every negative thought and doubt with a power statement or vision. EVERY thought that you have, harms or helps your project live as though this IS the truth. Moment by moment, STOP any doubt or negative thought and continually refocus on where you are going. Each day spend many moments feeling your body experiencing the end result and visualizing yourself accomplishing and enjoying the completed goal.

Step Six - Plan

Action plan it. List ALL possible actions to accomplish your goal - as in a brainstorm exercise. Write all down, silly or not. Select the CRITICAL actions and put them on a timeline. Drop the smaller actions in amongst those. Give them all dates. Work in reverse from the finish date and back to today.

Step Seven Align Your Environment

Share what you are going to do, with people who will be impacted by your plans or those who could help.

Do not share it with those wholl throw a negative comment back at you immediately that you express your desires.

Declutter to remove unnecessary distractions; this includes activities, people, and things. Prepare your structures that support you such as calendars, displays, conversations, habits, daily creation of your days, people around you.

Step Eight - Action (put one foot in front of the other)

Take the actions on your plan on the dates that you said and continue to manage Step Five EVERY moment.

 
 
 

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