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A realistic goal setting workshop:

Have you ever gone to a restaurant ordering a big meal, and ended up not be able to finish the dish? Or have you ever thought of losing 20 pounds in 2 months, and ended beating yourself up? Those are the typical examples of bad goal setting.

We talk a lot about goal setting, but not too many people really understand the true meaning of “goal setting”, even to many professional coaches.

A goal setting is best when someone really understands what he really needs.

For example, almost everyone wants more money, and if he doesn’t understand the real need/ want behind the money demand? How can he best utilize his skills/ knowledge in order to launch a successful plan?

Unrealistic goals are often resulted due to ambiguity.

Therefore, before setting goals, you should be aware of your own circumstance. Be realistic. Ask your friends, family or consider seeking professional advice. Do not fall into hype or hallucination of your own perception.

Also consider the following points when making up a realistic goal.

1) Is the goal feasible? Any other legal constraint?

2) Time constraint?

3) Financial limitation?

4) General environment feasible?

5) Any possible concern

Final important point to note.

Find someone who has successfully gone through the process that you are going to go through. See how happy they are after the process. Don’t judge by the surface, but do more investigation work. You might be surprised that “goal” might not be what you really want at all. Therefore, do think twice before planning and acting.

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(excerpted from the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan - Week Two)

Hi, Jim Rohn here and welcome to Week Two. Again, what an exciting opportunity to be able to take this next step together on our one-year journey.

1. The Invitation - We looked at the possibilities and I challenged you to accept the invitation to join me on this unique journey of self-development and discovery where you’ll set and reach higher goals, go for your dreams, change certain unpleasant things about yourself and make a significant difference in the lives of others.

2. The Plan - This week we’ll talk about the plan. All good things in life are upstream, but the natural flow of life is that downward, negative pull. To combat that downward pull, you need a plan, a map to help you reach your desired destination. We’ll talk about the plan and break down the keys to creating and following a successful plan.

3. Association and Influence - We are affected by everything around us, including what we read, what we watch, who we talk with and who we spend time with. It all plays a part in how we view our world, our relationships, our opportunities but mostly ourselves. Next week we’ll discuss the importance of our associations and the influence they have.

4. Learning and Education - All 12 Pillars of Success we’ll be studying over the next year will involve personal development, becoming a student and learning. This is the foundation — one of the basics or fundamentals to becoming more, to having more and to doing more, and we’ll cover this key aspect in two weeks.

Bonus Point - Personal Development is about having a Celebration; creating your own unique, only-you-deserve-it-because-you-did-it, one-of-a-kind celebration!

We will cover each of these 4 points in depth this month. Last week we discussed the invitation, and now this week I congratulate you on accepting this invitation to be, do and have more in your life. The Bible says if you search you will find, and that is what you and I are in the process of doing. We have accepted the invitation to be seekers so that we can now be finders of the better things that life so openly offers to those who choose to partake in the process. This next year, let’s see what we can do with the soil, seed, sunshine, rain and the miracle of possibilities to turn what we have into a life filled with the equities of treasure, family relationships, enterprise, gifts galore and everything that you want.

Now let’s move on to this week’s topic - The Plan.

As we all know, our results are only as good as our plan. Mr. Schoaff taught me that it’s not what happens that determines the major part of our future, because what happens, happens to us all. Instead, he taught me that the key is what we do about it. If we start the process of change by developing a plan, doing something different in this next year than we did the previous year, it won’t matter how small those efforts start. Start doing different things with the same set of circumstances - the ones we’ve always had and cannot change - and see what miracles occur.

If we start the miracle process and change ourselves, then everything changes. And here’s what is interesting, the difference between success and failure is so subtle. Let me explain by giving you my definitions of failure and success. Here it is: Failure is a few Errors in judgment repeated everyday. The man says, “Well I didn’t walk around the block today and it didn’t kill me, so it must be okay.” No, no, it is that kind of error in judgment, t

Now, here is my definition of success: A few simple Disciplines practiced every day. Do you see the distinction? A few disciplines… Here’s a little phrase we’ve all heard, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” And my question to you is, “What if that’s true?” How simple and easy is that plan?

The fact is, when you look at successful people, you will almost always discover a plan behind their success. They know what they want, they work out a plan that will get them where they want to go, and they work their plan. It is the foundation for success. We as humans have the unique ability to affect change in our lives; it is through our own conscious choice when we engage in the miracle process of personal development that we are able to transform our nature and our lives.

We want this first year in our program to be a success for you - a smashing success - and we know that means you will need to have a plan, and then methodically work that plan. It is the combination of the materials and your open attitude towards learning, driven by the diligent following of a plan that is right for you, that will make this year the kind of success we know you want it to be. So let me challenge you to be no less sincere, be no less committed to the advancement of your philosophy, the set of your sail, your plan.

So, what are some good ideas on developing a plan that will work well and take you to the finish line powerfully and in style? Here are some major points to keep in mind (Chris will give you the action steps at the end):

Develop the Plan for You.
Some people are very detail oriented and they will be able to follow an intricate plan closely. Others are a little more “free-wheeling” and not really “detail” people. That is okay too. In all the years of my speaking to audiences worldwide, people have asked the question, “what plan is the right plan?” And my answer, the plan that fits you. Your plan, the one you develop that is unique to you and for you. You see, each of us is unique and motivated by different factors and you’ve got to develop one that is right for you and fits you.

Some plans will not be as intricate as others but we all must have a plan, along with goals in that plan, to move us along the program. If you are a free spirit type, don’t tell yourself you are going to spend 2 hours a day with a book and tapes and journal. It probably won’t happen and you will get discouraged! Whatever your personality, your strengths and your weaknesses, develop the plan around them! This is not a one-plan-fits-all proposition.

Establish Times to Spend Working on the Material.
It may be every Sunday night. It may be 20 minutes each morning. It may be in the car listening to the CD’s every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Whatever it is, set the times and do it. In your step-by-step plan, put down points that you can accomplish every week. They should be specific and achievable. Develop the discipline and take those steps everyday, which will move you closer to your goals and where you want to be.

Keep a Journal.
Take notes. It may be on paper, it may be on a micro-recorder. Mr. Schoaff taught me not to trust my memory, but to write it down, to find one place to gather the information that affects change. And that advice has served me well all these years. Record the ideas and inspiration that will carry you from where you are to where you want to be. Take notes on the ideas that impact you most. Put down your thoughts and ideas. Brainstorm with yourself on where you are going and what you want to do.

Record your dreams and ambitions.
Your journals are a gathering place for all the valuable information that you will find. If you are serious about becoming wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured, unique, if you come across something important write it down. Two people will listen to the same material and different ideas will come to each one. Use the information you gather and record it for further reflection, for future debate and for weighing the value that it is to you.

Reflect.
Create time for reflection — a time to go back over, to study again the things you’ve learned and the things you’ve done each day. I call it “running the tapes again” so that the day locks firmly in your memory so that it serves as a tool. As you go through the material in this plan, you will want to spend time reflecting on its significance for you. Regularly set aside time - here are some good guidelines for times to reflect: At the end of the day. Take a few minutes at the end of each day and go back over the day - who’d you talk to, who’d you see, what did they say, what happened and how’d you feel, what went on. A day is the piece of the mosaic of your life. Next, take a few hours at the end of the week to reflect on the week’s activities - I would suggest at least one half-hour. Also during that weekly time, take a few minutes to reflect on how this material should be applied to your life and circumstances. Take a half day at the end of the month and a weekend at the end of the year so that y

Set Goals.
While we are going to cover this soon enough in upcoming weeks, let’s just remember that your plan is the roadmap for how you are going to get to your goals, so you have to have them. Of all the things that changed my life for the better (and most quickly), it was learning how to set goals. Mastering this unique process can have a powerful affect on your life too. I remember shortly after I met Mr. Schoaff, he asked me if I had a list of my goals, and of course I didn’t. He suggested to me that because I lacked a set of clearly defined goals that he could guess my bank balance within a few hundred dollars… and he did!

Well, Mr. Schoaff immediately began helping me define my view of the future, my dreams. He taught me to set goals because it is the greatest influence on a person’s future and the greatest force that will pull a person in the direction that they want to go. But the future must be planned, well designed to exert a force that pulls you towards the promise of what can be.

Act.
Act on your plan. What separates the successful from the unsuccessful so many times is that the successful simply do it. They take action, they aren’t necessarily smarter than others; they just work the plan. And the time to act is when the emotion is strong. Because if you don’t, here’s what happens - it’s called the law of diminishing intent. We intend to act when the idea strikes us, when the emotion is high, but if we delay and we don’t translate that into action fairly soon, the intention starts to diminish, diminish and a month from now it’s cold and a year from now it can’t be found.

So set up the discipline when the idea is strong, clear and powerful - that’s the time to work the plan. Otherwise the emotion is wasted unless you capture the emotion and put it into disciplined activities and translate it into equity. And here’s what is interesting: all disciplines affect each other; everything affects everything. That’s why the smallest action is important — because the value and benefits that yo

Like we said last week, we are at the beginning of a fantastic journey that is going to help us become all that we want to - so let’s get going!

Until next week, let’s do something remarkable!

Jim Rohn

Reproduced with permission from Jim Rohn’s Weekly E-zine.
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Most of us are regularly exposed to information offering get rich quick schemes and ways to make our fortune for little or even no effort. This is probably even more the case for students of Self Improvement than for most other people.

There may even be some people who have become rich as a result of such offers!

However, if you study the lives of successful and wealthy people you will be unlikely to find many, if any, that achieved their success with little effort. Most worked very hard for their success, and you’ll find few, if any that didn’t have one of the fundamental skills of self improvement and success - discipline..

It takes discipline to do the things you know you should do when you don’t feel like doing them. It takes discipline to be able to follow your vision despite indifference or negative opinions of friends and family. It takes discipline to work on you dreams when you could be relaxing with friends or watching TV. It also takes discipline to search for and read the books, listen to the tapes, learn the skills, or get the training that can greatly enhance your progress towards your goals.

And there are countless other examples. If you desire success, you need goals and you need to make plans to reach them. But without the discipline to take the actions and to follow through, your dreams are likely to remain just that - dreams and nothing more.

Self Improvement Quote of the Day:

“The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.” - E.M. Gray

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So many people struggle with the issue of time management.

“There’s so much to do!”

“It takes so long!”

“So many little things!”

What many of these people don’t realize is that they are spending a lot of time on activities that are of little or no value to them. In this case, the problem isn’t with their time, it’s with their choice of activities.

If you were to ask a time-troubled individual, “How many of these tasks are part of one of your goal plans?” chances are good you would get a blank stare.

It’s easy to fill up your time. It’s a little more challenging to fill it up with value-rich activities.

In a recent discussion with a client about her time management issues, I told her this:

“Technically, there is no such thing as time management. Time cannot be managed. It cannot be saved, and you most certainly can’t ‘make’ time. You can only spend it as it comes in.

“It’s important that you learn how to ’spend’ it wisely. Don’t waste time on activities that don’t have any value to you. Learn to say ‘no’. Set goals that help you use your time effectively, and that enhance your quality of life. Always be moving forward.”

When you decide to set a goal, you must think very carefully about your reason for choosing that goal. Ask yourself:

Does this goal enhance my overall quality of life?

Does it move me forward?

Will it make other opportunities available for me in the future?”

If the answer to any of these is no, seriously re-evaluate your goal.

If you are already in the process of working on achieving a particular goal, and you are struggling, ask yourself the above questions. Struggle can be a sign that your goals are not aligned with your lifestyle, that you are not passionate about achieving your goal, that your goal does not move you in the direction that you want to go, or that you need a more structured plan for achieving your goal.

Perhaps at one point, you WERE passionate about a particular goal, but after several years and many changes to your lifestyle and career, the goal just isn’t that important to you anymore. Don’t beat yourself up over it - cut your losses!

Each day is a brand new opportunity to create the future you will live into. When you select goals that enhance your quality of life, that future is a marvelous one.

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When we have a thought or idea that we want to do or get across, we have to communicate to other people. Many do not get past this stage of wanting to, for they decide that they will wait until everything is perfect before they tell anyone or do anything.

I have heard people say that they’ll start when they have more money, time, learn more, practice more, when the kids are older, etc, etc, etc. The challenge with this is there is no perfect time. The best time to get started is now. Yes, you may need to be selective at first with whom you talk to as there are negative people out there who may try to stop you or shut you down. Yet, I have found that most people shut themselves down by their fears and need to have everything just so.

I was talking to this lady who wanted to go on a job interview. She had spoken to her sister about the interview. Her sister replied, “make sure you do the interview perfect, because in this city people know each other and if you blow it, you can kiss your career goodbye”.
WOW, no pressure there. Going into an interview with that in your mind is a good way to blow it. You will probably be terrified, which can cause the mistakes you are trying to
prevent.

I have heard things like this before, yet most people are not sitting there just waiting to crush other people who come in. I have found that most are kind, generous and helpful. What you need is encouragement and just to do your best. The world does not end with a bad interview.

Reality is much brighter when you look at the most successful people out there. They repeatedly said that they failed there way to the top, that they learned by their mistakes and went on. There are millionaires that lost everything, brushed themselves off and then created more millions. They talked to people and connected with them. You can’t succeed by being a hermit.

We are not born with all knowledge on all things. We are not robots, calculating our every move. We are human beings that learn by what we do. We discover by how we interact. We learn
when we communicate our thoughts and ideas.

Are there nay sayers out there? Yes, run from them. Find the ones who are looking forward to hearing from you and wish to encourage you. You will always learn more and communicate more with positive and encouraging people.

I remember this one day I was sitting in the car, waiting for my partner while he ran into the store. The following just flowed out onto the paper.

ABOUT PERFECTION

It is in the trying and being that makes us human. It is the journey not the end that tells us who we are and what we are made of. Perfection is not a means, it leaves no room for
variation, creativity and understanding of the process. It is through the trial and error that we gain knowledge and wisdom.
We remember and learn more through our mistakes than by what we do perfect. For if everything were perfect, done perfect, there would be no journey, no life, no adventure,…only an end.

Maria Boomhower
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To reach goals, consider this illustration: If you see roadblocks up ahead on a journey you take a diversion. No one in their right mind would just drive on and hit the obstacle head on just hoping they get through!

Bypass Resistance

When you set a goal and if you are going to successfully reach goals, you need to write down a list of potential obstacles you may face.

Are there people who won’t understand your goal and discourage you?

Do physical limitations or unfavorable circumstances stand in the way?

Then list them, analyze them and develop a strategy.

With a roadblock you can turn off before you get there or go over, under and around.

Do the same with obstacles that may seem to make it impossible for you to reach goals you have set.

Is there any way you can bypass the objects of resistance you are likely to face?

Preparation like this is invaluable.

If and when you reach the obstacle you know what to do.

You have already made up a contingency plan so you can move ahead and reach goals you have set!

Gather Assistance

At the same time, it is important to identify the knowledge you will need to acquire or the people or organizations that could give you essential help to reach goals before you.

Research the subject and educate yourself.

Become knowledgeable on what you are trying to achieve.

Do you personally know people who have accomplished what you are seeking?

Talk to them. Get input.

Ask:

How did they do it?

How did they feel once they were able to reach goals they had worked towards?

Can you link up with other persons in that field?

What organizations exist with support or information you could use?

The internet is almost a bottomless ocean of knowledge. Through persistence you can find pretty well anything you need to know.

So, to reach goals, bypass resistance and gather assistance.

Including these two elements in your goal setting can make the difference between a failed attempt at the target and a bull’s eye!

This article is part of the Goal Setting Blueprint, a 20 minute tutorial on achieving sucess in goal setting.

Visit http://www.about-goal-setting.com for the rest of the tutorial.

How do you find the best deal on-line? You may choose to head straight to a price comparison site or go through hours of searching? One method which has largely gone un-noticed in recent years is the discount voucher code. These codes have taken the offers which are available on the high street and made them available to the on-line shopper.

With many high street brands successfully making the transfer to on-line retailing the choice of goods available to the on-line shopper has never been better but one aspect that didn’t follow the trend was the discount card. With discount voucher codes the same offers that are available in the high street are available on-line.

Using discount codes or vouchers is as simple as using a discount card in the store. There are numerous sites out there that have direct relationships with large and small retailers and get exclusive access to the latest codes.

Finding the latest codes is an important skill if you wish to save money on-line and once you have that code the rest of the transaction is simple. Once you have your code noted down simply head to the retailers’ site and complete you purchase as normal but making sure to enter the code when prompted.

Discount voucher codes offer you the best deals on-line and are a far more effective alternative to the price comparison site or search engine.

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Personal coaching is a term that has become very popular over the last 8 years. The term coaching first became preferred in the United States where, together with NLP, it became part of a revived incredible wave of incredibly proactive therapy modalities.

In many ways both Life Coaching and Neuro Linguistic Programming are a reaction against certain aspects of the Humanistic movement, in particular Humanistic Counselling. A problem of the humanistic and person centred approach is that it is very reactive and not very proactive. Although all that works brilliant with some folk, with other people long periods of impasse or low return for time and effort occur. Coaching and NLP are both humanistic therapy in stance, focusing on improving a clients happiness rather than looking into the depths of childhood, as in traditional psychology. Life coachings emphasis is, however, deliberately proactive and resolve issues.

Lifestyle coaching is not about telling the customer what to do. This is a common misconception. Some therapists are legitimately successful in their business careers and then make the cross over to success coaching, thinking that they will merely be required to share their pearls of excellent wise wisdom with the life coaching client. Sharing pearls of wisdom is more like mentoring a person in a specific environment. Performance coaching is instead about life as a collective. Use Easily Achieve to gain success with a life coach.

Learn everything there is to know about internet online sports betting information here.

Connect the two of people’s most important pursuits and you’ve got is a phenomenon named a web based sportsbook. So what could be more ingenious. Think of a party of fanatics applauding a given chosen sports heroes, and all the time stakes are certain to be advertised to go with the rumpus. Keen to get some of the anticipation, onlookers will commonly aspire to foreknow who is most likely to win the imminent challennge. This all is set to turn into a chummy little challennge titled web based sportsbook.

If you want to place your bet, you will want to look up a web based sportsbook, i.e. a setup that offers web based sportsbook. In the U.S., there are no less than four states where everybody can do sportsbook betting absolutely legally, but illegally you can attempt it just about anywhere providing you determine a bookie AND you’re a legal adult. Among the sporting contests you can choose to bet on are professional and, in addition, college basketball and football, professional hockey and baseball, and, in addition, wagers on both dog and horse racing. You’ll be able to wager on the comprehensive results of a game, on what round the contestant will be vanquished, and even whether a coin toss in a game will come down heads or tails.

As can be expected, there are so many different manners of wagers, the straight bets, where you have to determine the team which you feel will make it or take a licking being the general favorite in sportsbook betting.

So why not go for it, and enjoy the amusement at one fell swoop. But safeguard you won’t get gripped and waste your total retirement fund on a caprice. If you don’t, you will certainly catch yourself in grief all your life.