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  • 10 KEY REASONS WHY “NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS” FAIL  By : Caryl Rose Morgan
    Avoiding these 10 key pitfalls on your journey to success is almost guaranteed to change your life positively. If it's true that 50% of people fail with their new year's resolutions by mid-year, then the 50% who succeed must be doing something right and very different from their failing counterparts.
    Take a good hard look at your life and make sure you're on the winning side in 2007.
  • 2 Powerful Secrets About Dream Boards and Your Subconscious Mind  By : Rasheed Ali
    The Universe is understood to have vast powers of helping any being create their own destiny and attract whatever they truly desire. Human beings, over the millenia have found various ways to tap into this powerful energy to achieve greatness in many aspects of life. You are about to discover just one of those methods and the two secrets that lie hidden within it.
  • 3 Life Balance Myths: Don't let these three myths kill your chances of creating a life that works  By : Cari Vollmer
    We want our life to work well, look well and feel great. We want it to be stress- less, and free-flowing. So, be aware of the following myths and then go about creating a life that feels great to you and you’ll finally, fortunately, find balance.
  • 3 Steps to Following Your Heart and Living Your Dreams  By : Rebbie Straubing
    Learn a 3 step process for manifesting your heart's desires.
  • 3 Tips For Staying Motivated Towards Your Goals  By : Treasure Wilson
    It's not always easy to stay motivated when you're trying to achieve a goal. Some experts say that the "goal" itself should be enough to inspire unwavering diligence toward achieving it...and there is an element of truth in that. However, the reality is that the discomforts of striving for a particular goal can sometimes cause us to lose focus.

    Want to get in shape, save for a large purchase, "make the grade" in your studies? Don't worry...whatever you're trying to accompl...
  • 48 Things to Remember About Living Your Dream  By : Cari Vollmer
    You have one, don’t you? A dream? Of course you do. We all do. Whether your dream is big or small this article offers advice on Living Your Dream.
  • 5 Easy Steps To Accomplishing Any Goal  By :
    In “Think and Grow Rich”. Napoleon Hill wrote “nothing is impossible to the person who backs DESIRE with enduring FAITH.”. Let’s simplify that by saying “nothing is impossible to the person who establishes a definite goal and truly believes that they can attain that goal.”

    Once you’ve established your goal, there are two key elements necessary to accomplishing that goal, a definite date and a definite plan. I’ve learned that it’s easier to accomplish things if we break the...
  • 6 Dangerous Reasons People Do Not Set Goals and Never Succeed  By : Joshua Uebergang
    Goal setting is the framework for personal achievement. However, most people who do set goals have little to no understanding of goal setting and as a result fail to achieve them and never succeed. There are six dangerous reasons people do not set and achieve their goals which act like a road block to their success.
  • 6 Great Questions that Will Help You Find Your Focus  By : Cari Vollmer
    Do you have a ton to do and have no idea where to start? Would you like to work smarter, not harder? Answering the questions in this article will help you find your focus so you can do what you want to do and feel great about your life while you’re doing it.
  • 60 Minutes To Clear Goals  By : Jim Estill
    I think that most people would agree that the people who have goals are more successful than those who do not have any.

    I often talk about leadership and management. Leadership is about doing the right things while management is about doing things right. Often when we study time management, we study efficiency (doing things right) and make the assumption that we have the effectiveness (leadership) solved.

    The first step in any time management system should be to work on...
  • 7 Great Questions for Discovering Your Passions  By : Cari Vollmer
    Leading a fulfilling life - a life you love and feel great about - is a matter of knowing how to put the pieces of your life together in a way that empowers you. You create a fulfilling life by creatively capitalizing on your talents, passions and values. Self-knowledge is empowering. Once you have the ability to articulate your gifts you gain the power to actively use them, or leverage them, in your life.
  • 7 Reasons Why It Is Important To Have Goals  By : Deanna Mascle -
    I recently had a conversation with one of my former students. She has been out of school for a few years now but isn't satisfied with the direction her career has taken. In fact, she's not too happy with her personal life either. Her voice developed more than a touch of whine as she said: "I don't know what to do."

    So I asked her about her goals. Her response was a rather slack-jawed look of surprise. "Goals?" Well at least she wasn't whining anymore.

    I asked her what s...
  • A Goal Setting Tool I Taught In School - 5 Lessons Learned  By : M McClure
    While browsing in a second hand bookshop over 20 years ago, I came across Tony Buzan's 'Use Your Head' book. This was my first formal introduction to the concepts and possibilities of mind mapping. I was inspired enough by the ideas in the book to experiment with them while I was a high school science teacher. This article highlights the goal setting lessons learned from those educational experiences.
  • A New Perspective on Conflict And Confrontation  By : Beth Banning & Neill Gibson
    Do you go out of your way to avoid conflicts and face-to-face confrontation? Would you like to create a more respectful space in these critical situations? If so, read on and you'll discover more than just a new conflict management skills. Here you'll find the confidence to stand your ground and resolve even the most difficult situations so you can finally start experiencing the joy of creating solutions that satisfy everyone involved.
  • A Plan Of Action  By : Sandra L. Schmidt
    A simple equation for a plan of action. Starting the process of attaining a successful life. What you need to know to make positive life altering changes.
  • About Goal Setting Tactics – The Worksheet  By : Jonathan Mayheart
    The goal setting worksheet is designed to help you set goals as well as design your short-term goals of activities and strategies for encountering these goals. While trying to formulate your goals, keep when it comes to mind that they are not formulate when it comes to stone and may be changed at every time. It is powerful to just kick off the operation as well as dream a little signal. Goal environment is uncommonly forcible and can improve all areas of your life.

    It is t...
  • Achieve Your Vital Career Goals . Record Clear Goals and Follow the 15 Easy Steps to Career Success.  By : Sodomo
    Remember that your career goals are most important to you and your success. By setting career goals you are on the road to obtaining your ultimate success.

    By recording clear goals and following the 15 steps outlines you will focus your hard won efforts and maximize your winnings
  • Affirm Your Objective  By : Michael Lee
    When you affirm your objective, you shield out all obstacles and you become aware of things that will lead you to the thing you desire. Couple this technique with visualization and you're unstoppable.
  • Are You Focusing On Your Primary Goal?  By : Ben Franklin
    There are many areas that you can choose as your primary goal but perhaps one of the best methods for choosing one is to ask yourself a simple question. “If I were to focus on just one area of my life, for one year, which one would have the best impact?

    Generally, it is easy to find one area that could stand some improvement. It may be something simple or it could be something that you need to work on a great deal.

    Below is a guide of some areas that you may want to loo...
  • Are You Stuck?  By : Maurine Patten
    How do you know if you are stuck? There are 5 symptoms of being stuck. Each has a remedy that can help you reach your goal. It is important to have good self-awareness, to be honest with yourself, and listen to feedback from people you respect. Discover if you have any of the symptoms of stuck performance and the appropriate remedy. If noticed at an early stage, there are steps you can take to begin forward movement and ensure your success.
  • Around the Holidays, Be Real with Your Goals  By : Leeann Simons
    It is difficult to lose weight during the holidays, we all know that. So make sure you have a realistic attitude during this festive time. Don't plan to lose weight, try to maintain your weight. Don't set food goals, set activity goals. Be realistic with yourself and your attitude and you won't be disappointed. Have a wonderful season.
  • Attaining Life Goals  By : Marcy Richards
    The Natural Laws of the Universe that we ALL can use to take control of the positive energy in our lives.
  • Attracting Anti-goals, Or Resonating Results?  By : Aaron Potts
    With the “self improvement movement” that is going on in today’s society, more and more people are becoming aware of the fact that the attitude that they have about their lives is the single most defining factor that determines what their lives are going to be like.

    If you have a bad, negatively-charged attitude about your life, and you expect things to never go your way, then you tend to get exactly that. On the other hand, if you keep a positive attitude, and you remain ...
  • Be A Juggernaut Of Goal Achievement  By : Richard Kimball
    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 people are the ones who have specific, written goals.

    Setting a goal is not like a New Year’s resolution. That is just a wish. Just wishing and hoping for something isn’t going to make it happen. Setting a goal is having a target to shoot for and a plan to get there.

    When planning your goals, choos...
  • C-SMART Goals Keeping You Motivated  By : Marius
    Quick overview of how to set goals for yourself correctly. Many people set goals but will never reach them because some essential characteristics are missing.
  • Can You Achieve Anything You Want?  By : Raymond Burton
    "Why do we have to get shaken out of our stupor with a near death event or a tragic event to decide to live our lives the way we want?" If you want to lose weight, you can do it. You just have to be realistic.
  • Checklist For Establishing Goals  By : Glenn W. Turner
    Goals must be set in advance! Determine your direction accordingly.

    When you consider setting goals in your life, you are much like the captain of a ship. You have the vast area of the sea of your life before you. You have the ship of your abilities, potentials and desires to carry you to your destination — your purpose or goal-target. A captain considering a navigational chart knows there are many routes to his destination. It is his prerogative to choose which he will tr...
  • Choosing Your Goals Doesn't Have To Be Hard  By : Bob Crawford
    Are you having trouble choosing which of your goals to go after first? Do you know which of your goals you want to achieve right now? Choosing your goals can be difficult and confusing - but it doesn't have to be. The problem is that you, like so many other people, have a lot of wants and desires. You have lots of goals. It can be hard to decide which of those wants and desires to work on. You want so much, in so many areas of your life, that it can feel overwhelming!
  • Christians-- 7 Steps to Realizing Your Goals  By : Sean Mize
    Christians-- 7 Steps to Realizing Your Goals for Christian Success
  • Clean, Control And Change Your Life The Kaizen Way  By : Steve Wilheir
    An ancient Chinese proverb goes "A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step."

    In Japanese, Kaizen means "improvement", and it's improvement that is the key. Begin with the basics, and try to achieve better results, refining and trying again.
  • Consider Meditation  By : cewhite
    Get support for your dreams and go for it until you there. Spend time doing what you want to do instead of what you have to do.
  • Create Powerful Decisions From Your Vague Intentions  By : Andy Warren
    Every meaningful in your life came from a Powerful Decision. It's those turning points in your life that make the difference in how much you get paid, who you are and how satisfying your life turns out to be. And yet many people no longer make the Powerful Decisions they need. Find out why your decisions are so important and what you need to do to start making them.
  • Creating vs Reacting – Create Goals with Awareness  By : Amirah
    At any given moment, you are either a cause or an effect. Are you consciously creating your life? Or have you become the effect of what other people create and merely respond to the fallout of their creations? Reconnecting to your clear source within will take you from awareness to action. It is the act of commitment to your goal that creates a response from the universe to manifest your goals.
  • Dare To Reach Your Goals  By : Helene Rothschild
    Are you ready to enjoy a loving relationship, a successful career, a healthy and trim body, and prosperity? Learn about the 7 major fears that may be sabotoging you from reaching your desired goals. Once you identify your blocks, you can overcome them and experience success in every area of your life.
  • Did You Fall Into The Biggest Trap Of Goal Setting?  By : Fracka Future
    Goal Setting! It’s a wonderful thing. All you have to do is set a goal and now your life is on easy street. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.

    But wait a minute, I thought goal setting is all the rage? All I have to do is set a goal, everything becomes clear and all my next steps instantly appear? I guess that is possible, but you must avoid the biggest trap of goal setting.

    What about your big goals that haven’t happened yet? Most likely they will provide you wit...
  • Did you set your Goals when you were young?  By : David Pearce
    I did. Top of my list was flying an aeroplane. I was 14 years old when I joined the “Air Training Core”. I should have been 16 but I lied about my age. After the first year, we where ask if we could go away for a weeks training on an airfield. We jumped at that! On this trip they showed us an aeroplane, and very old one at that. A two winged one, where you sit in the open, one behind the other.
  • Discover Why Goal Setters Succeed And How You Can Too!  By : Joe Rispoli
    What provides focus and aim for our lives? Goals. Goals are Great because they cause us to expand and grow in ways that we never have before. In order to reach our goals we must become better. We must change and grow.

    Why do some people work so hard and yet never find success? Why do some people achieve everything and yet seem to hardly work at all?

    Everyone has heard the news - goal-setters succeed! Listen to any successful entrepreneur or professional and they all see...
  • Don't Bother Setting Goals  By : Michael J. Beck
    Don't bother setting goals. It's a waste of time. Let me explain why I feel this way about goals and then offer a better alternative. See if this scenario sounds familiar...
  • Dream Big and Achieve It  By : Nick Mutt
    To achieve big success in life you will have to dream big, your dream should be bigger and based on that set your targets and achieve it.
  • Dreams, Goals and the Law of Attraction  By : Susan K. Minarik
    If you have abandoned goal-setting in favor of using the law of attraction to manifest your desires, you may have missed some details of the law’s workings, and you’re giving up a powerful attracting tool.
  • Eight Step Process For Manifesting Goals And Inner Potential  By : Robert Najemy
    We all have an inherent need to grow, evolve and manifest ever greater realities. This is basic to our happiness and feelings of self-acceptance and self-contentment. Happiness can be created in two ways.

    a. By manifesting what we want – creating the reality we desire.
    b. By learning to be happy with what we have – with our present reality - until we can create an even more positive reality.

    We effectively manifest our goals with these 8 steps.

    1. Clarify goals
    ...
  • Example Of Personal Goals  By : Kozen Huseyin
    Have you been seeking an example of personal goals? You have come to the right place. Today, you will discover several examples of personal goals. As you read, discover the example of personal goals that meet your needs and help propel you forward to success, and achievement.
  • Find Your Aim  By : Tyler Benson
    In comparison to those that have no purpose in life, people that know what they live for seem happier and more energetic. They are focused on the aim that captures their thoughts and makes it easier to look at the negative things. Despite the difficulties in the strategy they have established they never stop thinking about the next step. If you attain the aim in your life, it becomes its sense and is the source of motivation. Being motivated you will start your both physical and spiritual development attaining new skills and you always dreamed of. You are guided by the stages you have established to reach the aim and forget about the intermediate problems that might occur on the way to the top.
  • Find Your True Calling and Purpose  By : Joshua Zuchter
    Life is NOT about just living for Friday's or creating goals. It is about fulfilling the role that you were meant for. If you feel inspired to discover your true purpose and calling then we invite you to read on.
  • Finding Your Own Stride  By : Sheri Boone
    Pace yourself using your own standards. This article discusses the idea of reaching your goals more easily by doing it your own way.
  • Five Goal Setting Secrets to Jumpstart Your Life  By : Ed Sykes
    Another year is upon us and you have your list of resolutions or goals you want to accomplish in the upcoming year. It’s time to plan your goals so that it’s not just another conversation this year, but a focused plan for success. I will share with you five goal setting techniques guaranteed to help you achieve more out of life. Use the goal setting techniques listed below to help you achieve your targets:
  • Five Steps to Creating a "Goal" Medal Life - Part I  By : Ed Sykes
    You don’t need to be a world class athlete to achieve success in life. However, you can use many of the same techniques that these athletes use to accomplish their goals.

    The following are five tips that will help you stand on the winner’s platform in life:
  • Five Steps To Stop Procrastinating And Achieve Your Goals Today  By : Debra B. Taylor
    The two rules of procrastination: 1) Do it today. 2) Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. Vincent T. Foss

    Susan Daley was a successful entrepreneur selling promotional products. She enjoyed making decent money while having the flexibility to work at home. Susan recently took over a colleague’s account, a huge growth opportunity. So why did she spend her mornings playing solitaire in her messy office rather than making phone calls to prospects?

    To procrastinate is “to put o...
  • Four Goal-Setting Mistakes that Guarantee You Failure  By : Joshua Uebergang
    Being able to set effective goals is a critical point in being a successful person. With this article you can find the 4 reasons why people have trouble setting goals and what you can do to set better goals. Continue reading this article to find out more.
  • Future Plans or Dreams?  By : Tyler Benson
    Dreams and plans have much in common, on the one hand, and a lot of differences, on the other. The thing that unites both dreaming and planning is that they are anchors a person sets for the future. Sure, a person may cherish some dream without any hope that the dream will turn into reality. But the function of such dreams is that they bring some brightness into the lives of people. Plans are more routine-like, and we all are confident to a large extent that we will realize our plans.

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