| I am not about to disclose to you the definitive | | | | make sure you ask yourself what kind of person |
| work on goal setting and achieving because that is | | | | you will have to be in order to achieve it. If you |
| best done in book form if it is to be given the | | | | are ok with learning the behavioral skills and |
| real justice it deserves. I am going to give you | | | | thinking of that type of person, then go for it. |
| some good guides and ideas you can use to set | | | | You will find that as you start achieving your "To |
| and achieve literally any goal. Even very large | | | | Be" goal, that the "To Get" goal starts getting |
| dreams can be achieved by using the very simple | | | | closer and closer. |
| philosophy I am about to reveal for you. | | | | So if you are not prepared to think and act like a |
| Firstly, don't set little Mickey Mouse goals because | | | | millionaire, don't set a goal to become a millionaire. |
| you will only ignite little Mickey Mouse desires and | | | | Why do you think virtually all winners of the |
| motivation. Set big exciting goals. Goals that make | | | | lottery are broke again within a couple of years? |
| you go WOW! The thought of you being able to | | | | They didn't know how to build and keep wealth in |
| achieve the goal should really excite you. If you | | | | the first place so what made them think they |
| are a doubter about big goals then think about | | | | would keep it when it fell into their laps is beyond |
| this. If you set really big exciting goals for | | | | me. The smart winners get serious financial advice |
| yourself in life then you will have fun going after | | | | from companies that are qualified to look after |
| them and even if you don't quite get there, you | | | | millions and then they do as they are advised by |
| will have achieved a lot more than small goals | | | | those companies. |
| anyway. (And had more fun) | | | | Here is the golf tie in. |
| Have you ever been told not to build your castles | | | | If you want to get your handicap down to |
| in the sky? Rubbish! By all means build them there | | | | scratch then you are going to have to learn to |
| because we will figure out how to put foundations | | | | think like a scratch player. Clearly you will need |
| under them later on just like any highly successful | | | | the skills to back it up but if you are an 18 |
| person does. Do you think that people who have | | | | handicap golfer you will need to set a goal "To |
| achieved a lot work in small dreams and goals? | | | | Be" a scratch golfer. Next start playing with as |
| Should you listen to the average person who has | | | | many scratch golfers as you can. Don't take |
| the average life and tells you not to dream too | | | | advice from your mates on how to play low |
| big, or above your station? Or should you listen to | | | | single figures and par golf, they don't know, they |
| highly successful people who have achieved a lot | | | | just like to think they do. Go to golf tournaments |
| and tell you to dream big and set goals that | | | | and watch the pro's play and how they think and |
| challenge you? Take the advice from the person | | | | manage their way around the course. Speak to |
| who has what you want. Ignore advice from a | | | | them, find out what their beliefs are and what |
| person who has a life you don't want. It's that | | | | kind of practice they do. You must become a |
| simple. | | | | scratch player both physically and mentally if you |
| I want to touch on four subjects in this 2 article | | | | are to achieve it. |
| series to give you some more food for thought. | | | | The same principals apply no matter what |
| Here are the first two and in the next article (Part | | | | handicap you are or what you are trying to |
| 2) we will discuss Outcome and Process. | | | | achieve in golf. If you are presently a 28 handicap |
| Get Goals & Be Goals. | | | | golfer with desires to get down to 12 or even |
| There are goals to get or have something. Like a | | | | single figures, you need to follow advice of those |
| goal to get rich or have a new car. These are | | | | who have done what you want to do. You must |
| what most people who dabble in goals set, little | | | | decide what mindset, attitudes, beliefs and |
| realizing that there is another goal that must be | | | | behaviours you need to have and then take |
| achieved if you are to "get" your "to have" goals. | | | | action and develop them. |
| That goal is a "to be" goal. | | | | Summary.o Set big, bold exciting goals/dreamso |
| In other words if you want to get Millions in the | | | | Don't take advice from people who do not have |
| bank you have to first "be" a millionaire. You have | | | | what you wanto Set "To Be" goals in order to |
| to set a goal to learn how a millionaire thinks and | | | | achieve your "Get" goals. Who do you have to |
| acts otherwise you will never have what they | | | | become? |
| have. | | | | In Part 2 we discuss Outcome and Process goals. |
| So whenever you set a goal to get something | | | | Wishing you FIR's, GIR's & Blue Skies. |