Secrets to Goal Setting Revealed ... Part Five

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals
-- Henry Ford

Dear Friends,

How many of you have met obstacles and challenges on your road to success? Heck, how many of you meet obstacles and challenges in your daily life?

I see many people silently nodding their heads ...

As Henry Ford aptly put it, obstacles only manifest themselves when you take your eyes off your goals. In other words, obstacles only creep into your lives when you allow them to by focusing on them and NOT focusing on your goals.

Why is that you might ask?

Simple ...

Focus = Reality

I recently watched a movie which literally changed my life. The movie is titled 'The Secret'. It states that whatever you focus on will ultimately manifest itself in your life because you are sending a signal out into the universe.

In other words, if you are always focusing on challenges , the universe receives that signal and ultimately, challenges start manifesting themselves in your life!

If you like solving challenges, that's fine for you. But if you're like me and dislike having too many challenges to slow down my path to success, start focusing on what you want ... Your Goals!

Of course, no matter how you focus only on your goals, we also want to be prepared for the 'remote possibility' that small challenges may come into your life. That's why I want to share the next secret with you.

The fifth step in Goal Setting is ...

What are the obstacles preventing you from achieving your goals?
How would you resolve and overcome everyone of them?

Picture yourself as a hurdles runner. Visualize it clearly in your head. When you're at the starting point, what do you see? You should picture the end point very clearly in your head. You should also see the hurdles in front of you and picture yourself literally flying over each hurdle. When you picture yourself clearing each hurdle with ease, your body obeys and you ultimately clear each hurdle with much ease!

Think back to the goals you set. What obstacles do you think may prevent you from achieving your goals? What are the hurdles that may seperate you from where you are now and where you want to be?

What are some possible emotional states you may face?
Lack of discipline?
Lack of motivation?
Making excuses for yourself?
Lack of enthusiasm?

How do you solves these states?

Identify all your possible obstacles even BEFORE they occur and think of ways to resolve these obstacles should they occur.

"What if there's an obstacle I can't solve?"

Hmm ... that's a question some of you would probably ask right?

What's the answer?

Simple ...

Is it a want or a must?

If you MUST achieve your goal, would you find all ways and means to solve your challenge? If it's a must to achieve your goal, think of a solution! And thinking invariably means asking the right person for the answer!

So who are the right people you can ask?

The people who already have the results you aspire to have! Model after their success! Ask them what they did BEFORE they achieved the success you desire to have. Model after their thought process ... Model after their decision-making model ... Model after their mindsets.

Pre-solve possible challenges even before they occus and you will find your path to success much smoother.

And as always ...

Carpe Diem ... Seize the Day!

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