Making your Goals first Class: Five Principals you Need to know to Succeed at your Goals - Softcover

Goode, Ervin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466929200 ISBN 13: 9781466929203

Verlag: Trafford, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

There is a burning desire in each of us to find the answer to the questions "why are we here" and "what is our purpose" We know what we like and dislike; however, we continue to ask the question in our mind, "What is my purpose, why am I here" Sometimes we follow other people or just tolerate an undesirable condition to survive. Nobody wants to fail in endeavors that they undertake. We all want to succeed; however, the rate of failure suggests that most people fail at what they initially attempt to set out to accomplish. When you learn to view your goals from a higher state of mind, you start to see the big picture, and your goals begin to become more clear and achievable. These five principles allow you to focus on what you want to accomplish and have fun along the way.

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Making your GOALS First Class

Five principals you need to know to succeed at your Goals

By EGOODE

Trafford Publishing

Copyright © 2012 EGOODE
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-4669-2920-3

Contents

Preface....................................................................
ix
Introduction...............................................................
xiii
Chapter 1 Principle 1: Focus..............................................
1
Chapter 2 Principle 2: Faith..............................................
9
Chapter 3 Principle 3: Be Flexible........................................
16
Chapter 4 Principle 4: Follow Through.....................................
20
Chapter 5 Principle 5: Have Fun...........................................
27
About the Author...........................................................
33

Excerpt

CHAPTER 1

If you stay focused and stay on track, you will get to whereyou want to be.

—Michelle C. Ustaszeski

Principle 1: Focus

Focus on the Right Destination

Being successful in life is not guaranteed. It is easier to fail than tosucceed. Take the gifted professional athletes who make a lot ofmoney playing sports, wealthy preachers, successful lawyers, influentialmayors, and company presidents who sometimes lose their focus andfind themselves in scandals, locked up in prison, or dead.

It always amazes and disappoints me when I hear about athleteswho were worth millions of dollars and later in their careers findthemselves financially broke and struggling to get by. Jim Rohn oncesaid, "Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight.Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day."

It is easy to get off course trying to pursue our desired destinationsor goals by making those little, insignificant errors in judgment everyday until we find ourselves so far off course we just don't know how wewound up there. If you get the right flight ticket, you can always checkto see where you should be going. Your goals are like flight tickets tokeep you focused on your main destination. Your focus, or goal, shouldbe clearly mapped out on a course that is comprehensible and verydistinct. Referring back to your flight ticket from time to time allowsyou to stay focused on your goal. These properly prepared flight ticketsare the road maps for your goals. They will let you know where you aregoing. Well, you may ask, how do I know that I have the right ticket oram pursuing a worthy goal?

Know Your Destination

As we pursue our lifelong endeavourers, whatever they are, here isthe secret you need to know: the first step is to know what you want.Next, you will determine how long it will take to accomplish it. Thereare two types of goals that you to need to focus on: long-term andshort-term goals, and they should be smart goals. Smart goals are goalsthat are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-sensitive.Sometimes you find people with short- and long-range goals linkedtogether; in a sense, it's like having connecting flights to get to yourfinal destination. There is nothing wrong with having both short- andlong-range goals. In fact, in some cases, it is the right thing to do. Iwould like to focus on long-range goals.

You must have a clear goal, a planned destination. If you don'tknow the airport you want to land at, it doesn't matter which flight youtake; you will not get there. As you began to put the necessary energyand time in to developing and focusing on your goals, be open-mindedto the fact that everything is possible.

If you begin to wonder where you should start, let me give you agood starting point. Most people have a passion for something thatthey love to do or a special skill that has put them above the averageperson. For example, you may be good at public speaking, teaching,or taking care of other people. Here are some suggestions to get youthinking: What do you read about for hours when you are bored? Isthere something you find yourself researching to learn more about? Isthere something you loved to do as a child but have abandoned becauseyou got older? Do you have a hobby that you are currently doing onthe side that could be turned into a full-time business?

You should also look around your room to see what items youfind yourself collecting. This could give you clues to some hiddenpassion. Always keep your mind open, so you can focus on that littlepassion that pops up from time to time. Try to remember the timeswhen you had a strong desire to do something positive or rewardingto make people's lives easier or better. Put a little time and effort intodeveloping this thought. It just may be of some value to everyone.In most cases, these passions and desires you have could be worthpursuing in life.

I heard a wonderful story, which I believe will prove my pointabout pursuing your internal, burning passion.

An elementary school teacher was giving a drawing class to a groupof six-year-old children. At the back of the classroom sat a little girlwho normally did not pay much attention in school. In the drawingclass, she did.

For more than twenty minutes, the girl sat with her arms curledaround her paper, totally absorbed in what she was doing. The teacherfound this fascinating. Eventually, she asked the girl what she wasdrawing. Without looking up, the girl said, "I'm drawing a pictureof God."

Surprised, the teacher said, "But nobody knows what God lookslike."

The girl said, "They will in a minute."

Consider these points to help validate you desires:

• Ensure the desire is legal and not life threatening; then it wouldbe worth pursuing.

• Make sure your purpose helps more people than just yourself.

• Pray about this burning desire and ask the question: would thishelp someone to change his life in a positive way?

Finding this right goal to focus on is not easy, so before you purchasea ticket for the journey, be sure you are certain. Sometimes the hardeststep to make toward any process is the first step.

Staying focused on your goal or main mission is like taking avacation. The first things you should do is get prepared for the vacation.Once the destination and departure date are known, you shift intopreparation mode. Start preparing yourself immediately for your newgoal or position.

For example, let's say that you want to win a marathon. You wouldstart focusing on getting in condition for a race. You would prepareyourself to eat right and make sure you have the best running gear,including running shoes and sweats. A good runner knows that it isimportant to know the terrain and the possible weather conditionsduring the race, so it's important to practice in similar conditions.

Keep in mind that this is all about staying focused on what you aretrying to achieve. It is important to be prepared for the target you areaiming at, because once you hit it, you should be ready to step rightin. You may have had a dream to be a commercial airplane pilot fora major airline. I would tell you this: if your passion is to fly planes,go for it. But start preparing to be a commercial pilot. Work on yourpeople skills while you train. Then, once you reach your milestone asa pilot, you will be better suited for the job, because you have beenpreparing for it.

Here is the point: all this preparing is a good...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Trafford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1466929200
• ISBN 13: 9781466929203
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 52
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