Setting Goals and Using Emotions, Part Two of Three

by: GeorgeL.Kenney

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This is the second article in a series. If you haven't read "Effective Goal Setting, Using The S.M.A.R.T. Method, Part One of a Series" you'll want to begin there. You will want to start with short term goals - three month and/or six month goals are an ideal starting point. Use these as stepping stones and gauges for your progress. You'll know if your goal is to earn $80,000 in the next twelve months and you've reached $10,000 in the first three months, you better start making changes either in your thought process or the actions you are taking.

If, after three months, you are way behind where you would like to be as far as your one year goal, DON'T be fooled into lowering your goal to resolve the issue. Much better to evaluate yourself and find out what changes YOU must make in order to reach it. The evolution of you is as important as reaching your goal.

After you've set your three month (or six month) goal, set your one, three, and five year goals. The best results will come if you have more than two goal cards and no more than five. Three and six months, and one, three, and five year seem ideal to work with. Be sure to focus a little time at least once and, better yet, twice each day.

Start by writing the day of the week and the date for three months from now in the upper left corner of your first goal card. If there is only a month left in the current calender quarter and you've decided to use these as your increments, go out farther to four or five months. Your notation for this will read something like this: Wednesday, December 31, 2008.

There's an important reason for having the day of the week which will be used in a later exercise. In the upper right corner, write today's date. Then on the eight to ten lines below, write out your goals, they might read something like this:

(3 month goal date) Wednesday, December 31, 2008

October 1, 2008 (Today's Date)

I now have over $50,000 in my money market account, and own a wonderful new computer for my business which was paid in full at the time of purchase. I have test driven my dream car. We took our vacation last month and it was fantastic. Etc. Etc.

As you are saying your goals each day, you'll begin like this, "Its Wednesday, December 31, 2008, and it is a Wonderful Day!" You'll choose your own word, but be certain you use FEELING! Feeling and emotion add power to the exercise. After finishing your three month goals, go to the remainder of your goal cards and complete those as well. Remember, use FEELING with each set of goals. You'll want to do this at least twice every day.

Please be careful to not make paying off debt one of your goals. If you wish to have goals which involve money, make it to purchase something you really want. Its much easier to work toward a new car or something else you have your eye on. Getting out of debt tends to leave negative thoughts in your subconscious mind. And besides, once things start rolling, you'll have your debt paid off before you buy that new luxury item.

You won't want to miss the next part of this series "Effective Goal Setting, Visualizing Your Goals to Bring Them to Reality, Part Three of a Three".

About the Author

George L. Kenney has a degree in Economics and career of twenty five years in financial markets. He is now a successful online marketing professional, with a passion for helping others live their dreams. He will help you learn how to leverage your time, money, and technology to put you on the fast track to success. To learn more about his team and the Marketing Mentors Program Click Here

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