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Goal Setting

Using Vision Boards to Achieve Your Goals

Using Vision Boards to Achieve Your Goals

March 28, 2009

Vision boards have been used in some way for many centuries. Great achievers have either had a natural or learned ability to envision their success before it happens. I would imagine even cave people used sketches of dreams to make them play-out in real life.
As vision boards have expanded from stone, to scroll, [...]

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Good Read: Goal Setting Success

Good Read: Goal Setting Success

January 21, 2009

Monica Valentinelli, author of the freelance writing blog, mlvwrites.com, featured a guest post from me today titled: “Goal Setting Success: Magic Checkmarks on Your Goal List.”
The post talks about having success with goal setting. Goal setting does not work, at least all by itself. There are so many factors that play into our [...]

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How To Set Goals For Life

How To Set Goals For Life

May 5, 2008

World renowned motivational speaker Jim Rohn said,
“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. What ever good things we build end up building us.”
No one ever said goal setting is easy. [...]

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Set a Goal and Congratulate Yourself

Set a Goal and Congratulate Yourself

April 27, 2008

We all play different roles in life and one can only assume that you want to achieve your maximum potential in all of them. My primary roles are Self, Wife, Mother, and Professional. Let’s begin by asking a simple self help question, “If you don’t set goals for yourself, how do you [...]

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Meeting Your Goals

Meeting Your Goals

April 25, 2008

Have you been meeting your goals recently? Setting and meeting goals can be a powerful tool for personal improvement. On the other hand, failing to meet goals is actually giving up on yourself and your dreams.
Write It Down
The first step to meeting your goals is writing them down. Putting your goal in writing is making [...]

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The Basics of Goals – Easier Said, Easily Done

The Basics of Goals – Easier Said, Easily Done

April 19, 2008

The basics of setting a goal is an open secret known by top-caliber athletes, successful businessmen and businesswomen and all types of achievers in all the different fields. The basics of setting goals give you short-term and long-term motivation and focus. They help you set focus on the acquisition of required knowledge and help you [...]

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Living The Impossible

Living The Impossible

April 15, 2008

Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn’t fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn’t dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?
Often, we [...]

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What Could Innovation Do For Your Life?

What Could Innovation Do For Your Life?

April 13, 2008

It’s a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don’t. The power of innovation. If you’ve ever marvelled at somebody’s creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the [...]

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7 Steps to Positive Thinking

7 Steps to Positive Thinking

April 8, 2008

I’m sure you have a bright idea hidden somewhere in the back of your mind that you just can’t wait to test out. Of course you’re not the only one with the bright idea. So what motivates you to churn those creative, or even inspiring juices to its utmost flavor?
It’s always best to set up [...]

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Make a Life Time Commitment!

Make a Life Time Commitment!

August 31, 2007

Take a day for reflection every now and then.
Everyday goes by for new thoughts and ideas. It is fascinating to think that you can reflect the days and no one can accuse you for being wrong. I mean who decides what is right and wrong? If we are lucky we wake up in the morning.
When [...]

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