Work your Goal

Work your goal. Don't just set a goal or make a promise to yourself to do something - work your goal. Here is a good procedure to follow:

1. Write down your goal!
   It has been reported that when people write down their goals they have over an 80% higher success rate of achieving them. Start a goals journal. Make sure you write S.M.A.R.T goals- specific, measurable, achievable, results-oriented, and time-limited. Display your goals where you will see them often. Try the bathroom mirror, refrigerator door, next to your computer.
2. Write down your compelling reason for wanting the goal.
   Write it with passion, with feeling, with energy. Emphasize the inner motivation.
3. Create a plan made of small doable steps to get you where you want to be, with timelines.
   Establish achievable daily and weekly objectives. Review your plan frequently.
4. Create 3 to 5 empowering statements that will motivate you.
   Make them positive and exciting enough to energize you and keep you motivated. Use the present tense.
5. Visualize what it is like having achieved your goal.
   Visualize you are living it- taste it, feel it, smell it, see it, revel in it. Talk about it in the present tense – as if you have already accomplished the goal. Example: Having a neat and organized office is great because it saves me time not having to search for files and contact information. Journal about your goal using the present tense.
6. Start a daily routine.
   Each morning review your goals, your compelling reasons and say aloud your powerful positive statements. Visualize your goal already obtained. Write out one step you will take today to achieve your goal. Then do it! No excuses - make that one step a priority! Repeat your power statements throughout the day.
7. Replace negative self-talk/beliefs with life-enhancing ones.
   Know that you are the creator of your thoughts and beliefs, and choose ones that are life enhancing rather than limiting. Know that thoughts, beliefs, and inner dialog create behavior. Remember you are what you think.
8. Journal daily.
   Write in your journal daily reflecting on your thoughts, emotions, barriers, possible solutions/alternatives, daily successes, and your gratitude.
9. Enlist support to keep you accountable!
   Find a buddy, join a group, or hire a coach. Make sure your buddy or coach is in tune with your goal, and will support you in a positive way. Stay in frequent communication. Sign up for Jean's free preview teleclass on achieving goals.
10. Celebrate your successes!
    Set up small milestones in your journey, and when you reach them, celebrate! At the end, celebrate some more!

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Jean Caton is a speaker, coach, and marketing strategist. She works with businesswomen in corporate America, Healthcare, and entrepreneurs to challenge and support them to attain their professional and personal goals and live a life full of achievement, self-acceptance, and serenity. Jean can be reached at: MyCoachJean@JeanCaton.com