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The Power of Goals There is considerable evidence to indicate that expectations of your future do, in fact, tend to create your future. People usually end up pretty much where they expect. It seems reasonable then, to spend some time determining specific, worthwhile expectations that will make your life more meaningful. The best way to predict your future is to create it. Are you a goal setter? Do you typically set goals at the first of the year? If not, why not? “With definite goals you release your own power, and things start happening.” Zig Ziglar This is a basic starting format for goal setting. You may feel you are being rushed or hurried. However, you will find that if you do not begin to make decisions you will tend to procrastinate and your history will simply repeat itself. A quick decision is often the best decision and is certainly better than no decision. Indecision is the greatest thief of opportunity. Robert Schuller Goals are not written in concrete and unchangeable terms but they do give you a starting point and a destination. The important thing is that you are in charge when working on your goals. It is the easiest way to put yourself in the driver’s seat of your life. Your life has meaning only when you are working toward goals that you have decided on. SUCCESS: "The progressive realization of worthwhile goals." In order for your purpose in life to be fulfilled, you must set goals in multiple areas. Success is not just career or financial – family, physical and spiritual are equally important areas of achievement. They are part of the same whole, balanced person. This is the whole person concept of the 48 Days To The Work you Love approach. A Goal is a Dream with a Time Frame on it “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” Daniel Burnam Goal Setting Worksheet Begin with the five-year goals and then work backward to what you need to do today to make deposits in what you want to be five years from now. My Goals for 2009, and Beyond! 1. FINANCIAL Income, Investments (If you can’t dream it, it won’t happen) Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY! 2. PHYSICAL Health, Appearance, Exercise Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY! 3. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Knowledge, Education, Self-Improvement Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY! 4. FAMILY Relationship to others, Development of children, Where do you want to live? Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY! 5. SPIRITUAL Church involvement, Personal commitment, Theological understanding Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY! 6. SOCIAL Increased number of friends, Community involvement, etc. Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY! 7. CAREER Ambitions, Dreams, Hopes Five-Year Goals One-Year Goals Beginning TODAY!
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