Going for Your Goals: Determine Your Goals

Are you having a hard time determining your true goals? That's okay! A lot of us struggle with our goals; often we just have a general idea, but no certainty. This week we'll focus on determining our goals with the help of Brian Tracy's book: How to Get Everything You Want.

The steps we've taken up until now have helped us determine our values and who we are; it's given us a sense of clarity about ourselves which is related to what we do and accomplish in life. To ignite our desires and passion for our goals, our goals must be personal. In other words our goals shouldn't be related to what others want of us or for us, or for someone else. This doesn't mean we focus only on ourselves, we can and should help others as needed, but when it comes to our own goals they should be for ourselves.

Now we've come to that tough question we all struggle with sometimes: What do I want to do with my life? At first we think it's an easy question and can come up with easy answers, but when we start to really think about it, it becomes a much more serious question that deserves serious thought and answers.

If you could do anything at all in your life, what would you do? Would you climb the tallest mountain, tour the world, start a business, raise a family, fight unjustness, etc? If you can't see the target, we can't hit it. To determine your goals use your values, vision, and ideals. At first you may feel like you're fantasizing, but that's okay. We here to make these goal fantasies a reality.

Let's take a look at some questions that will help us target our goals:

1. List your three most important goals in your business and career as of right now.
2. List your financial goals as of right now
3. List your three most important goals with your family or relationships as of right now
4. List your three most important health and fitness goals as of right now.

Review your answers and think about the opposite of these questions; my three biggest concerns in life as of right now. Think about what bothers you, what's holding you back, the concern that's in your thoughts most. Once you've clearly identified your concerns think about the following:

1. What is the ideal solution to my concerns?
2. Is there a healthy way to eliminate my concerns immediately?
3. What is the best way to solve each problem?

Maybe there's a series of solutions you need to do to alleviate your concerns, or maybe you need to look at the situation in a different way to see the solution, but there is always a healthy solution. Often we know what to do, but are just afraid to step out of our comfort zone. Once you do though, you will feel a weight lift off of you and you will feel such a sense of freedom from whatever has been holding you back from achieving your goals. It's up to you my friends.

I'll leave you with this thought; if you do nothing where will you be in three months? Exactly where you are now. If you determine your goals and take steps to achieve them, where will you be in three months? Who knows! The possibilities are endless!