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Learn To Stay Focused On Your Goal
| Guest post by: Debbie Ruston |
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Learn To Stay Focused On Your Goal
Once you have set a goal, how do you stay focused on it? I learned a very powerful principle that has assisted me in creating massive success....it is very simple - With every decision you make, ask yourself "Is this decision going to bring me closer or further away from my goal?"
As I have mentioned earlier, your goal has to be something you are passionate about! It can't just be about money....what are you going to do with the money?
Here's an example - I had a goal to retire my husband from his job. We are in our 40's and I just couldn't accept doing what most of society does....waiting till they retire at 65 to start living life and spending some time together and maybe taking a trip or two. I wanted more from life than that! I had started a business and my goal was to retire him within 6 months...in order to do that we had to eliminate all of our debt....
Here is the important point.....I did not focus on the debt. On my goal card it said "It is August 31st, 2005, and I am so happy and grateful, Barry has left his job and we now spend every day together living life on our terms". I wrote that goal in Feb, 2005 as if it had already happened.
Every day as I did my work, I focused on what our life would be like when he was able to be home every day. The freedom to do what we want, when we want. Go for breakfast in the middle of the morning, take a 2 hour walk in the afternoon with our little dog, take 4-5 trips a year, take time off to be with our kids when they come home from college. I pictured these things every single day in my mind as if it had already happened!
Were there any challenges that came up? Absolutely! There are always challenges that get in the way, thats life! But here's the thing - if you are committed to your goal or "your why", if your why is strong enough, you will get through ANY challenge.
As those challenges came up and I had decisions to make, I kept asking myself "will this decision bring me closer or further away from bringing Barry home in August?"
This is so very powerful! This principle helped me always make the best business decision, and taught me not to let fear, or limiting beliefs get in the way. To push through even when the decision was uncomfortable.
Did it work? Absolutely! We hit the goal 1 week early....brought him home from a 30 year job and now live the life we designed. Wow, this is so powerful!
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