You're enjoying a perfectly shallow conversation with a good friend over coffee, discussing your oldest child's latest broken bone fiasco and how long it takes you to drive across town with the traffic these days, when out of nowhere he asks, "Do you ever wonder where all this day to day will lead? What are your goals in life?"
Right now stop and answer this one question: Do you have an overall blueprint for your life? In detail with a complete list of goals including the action steps necessary to achieve them? Chances are you are not completely able to answer me yes. You may have a decent idea of what your life is about and might be able to name off some wants and desires, but most likely you do not have a blueprint for your life.
So sit down with a blank piece of paper and a pencil and write down your goals, all your greatest desires and how you will achieve them. It took me about an hour's time to realize that it is nearly impossible to pull goals out of thin air, but if you begin with a few prompting questions they seem to come faster than your little pencil can write.
All you really need is to be asked specifically where you want to go and how do you plan to get there. Here are some questions to get you started. We are going to start at the beginning of the road to success by learning how to identify our goals.
Family
Do you want to be a life partner and parent? If so, how are you going to do this well? What kind of relationship do you want with your partner, your children and other family members?
Financial
How much money do you want to earn at various stages of you life? What planning is required in order to accumulate wealth, use it wisely and share the benefits with those you choose?
Career
What is your chosen vocation? What level do you want to reach in your career, and by when?
Community Service
Do you want to help make the world a better place? If so, how?
Creative
Do you want to achieve any creative goals? If so, in what artistic pursuit?
Education
Is there any knowledge you want to acquire in particular? What information and skills will you need to achieve your other goals?
Physical
Are there any fitness and sporting goals you want to achieve? What steps are you going to take to achieve this?
Recreation
How do you want to enjoy yourself? Are there any interests, hobbies, pastimes or social activities in which you want to be involved?
All of us are experts on something. Is there a goal that you have listed that you do not know the steps to take to achieve? Please send me an email and I will ask our readers for some advice.
Ask Your Fellow Readers.
Having trouble coming up with a plan to reach one of your goals? Click Here to send us your goal and I'll ask my readers to help you get started.
Frank F. Lunn is an expert in leadership, marketing, and small business entrepreneurship. In his book, Stack the Logs! - Building a Success Framework to Reach Your Dreams, Frank outlines a simple 5-step strategy that will lead you to success in all areas. Find more useful article by Frank at http://www.stackthelogs.com
Note: This article may be reprinted as long as it remains complete and unaltered (including the about the author information), and a copy of your reprint is sent to http://www.stackthelogs.com.
Ancona limousine airport .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareTake a page from Eastern wisdom Meditation, martial arts that... Read More
Self-esteem is very important. It is the way we view... Read More
"A man's life is what his thoughts make of it."-... Read More
Because Not All Skills Are Equal?Public Speaking MasteryHello,Tom Cruise is... Read More
What do you need to have for a successful business?... Read More
Most of us fear change, because - as we've all... Read More
Feeling overworked and underpaid? If you're starting to feel like... Read More
How does an online marketer define success ? There are... Read More
I do! I want to be a millionaire! Do you?Judging... Read More
How do you define success?According to the Collins dictionary, success... Read More
Often, what people say about other people behind their backs... Read More
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.... Read More
Work addiction is an unrestrained, unfulfillable internal demand for constant... Read More
A farmer in Pennsylvania decided to sell his farm, but... Read More
Becoming successful requires a lifestyle change. It requires that you... Read More
Step 1: List all the business activities that you complete... Read More
Those of you who know me, know that I am... Read More
Lesson 1. Category Well Being Plan to do this.Stop blaming... Read More
Last Thursday evening, I was the guest of a group... Read More
As kind of a hobby I like to watch people.... Read More
Here are 10 of 26 proven strategies gleaned from interviews... Read More
There are times when we feel we should take action,... Read More
When most of us are asked the most important possession... Read More
A good laugh can help in a difficult or tough... Read More
"When I think back on all the crap I learned... Read More
Buffalo Grove cheapest limo ..An effective self- concept generates the desire to strive for... Read More
People who are on the same journey tend to band... Read More
I thought this was unbelievable, but it's true.On average, security... Read More
McDonald's does it, why shouldn't you? Life is filled with... Read More
Of all the things that can have an effect on... Read More
Believe in your own Divine nature Despite the varying religious... Read More
Sit up straight! You may recall hearing those words as... Read More
The present model of business and career motivation, the one... Read More
Success is a word that is much used in our... Read More
Quote of the month: Am I working to live or... Read More
Do not make the mistake of looking at your failures... Read More
The 2004 final of the World's Strongest Man METRx Championship... Read More
Business knowledge and skills are not the only keys to... Read More
It goes without saying that we are unlikely to experience... Read More
One of my absolute favorite quotes is from Dwight D.... Read More
I have noticed that though my clients often have created... Read More
Multi-task goal-completion work with everyday, "have to" activities If you... Read More
I do! I want to be a millionaire! Do you?Judging... Read More
There are those out there who would lead us to... Read More
Many of us have lost sight of what we really... Read More
One of the inevitabilities of University life is the examination.... Read More
On March 27th 2005, Oxford won the annual boat race... Read More
How many times have people asked you what you really... Read More
My mentor, when I was 25 years old, dropped a... Read More
Let's get right to the point, folks.We're all looking to... Read More
Success |