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Don’t Tell Anyone About Your Goals…

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How are things going with your 2012 Achievement List?

I’ll be having a few pointers for you as the weeks go by so drop back here to check on the latest tip.

It’s important that you keep your goals to yourself.

Although this may be contrary to what you hear from everyone about needing a support system to help you, think about that statement. That may be good for your New Year’s Resolutions (you know I don’t like that phrase) like going to the gym or quitting drinking or maybe for losing weight but all you have to do is look at your past and see how well that has worked for you. How often in your life have you kept your resolutions. I look at a “resolution” as something you want to change in your life (I actually look at it as something you feel you ‘have’ to change). But is it always a goal? No. Sometimes it might be but not always.

Why do I want you to keep your goals to yourself? Because the last thing you need is to have someone derail you, whether consciously or subconsciously. People will do that but if they don’t think your goals are “right”, they aren’t going to be supportive. Why might they not think your goals are “right” and may actually sabotage your efforts?

  • They are envious of you having a goal
  • They don’t think you can achieve it and are “trying to save you” from the “eventual failure”
  • They are afraid that if you achieve your goal, you’ll outgrow them and have no need for them
  • They are afraid that the effort you’ll have to put into achieving your goals will take time and attention away from them
  • They don’t want you to succeed for any number of other reasons
  • etc….

So, keep your goals to yourself or to someone you totally trust and evaluate that person’s personality, history and attitude even more before you confide in them.

Keep on Achieving!

Terrie

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Tip of The Month – January

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January can be a let down month as well as an even more hyped up month. As I went to the gym yesterday to continue my working out with my wonderful personal trainer, I noticed a marked increase in population at the gym as well as a sort of fevered atmosphere. It’s as if people want to achieve their 2012 fitness goals in a one hour workout.

This month’s tip is to slow down and to persevere. You will get there if you’ve followed the guidelines I gave you last month for creating your 2012 Achievement List. Step back now and reassess your life and your plans now that the fervor of New Year and the hustle and bustle of the holidays is over.

Constant reassessment of where you are, what you’re doing and where you want to go is what’s required to successfully reach your Achievements! Don’t just make a list and then expect it all to happen. Go back and review the process for coming up with your plans and identifying your limiting beliefs and then reassess your denials and affirmations.

Terrie

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Tip of The Month

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December is a great month to use “Declare it good” since so many people are stressed out over their “lack” of money and time. They tend to forget that the love embodied in this time can be expressed in so many ways that don’t cost money or take alot of time. So, when you start to feel “deprived” or bad or whatever, simply repeat “I declare it good and can’t wait to see the good that comes out of this”. At first it may seem unbelievable but after awhile you won’t be resistant to it and you’ll say it automatically. See what happens to you during this month. Use “I declare it good” repeatedly during the day.

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“Declare It Good” Worked For Me

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Over and over again I talk about using the “I declare it good” phrase when things don’t seem to be going well.

I had another opportunity to prove its worth the other night.

As you may or may not know, I went to New York City Thursday with tickets to see Yankees games on Friday and Saturday and fly back Sunday morning. I got there and all is well….well, except for the weather – heavy rain in the forecast. But I still had hope.

Friday came – I went out and walked and walked and enjoyed being a “tourist”.

Friday night I took the subway and arrived at the Stadium. Got in, went to the free restaurant (comes with the tickets) and ate a luscious meal. All day long it had been raining and although it wasn’t heavy, the tarp was on the field and no one knew what was going to happen.

I finished my meal and went to my seats and just as I got to the seat, they postponed the game. Now, I had thought they would play a double header on Saturday and that would have been good since I could stay.  But no, the double header was going to be on Sunday (and my game was going to be Sunday NIGHT) when I was supposed to be leaving.

All the way back to the hotel I kept saying “I declare it good” or “I see the good coming out of this”.

By the time I got to the hotel I had formulated a plan. I would see if I could get tickets for Sunday’s day game and see if I could make arrangements to stay an extra day. Many things had to fall into place but I was still in the “I declare it good” mode (and mood…lol).

So, the most important thing I did after declaring the situation good was to take action. This is a mistake many make – thinking that just saying affirmations will bring you what you want. You have to take action to demonstrate or manifest what you want.  I had a list in my mind of what had to be done and as soon as I got back to the hotel, I worked my way down the list.

Bottom line is that I was able to stay for another day and as a result I saw one game on Saturday and two on Sunday and overall had THE BEST vacation in my entire life. And I know it’s because I declared it good.

Try it some time and see if it works for you!

Terrie

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You Can Take It With You – Your Treasure Map, That Is…

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I’m sure you know what a treasure map (or vision board, vision map) is if you’re reading this. Previously I knew of two ways to make your treasure map other than using my computer program to do so. But today I’m going to tell you about another method that makes your treasure map portable. I have to give credit to a friend of mine who mentioned that she did this and I thought it was an outstanding idea. So, I want to share it with you. Who says you can’t take it with you?

You can use a treasure map to implant visual impressions on your subconscious mind for things you want to have or achieve. When you look at the map or board repeatedly, your subconscious sees the items on the map as yours. Then it sets about bringing them into your life. It’s a very effective method of manifesting what you want in life. Of course, you should use it in combination with all the other techniques and you must take action. You cannot sit there and look at a treasure map all day long and never look at any other aspect of your life and belief system and then expect everything to come to you. The Universe loves action and you must obey that. You can’t get anything by just sitting around.

To make an effective treasure map you don’t want to have it crowded and you want to scrutinize the pictures and the words you use. For example, one woman was looking for a spouse and she had a great photo on her treasure map. The teacher said, have you had a lot of alcoholics in your life and the woman was astounded. She said “yes, why?” and the teacher asked her to look at the picture she had put on the map. It was a handsome man holding a drink. So the woman thought she’d fix that by cutting off the drink on the picture. The teacher again said “do you want someone with an amputated hand”. The woman finally got the point and found an appropriate picture.

You also want to make sure your words are positive and in the present tense. They can be phrases or single words as long as they convey the actual meaning of what you’re looking for. This is a great place to use superlatives.

To make your treasure map portable, use index cards. Find pictures in magazines or print them out and paste or tape them to the index card. You can put phrases on top if you want but the picture may even be enough.

Then you put several of them together and put them in your purse or pocket (they even make cases for index cards now) and carry them with you. You can pull them out throughout the day and look at them. You can just flip through them or you can focus on one in particular.

When you have received or achieved whatever is on one of them, throw that one away and continue with the others or replace it with a new one. If things don’t seem to be happening AND you’re working on your belief systems with denials and affirmations, then try a new image or new words. Look at the current image and see what it’s telling you. It may be giving you the wrong message and maybe it’s not even something you really want. You need to continuously revise your wants and desires.

Enjoy this method of carrying your treasure map with you and check out more techniques to ensuring success in your life at href=”http://artofmakingthingshappen.com”>The Art of Making Things Happen.

Terrie