COLUMN In addition to the mentioned distractions the biggest challenges preventing people from achieving their goals are: Time pressure, financial pressure, and the balance between work and home life. Focus helps in linking these challenges so we can make them work for us not against us. However we need to determine what it is we should be focusing on to get the results that we desire. Therefore, we should start with the end in mind, looking at the big picture, the life you desire. One of the best ways to achieve your goals is by investing your time in doing what you are best at, and letting others do what they are best at. So start by focusing on your natural talents and get people to help you at what you are not good at, usually those are the people with a different set of skills than yours. Focus on setting goals that are aligned with your natural talents and make sure they are measurable, and achievable. Set a plan including your long term and short term goals that match your talents and what you’re brilliant at. A crucial element in setting and planning goals is the ability to keep your mind focused on these goals. If you fail to focus you’ll never be able to achieve results. On the other hand trying to achieve several goals at the same time that are not aligned together, is one reason that people lose focus and are not able to achieve the success they dreamt of. Focus on your goals one at a time. Having a goal and focusing on it requires crystal clear vision of where you’re heading and the ability to eliminate all distractions; the external ones mentioned earlier and the internal ones - yes the internal distractions, that little voice in your head that gives you all the excuses why you can’t get to your goal, the one that tells you that there is no time, it is too late, it is impossible, it’s not important, and tells you that you have always had obstacles and you always will have. It is the voice of your mind that resists change and wants to stick to the habits and beliefs imprinted in it. Your mind wants things to stay the way they are, it is resisting change, which requires new behaviors and actions. If you listen to that inner voice telling you to do it later you will lose focus and nothing will ever get done. That is how the majority of people lose track of their goals and give-up on their dreams. To be able to get your mind to agree to change you first have to start by sticking to your commitment in spite of all challenges and obstacles. Change usually comes with a lot of opportunities in its folds, look for those opportunities, embrace and welcome the change. Since the only way to improve your life is by implementing changes, when you resist the change you are resisting the improvement and saying no to all that life has to 134 <strong>OBTAINER</strong> WORLDWIDE 07/2012 offer. So remember change comes with opportunities don’t miss out on the opportunity because of a stubborn mind. “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal: Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” Thomas Jefferson. To maintain the right mental attitude you need to focus on the rewards - yes focus is the key word to help you be consistent in your actions and beliefs to help you stick to your plan and achieve your goals. Focusing on the right things is what helps you achieve your goals, which means focusing on the rewards the reasons behind setting certain goals and focusing on what you want, not what you don’t want, focusing on the solutions not the challenges. Focusing on the rewards means to decide why the goals you set are important - example: Saying you want a million dollars just to buy a home and car is not the only reason you want to make a million dollars, having security, and peace-of mind are more likely the reasons for setting that goal. Usually when we set the goals we are searching for the rewards that come with achieving these goals. When I first joined the Network Marketing business I had no experience at all I never sold a thing in my life and I am not very active socially, I usually do things on my own and don’t hang out with friends a lot. I attended the 1st meeting and saw the opportunity of financial freedom hitting me in the face, I couldn’t get a good night’s sleep for three nights all I thought about was the opportunity and the rewards, I thought of having my own house I thought of having a better financial status and I thought of success and the excitement that comes with it. I started the business with no business background at all. My goal was to reach the top be a manager and start earning big checks, I made my list and planned to reach my goal in three months, however no one wanted to join me for the 1st month and I only had a few customers, I started to lose the excitement but not the focus I changed my deadline from three months to nine months and continued to talk to people every day with a firm belief that I can reach my goal. It was to my surprise that things just turned around in a few days and what seemed like a far-to-reach goal was very possible, things started rolling and I reached my 1st goal and became a manager with an exciting check within the second month of joining the business. All I remember was that I never lost focus on what I wanted to achieve, I was consistent in my actions, and I followed the plan. Focus at that time resulted in a magical result that I couldn’t have dreamt of then. So remember magic can happen when you focus, yes it can be something like hocus-pocus. In conclusion Know what you want, know why you want it, create your plan, match it to your talents, be consistent and focus on the rewards; then magic will happen.
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