February 2008 - The Parklander Magazine

LIFE PHILOSOPHYBy Paul S. Inselman, DCGOAL SETTING MADE EASYI hope you are ready to begin this new year feeling energized and ready to achieveyour life’s goals. Goal setting is vitally important; it will aid you in all your endeavors.Goals are like a road map – they give you a clear direction and path in which to go.Once you understand the mechanics, the goal setting process is easy; so let’s begin.By definition, a goal is a wish with both a timeline and specific actionsteps that will help you achieve it. For example, “I want to lose 10pounds” is a wish. “I want to lose 10 pounds by April 25, and I’ll do itby decreasing the amount of carbs that I eat, begin an exercise programthree times a week, and get a personal trainer” turns a wish into a goal.You should set goals for different areas of your life. First are yourPersonal Goals. These are things like weight loss, smoking cessation,etc. Next can be your Professional or Business Goals. These are thingsyou want to do to improve yourself professionally, like having a book orarticle published, being elected to office, or developing specific skills.Or they can improve your business, like hiring more employees,moving to a different location, etc. Prosperity Goals are your financialwishes. How much money do you want to make? How much do youwant to save, invest, or spend? Do you want to set up or add to aretirement fund?Goals should be viewed as short-term(less than a year), medium (1-5 years) andlong-term (5 years or longer). To makethem easier to achieve, you need a clearvision. Ask yourself, “why do I want thisand how will I benefit from achievingit?” Be as specific as possible. ThenWRITE your goals down, alongwith your Action Plan (the stepsyou plan to take to make thembecome a reality).The next point is probably thesecret to achieving your goals. It’ssimple: review your goals andyour Action Plan at least oncea day. The more attentionyou pay to your goals, themore you will be driventoward attaining them.The more attention youpay to your goals, themore you will be driven towardattaining them.Partner’s Pest Controlspecializes in thefollowing services:• Household Pest Control• White-footed AntTreatments• Lawn and OrnamentalFertilization• Rodent Control• Outdoor PerimeterTreatmentsPartner’s offers:• Professional CourteousTechnicians• No Contracts• One-time or Long TermServiceCORAL SPRINGS,FLORIDA954-341-0628Research over the last 10 years has shown that people who have apersonal trainer generally achieve their health goals much faster thanthose who do not have one. The same can be said for life goals. Aneutral party (like a life coach) can help “train” you to becomeaccountable for your actions. This, in turn, can help insure that youactually follow through on the action steps that you wrote down. Andas you implement your Action Plan, you’ll be that much closer toreaching your goals.I hope that 2008 brings you all that you wish for.Dr. Paul Inselman is a highly sought after life coach by CEOs, doctors,business people and those from all walks of life. A former New Yorkbased chiropractor, he now runs Creative Coaching LLC. Email him atinselman@theparklander.com.38FEBRUARY 2008