“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” ~H.D. Thoreau

This quote is so true, most often success is right under our nose. And, for those who's job it is to approach people, these busy people seem hard to get to listen. But... the fact is these people are busy for a reason.

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How To Achieve Your Goals and Keep Your Resolutions

2013 New Year’s Resolutions and Goals

How To Achieve Your Goals and Keep Your Resolutions

Have you set a New Year’s Resolution or Goal? Every year people all over the world set new goals and make resolutions for the new year, unfortunately most will never fulfill their promises. In the following text I’ll outline how to achieve your goals and keep your resolutions this year.

Maybe you’ve already set your goals, now you must act on them. If you haven’t set any goals, now is the time, the New Year offers the perfect time to set new goals! Often, many people set goals or make a resolution to overcome bad habits or negative behavior. Your goal may be to achieve more success or increase your income.

Having a goals system will ensure that you focus your efforts to achieve success. Remember, a 'goal' is different from a 'wish.' You may wish to be rich, but that doesn't mean you've taken any practical steps to make that 'wish' come true.

Why should you set goals? Setting goals is the best way to improve your life. The most common reason for not setting goals is procrastination, but there are lots of other excuses. Ironically, stopping procrastination is one of the most popular goals. So, why not get started now?

When goal setting there are about 8 categories that most goals come from, there are many more, but most can be put into these categories:

• Financial
• Physical
• Spiritual
• Mental
• Social
• Family
• Career
• Habits

Here are the most common personal goals:

1. Lose weight
2. Stop smoking
3. Increase income
4. Vacation
5. Get out of debt
6. Finish school
7. Learn a trade
8. Write a book

So, now that you have an idea of the more common goals, why don’t you set your own? It can be as simple as getting out a piece of paper and a pen. The most important thing is to get started now. The goals you choose are the ‘what’ you would like to accomplish. Simply choose 1 or up to 5 goals and write them down. You may want to do this in a journal or notebook or pin them to the refrigerator. 

Be specific with your goals and be careful to keep your goals simple and to the point, listing only what is important and realistic to you. If you make too many, you may get discouraged or have problems focusing.

Once you have your goals written down, you’ll want to determine ‘why’ you want to accomplish your goals. This is simply the purpose for accomplishing your goal. Your ‘why’ is imperative and will keep you motivated when you run into roadblocks or get sidetracked. Be honest with yourself about why these goals are important to you and why you should do them now.

To summarize, the Goal is ‘what’ you want to do and the Purpose is ‘why’ you must do this now. Once you determine mentally what you want to accomplish, you will subconsciously start taking on behaviors that will bring you to your determined result.

Here are some examples of goals, specifics, and purposes:

Goal (What)	Specific	Purpose  (Why)
Stop Smoking	Decrease gradually and No cigarettes after 6 months	To breathe easier and live a longer life with your family.
Lose Weight	Lose 24 lbs. this year	So you can be more physically fit and live a healthier life.
Write a Book	200 page “how to” book	To promote a cause and teach others what you have learned.
Save Money	$40,000 over 10 years	To pay for your children’s college, so they will be able to get a higher paying job.
Give to Charity	10% of your earnings	To give back and help others because you have prospered.

You should now have your goals and your purpose written down. Continuing to take action is vital at this point. If you break your goals down into short steps they will be easier to accomplish. For example, if you want to lose weight, be specific. Let’s say you want to lose 24 pounds this year, you could break that down to 2 pounds per month. Or if you want to write a book, you may write a chapter a month or 2 pages a day.

Getting started requires action steps. So, you may want to journal or keep track of your daily accomplishments. By tracking your successes you will build confidence.

If your goal is to stop a bad habit, you will want to think of ways to interrupt your negative pattern. You will want to create a positive reinforcement for the negative one. Create a new association that will provide pleasure for the success.

Over the years I’ve put together a common sense approach for setting goals and broken it down into easy to follow steps.

 Steps for Achieving Your Goal(s):

1. Write down your specific goal and purpose for achieving your goal

a. First handwrite, this will cause you to think and visualize your goal

b. Later you may want to type or print out your goal

2. Plan your goal setting

a. Set a specific date for accomplishing your goal

b. Break your goal down into easily attainable steps

3. Take action toward accomplishing your goal

a. Work toward your goal daily

b. Practice discipline until you form a habit

4. Visualize yourself achieving your goal

a. Play a movie in your mind

b. Watch the movie at night and in the morning

5. Verbalize your goal

a. Say “I choose to earn $ (your financial goal here) per year."

b. Say "I will do this through (your specific plan or job here)."

The most important part of any goal plan is taking action. So, start now! Keep your mind focused on the above steps and start working towards your goal.  

Close your eyes picture yourself in the place you want to be.  Don't worry about whether or not it's working or over analyze what you’re doing.  Just keep your mind focused on your goal and discipline yourself to do the steps above on a regular basis.

The following steps will allow you to “really” accelerate your results:

1. Are you going to dream about this or really do it?
2. Really print this out right now.
3. Really paste this next to your computer right now.
4. Really follow the steps once a day for 30 days.
5. Do it now and don't let anything get in the way of you accomplishing your goal.

Take action and you will feel better about yourself and others. You will achieve success!

Until next time,

Barry Page

www.pma101.com

Barry Page is a recognized author and publisher of multiple blogs, websites and videos. He is a leading expert on private banking and a Registered Financial Consultant. He specializes in showing families how to increase their happiness, health and prosperity. His business is based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and he services clients throughout the country.

How To Make Sure Your Financial Goals Actually Happen! Creating Success as an Entrepreneur

How To Make Sure Your Financial Goals Actually Happen!
Creating Success as an Entrepreneur

It's mid-year and usually by now many of us have lost track of the goals we set at the beginning of the year. If you are on track, then consider yourself fortunate or at least persistent. Regardless of where you are in your goal setting, I encourage you to take some time now to reevaluate your financial goals and make sure they actually happen. And, I'll share with you the steps you can take to create success relatively quickly as an entrepreneur.

As we are blessed with the abundance of life, we often find ourselves sidetracked or too busy to fulfill our plans and commitments as first intended. But... don't let that stop you. You can absolutely turn the table and accomplish your goals in less time than you originally anticipated. However, it will take some effort and determination.

The good news is, you don't have to reinvent the wheel, buy some expensive training, or invest in some new opportunity to make your dreams a reality. But, you may have to change your habits, or your friendships, and maybe even let go of some detrimental beliefs.

What I will share with you came through my personal experiences and a lifetime of personal growth. These philosophies and principles were taught to me by others who have graciously shared their secrets and wisdom. Business leaders like Adam Smith, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracey, Robert Kiyosaki and a host of others. So, get ready to accelerate your path to success and take action on your goals.

You're going to learn in this short post proven steps that will position you to become successful as an entrepreneur and achieve your financial goals quickly. Everyone has different goals and commitments, but one thing that is usually common among all of us is that we want to increase our ability to create wealth.

The following Principles are Imperative to Your Success: 
1. You have to change if you want change to happen.
2. You must be willing to accept complete responsibility for your success or failure.
3. You have to take action and focus your efforts in order to succeed.

Since this entire blog is fundamentally based on mental capacity, it is pertinent to recognize the importance of having a positive attitude. As Earl Nightingale pointed out, you become what you think about. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, said that attitude is the number one attribute that constitutes real riches. Bottom line, if you want to win in the financial game, you have to have the attitude of winning. Denis Waitley in speaking on winning, said, "It's really all in your attitude."  Learn more about improving your attitude from Denis Waitley 

Okay, so you may be saying, that's fine and dandy, but what do I do? Clearly, You have to learn from those who have been successful doing what you want to do. Chances are there is someone right in your community who has created great wealth in your particular field or occupation. Perhaps you want to create wealth in another industry, you can. There are no limits as to what you can do. 

Important Economic Philosophies:
1. A job will earn you a paycheck, but a business can earn you a fortune. ~Jim Rohn
2. You can have everything you want in life if you just help enough other people get what they want. ~Zig Ziglar
3. Each person, by looking out for him or herself, inadvertently helps to create the best outcome for all. ~Adam Smith

In his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki describes how you can create wealth by increasing your cash-flow. If you work in a traditional job by the hour or for a salary, you may think this is impossible. And, to an extent it is, primarily because you have to depend on others for your paycheck. In this case you may want to consider a side business.

If you are not happy with your income and you strive to attain higher financial goals, maybe it's time to start a business. Most people have thought about owning their own business, but fear they could not be successful. Many times this fear is brought on by naysayers or a false illusion in our minds. Zig Ziglar calls this False Evidence Appearing Real or FEAR. You can overcome these fears by simply changing who you associate with and surrounding yourself with positive, goal-oriented people.  Denis Waitley said, "Take a good look at your friends and you will see your future".

While there are literally thousands of side businesses you can start, most will require an investment of some sort. This should not be looked upon as a bad thing, because the best investment you could ever make is in yourself. Many times this investment is relatively small and can primarily come from changing some spending and time habits. Though it is never easy, the benefits of owning a business far outweigh the effort.

You may be familiar with the "latte experiment" where a person was spending $3.50 per day on a coffee latte, and wasting a half hour waiting in line and traffic. By simply changing some habits this person could make a coffee before leaving home and recoup $100 per month as well as 10 hours that could be used to create wealth.

As a lifelong entrepreneur I started with my own paper route at age 11. From there I sold t-shirts and eventually opened a retail store. I've worked door-to-door selling Bibles and I even sold soap with Amway in the early 90's. I've invested in multiple businesses, the stock market and real estate, where I have made and lost money. Today, I earn my living as a financial consultant where I teach others how to protect and create multiple sources of income.

Through all of these experiences I have continued my education. I've purchased literally hundreds of books, cd's and training programs on finance, business and success. And, if I had it to do over again, I would. You see, these investments were in myself. They were an investment in my knowledge, and this knowledge can never be taken away from me.

In reality, you can learn everything you need to know about business and finance by simply reading. You can get the equivalent of a college degree or even a doctorate by visiting your local library, and it's free! Charlie "Tremendous" Jones said, "You are the same today as you will be in five years except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read." I agree wholeheartedly with this statement, but I may add one thing more, "the places you go."

By simply reading 15-30 minutes per day, you can read a book per month. That means you could read 10 books per year! That's more than 95% of the population and that would provide you with expert knowledge. You can use this expert knowledge to build your fortune. Once you have educated yourself properly you can determine the business that's right for you.

When choosing or starting any business, you'll want to keep these 2 things in mind:
1. Do what you enjoy
2. Find a starving audience

"The biggest mistake people make in life is NOT making a living at doing what they most enjoy." ~Malcolm Forbes

One of the best options for starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur is network marketing. Network marketing companies typically have a low-cost of entry and provide excellent training. Listen to what author and trainer, Robert Kiyosaki, says about network marketing. What is Network Marketing?

Network marketing may not be for everyone. The important thing is to do your research and look for a company that provides a product you believe in. You'll also want to look at the people behind the company and their background. It is also important to choose a product that provides a benefit that is a solution to a problem.

Probably the greatest benefit of network marketing is that you can work from home, part-time. So, you don't have to quit your day job until you have created the income you desire. Another great benefit is that you can potentially earn more part-time from home than you can full-time at a normal job.

In today's world of fast-paced, over indulgence and technology, one network marketing company stands out. This company is ViSalus. In a relatively short time, ViSalus has grown to become an industry leader with much of their success being attributed to servant driven leadership and the pursuit of science.

ViSalus has built their success around a 90 Day Challenge that attacks America's obesity problem. By providing a solution to a problem, the company provides ordinary people with an opportunity to improve their lives and create a substantial income. You can learn more by clicking this link Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge.

Regardless of where you are in life, you can change today! You don't have to depend on, or wait for anyone to improve your life and reach your financial goals. 

Follow these 6 Steps to Create Success as an Entrepreneur:
1. Create Your VISION
2. Determine Your WHY
3. Develop a PLAN
4. Take ACTION
5. Become a LEADER
6. Take RESPONSIBILITY

If you follow these steps and make the commitment to follow through on each one, you will be successful. Take each step, tailor them to you, and write them down. Then read them aloud every day with passion and desire because when you do, you will achieve your goals!

Until next time, Go For It!
Barry Page
www.pma101.com