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This article is the second of a three part series. The next step in the goal setting process is to begin with your short term goals - three month goals are a very good starting point. You can use your short term goals to judge where you are in relation to your longer term goals. For example, if your goal is to earn $80,000.00 in the next year and you've only earned $10,000.00 in the first three months, you know that some adjustments are needed. DON'T ever lower your goal because you aren't on pace to reach it. If you started out with what you believed to be a realistic objective and are falling short, look within. What do you need to change about YOU, in order to reach it? The person you become while reaching for a goal is as important as reaching the goal itself. After you've set your short term goals, move out to longer time frames. The best increments are one year, three years, and five years. Use them each as stepping stones to the next. You'll want to work with more than two and no more than five periods at a time. You'll want to make it a habit to review each of your goals at least twice every day. On your first goal card, in the upper left corner write the date for three months from now (you'll want to start with a date that is the last day of a month, and you might want to start with the last day of a calendar quarter - March 31st, or June 30th, for example. If you feel more comfortable using holidays or your birthday or other days which have more meaning to you, you should do so. This might push you out four or five months for your first "three month" goal, that's o.k. Also, write down the day of the week, for example, Wednesday December 31, 2008. You'll find out why you are writing the day of the week as we go through the rest of the exercises. Now, in the opposite corner write today's date. After you've done this, use the remaining lines to write your goals on each card. They might appear like this: (3 month goal date) Wednesday, December 31, 2008 (Today's date) October 1, 2008 i have increased the balance in my bank account to over fifty thousand dollars, and recently purchased a great computer for my business with cash. Also, I have test driven my dream car - what a fantastic feeling. We just returned from a vacation which was the best we've ever taken. As you focus on your goals each day and repeat them, you'll start like this; "today is Wednesday December 31, 2008 and what a fabulous day it is. You want to have plenty of Emotion throughout this exercise, this will add so much power to it. After your first goal card go to each successive card and remember to have the power of your emotions in each. Practice this two or three times each day. Please be careful to not make paying off debt one of your goals. If you wish to have goals which involve money, make it to purchase something you really want. Its much easier to work toward a new car or something else you have your eye on. Getting out of debt tends to leave negative thoughts in your subconscious mind. And besides, once things start rolling, you'll have your debt paid off before you buy that new luxury item. The third article of the series is "Setting Goals Using Visualization, Part Three of Three", be sure to read it as well.
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George L. Kenney has a BA in Economics and career of twenty five years in financial services. He is now a successful online marketing professional, with a passion for assisting others live their dreams. He will help you learn how to leverage your time, money, and technology to put you on the fast track to success. To find out more about his team and the Marketing Mentors Program Click Here
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