Goals Start With Decisons
Where do goals originate? Does having a thought or a day dream constitute a goal? Many go through life never really setting any goals and just wander aimlessly through life waiting for some unseen force or God to provide for them. It’s such a shame to see so much wasted talent.
I’ve heard people whine and complain about not having any good fortune and even blame higher forces for not providing for them. Yet they never seem to take responsibility for their own lives. It’s never their own fault, always some other person or circumstance. Did they ever even shoot for something? Did they ever set a goal? Was it not them making the decisions in their life?
Setting goals really boils down to making a decision, that’s where a simple thought becomes a goal. So are all decisions goals? No, we may decide to butter our toast or wear a particular pair of jeans, and although those decisions could play some part in the Universes grand scheme they are not goals.
Good goals are plans or intentions that make our palms sweat, make us nervous or give us butterflies when we think of them. When we allow ourselves to dream big and truly consider that anything is possible, we set in motion a series of events that can change our lives. This is our way of getting clear on what it is we really want. Once we’re clear on what it is we want and can see it in our mind, then we start to make decisions based on getting to that outcome. As we continually re-affirm to ourselves that we can have it and can make it happen or even better, that it is already in the process of coming to our present reality, then we start acting in such a way that will bring about those results.
Lets look at making money. Most people believe that the only way they can make money is to have a job. So they find a job and go to work every day and put in their hours in exchange for a paycheck. They have a limiting belief that it is the only way to make money and because they don’t see an obvious alternative they just accept it and so it is their current reality and remains that way until they decide to change or other circumstances pop up, usually making it worse.
Then there’s the 3% of people who know the true secret, that they can have anything they put their minds to. They “decide” they are going to find another way to make money. When they believe this with all their hearts and persist without exception they start to see results. They may get a great idea for a business or an invention, they may find a business opportunity or a stock tip to invest in. They may even discover they have a talent for something and turn that into a lucrative endeavor such a singing, painting or computer skills. The history books are filled with thousands of such people. The proof is all around us, without these people we’d still be living in caves and hunting with out bare hands and rocks. It took visionaries and people committed to their dreams and goals to create the inventions, pass laws, entertain, compete in sports and so on.
The point I’m making here is that we all have the ability to think and we all have talents, skills, and dreams that we can use. Only through deciding to set a goal or intention will we ever make progress. I realized after 20 years in the corporate world as a drone that I had talents and a creative mind that could be put to better use. I saw all kinds of other people having success with a home business which meant so could I if I intended it. So I did, I made it my goal to get successful with my own business working from home because I wanted to be with my family more. It was not just as easy as imagining it but once I belived it, things started to line up and before I knew it I was actually doing it. I released myself from my job and now enjoy the life I always dreamed about, home everyday, free to do whatever I want and enjoying every minute of it while making a lot more income than I ever could have made working a job.
The point is, how will you ever know if you are getting closer or further away from what you want unless you set a benchmark, a goal or intention? We are all capable of so much more, it’s up to us to make it a reality and it starts with goals. Dream big!
