Mastering Goal Setting Step Two

Step Two: Develop new beliefs.

"Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs." - Dr. Maxwell Maltz, author of “Psycho Cybernetics”

Belief is the knowledge that we can do something. It’s the inner feeling that what we undertake, we can accomplish. For the most part, all of us have the ability to look at something and to know whether or not we can do it. So in belief there is power; our eyes are opened; our opportunities become plain; our visions become realities.

You must believe that it is absolutely possible to achieve your goal. Belief is the catalyst that activates your mental powers. Your goal must be realistic and achievable yet challenging. If you want to lose weight don’t set a goal to lose 30 pounds. Set a goal to lose 1 pound 30x’s. Sometimes it will take months and years to achieve really big goals. If it’s worth achieving it’s worth being patient and persistent. Create and maintain a positive mental attitude.

"I found that I could find the energy…that I could find the determination to keep on going; I learned that your mind can amaze your body, if you just keep telling yourself, I can do it. . . I can do it . . . I can do it!" Jon Erickson