Mastering Goal Setting Step One

Step One: You must develop desire-intense, burning desire.

“When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.” Jim Rohn

Why intensify your desire? Only exciting dreams fill you with excitement. The reasons why must be uplifting and inspiring. This will allow you to develop “intensity of purpose.”

You must feel strongly about your goal. This is required to deal with fear. The greatest single obstacle to setting and achieving goals is fear. Because of fear you sell yourself short. You settle for far less.

All decisions are based upon emotions; to gain pleasure or avoid pain. Get clear about what you want to have and become. Then get clear about the wonderful feelings that achieving your dream will create. Focus on the good feelings you will experience in the future.

Actions:

1. Write out what you desire.
2. List the benefits.
3. List what you will lose if you do not take action.

The purpose of goals is to focus our attention. The mind will not reach toward achievement until it has clear objectives. The magic begins when we set goals. It is then the switch is turned on, the current begins to flow, and the power to accomplish becomes a reality.

This one step-choosing a goal and sticking to it-changes everything. Scott Reed.