| OK so you have used my
Personal Goal Setting Programme
and you have created your goals. You are wondering how to keep them at the
forefront of your mind. You know about the positive affirmations, but you
just feel stupid when you are doing them. I know you believe me that it
really works, but that doesn't help. Let me tell you again, we learn
things because of three things, emotional attachment, association and
repetition. When you followed the programme you will have determined
what difference these goals that you have set will make in your life -
that's the emotional part. By using the Web of Success©
you will have formed associations in your mind that links your goal to
where you are now, and formed a next steps program to move you towards
that goal. In order to see the opportunities that will move you towards
your goal you need to build the
Creative
Tension between where you are now and where you want to get to.
But remember this can also be dangerous.
Increasing the Creative Tension can also increase the
Emotional
Tension. And you will know, if you have completed the
program, that
emotional tension is what stops you going after your dreams. To prevent it
you need to focus on where you want to get to, not where you are. To put
it another way, focus on what you want, not on what you don't want. We do
that by always keeping our goals in the forefront of our minds. The bigger
the gap between where you are and where you want to get to, then the
greater the tension created. But only if you are aware of the gap deep in
your non-conscious brain. (Remember, this is where five sixths of your
brain operates, so get it working for you rather than against you.) How do
we get it deep in there? Emotion, Association and Repetition.
If you want to know more about how we learn, read my article on
becoming a
Non-Conscious Competent..
This is why it is important to write down your goals, do your
affirmations, and remain open to the opportunities around you. Have you
put that thing on your bathroom mirror that I told you to? Do you keep
your special list in your purse or your wallet? Is your notebook prepared
like I suggested? All of these things are more important than setting the
goal in the first place. If you have forgotten what I am talking about,
then go back and review your
Personal Goal Setting
Programme. Lots of people set goals every year. We call them New
Year's Resolutions. But how many of them actually achieve their
resolutions? Very few. Why? Emotion, Association and Repetition.
If you use a computer, which most of us do these days (If not, how are
you reading this) then I might have an answer for you. It is called
Goal
Genie This is one of those programs that you wonder if it will be worth the
money (although it is actually quite cheap). It is a very simple program. You load your goals into it
and it displays your goals on your computer screen at a frequency that you
set up.
Every time you switch on your computer you
get a visual reminder of the goal that you have set yourself. If you have
read some of the other articles on the site you will know by now that the
brain operates on association, repetition and emotion. One of the hardest
concepts to get across to people is the need to write down their goals and
read them on a regular basis. This simple piece of software gets you to do
just that.
So if you have followed the Personal Goal Setting Programme to the end
you will have identified your
goals. These will be tied to some form of emotional need. They will also be
associated with specific parts of your life. So that just leaves the
repetition. From the feedback I get I know that this is the hardest part. I know
you believe me when I tell you you have to keep focusing on your goal in order
to achieve it. Perhaps this simple tool will help you to build the
creative tension you need in order to achieve your goals.
Click the hand to find out more about
Goal
Genie:
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