It’s 2008. Will it be another year of Success? Whichever one will we choose? It’s all in our own hands. Here’s a little thought from me that could make a massive difference to the year ahead for anyone who wants it:
When you write a check to anyone, you’re signaling that this check is for a certain purpose or a certain person. Just the act of writing down what the check is for gives that piece of paper power. So, why not take this power of the written word and use it for your own goals? To activate your success, you should be writing down not only your goals, but also the steps you have taken along the way. Much like a diary, you will be creating a chronicle that will provide motivation and validation for the work you are doing.
Setting Up a Success Diary
The first step toward making a journal of your success is to find a notebook that suits you. This is going to be an important reference tool for your actions, so it should not only be big enough to hold the thoughts you wish to write down, but it should also be visually appealing. You can choose to decorate a plain notebook or you can buy an already decorated book. Find something that makes you happy and that accentuates the goals you have – for example, if you are looking to achieve a dream of living on a beach, find a notebook with a beach design or paste on a picture of a beach.
When to Write, What to Write
In this journal, you will want to write down a few lines (or more) each day that are related to your current goals. This allows you to maintain a steady dose of motivation as you will need to come up with something new each day when you write. You can write about concerns you have as well as solutions for those concerns. You can write about successes that you have achieved in addition to mistakes you have made. As long as your journal is careful to come up with positive ways to address the negative things in your progress, you will continue to assemble a useful book for your dreams.
If you write in the morning hours, you still have a chance to address any concerns you might have, so this tends to be a better time for this journal of success and motivation. Of course, if the only time you have to write is at night, that will work fine too.
Have a Most Outstanding Year in 2008
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 – 2008
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Modern life is busy. It is easy for goals to get put on the backburner or de-prioritised as any number of crises arise or other demands get put on our time. As such, it is important to regularly remind myself of the goals I have made. This helps to not only analyse how close (or far away) the goal is, but also is a great prompt for action.
For example, one of my main goals is to develop my blog and knowledge of internet marketing. Whenever I start up my computer and load up my web-browser, my blog loads up as a homepage. This is not just to check that my blog has slept alright and that there are no technical hitches. It also gets me focussed on the last thing I did, the next thing I need to do and the practical steps on how to get there.
Even when I have other things I need to take care of which means I can’t work on the blog just then (eg a 9-5 job), it still gets my subconscious working on the task. Frequently inspiration will strike, either immediately or over the next hour or so and I’ll be madly scribbling various ideas for new posts on post-it notes. So the process certainly seems to work as far as my blog is concerned, plus I get to relive my blog successes to date every single morning.
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I keep a pile of A3 artist books to journal in. I find the size gives me more freedom to express myself. I use 6B pencils again for freedom of movement.
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