Support Your Dreams and Goals
There have been 2100 downloads of The Mindset Mastery eBook. My Easter Video proved popular too. I’m happy that so many people are benefiting from the book and am currently posting articles daily to help everyone a bit more.
Willpower vs Goals and Dreams
I touched on the topic of willpower yesterday. There are some areas where your power of choice and willpower really help you the more than others. One area is of course when you’re setting goals. And not just when you are setting goals but also when others are striving towards theirs. It’s easy to set targets and goals but how easy it is to stay motivated? Most goals are washed down the “tube of lost dreams” while only some come into fruition. We can support our own goals, along with our friends goals in many ways. The best way is simply to stay aware of the goals on a permanent basis.
How to support dreams and goals: Know that they are there
It’s easy to forget that everyone is trying to reach a goal at some point or another – especially when we have our own plans in place. We forget that by not taking a moment to notice others, we aren’t being as supportive as they might need us to be. If the tables were turned in this situation; we would want someone to cheer for us - wouldn’t we? Here’s how you can help others (and help yourself at the same time). Talking with others about their goals and dreams is the first step in learning how you can help. By simply asking others what they are planning on doing and how they are planning on reaching a specific goal, you can begin to show your interest as well as help them see the value of the work they are doing. Be interested in what others have to say and they will also help you look at your personal goals in a positive light as well.
Follow up with those whose goals you have learned
By checking in with people ever so often, you can show this person that they have someone supporting them and ready to help them should they need help. Even if they are always on track, it’s fun to see the progress of someone else – inspiring too. At the same time, if this person does need help, make sure to step in to help if you can or give them the direction they need to get unstuck.
Celebrate the success of others when you learn about it. A fun greeting card or a quick e-mail can help someone feel like they have really succeeded and that their work has been validated. Make sure to tell them that they are an inspiration to you as well, as they will be.
Also, don’t forget to reward yourself along the way when you achieve stepping stones and waypoints towards your own goals.
Have a most outstanding day
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
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March 22nd, 2008 at 8:12 pm
This is all so true,
I have never had a problem with the DREAMS! just the action .
But recently I have decided to step up and it’s amazing what the flow on effect has been. When I was in Chamonix approx 12years ago I saw a paraglider for the first time, I was enthralled. On moving back to Perth from Broome 3 years ago I can now say I have my pilots license.
My first day on the hill Someone who I have never met introduced me to the 21st century website. I am now a graduate.
These DVDs helped me discover much within and now another dream is knocking on the doorstep and looks like being a reality which was to take my family around Australia, stay tuned.
So what im trying to say is by changing my mindset and by being determined, realizing my dreams can stop being a dream and become reality.
It’s really great to know that there are people out there with the willpower and determination are achieving great things.
Sean thank you for the work you are putting in I have been learning so much about so much.
Galvo
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
It sounds like you were destined 12 years ago to be on that hill. Well done, Galvo. Life is about constantly learning. When the learning stops… so does life. It’s an ongoing process of growth.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:43 am
You make such a meaningful point in this post. The more we focus on what we would like to do, not why we aren’t doing it, the more likely we will get there. Rather than focus on being lazy, we can focus on will to change.
Its useful to recognize that who we are now is the result of our past. If we don’t want anything different in the future, that is, if we don’t want things to change, then staying complacent may make sense. Yet, people need to learn to better appreciate where they are and why. Only then can a person more effectively act to catapult themselves forward, wherever that may be. We are always the result of what we think about. We can better influence where we’re going only after we figure out how and why we arrived where we are.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
This post is yet another important part to the best puzzle one could ever work on & put together , thanks so much Sean for helping me . You supply the pieces & guidance , & I promise to assemble them to the best of my ability
March 29th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Hi Allen
Life is a big jigsaw puzzle and there are not 2 that are identical. There are also no rights or wrongs in how you assemble them. You just need to be honest to yourself and the people around you. Life is a real bonus, like that. It’s all a matter of perception.
Hey! There’s a topic for another post!