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Carolyn Smagalski
Goal Setting
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"Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armory of thought he
forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also
fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly
mansions of joy and strength and peace," wrote James Allen in
As a Man Thinketh. You cannot be what you cannot see.
You can, however,= become what you hold fast as true. Be
courageous enough to believe that you have the ability to
achieve. Then, act.
Be bold in your dreams and desires. Cast aside the naysayers,
and build belief in your ability. Reverend Robert A. Schuller
said, "When one has a dream, he is a success, for the dreamer
cannot be a total loser. It is impossible to have a dream and
be a total failure. The dreamer has already succeeded over
despondency, despair, cynicism and depression. These alone can
defeat many of us. Most of us do not even dare to dream.
That is why I say that the person who has a dream is already a
winner."
Identify exactly what it is that you want. Then identify
exactly what it is that others want - those things that you
have the ability to provide - and fill their wants and needs
quickly, with elegant style. Be bold enough to ask for what
you want - and bold enough to make your talents available to
others.
In The Aladdin Factor, Mark Victor Hansen and Jack
Canfield write, "When making any request, whether it be of
yourself, the universe or another person, be as specific as
possible. The two important aspects of specificity are how
much and by when. How much do you want and by when
do you want it? You may not get it exactly when you want it,
and you may! But in either case everyone involved is now
clear."
Specificity is important in all aspects of life - right down
to the most minute detail. Willard Mariott built an empire on
attention to detail.
If you doubt the importance of detail, think of the last time
you were out to dinner, or overnight at a hotel. Were all the
light-bulbs in the room working? Did you need to send a dirty
fork back to the kitchen? Was there a cobweb caught on the
sprinkler system in the ceiling? Did the waitress have to
ask, "Who gets the salmon?" rather than knowing?
Small things - but significant over a lifetime.
Give close attention to your dreams, and act on the
possibilities that lay open to you. Your life will be infused
with what seems like "overnight success," when in reality, you
had been moving toward massive success all along.
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