Soar Like an Eagle in 2009! Think out of the Box with Lofty Goals!
What can you do exciting this year to change your same old life-plan that isn’t working? How can you take the challenges before you and change them so you can soar like an Eagle in 2009? What are the attributes of an Eagle? It’s not as hard as you think—that may be one of the stepping stones you face right there—how you think! What can you do to think differently? It is time to think outside of the box and succeed with passionate, yet reachable goals.
To begin, if you haven’t, you need to look at your goals or set some new ones. Think of your goals as your “visions.” Way back when, a famous jeans company, set a vision that simply read, “we will clothe the world.” They did, with that one little vision. Ask yourself tough questions:
• Is this really where I wanted to be in 2009?
• How fast do I want to change?
• How do I change what I want to change?
• How do I take charge?
• How fast do I want to change?
• How do I change what I want to change?
• How do I take charge?
Our world, loves, and our work environments, at every level, change all the time, so you must change with it in order to succeed. We can’t just think about immediate goals either—you must have both short-term and long-term goals to ensure you are growing as each goal is achieved. If we break down each of our questions, and follow-through on them, you will start to see differences through change—change you developed all by yourself.
Is this really where I wanted to be in 2009?
Most of us will answer no to this, so what we need to do is take a time-out and figure out where we are, what we did, what we didn’t do, and how we can change. This is the time to question yourself, and indeed, take ample time to really look hard and long at what is working in your life and what is not. Look at each aspect of your life and break everything down into a question. Next, ask yourself if that part of your life is working, if it is—great. If it’s not, write down why it isn’t working. Remember, when questioning yourself, don’t worry about setting new visions and goals quite yet; just get a good list going. Once you have that, let’s look at the feasibility of the things you want to change.
How fast do I want to change?
Why is this even important you might ask? Well, if we take out that list you made of things you want to change, some will appear more urgent or important than others. This list will give you a better outlook on what it is you really want to change. If it’s written down and in front of you, it’s hard to ignore it, like a fleeting idea you had six months ago. This list will also help you decide how to prioritize and be realistic. Sure, lots of us want to put up that cool million to fly on a private shuttle to the moon, but is that realistic? What you need to do here is look at each thing you want to change, and then prioritize your list. A new job or career may be first on your list and buying that house you’ve always wanted may be down the list a little further. Analyze each thing you want to change on your list and put a safe and reachable timeframe for you to achieve each one.
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