How to Achieve your Personal Goals (from Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness)

Article Title:How to Achieve your Personal Goals (from Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness)
Author: Craig Lock
Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Motivation, Goalsetting.
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We hope that the following new short article (an extract from Craig'snvery "wacky" manuscript, STEPS TO SUCCESS, PROSPERITY
AND HAPPINESS) may beninformative and helpful to your ezine readers, or on your webnsite. If it helps others "out there" in any way, then we'renhappy.

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How to Achieve your Personal Goals (from Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness)

"A wish is just a wish, A New Years Resolution is just anresolution. Goals have deadlines and are stepping stonesndown the path, the stair-case to your dreams."n- craig

There are a number of important factors that make people successful in achieving their personal goals... and I believe goalsetting is the key ingredient to personal success.
What else determines whether we will achieve our goals? I think the following attributes are critical (and the bold items especially so):nn* A strong belief in oneself and in one's ability to succeed nn* Good self esteemnn* Self confidencenn* Self disciplinenn* A burning desire to achieve your pre-set goals nn* A sound strategy with a great deal of thought given to PLANNINGnn* A desire to give back to society and invest in people; ie. to make some contribution to your "little patch" of the world.
This leads into the next one... nn* Having worthy goals which benefit one self and others.nn* A winning focus and a positive attitude. This is very very very important. Don't repeat words 'dumbo', I teach in my creative writing course.nn* Consistency and commitment.nn* The ability to avoid distractions, ie. an ability to FOCUS (not swearing at ourselves).nn* Affirming oneself daily: that you are a unique being with special talents and that what you are undertaking is worthwhile.nn* An ability to take calculated risks.nn* An ability to learn from your mistakes and to overcome the fear of making mistakes.nn* The ability to handle stress well. Most important with today's lifestyles.

I'm not so "hot" on that one.nn* Taking exercise: a healthy body keeps the mind healthy.
Another of my resolutions.

N.B:n* Taking time out for relaxation.nn* Self motivationn nand most important of all,nn* Personal integrity and a sense of ethics. Who says millionaires and other successful people lack integrity and 'rip off' gullible people in the street? I for one, definitely don't believe it.
I think quite a few businessmen may be ruthless, but by far the majority of them have high moral codes of behaviour.
But most importantly, they have the "bucks" to improve people's lives in the community...as long as they are not too stingy. So nothing wrong with wealth, if it is used constructively. Money doesn't have to be 'the root of all evil'.
It's the LOVE of money, which is the root of all evil... so money is a means to an end, rather than end in itself. Sounds rude, that!

Your goals should always be in alignment with your principles, your deepest values.

BALANCE:

Remember it is vital to live a balanced life. So look at your goals in all areas of your life: nmaterial, physical, career, psychological and most importantly, spiritual. I'm not really a religious person, but I think it's terribly important to BELIEVE and have FAITH that things will work out in the future for you. That BELIEF (either in yourself or in a Higher Being) will largely determine your attitude...how happy or unhappy your life will be.

Be happy

Craig Lock ("Information and Inspiration distributor")nhttp://www.craiglockbooks.com nhttp://www2.webng.com/write
z/nnn* P.S: I love the following quotation...

"The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment isnthe gift, that is why this moment is called the present." n- anonn
"Your belief determines your action and your action determinesnyour results, but first you have to believe." n- Mark Victor Hansenn
"God, the Source of Life", will never give you a desire, anvision, an individual dream without your having thenability/potential for it to come to pass." n - Craig Lockn
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