7 Simple Steps to Goal GETTING

By Guest Blogger Kelly Wissink

“Couch Potato to marathon in one week”
“Add $10,000 to your bank account in just one week using this proven system!”
“Lose that stubborn belly fat by doing this one simple thing!”

Yeah, right! Ok, maybe I am exaggerating just a little but I do hope you get the point. Anything worth getting has to be worth working for, whether financial, physical or even relational; goal GETTING is hard and it all starts with the right mindset.

1. Don’t Think, Just Do! – Although you need a plan and a vision, believing that your thinking will create the success you desire is wrong. Once your plan is in place, and believe me, it will never be perfect, then it is time to get into action. Don’t believe that you can think it into reality. There needs to be action backing it up. Don’t spend your time thinking about it…make it happen!
    
2. One Step at a Time – I ran my first 2.5 miles a few days ago and I did it one step at a time. I knew where I was headed but I kept my vision on the road, about 10 feet in front of me. This is how you need to also run your business. My greatest challenge in running is the boredom, and I dislike that word very much. Your business needs to be one step at a time before reaching the milestones by doing the mundane daily. Don’t expect daily mountain top experiences BUT do work towards them and treasure the small achievements along the way.
    
3. Get the Right Equipment – In running, I need water, the right shoes, and even shirts and shorts that “breathe”. Having the right equipment in business includes filling your mind with positive books that will help you grow.

   My family lives by this motto – “If you want to live differently, you need to think differently and to be different!” When we go to the beach, you may see me reading “The Go Giver” by Bob Burg; my husband, a leadership book on coaching soccer by Anson Dorrance; my kids, “Think Big” the autobiography of Ben Carson or a classic like “Anne of Green Gables”.

   Commit thirty minutes a day to growing your mind and growing your business. The two go hand in hand!
    

4. Push It! – This is always a challenge! I want to be very honest with you. In running, when I get tired, I want to stop. Running is truly mind over matter. I tell myself to keep going, even when stopping seems to be the only option. You will need to do the same in your business.

   How bad do you want it?
   What is the driving force behind your hard work?

   If you don’t have a strong why, then there is no point or purpose in doing something that is hard. You just won’t do it. You will quit or try to find the next “sparkly thing” before you even get close to the finish line. Please understand, in business, there is no finish line. Once you achieve one goal, set a bigger goal, aim for a higher achievement or title. If you think that you have achieved “IT”, you are done and will find yourself stuck. As Walt Disney once stated, “Keep Moving Forward!”
    

5. Get Your Rhythm Back - There is a difference between stopping and quitting. There will be times in your business where you will need to stop, take a breath and get right back into it again. Kids, schedules, illness, family will throw a kink into your well planned days. It’s a guarantee! If you let them, they will sabotage your forward movement. Business has a rhythm to it and when you are open to and focused on it, your journey will go so much more smoothly.
    
6. Re-Evaluate – When you work your business correctly, it may feel monotonous. Routine in your business is a good thing!

   There will be times in your business, however, where what you are doing just isn’t working anymore. Be honest and take a step back to figure out what changed and what you need to do next. Leave out the judgment of yourself and others. Take a solid look at where you were, what worked, what didn’t and what you want to do to reach your goals and then adjust your course. Even an expensive GPS system has given the wrong directions on occasion.
    

7. Buddy Up – A few days ago during a 2 mile run, my knees were swollen and I was just plain tired. My husband, Curt, who had run a 25K (over 15 miles) was walking the dog while I struggled to complete my run. On this day, he did something he had never done before, he joined me during my last mile. I had stopped a few times and was frustrated in my speed. To encourage me, he joined me. His support helped me to finish that goal.

Having a support network will keep you going when you want to quit. Make sure that you enlist the encouragement of those who know your goals and can offer the inspiration and accountability that will help you get to your finish line! You can do it!

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Kelly Wissink is one of eight top leaders in her company and has achieved this goal while homeschooling three very cool kids and spoiling her high school sweetheart turned husband. She would love to connect with you on Facebook, “Kelly Wissink”, and at her website at http://www.TeamCandleBiz.com

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We’re at the Halfway Point. How are You Doing?

We're just about exactly half way through 2010. I know, hard to believe, right? This coming Friday, I'll meet with my staff for our quarterly planning session and we'll evaluate how things are going so far. That got me thinking about you and your business. I hope you started the year with some clear goals. You have six months left to achieve them.

I want to challenge you to take about an hour sometime before the end of June and look at your own business. I've found it helps me to make three lists when I evaluate my results:

1. Write down all that you've accomplished so far this year and celebrate your successes! Way to go!
2. Write down everything you still want to accomplish before the end of the year and create a plan for getting there.
3. Make a list (as long as you can) of every single thing for which you're grateful up to this point in 2010. Focus on that gratitude for at least a few minutes every day for the rest of the year. This one step will literally change your life.

So what about you? Anything I missed? How will you evaluate and plan at this mid-way point in the year? I'd love to hear from you!

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