What’s the Best Way to Achieve Your Goals? [VIDEO]

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Chris

I’m a student of success. Recently, I’ve been wondering…

When it comes to achieving goals, what do successful people do differently?

In my opinion, it a deceptively easy answer. Successful goal achievers adjust their identity easily.

This may sound simple. In fact, it’s anything but.

I go into a little detail in the video, but here are the basics…

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The Secret of Setting Goals [VIDEO]

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Chris

What is the secret of setting goals?

Simple. You have to CREATE before you can experience.

I set a goal (not so long ago) to move my wife and I to Austin. We are now in the process of realizing that goal. We have movers schedule and, if all goes according to plan, we’ll be in our new Austin apartment around the end of May.

How did I do this? Goal setting.

Well… more to the point… EFFECTIVE goal setting using a technique that I’ve not seen others use. It’s powerful though… and I thought it was worth sharing.

If you do find this goal setting video worthwhile, would you please tweet, share and like it to help spread the word! As always, comments are also greatly appreciated!

(Watch The Secret of Setting Goals on YouTube)

How to Keep Focused on Your Goals

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Chris

I get it. You’ve created some powerful goals… but then life happens!

Wondering how to keep focused on your goals? Here are a few quick tips:

Review Your Goals: It’s simple… not easy. Every time you review your goals, you are focused on your goals. That focus, even if for a moment, is a very small toward toward programming your subconscious mind. Every review offers an impression… a visualization. With every visualization your brain literally experiences the goal as achieved. The more times you experience something as real, the more real it becomes.

Be Consistent: In my case I review goals 2x a day. Once in the morning and once at night. Is this enough? Too little? Too much? Who cares?!? Consistency is more important than how many times you review goals. If you decide mornings are enough… they are! Consistency builds habits. If you practice consistency, you’ll program yourself to begin thinking about certain things at certain times. Once habit takes over you’ll begin to do this on autopilot and focusing on your goals becomes effortless. Focus becomes a part of who you are!

Create Exciting Goals: Let’s face it. If you have boring goals that aren’t worth getting excited about… why would you want to force yourself to focus on them? Sounds like common sense, but many people create incredibly boring goals. Those goals may have been exciting at the moment they were written, but after reviewing them over the days, weeks and months… they can lose their punch… their kick. SPICE IT UP! If your goals are getting stale, it’s OK to rewrite them in a slightly different way. Give them more detail or describe a different aspect of the same goal. The variety will help to keep your attention where it needs to be.

Hopefully you’ve found this post helpful. If it’s give you a few useful thoughts about how to keep focused on your goals, would you please tweet, like and share to help spread the word? Thanks!

Powerful Self Esteem Tips

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Chris

Does Powerful Self Esteem = Happiness?

We often equate having self esteem with happiness, but is that really true?

I think so. In fact, I’ve never met someone with powerful self esteem that wasn’t happy. It seems as if the more you believe in yourself, the more self confidence you have, the easier it is to actually stay in a state of solid happiness.

How can I feel better about myself?

Give up the battle – Often we compare ourselves to an idea of what we “should be” and not what we actually are. Nothing good will ever come of this. It’s great to want to be more… but you won’t get there if you aren’t happy with where you are now. Remember, being happy doesn’t mean the same thing as being complacent. The happier you are with your current lot in the life, the faster that lot tends to improve!

Retain control - Have you ever blamed someone or something else for how you feel. I have. Then I remember that every time I make that other person (or thing) the cause of my pain, what I’ve really done is give them the only real key to my release. As soon as I remember the truth, that I control how I react, I’m free and happiness isn’t far behind.

Appreciate now – Once you’ve given up the battle (against yourself) and realized (maybe again) that you are in control of how you react… take a few minutes to appreciate it. Really dig in and feel how great it is to finally make progress, to take steps, to gain traction. Be thankful that you’ve created the current state of affairs and be thankful that you are creating a new path.

Take action (literally) – That’s right… get moving! Take a walk. Get a change of scenery. Hit the gym. Heck, you can even stretch for a few minutes to get limbered up. Take 20 seconds and do a sit-up or two. You’d be amazed what a little physical movement will allow. If you don’t like your current emotional state, change your physiology. MOVE! You’ll trigger different emotions and you’ll be making progress out of the muck.

Become something more - Contribute to society. Make a donation. Help someone to read. Pick up a piece of trash someone left behind. Do something small. The trick here is to feel part of something bigger than yourself. Contribution can even come by starting a blog or commenting on someone’s Facebook page. The point is to remember that you can have an impact.

Following these simple tips can open up a whole new world (or continue an already great trend). What are your thoughts? What other tips have you found? Please comment, like and share!

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How to Get Better Results

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Chris

Do you want better results? No problem. The answer is easy… rather… it’s simple. If you want better results… ask better questions.

Better questions?

Allow me to explain. The quality of your life is directly associated with the quality of the questions you ask yourself. I can’t take credit for this observation (I learned it from Tony Robbins) and he’s right. Many people wake up in the morning thinking about how crappy their day is going to be at work.

They wonder aloud…

“What is my boss going to shove down my throat today?”
“Who isn’t going to show up and leave me to do their work?”
“Which client is going to hang up on me during my calls?”
“When are they going to fix those horrible network issues?”
“How am I possibly going to get to work on time?”

And on… and on.

Then, those same people wonder why they are having ridiculously bad days at work. It’s simple! They are practically demanding their brain spend its time creating those ridiculously bad situations. For those of you who are into the Law of Attraction, ponder this…

How would questions like those above cause you to feel? Irritated? Stressed? Frustrated? Based on the law of attraction wouldn’t you then be attracting irritation, stress and frustration?

The questions we ask ourselves are the initial triggers that cause us to create our “state of mind.” That emotional state becomes our filter and seemingly attracts situations and events into our lives that match that state. If we feel happy… we create more happiness. If we feel stress… we create more stress. Our emotional state is completely under our control (though I admit it doesn’t feel like that at times, but it’s still true).

Wouldn’t you rather feel empowered, energized and excited? How about asking questions like…

“I wonder how much fun I can have at work today?”
“How can I make a game out of getting my work done?”
“What else can I do while I wait for the network to catch up with me?”
“I wonder what new opportunities will show up for me today?”
“What can I do, right now, to make sure I’m a few minutes early today?”

Asking these questions, how do you feel? Playful? In control? Maybe even energized a bit?

The questions we ask are commands to our brain. Your brain is a loyal partner in the creation of your life and it will only follow you. Your brain will never question anything on its own… only with your permission and guidance will it make a move.

Is there is an area of your life that could use improvement? Chances are the questions you are asking yourself could use some improvement as well!

Have you had any similar lessons in life?

Please share with a comment and if you found this post helpful please like, share and tweet!

PS: Want a TOP-SECRET HINT? Just add the word “ever” to your power question. Instead of asking, “How can I be happy?” ask, “How can I be EVEN happier?” You’ll find it adds a bit more power to what’s possible!