Create a Clear, Focused & Realistic Statement of Your Intentions
Welcome to your first e-lesson of Simon’s Success Strategies. I hope that you are ready to make 2005 your best year yet. The first step is to Create a Clear, Focused and Realistic Statement of Your Intentions.
Here is the schedule and topics of the TV spots on BCTV News on Global.
- January 8th, 2005 Vision - Where do you want to be on the 31st of December 2005?
- January 15th, 2005 Why - The most important "W" is Why do you want the Vision?
- January 22nd, 2005 Goals - Defining your 90 day goals and turning your vision into a set of practical and measurable goals.
- January 29th, 2005 Measures - Developing a set of measurement systems that will keep you on track.
- February 5th, 2005 Time Management - 3 simple Steps that will make sure every day is lived to the fullest.
- February 12th, 2005 Planning the time to plan - create a calendar that allows adequate time to rest, development and income.
So to begin, the most common question that I get is where do I begin?
Start with some preparation ...
A) I recommend that you purchase your Goal Setting Journal at any stationary store.
When you write your goals, your writing will become the map that will continue to guide you to your intended destination.
Simon Reilly
If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.
Jim Rohn
B) Schedule ½ day or 1 day to do this in a place that you will not be interrupted
To eliminate what seems to be such a daunting task when writing your Vision …
Ask yourself the question;
If you could wave a realistic magic wand and look forward to December 31, 2005, what would have to have happened for you to be happy with the progress that you have made in the past year?
Imagine sitting back;
What exactly did you accomplish?
What goals did you set and achieve?
How do you feel about achieving these goals?
Follow up on the 5 W’s – Who, What, Where, When and Why. Forget HOW!
Creating a Vision is just moving into the future for a while.
Scheduling some uninterrupted time alone with your journal to write your Vision for 2005 sounds like such a simple task yet I’ve found that a lot of us get writer’s block.
One of the ways to simplify this is to break it down into the following categories;
- Family
Intellectual
Physical
Social
Spiritual
Travel
Business/Career
Financial
Personal Environment; Auto, Clothing, Home, Technology, Toys – if you must.
Focus on the categories that inspire you.
And one may say, this still looks like a challenge.
Pick a category, say Fitness.
Take a page, write Fitness 2005 at the top.
Then write your realistic Fitness Vision.
Then write in the Categories for Action. Then write in your Actions. I’ve taken this one step further and gotten into Actions & Goals which I will be covering.
Fitness Vision
My Vision of Fitness is I am lean and have an abundant amount of cardio and muscle strength.
Categories Realistic Expectations or Actions
Cardio Sustain 5 - 1/2 hour morning cardio sessions per week
Add 2 or 3 - 1 hour evening cardio sessions per week
Muscle Strength Sustain 2 - 1 hour weight training sessions per week
Cycle the sea wall 2 x per week in Spring and Summer
Weight Eat 4 or 5 smaller high protein/low carb meals per day
There I’ve done it. Thanks for creating the space for me to write my Fitness Vision for 2005. In reflection, because I am already in good shape, it is more about sustaining what I have already built up. You may have heard the expression; there are no fat old men. I do not intend to become one.
Call to Action
- Print off your own copy of the Vision Worksheet
- Purchase your Goal Setting Journal at any stationary store.
- Schedule ½ day or 1 day to do this in a place that you will not be interrupted
- Wave that realistic magic wand, transport yourself to December 31, 2005, and write down what you achieved in the following areas:
- Family
Intellectual
Physical
Social
Spiritual
Travel
Business/Career
Financial
Personal Environment; Auto, Clothing, Home, Technology, Toys – if you must.
The next e-lesson will be about;
- Why – The most important “W” is Why do you want the Vision?
- Goals - Defining your 90 goals and turning your vision into a set of practical and measurable goals
Sometime along the way, for those that want more, we will be offering Fee-Based Valued-Added Programs that include; E-Coaching, E-Courses, E-Lessons and Teleclasses with me personally, priced affordably at every level so that almost anyone can join in.
I would love to hear your feedback, let me know what you think.
Simon Reilly
Posted by Laura at January 8, 2005 10:44 PM