Goals & Dreams

In these troubling economic times, I have been extremely fortunate to have been making more money than I have ever made in my life. Some could say that I am lucky and that might be true; however I suspect it has more to do with the way I live my life.

Taking risks can be so unsettling, can’t it? Sometimes when we’re faced with the choice to take a leap of faith or play it safe, we hold back because of fear.

In some cases, fear can be healthy. Sometimes we’re really NOT ready to take that leap of faith.

When most of us set a goal or try to improve our lives in some way, we focus only on the end result we want to achieve. We see it shimmering in the distance like the Promised Land, our own personal utopia.

We fantasize about how much better our lives will be when we reach our goal, and we can’t WAIT to get there!

Do you ever find yourself being held back by excuses? Here’s how it usually goes:

You decide you want something, but then your mind starts spitting out all the reasons why you can’t have it or achieve it.

I don’t have enough time.
I don’t have enough money.
I’m not talented enough.
I don’t know how to proceed.
What if I fail?
I’m crazy for even considering this goal.

Attracting the things you want can get confusing at times. Your emotions, beliefs and expectations all play a role in what you allow into your life – or don’t.

If you think your limiting beliefs or negative emotions might be hindering your ability to attract what you want, try this fun experiment:

Try swapping desires with a friend! Ask your friend to attract your desire on your behalf, and you can attract something for her or him.

I was reading an interesting discussion in a business forum recently that debated whether it was better for a person to take a giant leap or baby-step their way into starting a business.

Many people had a strong belief that a person needs a fire under their butt in order to really succeed, and a leap of faith is the only way to force themselves to do it. Others felt that such rash action would be sheer suicide, leading only to financial ruin and regret.

If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven’t done much today. – Author Unknown

As you can probably tell from my recent burst of activity, I’ve got some new goals in mind. They’re not even “new” goals really, just re-defined, re-clarified, and jumpstarted again.

If you’ve never done this before, it is a POWERFUL, INVIGORATING process.