December 2007
Only 2 Weeks ‘till the New Year – how will 2008 be any different than any other year?
Are you tired of never getting ahead?
Have you tried for years and years to set those New Years resolutions, but keep failing by February?
Don’t let another New Years Resolution slip away without attainment. What would your life be like if you finally achieved the goals you set, finally reached the dreams you entertain, finally earned the wage you want or deserve?
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Set Personal Goals That Inspire Action
by: Alan W. Goff
Remember when you thought you could do and be anything? The innocence of early childhood is perhaps the last time you were unencumbered by perceived limitations and labels. Personal goal setting was simple, and there was no doubt you could achieve anything.
When asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” you would have responded with whatever struck your fancy that day, whatever you were “in to.” You did not concern yourself with how you would do it, if you could do it, or if you should do it. Your dreams were based on what you wanted, pure and simple. You set personal goals based on wonder and curiosity, not practicality.
The dreams of childhood were big dreams. Travel into space, win a medal at the Olympics, become a rock star. Soon enough the dreams become modified to reflect what is practical and expected of us. This is precisely when most people start having trouble setting personal goals. The dreams are no longer larger than life, so why take steps to achieve them?
Big dreams inspire big action. When you set personal goals, they need to have huge payoffs for you in order for you to take consistent steps to achieving them. You need to feel excited – even giddy – at the prospect of seeing your dream come true.
When you aspire to something that is less than what you really want, procrastination sets in. With a big dream in your sights, procrastination is a lot less likely to occur.
You may have heard of making a “life list” of places you would like to see, things you would like to try, and dreams you would like to see realized. Instead of making a list of goals based on what you think is attainable or would fit into your life, start your personal goal setting with a life list of the big stuff that really gets you going.
Here again, draw on the feelings of childhood for inspiration as you set personal goals. Remember the annual letter to Santa Claus? Even if you did not celebrate Christmas, you can imagine the wish lists sent to the North Pole were not full of realistic, practical requests. They included the biggest, best gifts a child could think of, because there was always the possibility that Santa would bring you exactly what you wanted.
Dreaming big has the added benefit of inspiring others to come to your aid in your pursuit of the goal. If your personal goal setting is limited, or “small,” why would anyone want to help you achieve them? People want to be part of something special. Big goals motivate friends, family, and even complete strangers to help you reach them.
When you set personal goals, go back to those childhood aspirations. Sure, you may not want to be an astronaut anymore, but the old dreams can spark new life goals. Perhaps you would like to go to a grown-up space camp or become an amateur astronomer. Whatever goal you set, make it big. As the ancient emperor Marcus Aurelius said, “Dream big dreams; only big dreams have the power to move men’s souls.”
Your Achievement Quotes - by some of ‘The Greats’
BEING THE BEST
"Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is…It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best."
-- Sir Laurence Olivier
"Our deepest fear is NOT that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God: your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you." -- Nelson Mandela
"Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be." -- Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
"The greater the danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark."
-- Michelangelo Buonarroti
BELIEF
"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact." -- William James
"Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs." -- Dr. Maxwell Maltz
"Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail." -- Charles F. Kettering
"If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done." -- Dale Carnegie
BOOKS/LIBRARY/READING
"Everything you need for your better future and success has already been written. And guess what? It's all available." -- Jim Rohn
"Read something positive every night and listen to something helpful every morning." -- Tom Hopkins
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Of course inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx
"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island... and best of all; you can enjoy these riches every day of your life." -- Walt Disney
After a promise from the publisher that the book would be delivered before Christmas we received yet one more delay. I received my ‘blueline’ copy of the book last week for review and signature. This was the final step before final printing… the book was a week away from launch, but three pages of text was missing from chapter 4 so had to go back to layout for correction.
I apologize greatly to all of you who so graciously ordered your copy of PATCH months ago and were hoping to get your copies by Christmas… but I just couldn’t let it go without being perfect.
Hang in there… the books will be out shortly after the New Year.
For all of you new subscribers that have been signing up and aren’t familiar with ‘PATCH’, here is an excerpt:
Myles Munroe so perfectly stated in his book ‘Releasing Your Potential” that “The poorest person in the world is the person without a dream. The most frustrated person in the world is the person with a dream that never becomes reality. I am certain that every individual on this planet- no matter which race, culture, nationality or socio-economic status – has had a dream of some sort. The ability of children to dream is a natural instinct instilled by God himself, the infinite creator of the universe. No matter how poor or rich we are, we all have childhood dreams. These dreams are visual manifestations of our purpose, seeds of destiny planted in the soil of our imagination. Forget the facts, the truth is that God created each one of us and gave us the gift of imagination to provide us with a glimpse of our purpose in life and to activate the hidden ability within each of us. Purpose is the reason why something was made. It is the end for which the means exists. It is the source of the dream and the vision you carried in your heart from childhood. It is the key to your fulfillment.”
Each of us comes into this world with an assignment to fulfill. God commissions us to leave for the following generations something from which they can learn and be inspired. The abilities to complete these assignments lie within us. The tools are our natural talents, gifts and ambitions. I firmly believe that the greatest tragedy in life is not death, but life… life that fails to fulfill its purpose. When you become aware of the tremendous potential that resides within you, you are obligated to release that wealth to the world around you.
“It is a fact that every manufacturer makes a product to fulfill a specific purpose, and every product is designed with the ability to fulfill this purpose. In essence, the potential of a product is determined by its purpose. This is true of everything God created, including you. The purpose of an acorn (tree seed) is to reproduce trees. Therefore, by God’s design, they possess the ability or potential to fulfill this purpose. However, just because a seed has the potential to produce a forest, does not mean it will. One of the greatest tragedies in nature is the destruction of a seed or the isolation of a seed from the soil. Consequently, the death of a seed is the burial of a forest. Having ability is good, but keeping ability is bad.”
“Your life has the potential to fulfill your purpose. If however, you imprison that potential, you rob your life of its purpose and fulfillment. You and every other individual on this planet posses an awesome treasure. Too much of this treasure is buried every day, untapped and untouched. Much talent, skill and creativity have been lost to the world for want of a little courage.”
Courage is that one ingredient which separates the strong from the weak, the successful from the unsuccessful, and the great from the average. All the things you desire in life have one common handle, which is made for the hand of the man or woman of courage.
“Many obscure men and women enter eternity pregnant with potential, with a stillborn purpose. Living with ability brings responsibility. Dying with ability reveals irresponsibility.”
“Everything in creation was designed to function on the simple principle of receiving and releasing, sowing and reaping. Life depends on this principle. What if the plants refuse to release the oxygen they possess or if we human beings refuse to release, the carbon dioxide we produce? The result would be chaos and death for the entire planet. Unreleased potential is not only useless, it is dangerous – both for the person or the thing who failed to release it and for everything that lives with them. Dormant potential is not healthy, advantageous, safe or effective. You must understand that your valuable deposit of potential was given to enrich the lives of others. When potential is kept, it is self-destructive.”
“The tremendous potential you and I have has been locked inside of us, waiting for demands to be made on it. We have a responsibility to use what God stored in us for the good of the world. We dare not leave this planet with it. Many of us are aware of the ability we have inside, but we have been frustrated by our failure to release that ability. Some of us blame our historical circumstances. Others blame social status. Still others transfer the responsibility for their failure and frustration to their lack of formal education or their less than ideal opportunities.”
“Over the years, I have come to realize hat no excuse can be given to justify the destruction of the seed of potential that God placed within you.
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