Successful Goal Setting and Achievement

The first step to success, of course, is to set a goal. You can't get anywhere if you're not heading in that direction. Intention is essential.

The second step to achieve success is to persist. Many people do get down to setting goals, but they don't achieve them. Achievement can only come from persistence.

A goal set in motion will be achieved...unless, you stop thinking and acting on it.

It's that simple to be a success story.

For some reason people believe that the size of the goal is what makes it more possible. They also believe that they have to have the resources to achieve the goal.

This "realistic" thinking, however, has nothing to do with goal achievements.

The history of goal achievers shows that almost anything is possible. Wealth, health, and a wonderful relationship are possible for anyone.

People have overcome illnesses considered incurable; impoverished people, with no money, contacts, or opportunities, have become millionaires; and those with little or no observable talents have become world-famous performers.

The only thing that stops a goal from realization is you. Goal setting will lead to achievement if you stay the course.

When you understand even a little about quantum physics and how the brain works, you'll come to understand that nothing is impossible.

Your thoughts are the most potent things on earth.

If they are positive, they flood your body with the right chemicals to produce euphoria and energy.

If they are positive, they attract the people, circumstances, ideas, and opportunity that you need.

A carpenter longed to build skyscrapers. He learned how the subconscious mind can broadcast his goal until they attracted the right opportunity. One day, he went to work for a wealthy contractor. This gentleman became his mentor. He taught him how to raise capital, generate contracts, and all the other details of setting up lucrative projects. The carpenter prospered and eventually was able to move in circles where he was able to build skyscrapers.

If you create the right mental environment, you will create the right physical environment in which you cannot fail.

Resource Box

Saleem Rana got his masters in psychotherapy from California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, Ca., 15 years ago and now resides in Denver, Colorado. His articles on the internet have inspired over ten thousand people from around the world. Discover how to create a remarkable life

Copyright 2005 Saleem Rana. Please feel free to pass this article on to your friends, or use it in your ezine or newsletter. It's a shareware article.

In The News:

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/turner-construction-company-establishes-aggressive/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BE052A528-9C77-4F7B-B034-84FDBF385652%257D%26dist%3Dhpprcid=1256140557ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNErYQ52KbLZlr-GoPfeASSnsdfJygTurner Construction Company Establishes Aggressive Greenhouse Gas b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr4 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the global environment by completing an inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions, bsetting/b aggressive b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.larchmontgazette.com/2008/articles/20081009districtgoals.htmlcid=1256073735ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNGsKjnPCc2CZ8S1DSs2G4APCr6-TgMam’k Schools Set Specific Goals For Student Learning/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLarchmont Gazette,nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobr18 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1by Joan R. Simon (October 9, 2008) The Mamaroneck School Board has been working on bgoal/b-bsetting/b ever since Dr. Paul Fried arrived as superintendent four b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx%3FContenutoId%3D904500cid=1255046891ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNE0UEoB1QxEtECipuOo-M5uMIP9NQimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=IdSJizwxTQAJimgurl=i.media.goal.com/g/32520_news.jpg width=64 height=80 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Goal.com/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DArticles.showArticleHomePage%26art_aid%3D28892cid=1255046891ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNE6hpnDzYgeSEGW9N1POBJuWSnUgwRSL ties Red Bulls in #39;royal#39; bsetting/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSoccer Americanbsp;-/font nobr8 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1New York#39;s Dave van den Bergh took the honor of scoring the stadium#39;s first bgoal/b when he rifled in a partial clearance from a corner kick in the 31st minute b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012604194cid=1255046891ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNGabuuRGRihdakM4kU-3fws4wCD4gOlave Scores Equalizing bGoal/b For Real Salt Lake Vs. New York/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrAHN/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jzisa3Na1bL94ISda98G8Nd356EQcid=1255046891ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNFSs3HmGLNtFVW2Q0ovLoyKv_pgNgReal Salt Lake opens new stadium with 1-1 tie with New York Red Bulls/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Canadian Press/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp%3Fymd%3D20081010%26content_id%3D194685%26vkey%3Dnews_mls%26fext%3D.jspcid=1255046891ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNHz6XunR4GVxOOxXDexxQSWQ0_46AReal Salt Lake open stadium with draw/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrFC Dallas/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1255046891hl=ennobrall 114 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/sports/1213259,4_2_JO10_PFSJCA_S1.articlecid=1256074088ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNFCj1fWBwKdG8yzJPzWmnDgOHBX_gQuite an end (line) run/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fJoliet Herald News,nbsp;ILnbsp;-/font nobr10 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1He will get credit for bsetting/b up teammate Efrain Sanchez and for bsetting/b up the Cougars for one final push toward the postseason. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.recordtimes.com/rhtn/Scholars/4351/cid=0ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNE2PG7jM6A_zL5MHCEsR94YO0VXxQSpotlight on Education : bGoal setting/b is important for middle b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fRogers Hometown News,nbsp;ARnbsp;-/font nobrOct 2, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1They gain the benefit of bsetting/b goals, taking risks, and meeting personal challenges in and out of school. As they succeed in these challenges they begin b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2008/10/10/20081010phx-briefs1011.htmlcid=1256197627ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNHIbEMcaQMNf0NIFkPiDJBpuJlBewBriefs: Luncheon, fashion show/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fArizona Republic,nbsp;AZnbsp;-/font nobr40 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Topics include bgoal setting/b, checking and saving, cash flow, insurance and homeownership and taxes. Classes begin Oct. 21. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.sj-r.com/prep/x1272967960/Prep-spotlight-Volleyball-Dearing-lifts-Plains-over-Athenscid=1256038635ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNF7vWqOkZ-GQt5OSMNCmvqpJxRLowPrep spotlight: Volleyball: Dearing lifts Plains over Athens/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe State Journal-Register,nbsp;ILnbsp;-/font nobr15 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Armbruster’s first bgoal/b was unassisted. George Kennett set up the second bgoal/b, bsetting/b the Lincoln record for career assists with 17. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.ajc.com/thrashers/content/sports/thrashers/stories/2008/10/09/thrashers_ilya_kovalchuk.htmlcid=1255979267ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNHrKi0rJg1x5fM1EQFjehpAmjR-zAIlya Kovalchuk ready to win with Thrashers/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAtlanta Journal Constitution,nbsp; USAnbsp;-/font nobr19 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The theory that you can revamp an offense by adding defensemen and bsetting/b them loose to join the rush could meet a stiff test. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/nation/ny-usdeba075872997oct07,0,2884532.storycid=1256193754ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNEmEzxZvrsEwMfNj11g3cZKrK0-8gMcCain#39;s bgoal/b to undercut Obama is a 2-edged sword/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNewsday,nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobrOct 7, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Yet as he prepares to face Obama in the only presidential debate in a town hall bsetting/b, where the questions are asked by an audience of undecided voters, b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://lifehacker.com/5055020/why-goal-setting-makes-you-cringecid=1251175457ei=-bXvSPyqOKjs6gOMiqm5Bwusg=AFQjCNHxOLu7_LOBRKbKX1niJUwmTkc50wWhy quot;bGoal Setting/bquot; Makes You Cringe/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLifehacker,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobrSep 26, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1That#39;s what bgoal setting/b is, and that#39;s why if you want to get anywhere you want to go, you#39;ve got to do the same thing. However, the problem with b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
goal setting - Google News


Wind Chimes and more...

Windchimes for great gifts!

Halftime: Re-evaluating Yearly Goals

Note: This article was originally written at mid year so... Read More

The Painless Solution To Procrastination

I have a confession to make. Once upon a time,... Read More

Focal Point Of Success

Fortune will flow into your hands like a river flow... Read More

Dreams, Goals, And Aspirations - Is This Holding You Back?

In this short article I'd like to discuss a certain... Read More

How to Achieve More by Dealing with Resistance

Today I want to discuss the missing link in goal... Read More

Five Steps to Goal-Setting

What would you like to achieve in your lifetime?Author Basil... Read More

Lessons From the Creek

Everything is in flow here in Northern Michigan. Buckets of... Read More

If You Dont Know Where Youre Going, Any Road Will Get You There

What do you want to achieve?Before you actually set up,... Read More

Top 10 Ways to Ensure New Years Resolution Success

Did you know that fewer than 10% of people who... Read More

Set Your Mind To Win!

Have you ever heard someone say, I could do it... Read More

Is it Focus or Tunnel Vision?

To achieve success you must narrow your vision on your... Read More

How to Turn New Years Resolutions into New Year?s Results

Are you ready to learn how to finally turn your... Read More

Ten Reasons To Have an Inspired, World Changing Goal

In a nutshell, having an inspired, world-changing goal is the... Read More

Are You Willing To Risk It?

What would your life be like if you kept doing... Read More

What is The Right Action That Leads To Your Ultimate Goals?

What is the right thing I need to do to... Read More

GOALS The Power Line to Success and Achievement

WHY DO WE NEED GOALS?Goals give you direction in all... Read More

The Illusion of a Final Goal

"..... there is no final goal. There is always further... Read More

Six Keys To Build Vision - Point Five

5.Submit it to good leaders (accountability breeds stability and security)·... Read More

10 Ways To Hold Your Focus and Get Your Goals

Hocus, Pocus, it's all about focus. That's the real magic... Read More

Setting Goals and Obtaining Results

GOALS SHOULD BE QUANTIFIABLE: It should be possible to analyze... Read More

Share Your True Colors

Don't you just love the leaves changing colors in the... Read More

Mountain Climbing Over Molehills

Someone has said that the greatest cause of ulcers is... Read More

Creative Visualization: How to Supercharge Your Goal Setting

Do you know the single best way to "supercharge" any... Read More

Start Working on Your Goals Today!

The alarm goes off at 6am, you roll out of... Read More

When Expectations Are Not Clear!

IntroductionThere were two incidents, which inspired me to write this... Read More