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1 Step Program in Achieving Your New Year's
Resolution By Wayne F. Perkins Certified
Clinical Hypnotherapist In
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen's original "Chicken Soup for
the Soul," I am reminded of the short story titled "Another
Check Mark On the List." This is a story about a 15-year-old boy
named John who, on one rainy day, when it was too wet outside to play,
he decided to write a list of goals. John continued writing until he had
127 goals. These goals included exploring the Nile River, climbing high
mountain peaks around the world and learning 3 foreign languages. He
also wanted to be featured in a Rose Bowl Parade and play several
musical instruments. Of
the 127 goals that he listed over 60 years ago, John has achieved 108.
If he lives to become 75 years old he will achieve 109 (he listed
"live to see the 21st Century"). How did John
achieve all of these goals? He wrote them down. Step
1 Write It Down Write
it down, write it down, and write it down! Have
you ever got to a point where you were going to write down a New Year's
Resolution or some other goal you thought you wanted, only to find
yourself procrastinate. One year later, did you need to achieve the same
New Year's Resolution or goal? Why does this happen? It
happens because of that little voice inside of you that says, "I am
not good enough or worthy enough to be in possession of the benefits
derived from achieving my goal." "I have been programmed for
failure." I
recently read a motivational quote that said: "If you can't write
it down, you can't do it." Let's
think about that for a minute. Every day you may be compiling lists of
things to do to run your household, perform your job, or plan your
business trip or vacation. How many times do you really write down,
exactly what you want out of life? How many long term or short-term
goals do you write down? Now
when thinking about what you want to achieve focus your attention on
specific words and ideas relating to your goals. Give those words and
ideas your complete attention as you write them down. Did
you ever write a letter, business report or term paper and at times find
your fingers flying across the keyboard? Since
written words are symbols of objects, ideas or feelings, could the
physical process of entering these words onto a page actually create a
subconscious connection? I
believe it does. When you use language to communicate on paper, you need
to process the information on a subconscious level. The
help you are getting while creating your list of goals is coming
straight from your powerful subconscious mind. Why not take advantage of
the power of your mind in achieving your goals? Write
your goals down in your day planner, write them down and hang them on your walls. Write your goals on sticky
notes and place them on your bathroom mirror or on your windows. Every
time you write your goals down, your body is moving towards them. The
goals are getting clearer and clearer. The roadmap you create by writing
goals down is projected straight to your subconscious mind and is being
acted upon. A
now popular syndicated cartoonist wrote down 15 times a day, every day
the following sentence. "I want to be a syndicated
cartoonist." He did this every single day, even when he didn't feel
like a syndicated cartoonist. Now, Scott Adams, the creator of the
"Dilbert Cartoon" is a full-time, syndicated cartoonist, known
the world over. Scott "wrote it down." One
way to state that goal in a more positive and immediate context is to
say, "I am a syndicated cartoonist." Act as if you already are
in possession of the goal. It takes a lot of pressure off you during
your daily activities when you feel the new role. You then become
comfortable with it. Write
your goals down everywhere. As you write them down think about John, the
15-year-old goal achiever from the "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
story. Now that John is in his seventies, what advice would John have
for you when you ask him, "What is the most important thing I can
do to achieve my goals?" Listen
to John whisper in your ear these three words. "Write
it down." Resource Box: Wayne
F. Perkins is a clinical hypnotherapist and the author of "How to
Hypnotize Yourself Without Losing Your Mind" He presents corporate
training sessions on "how to achieve goals." "My mission in life is to help you achieve your mission in life." Attention E-zine Editors: You may use this article on your Website on in your e-zine royalty free, as long as you publish the complete article along with everything in the resource box. You must post this message as well. Thank you, Wayne F. Perkins
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