Ken Donaldson on GOALS: Go Out And Live Splendidly!
GOALS: Go Out And Live Splendidly!
Your acronym for the day.
When you get down to it, what are goals truly for?
Aren’t they designed for you to live your life fully, happily and with the most and best balance possible?
So, when you’re in the process of “doing” your goals, make them simple and succinct.
Remember that your goals work best when they are in alignment with your mission, vision and purpose (MVP), and your values, integrity and priorities (VIP).
Now, Go Out And Live Splendidly!
And Marry YourSelf First!!
Ken Donaldson on Charlie Sheen and (Bad) Goal Setting
Goals…some make sense and some don’t.
Take Charlie Sheen…do you think his goals today were the same they were 10 years ago?
It would appear that (maybe) he got off track somewhere.
Perhaps that’s an understatement.
But what about you and your goals?
Do you have a way of keeping yourself on track?
In other words, do you have clearly defined indicators that will feed back to you quickly, simply and automatically? Indicators that say, “Yes, you’re on track.” And indicators that say, “Hey you’re getting off track.”
It would appear that Charlie doesn’t have these types of indicators.
No one knows at this point where he’ll end up, but it’s not looking too good.
But then again, maybe he has some very masterful plan with very clear goals and well thought out indicators to help get him to his desired outcome…and maybe not!
More importantly is you and your goals.
There are many, many shiny little objects, bells, whistles and intriguing invitations in the world today…and there are more and more all the time.
What will you do to stay focused on your goals?
What will you do to “keep the most important thing, the most important thing?”
So here’s the simple formula:
- Create a very attractive vision that intertwines with your purpose
- Set the goals that will fulfill your vision (they should be challenging but not impossible even though they may feel and look impossible)
- Then break the goals down into actionable steps
- Go into action
- Add to that the parameters and boundaries that will keep you focused
- And a powerful support system
There you have it: Your winning goal-setting and goal -getting formula!
My friends at Fox News and I got together for a few minutes to discuss Charlie Sheen:
Mental health warning signs: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com
Ken Donaldson: Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
Ever wonder why more people don’t make the changes that would be best for them?
(Ever wonder why you don’t either?)
I was perusing the internet looking for research on goals and I discovered something very interesting.
There isn’t much.
At least that I could find or that was really reliable.
But what I did find was rather alarming.
Most people (about 80%) never set goals for themselves.
Most people who set goals (another 80%) never achieve them.
Take these numbers with a big grain of salt because they may not be truly accurate.
Suffice to say, however, that the vast majority of people do not either make goals or keep the goals they make.
Why?
One reason: Overwhelm.
People feel overwhelmed and go away from the overwhelm.
It’s actually our “normal” reaction to avoid overwhelm.
Yes…we are wired to go away from overwhelm.
The brain is programmed to alert you to anything that could be potentially dangerous and go away from it.
Fight or flight…you’ve heard of that no doubt.
The problem, however, is that goals are not dangerous.
In facts, goals are actually the opposite of dangerous.
Having NO goals is much more dangerous than having goals.
So the first step to effective goal-setting and goal-getting is to calm your mind.
Or at least realize that when the inner alarm sounds, there is no need to be alarmed.
In fact, if you can harness all that fear-based energy towards the goal, guess what happens?
Goal Accomplishment and Success!
Athletes know this all too well.
They take all that “anxiety” and they channel into their game.
Performers from every conceivable arena know and do the same.
So do extraordinary sales people.
And now you can too.
The first step: Make only one goal.
Allow you mind to really become comfortable with this whole goal thing.
Set one goal, then accomplish it, then set another.
Let your mind get used to goals.
Then set only two and accomplish those.
Start small and grow.
Additionally, visualize yourself achieving these goals with effortless ease and grace.
This sometimes can be challenging but if you practice over and over you will do it!
Be a goal-setting AND a goal-getter!
And I hope you’ll join me on Tuesday:
What, When, How and WOW: Move from Passive Goal-Setting to Exciting and Successful Goal-Getting
And today is a great day to:
Marry YourSelf First!
A Coach Ken Donaldson Poem About The New Year
What will you do with this New Year?
Will it be happy and full of cheer?
Will you, yes, live in passion and power?
And be truly fulfilled in new every hour?
Yes, what will you do with this New Year?
Will you take time to heal every old tear?
And live in the purpose that guides your path
And commit to let go of all useless wrath
Yes, this is the time to embrace this New Year
To make a commitment to not live in fear
But rather, I say, to live with true courage
And with each brother and sister, only encourage
As you now enter, yes, this brand New Year
Live from the present, the place we call “here”
Fear not the future and grieve not the past
But live every moment as if it’s your last
Yes, on this first day of this happy New Year
Remember your friends and loved ones so dear
Be grateful, I say, and count every blessing
And cast out the thoughts which are only distressing
So, what will you do now with this New Year?
Will you embrace it and see it so clear
Yes, give it the focus of vision and goals
And this year will give you a life fully whole
So I now say about this New Year
I am a blessed man and I hope you can hear
Take every challenge and find, yes, the gift
The gift is the lesson that will make your life shift
Come with me now into this New Year
And go, yes, so boldly as a true pioneer
Play only big and never look back
Reap only diamonds and ignore any lack…
And Marry YourSelf First!
Ken Donaldson, Marry YourSelf First and Your Ultimate Life
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Want more passion, power, purpose and prosperity in your life? Here’s the official Ken Donaldson Marry YourSelf First!® 20 Core Success Principles to Create Your Ultimate Life, Relationships and Career!
#1 Allow your life purpose to be the flashlight to keep you on the pathway of your life.
#2 Create your vision and you’ll have the magnet that will pull you into your ultimate and utmost future.
#3 Allow your values and priorities to be the guides on your path that will keep you going in the direction of your purpose and your vision.
#4 Create and live your legacy today.
#5 Live by the Law of Attraction and put your focus, energy, emotions AND action toward what you truly desire in this lifetime.
#6 Give unconditionally and anonymously.
#7 Practice the daily rituals that evoke your unique spirituality and invite your True Essence and your Highest Self to shine.
#8 Know and live by your deal-makers and deal-breakers.
#9 Discern between accepting and settling. Accept what you cannot change, but never settle for anything below your standards.
#10 Live by your integrity, and allow yourself to be true to you first and foremost.
#11 Know, practice and learn from your boundaries (proactive and reactive, inner and outer), and by doing so you allow yourself to be in your power, in the present moment and in the highest degree of balance possible.
#12 Find and use the support networks that encourage your passion, power, purpose and prosperity, and invite your whole self to shine.
#13 Learn the communication strategies and tactics that will further empower you, reinforce your boundaries and fulfill all your needs.
#14 Understand and live in accordance with the relationship developmental process. In doing so you’ll have the closest relationships only with those who truly support, accept and encourage you.
#15 Always be willing to step out of your comfort zone to promote growth, change and unlimited possibility into your life.
#16 Commit to finalize all your unfinished business from the past and in doing so allow yourself to be present in the present.
#17 Separate “who you are” – your being – from “what you do” your doing – and choose to live more from your being state.
#18 Learn to go with the flow in life. Navigate through and around the challenging times and be focused on the journey, not the destination.
#19 Practice frequent silliness, deliberate breathing and conscious walking, all to give yourself the proactive medicine of health and well-being.
#20 Recognize, accept and embrace the perfect imperfection of you.
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Now…go live your life to the fullest…more passion…more power…more purpose…and more prosperity!
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