[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]XanderBuilt wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
THAT should keep me pretty busy! LOL[/quote]
Haven’t read through everyone’s goals, but from what I see of yours, it is very detailed and I feel you’re most likely to achieve them all. Clarity is powerful quality to have.
Sidetrack:
AC, have you read into auto-suggestion and programming of the sub-conscious mind before? Many years back when I did sales and training we synced our goals read out on an MP3 and soft music to create a sub-conscious track that we played before sleeping (apparently it’s at that moment that the sub-conscious mind is most receptive. We also wrote our goals every night. I think both activities greatly increase the probability of achieving the goal. We also put our ultimate aims written out and with pictures in a location we could see everyday and this visualization really helped in bringing the goal sooner.[/quote]
From my experience, clarity (getting as detailed as possible) and accountability (actual consequences if you DON’T do what you’ve set out to do) are the two best tools for goal setting. In the past, I’ve done some of the things you mentioned, but now I use something called a “vision board”. It is basically a collage of images that represent your goals, and your subconsciousness can process an image (and the emotion associated with that image) far better than a more “logical” expression. Although, I am an “auditory learner” so I’ve found that recording things and listening to it at specified times works very well for me as well.
Another tip is to set your expectations LOW (as in be realistic). I usually set my goals and divide them in HALF after I’ve finished because I tend to want to “over achieve” and then I set myself up for a greater obligation than I am actually prepared to put the time in for. And also, HAVE A PLAN. You’ve all heard the saying “failing to plan is planning to fail” right? That shit is TRUE.
Good luck with your goals, guys! [/quote]
I think your accountability goals/measures are very strong. If paying money out is a pain, then you’ll work hard to avoid that. I dare say, the percentage of people that put measures forward when they do not live up to their own expectations is rare and very very small. Most people set goals and nothing happens if they don’t, you don’t do it that way. You put a measure in place to create better behaviour. I have a lot of respect for that.
Yes your vision board is what we called a “dream board”, similar concept. But I’ve been pasting images of what I’ve wanted since I was around 11. In fact my move to Singapore involved 6 months of looking at the Singapore train map stuck on my door back in Australia.
I cannot say what modality I learn best in, I’ve shown that I respond to visual, auditory and kinesthetic. I’ve done fingerprint analysis before and it has told me that my listening is a strong skill and I can pick up emotions based on a person’s voice, something very useful in all relationships and sales. I believe I would respond very well will audio learning but when being instructed I need pictures. Anyway I think it’s great to have someone with your mindset here.
Nothing to do with the weight.[/quote]