Moving Forward
January 19th 2007 03:54
Hello Everybody,
By now most of you have already completed your goals for 2007 and have created affirmations that you are reading at least two times a day. You’re doing your visualizations and creating the world you want. You’ve released the brakes and are soaring! This is the time when you may have some insights, thoughts, or ideas. Many times people start to have those “happy coincidences” of seeing things they wanted manifest or something they were seeking is presented to them. If not don’t despair it takes time and energy.
This week we will be taking action. We will do that in a couple of different ways.
Exercise
First I want you to make a list of what Jack Canfield in “The Success Principles” refers to as “Messes and Incompletes.” Basically it’s anything which steals your attention and energy. If you have phone calls you need to make, a squeaky door that bothers you, your desk is overloaded with paperwork, well you get the idea. The idea behind this is that every time we look at something like a desk that is a mess, we feel our energy being removed. It makes us feel bad and less motivated to work. Now if you have enough of these things in your life, you are not going to be successful. When we have not completed past tasks we are not fully in the present. So take a walk around your house or office and just see what is in your life that is a “mess” or “incomplete” and put it on your list. Now a “mess” might just be a pair of pants you need to take to be hemmed, and an “incomplete” may be bigger like you need to clean out the garage. Now mind you, it doesn’t have to be a physical thing, it can be a relationship with your brother, sister, or boss that is just not right. Maybe you need to make a phone call and apologize for something or set things straight. Whether we are aware of it or not, these “incompletes” drain our energy. So by completing these tasks we create more time to focus on what we really want. Not to mention it makes us feel good and increases our self-esteem to have a nice clean desk or garage.
Now we can divide our list into minor messes and major incompletes and commit to completing one minor mess in the next 30 days and one major incomplete from our list in the next 90 days. The way we will do this is by applying Canfield’s MTO or “Minimum Goal” that you would commit to completing your goal. The “Target Goal” you would commit to completing your goal and the “Outrageous Goal” you would commit to completing your goal.
Example: Cleaning out the garage
Minimum Goal: Schedule 2 hours to clean out the junk in the garage
Target Goal: Devote an entire Saturday to cleaning out the junk in the garage
Outrageous Goal: You clean out the junk in the garage paint and install new lighting and cabinets.
Also on a more psychological, spiritual, and even physical level, when we clear out old stuff, we make room for new things to come into our lives. I’ve seen this principle at work many times. So how many things do you need to complete before you move on in your goals?
Here are some ideas to jog your brain from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles”
1. Former business activities
2. Promises not kept, not acknowledged, or not renegotiated
3. Unpaid debts or financial commitments (money owed to others or to you)
4. Closets overflowing with clothing never worn
5. A disorganized garage crowded with old discards
6. Haphazard or disorganized tax records
7. Checkbook not balanced or accounts that should be closed
8. “Junk drawers” full of unusable items
9. Missing or broken tools
10. An attic filled with unused items
11. A car trunk or backseat full of trash
12. Incomplete car maintenance
13. A disorganized basement filled with discarded items
14. Credenza packed with completed or unrealized projects
15. Filing left undone
16. Computer files not backed up or data needing to be converted
17. Desk surface cluttered or disorganized
18. Family pictures never put into an album
19. Mending, ironing, or other piles of items to repair or discard
20. Deferred household maintenance
21. Personal relationships with unstated resentments or appreciations
22. People you need to forgive
23. Time not spent with people you’ve been meaning to spend time with
24. Incomplete projects or projects delivered without closure or feedback
25. Acknowledgements that need to be given or asked for
I hope this has been helpful in moving you forward on your goals! I’m wishing you much prosperity in 2007.
In Success and Gratitude,
George
By now most of you have already completed your goals for 2007 and have created affirmations that you are reading at least two times a day. You’re doing your visualizations and creating the world you want. You’ve released the brakes and are soaring! This is the time when you may have some insights, thoughts, or ideas. Many times people start to have those “happy coincidences” of seeing things they wanted manifest or something they were seeking is presented to them. If not don’t despair it takes time and energy.
This week we will be taking action. We will do that in a couple of different ways.
Exercise
First I want you to make a list of what Jack Canfield in “The Success Principles” refers to as “Messes and Incompletes.” Basically it’s anything which steals your attention and energy. If you have phone calls you need to make, a squeaky door that bothers you, your desk is overloaded with paperwork, well you get the idea. The idea behind this is that every time we look at something like a desk that is a mess, we feel our energy being removed. It makes us feel bad and less motivated to work. Now if you have enough of these things in your life, you are not going to be successful. When we have not completed past tasks we are not fully in the present. So take a walk around your house or office and just see what is in your life that is a “mess” or “incomplete” and put it on your list. Now a “mess” might just be a pair of pants you need to take to be hemmed, and an “incomplete” may be bigger like you need to clean out the garage. Now mind you, it doesn’t have to be a physical thing, it can be a relationship with your brother, sister, or boss that is just not right. Maybe you need to make a phone call and apologize for something or set things straight. Whether we are aware of it or not, these “incompletes” drain our energy. So by completing these tasks we create more time to focus on what we really want. Not to mention it makes us feel good and increases our self-esteem to have a nice clean desk or garage.
Now we can divide our list into minor messes and major incompletes and commit to completing one minor mess in the next 30 days and one major incomplete from our list in the next 90 days. The way we will do this is by applying Canfield’s MTO or “Minimum Goal” that you would commit to completing your goal. The “Target Goal” you would commit to completing your goal and the “Outrageous Goal” you would commit to completing your goal.
Example: Cleaning out the garage
Minimum Goal: Schedule 2 hours to clean out the junk in the garage
Target Goal: Devote an entire Saturday to cleaning out the junk in the garage
Outrageous Goal: You clean out the junk in the garage paint and install new lighting and cabinets.
Also on a more psychological, spiritual, and even physical level, when we clear out old stuff, we make room for new things to come into our lives. I’ve seen this principle at work many times. So how many things do you need to complete before you move on in your goals?
Here are some ideas to jog your brain from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles”
1. Former business activities
2. Promises not kept, not acknowledged, or not renegotiated
3. Unpaid debts or financial commitments (money owed to others or to you)
4. Closets overflowing with clothing never worn
5. A disorganized garage crowded with old discards
6. Haphazard or disorganized tax records
7. Checkbook not balanced or accounts that should be closed
8. “Junk drawers” full of unusable items
9. Missing or broken tools
10. An attic filled with unused items
11. A car trunk or backseat full of trash
12. Incomplete car maintenance
13. A disorganized basement filled with discarded items
14. Credenza packed with completed or unrealized projects
15. Filing left undone
16. Computer files not backed up or data needing to be converted
17. Desk surface cluttered or disorganized
18. Family pictures never put into an album
19. Mending, ironing, or other piles of items to repair or discard
20. Deferred household maintenance
21. Personal relationships with unstated resentments or appreciations
22. People you need to forgive
23. Time not spent with people you’ve been meaning to spend time with
24. Incomplete projects or projects delivered without closure or feedback
25. Acknowledgements that need to be given or asked for
I hope this has been helpful in moving you forward on your goals! I’m wishing you much prosperity in 2007.
In Success and Gratitude,
George
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