The Hidden Power Of Setting Goals :
How To Make Your Wishes Come True
Introduction
(excerpt)
"Isn't it interesting that so many people talk about
the power of setting goals, but so few people ever seem
to actually set them?
I used to be one of those
people. For years, I read every book on goal setting that
I could get my hands on. I attended every workshop about
goal setting that came to town. I knew everything there
was to know about setting goals, but I just never set
any. I knew that goals worked, but I was never willing
to put them to work.
Then one night as I was
trying to get to sleep, I was fantasizing about "the
good life" I would have if only I could make my wishes
come true - like in a fairy tale. It was a fabulous fantasy
- but it was only a fantasy!! In a fairy tale you could
always count on a fairy godmother or leprechaun for help.
Unfortunately, it was real life, and all I could count
on was myself.
That thought, however,
really got my attention! What if I really could count
on myself? That's not so bad! What if I could determine
exactly what I wanted from life and then make it happen?
What if setting a goal was as easy as just making a wish?
Wishes are goals - but
goals with some added pizzazz. Goals provide the course
of action that can take you to wherever you want to go,
but they lack the motivation to get you there. Wishes
are a little different. They have more impact - like being
struck by a semi-truck instead of by a Hotwheels car.
Wishes let you dream.
They let you fly. Wishes help to unleash a source of limitless
opportunities and mighty forces that gives you the power
to accomplish what you might otherwise never even have
imagined. If you really want to make good things happen
in your life, think of setting goals as making wishes.
Wishing was the extra
motivation I'd been looking for. I never felt much enthusiasm
in getting out of bed in the morning and telling myself,
"Yippee!! Today I'm going to work on my goals."
But saying to myself, "Today I'm going to make my
wishes come true" was a completely different story.
This way of thinking made me feel as though I could accomplish
anything.
This new way of thinking
suddenly and drastically changed my life. It catapulted
me from the minor leagues of achievement to the major
leagues of success. The very instant I changed my behavior
and way of thinking, the world around me started to change.
The things I wanted to happen began to happen. The kind
of life I had always dreamed about started to come true-like
in a fairytale.
The purpose of this book
is to share with you the incredible power to make your
wishes and goals come true. To help you get what you want
out of life--regardless of your background, your age,
or your present circumstances--we are going to give you
a concrete strategy, not just a speech about how great
success is.
Many people think that
luck or good fortune is ultimately what determines our
fate. That is only slightly true.
Luck contributes its
part in what happens to you, but what you will learn here
is how to do your part. Luck essentially deals the cards.
The goal of this book is to teach you how to play them.
While fate rules, it favors those who learn the tricks.
And this book is about the most important trick of all
- cause and effect."
