Repetition is the stuff that dreams (turned reality) are made of. I'm serious. When you really get down to what it is that gets the star athlete to the "GOAT" status to where he has a shoe named after him . . . Or, the multimillionaire or billionaire to a lifestyle where he or she … Continue reading Repetition Creates the Goal-Achievement Success Story
If you're following "The Goal Mindset" series and you had a chance to check out last week's installment, entitled Planned Goal-Mindedness, then you know we're about to dig a little deeper into Step #3 (the HOW? component of our dream goal planning), which is all about determining the steps leading to goal achievement. In fact, … Continue reading The Steps Leading to the Goal
Achieving goals takes some serious contemplation . . . some wrapping your mind around what TO DO FIRST and then what TO DO NEXT when it comes to moving closer to that goalpost. Shall we say there's some planning involved in goaling before the goaling gets going? Yes, we shall, because we can't execute on … Continue reading Planned Goal-Mindedness
In my estimation, the two don't go hand-in-hand. When you set "goals," I mean REALLY set goals, there's some striving that takes place. A waiting period that happens. Now, the waiting period (from the time that the goal is a mere speck of a thought in an individual's mind to the attainment of that goal) … Continue reading The Goal Mindset and Instant Gratification
Let me start off with the mindset makeup that you MUST HAVE to see your goals come to reality. Get ready for it . . . get ready for it . . . You have to know that successful goal achievement requires the necessary input from YOU in order to receive the desired output (results) … Continue reading The Goal Mindset: The Grind Over Time
Now that 2023 is coming to a close, many people are already bypassing what's left of it and looking eagerly forward to the awesomeness that, hopefully, awaits them in 2024. But, I've always been of the mind that all time given is most precious, so why wish it away? Why not make the most of … Continue reading The Goal Mindset Comes Before the Goal Achievement
This new schedule with the once-a-week posts will definitely take some getting used to -- on my part, anyway. It's become necessary to do so as my writing services side of Degrees of Maternity is taking off and the same 24 hours in a day remains as it did before I started writing for others. … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 5 (Your Real-Life Application of the Steps)
First of all, let me just start out by apologizing for being MIA yesterday. I try really hard not to do that, since there's no place like home. And, right here is "home" for me. I don't stay away for any lengthy periods of time and I try not to miss my scheduled visiting time … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 4 (Scheduling Your Goals Cont.)
Wanna know a little secret about today's topic? Yes? No? Well, I'm gonna tell you anyway. IT'S A TWO-PARTER! Yes, I can feel it in my bones. I'm predicting that there's going to be way too much information to squeeze into one Tuesday blog post, so I'm opening up the flood gates and letting some … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 4 (Scheduling Your Goals)
So? How's the SMART goaling going? I know. I know. It's been a minute since we talked SMART goals back in Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 3 (SMART Goals). And, I'm not even going to pretend here. I'm STILL working on some of my SMART goals . . . to this very date. Yes, … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Goal-Setting Step 3 (SMART Goals Cont.)
