Follow through
That seems to be one of the eternal problems
Finding a goal, dividing the journey to achieve the goal in manageable steps
that always seems easy
easy compared to the actual doing of it
the follow through.
You know that seeing your goal ~ picturing your dream, is straight forward
After all, you know the situation you want to leave behind ~ you”re in it now! ~
So if you open your eyes, ears and heart to what”s around you right now – picture your life with what you want changed, improved, gone, added
now ~ Well, that”s your goal
simple really.
So after you”ve identified the start of your journey ~ the now ~ and you”ve seen the proposed stop-over on your journey
you plan the journey
plan the stop-overs on the way, dividing the large dream in to smaller ~ bite size, manageable ~ chunks.
Then
then
well, there”s the problem for many of us.
It”s how to stick to your plan. Sticking to making those stop-overs on your journey. Achieving the small steps so that the b i g pace can be achieved
stick to your plan …
Thinking about your goal, you”re excited – seeing it achieved, see yourself there.
The first few days, weeks
you carry the excitement with you
but, but if you can”t keep the momentum going for more than 3 – 4 weeks, you find things gradually sliding a w a y . . . . .
You need to remind yourself, reinforce the feeling you get when you see, hear, feel yourself getting there – achieving your goal.
Imagine yourself in a wrap-around cinema, with full quality surround sound, moving seat, with all the smells, the movement, the warmth, the cool
all the elements that make up YOUR goal picture
now,
And you need to do it every day
every morning and every evening
build on build on build on all your sensations, strengths and convictions
you need,
You need to make affirmations – tell yourself, remind yourself, order yourself – that you ARE going to get “there”, your “there” — and use your feelings of achievement you get when you see, hear, feel the then – the there – and make it NOW. Use the nowness of the feelings (you are feeling these now after all and connect, and join, and fix them to your affirmations — feelings and words fused, intertwined, so that you cannot help but to feel the feelings when you read the words
The words
So now you write your affirmations, your promise to yourself, that you will – you ARE, going to follow ALL the steps necessary for you to feel those feelings on the date you promise yourself –
You get several pieces of paper, your favourite pen or pencil
You see, hear, feel
again and again and again and write
Write down with passion your feelings – what you feel when you see yourself “there”, now – Be free, don”t think, just write, write what you feel when you see yourself in “there”
I write “happiness, contentment, family, bliss, warmth, relaxed, secure
“
Carry on
on with the feelings of being “there” now
I write “I feel happy, content and blissed knowing that my family and I are happy, excited, relaxed, in an environment of warmth, trust and security – able to share the same with each other and others”
Be specific, go into your feelings picture, picture it, now see the details, be specific –
I write “I am healthy, eat well and exercise regularly”
“I enjoy time with my family every day, enjoying the morning and evening time we spend together”
“I enjoy the time I have to read and learn each day”
“I enjoy and relish the time I invest in my business, helping others”
“I love life and the choices I make of it”
“I earn ?100,000 a year”
my summary picture
Now remember the steps along the way, the stop-overs on the journey, you grab those feelings of each step – starting now with first steps
become more specific still, deeper into your picture meaning now
remember to stay positive, focused
I write “As I start each day, I see the vast potential of the choices I have at hand”
“I meditate every morning for 10 minutes”
“I exercise every afternoon for 15 minutes”
“I enjoy an hour of play with Samuel every day”
“I enjoy listening and talking with Kathy every evening with our favourite music playing”
“I look forward to reading and learning for an hour every evening”
“Every day I find a way to add value to what my customers receive”
“By the end of this month I will have added another 10% to my regular income”
(Samuel is our 14 month old ~ Kathy my partner.)
This list of affirmations – promises to myself – change, grow, develop as the months build. At each month start, the list is reviewed, added to, built on, to the next start-overs that need to be gained and enjoyed
Enjoy the journey as much as the goal
Remember to reward and find happiness and pleasure in all start-overs, for the satisfaction of achievement it does bring you.
You will find satisfaction in getting to each step, each start-over
building self-confidence, building a stronger and wider vision, stronger senses of the feelings you have when you picture your goal, now
Now find the nicest piece of paper you have in the house – or go out and buy some
Get your favourite pen and pencil, and re-write what you have written, in your best hand, with your picture in mind, minding to be specific, positive, writing in the now, and for the best
I re-write:
I feel happy, content and blissed knowing that my family and I are happy, develop as the months build. At each month start, the list is reviewed, added to, built on, to the next start-overs that need to be gained and enjoyed
Enjoy the journey as much as the goal
Remember to reward and find happiness and pleasure in all start-overs, for the satisfaction of achievement it does bring you.
You will find satisfaction in getting to each step, each start-over
building self-confidence, building a stronger and wider vision, stronger senses of the feelings you have when you picture your goal, now
Now find the nicest piece of paper you have in the house – or go out and buy some
Get your favourite pen and pencil, and re-write what you have written, in your best hand, with your picture in mind, minding to be specific, positive, writing in the now, and for the best
I re-write:
I feel happy, content and blissed knowing that my family and I are happy, excited, relaxed, in an environment of warmth, trust and security – able to share the same with each other and others
I am healthy, eat well and exercise regularly
I enjoy time with my family every day, enjoying the morning and evening time we spend together
I enjoy the time I have to read and learn each day
I enjoy and relish the time I invest in my business, helping others
I love life and the choices I make of it
I earn ?100,000 a year
As I start each day, I see the vast potential of the choices I have at hand
I meditate every morning for 10 minutes
I exercise every afternoon for 15 minutes
I enjoy an hour of play with Samuel every day
I enjoy listening and talking with Kathy every evening with our favourite music playing
I look forward to reading and learning for an hour every evening
Every day I find a way to add value to what my customers receive
By the end of this month I will have added another 10% to my regular income
I add –
Each time I read and contemplate this list, these words, my feelings grow in strength, grow in belief and fact, help me achieve easily and fully.
I sign and date this contract with myself.
Each month you review, re-write this contract, adding new start-overs, as you get nearer and nearer and nearer to live in your picture
Each morning, each evening, you find somewhere – to sit and read and re-picture, re-feel, to build on and grow your belief
you create a naturalness, a regularity of doing this – create a habit
enjoyable, fun, natural, and with anticipation
Now, go do it, and let me know the results
Best of every success,
Warmly,
Vic Carrara
Vic Carrara 2003 – .
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