Goal Achievement - It all comes down to this...
I was thinking this week about this young guy named Kurt.
It was the wee hours in the morning when Kurt was carefully
placing canned goods on the grocery store shelves. His day
job didn't quite pay the bills, so he worked at the store at night.
As he worked, he thought about his dreams and his goals,
and once in awhile he shared them with his coworkers.
Finally one of them said, "Kurt, dude, it's time for you to get a new dream!"
Thankfully Kurt Warner didn't listen. Five years later he seemed to be an
"overnight wonder" when he was named Superbowl Champion and League
MVP as his St. Louis Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans.
Of course this season, 10 years later, he proved he is still a player.
The lesson? Never listen to people who are too small to dream
big themselves. All that matters is what YOU say and know
about yourself.
Here's what I know for sure...
EVERYBODY basically wants to know if they are "good enough" to
achieve their goals.
You may think you are the only one with certain questions.
The fact is, someone else is also asking...
"Am I worthy?"
"Can I do it?"
"What if I fail?"
"What if I get hurt?"
Is there a way to confidently answer all those questions?
Yes, I believe there is.
In decades of studying and working with winners, losers and
other kinds of players, I have found one underlying truth:
Your level of success is 100% related to the way you see
that person in the mirror.
All mental conditioning, sports psychology, self-help, and even
true ministry works to perfect this one thing-
Your Self Image
Your performance will never consistently outperform the
way you see yourself.
We have thought that self-image comes about as a result of
aptitude, but closer study reveals that aptitude is a result
of one's self image.
If you think you are made to be the league MVP, than you
will ultimately find a way to get there. If you doubt it at the
same time, than you may make poor decisions and get there
illegally. Eventually your position will correctly match your
internal image.
This is true whether you're talking about your weight, your
income, your relationships, or your sport. What you see on
the outside is a reflection of how you see yourself on the inside.
So, what is a person to do? Instead of fighting yourself, you
can grow into your vision. Here are some steps to make it
easier:
1. Create a crystal clear target. You want to know exactly
what you look like and feel like when you have achieved your desire.
Create a target that includes all of your senses, and as much
description as possible. Let it be something that on a scale of
1-10 gives you a 10 in pleasure and stretches you in believability.
In our SCORE guide, I ask you to write this target down. I call
it your vision.
2. Surround yourself with people who have done it -people who play
better than you.
It always amazes me how poor performers choose to feel better about
themselves by associating with people weaker than themselves.
Do what you can to spend time with and study from a distance,
people who have completely kicked butt in your field. Study
them so thoroughly that in your mind you could sit down and
have a conversation with them and actually learn something that
you didn't know before the daydream.
Is that possible? Of course. You become like the company you
keep. Or as I always say,
"You become what you behold."
3. Practice your own mental movie of your success story.
For at least 15 minutes a day, take some time to slow down,
breathe deeply, focusing only the present moment.
Then watch yourself as if you were in the audience and your
story was on the big screen. Watch every detail of your winning
performance. Perhaps it is winning an award. Perhaps it is
making the perfect presentation and closing a big sale. Perhaps
it is just enjoying every day life in the perfect state of health
and abundance.
Make one movie; and watch it again and again.
Then move from the audience to on the screen. See it from the
eyes of the performer.
4. Ask empowering questions.
When you get comfortable with your mind movie, ask yourself,
"How can this happen in the way that is best for every body involved?"
Or "What can I do today to move me closer to this vision?"
Or even,
"How did I find it so fun and easy to make this dream come true?"
You will find that when you ask the right questions, you will get the
right answers.
5. Practice Gratitude.
Finally remember this:
You probably are eager for the finished goal because of the feeling
you will have once you get there. Remarkably, you can choose to
enjoy that feeling right now. There is no reason to wait.
Anytime you feel anxious or doubtful about your journey, let that
be a trigger for you to get back to a place of gratitude.
Just start saying Thank You for all the great things you have right
now - Big Things and Little Things. There is no healthier emotion
than gratitude.
And now, I want to express my gratitude to YOU.
You are a reason that I get out of bed in the morning. I am so
excited for your success and your potential. Today is a new day,
and this is a new hour. Not one single limit is placed on you
by yesterday's experience.
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clear confidence.
Until then, keep playing hard, enjoy your game
and strengthen the winner in you.
I'll be right here ...
In your corner,
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Gina Parris is an internationally sought-after
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She is the founder of Built To Win Coaching,
Where she equips business owners and
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