The responsibility of working hard, planning and living a successful and fulfilled life falls largely on you. This simply means that from this point forward, the burden of shaping your adult life, is on your shoulders. The sooner you realize this, the better!
The most important question to ask yourself is, "what can I do today, this week, this month, this year, to get my life going in the direction I desire?"
If you truly believe that there is more to you than meets the eye, stop making excuses, and start living your best life today!
If you are either on the verge of giving up, or are sick and tired of being mediocre, you can make a decision to start winning, by casting a YES vote in your favor today!
You don't have to continue being stuck in that rut or being hounded by feelings of under achievement! Believe in yourself?you can make something of your life. Just don't give up!
5 most important life management questions:
1. What?
What do you want to do with your life? This is probably one of the most important questions that you will ever answer. The answer to this question will lay the foundation for your destiny.
Once you have clearly identified what you want to do with your life, it then becomes the focal point of everything you plan to do. Knowing what you want to do, gives you clarity and a much needed sense of purpose. It also prevents you from engaging in side tracking, time wasting ventures which have no connection to your purpose.
2. Why?
Understanding the importance of why you want to achieve certain things in your life, is the motivation that will drive you to accomplish the goals that you have set for yourself.
Why do you want to achieve these goals you have set for yourself? Why do you want to lose weight? Why do you want to get married? Why do you want to start your own business? Why do you want to boost your self esteem? The answers to these questions must be compelling enough to move you into action.
3. Who?
In order for you to achieve certain things, you need to take on certain qualities. Who do you need to become as you strive to achieve your goal? Do you need to become more confident, committed and action oriented? Do you need to become a risk taker? Do you need to be more assertive? Identify the qualities that you need to adopt in order for you to achieve your goals.
Max Dupree rightly said that "We cannot become what we need to be, by remaining what we are."
4. How?
How are you going to manage your life as a project? How are you planning on achieving your objectives? Do you have a step by step plan? Certain tools need to be in place to help you tie together all the pieces of the project you plan to accomplish.
Having a plan is very important because it is the road map to your goal. It will help you know what information you require to make each phase of your life a success. For example, if you want to lose weight, how do you plan to lose it? If plan A fails what is plan B?
5. When?
Every goal you set must have a deadline and any plan you have, must cease from just being a plan, turn into action and produce tangible results. When are you going to be done with at least one specific goal you have set out to accomplish? When are you going to wrap up the project?
Your life is a do?it-yourself project. If you want your plans to materialize, start taking action today!
About The Author
Caroline Jalango is a life coach for unstoppable women who are willing to step up to the plate and take a shot at living exceptional lives wherever they are. www.motivationzone.com
![]() Google News Updated : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:08:09 GMT Tracing TV's bloodlines - Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Times - By CAPE COD TIMES Vampires are big business, whether dominating the best-seller list in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series of books for three years or starring in an endless stream of movies that portray the mysterious bloodsuckers as scary, ... 'True Blood': Undead On Arrival 'True Blood' offers edgy inspection of tolerance Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:14:40 GMT Couric getting a kick out of Web freedom - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune - By Matea Gold | Tribune Newspapers NEW YORK—Katie Couric was listening to Declan McCullagh, CNet's chief political correspondent, explain Barack Obama's and John McCain's stances on Net neutrality. Survivors Enjoy Watching 'Stand Up To Cancer' Katie Couric teams with rival anchors to 'Stand Up to Cancer' Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:04:17 GMT In the neighborhood of a title once again - Boston Globe
Boston Globe - By Bud Collins Or should I say Herr Roger, as he is addressed in his hometown, Basel. He does better in this sector, the Flushing section of the New York borough of Queens, than he ever did in Switzerland, and Roger Federer says he feels "a little bit ... Video: Federer Beats Djokovic to Reach US Open Final Federer Storms Into Final Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:28:11 GMT EA's big bet on Spore - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News - By Steve Johnson In unveiling their much-anticipated and long-delayed video game "Spore" in North America today, executives at Electronic Arts hope to counter critics who have faulted the Redwood City company for becoming fat and happy in recent years ... In the Beginning, Finally Sims creator hopes to soar with Spore Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:07:31 GMT Google Chrome Reflects A Desktop In Decline - InformationWeek
InformationWeek - After 10 years as a company, Google is making the Chrome browser key to the coming of age of cloud computing, or software as a service. Mozilla releases second Firefox 3.1 alpha Mozilla updates Firefox 3.1 with Alpha 2 build Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:46:03 GMT Evans KOs Liddell at UFC 88 - FOXSports.com FOXSports.com - by Elias Cepeda, InsideFighting.com Rashad Evans shot himself straight to the top of the long list of challengers in the UFC's light heavyweight division with a devastating knockout win over the sport of MMA's top name and former champion, ... Rashad Evans knocks out Chuck Liddell Liddell in need of a fresh approach Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:18:30 GMT Hurricane Ike Strengthens to Category 4, Raises Fears From ... - FOXNews
FOXNews - Sept. 6: This satellite image taken at 3:45 pm EDT shows a swirl of clouds north of Hispaniola associated with Hurricane Ike. Sept. Video: 'Dangerous' Ike Aims for Turks and Caicos Ike hits Turks and Caicos islands as Category 4 hurricane with ... Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:13:03 GMT Earn Money At Home |
PARLOT::Ebooks, Scripts,
Websites, and more... Sport is an excellent medium in which to explore the... Read More Last month's edition of Footprints and Monuments was about living... Read More Wouldn't it be nice to know that there is a... Read More Set your GOALS - write them down! Most of us... Read More We live in a busy society. We may have demanding... Read More Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait -Thomas... Read More In the last newsletter we talked about 'Your Reason Why',... Read More When you map out what you want, you let go... Read More The three keys to living without limits have always been... Read More Pull Quote: "the secret to living a "dream come true"... Read More Why is goal setting important? Because without goals you don't... Read More Many of us waste too much time envying others instead... Read More The most critical attribute for realizing our dreams is integrity.... Read More This may sound like a strange question, but are you... Read More In a nutshell... YES!I've given a lot of thought recently... Read More As I was driving to a friend's house, I passed... Read More Does the sub-title to this edition of Footprints and Monuments... Read More I remember Air Force Basic Training. My Training Instructor not... Read More Let's get started with the emotional part!1. Take time out.... Read More The Belief That You Can Do It and more importantly,... Read More You know that old saying -- if you don't know... Read More In fact, this very type font I am using is... Read More To achieve success you must narrow your vision on your... Read More Note: This article was originally written at mid year so... Read More Weve all read about personal goal setting. Weve all tried... Read More
Adsense
websites
Actual Achievement Part 1
Priorities
How Clear is Your Vision?
How To STAY on TARGET with Your BUSINESS Plans
Where has All the Time Gone?
Hustle While You Wait
Discovering Your Values
7 Questions To Tap Into The Limitless Power Of Your Subconscious Mind
7 MUST-HAVE Conditions To Goal Setting
The Great American Dream Challenge
The Goal Setting Blueprint
Focus On Your Goals Without Envying Others
A New Conversation About Dreams - Integrity: The Key to Getting What You Want
Are Your Goals Exciting?
Is There An Anxiety Solution For Those Who Fail To Keep Their Resolutions?
Getting To Good: Your Spontaneous Woo Quotient
Ready, Fire, Aim
Rebuilding Oneself: The Universes Basic Training
Left Your Job ?On A Matter of Principle?! Now what?
Cultivating Belief in Your Goals
Goal Setting for Creative Professionals
Elephants Are Really Big, Arent They?
Is it Focus or Tunnel Vision?
Halftime: Re-evaluating Yearly Goals
Idiots Guide to Goal Setting: 5 Steps to Success
What do u wanna be when you grow up?" "... Read More
Do you find yourself amazed at how quickly the months... Read More
The Focus Wheel was first described by Abraham-Hicks as a... Read More
A realistic goal setting workshop:Have you ever gone to a... Read More
"Most of the important things in the world have been... Read More
Did you start off the new year with goals and... Read More
(excerpted from the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan)Jim Rohn's Second... Read More
1. Schedule a specific time and day to work on... Read More
Human beings are goal-seeking creatures. We are impatient and try,... Read More
Is it possible for an individual to pass a course... Read More
Why is goal setting important? Because without goals you don't... Read More
Where Does Money Fit In the Goal Setting Process?Some view... Read More
I began enhancing my personal energy level three months shy... Read More
Do you think your life is passing you by and... Read More
When driving, we need to check our rear-view mirror every... Read More
As a child, I read an autobiography of Annie Sullivan.... Read More
Have you set goals, personal or business, and failed to... Read More
If you sometimes feel as though you're caught in life's... Read More
When deciding to write this article, I decided that I... Read More
I love the internet. I mean, anything at all you... Read More
Which of the following changes to your life do you... Read More
If a comatose person were to earn an interest of... Read More
Should goals take a long time?Yes and No.Yes, goals should... Read More
I cannot stress the importance of setting goals enough. Goals... Read More
A great way of attuning yourself daily to what your... Read More
Goal Setting |