How to Turn Your Vision of the Future into Reality

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In a nutshell the definition of success is reaching one’s goals.  Although success is defined the same for everyone, it is different for everyone because success means reaching your goals.  It’s truly individual.  Goals go beyond financial ones to those related to friendships, family, spiritual growth and more.  

Setting goals is so important, yet more than 90% don’t have written goals.  The number one reason people don’t have goals is because they don’t know how to write goals, which is not easy, but you have to drill down and overcome the inertia.  Second, people are afraid to fail.  Remember, if you don’t set your goals you’re failing automatically.  Third, people buy into the idea that it’s too late or they’re too old to set goals.  You’re never too old or too late to set goals.

There’s a formula for success that boils down to setting goals and walking toward them.  Here are 12 steps to achieve your goals.   

1.  Have a burning desire for the goal or you’ll never accomplish it.   

2.  Believe your goal is achievable.  To do this, don’t set unrealistic ones.      

  

3.  Determine why you want to attain the goal.  Drill down and say how the goal is important in your life and how it will make a difference. 

4.  Write it down.  A lot of people set goals, but they never put them in writing.  You have to be able to visualize the goals and writing them down helps you do this.  

5.  Determine a starting point.  You start by writing them down and include when and how you’re going to start the plan of action to achieve your goal. 

6.  Set a deadline. Goals without deadlines are dreams—not goals—so have a deadline, whether it’s a month, a year or five years out.   

7.  Identify what is holding you back from reaching your goals.  

8.  Determine the skills or knowledge you need to achieve your goals. 

9.  Determine the people who can help you.  

  

10.  Make an action plan to reach all your goals—and a starting point.   

  

11.  Look at your goals often.  By putting your goals on an index card and keeping them on you, such as in a binder, you can look at them daily.  If you read them aloud every day, your mind will then subconsciously push you toward your goals. 

12.  Never give up.   Even if you write down your goals and you’re three months into it and you’ve missed your deadline, don’t let that stop you.  Never give up.  The person who gives up fails, and the person who perseveres never loses.     

I hope you find this information helpful.  I live by it.  By writing down your goals, you’ll change your life, so where should you start?  Contact me for a copy of a great spreadsheet that covers personal, spiritual, adventure, income, retirement goals and more.   

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If you or anyone you know has real estate goals for 2013, we’d love to help.  Please contact us at 502.458.2722 or jp@jpsold.com.