Thinking About Goal Setting

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Goal Setting Thinking - How to Unleash Its Power

People seem to have the misconception that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of goal setting genius. That is not true at all. The fact is, goal setting is very much like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results. If you don't practice harnessing goal setting thinking, this skill will very much atrophy into inexistence. But keep working and this skill will soon come to you in a snap.

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Step One

The first thing is to become a human leech. No, we're not talking about just sucking the blood out of every living being available, we're saying that you should take in as much knowledge and learning you can find. Read everything available -- good and bad, and keep your mind open to the infinite possibilities of the universe. The more you know, the more you'll want to know, and the more your faculty of wonder will be exercised. Prepare to be amazed at little facts that add a bit of color into your life.

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Step TWO

Focus on a goal setting activity everyday. Yes, it's an effort. Even doodling is a goal setting activity. Don't let anything hinder you. Mindlessness may be a goal setting activity, but for people who are just starting out to unleash a little bit of goal setting thinking in their lives, it is helpful and encouraging to have concrete evidence, that, "hey, what I'm doing is getting somewhere." So why don't you try it. Practice for a couple of minutes each day. Bring out your old camera and start snapping photos like crazy. Keep a journal and make a point to write in it religiously. Another cool idea is to write by describing something with your five senses. Try to avoid vague adjectives like "marvelous," "amazing," and "delicious." Before you know it, you'll have built yourself a tiny portfolio, and you'll be amazed at the growth you've undertaken after amassing all those works of art. Who knows, you might actually take to liking those things you do everyday. Pretty soon those things will become a part of you and you'll be addicted to these goal setting exercises.

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Step THREE

Think out of the box or don't. Sometimes, constraints are actually a good thing. Limitations discipline you to work within your means. It enables you to be more resourceful. Goal setting freedom is great, but limitations enforce discipline.

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Step FOUR

Try something new everyday and let your experiences broaden your perspective. Explore a new district in your neighborhood. Spend an afternoon in a museum to which you've never been before. Chat up someone on the bus. Open up to the people around you. As you thrust yourself out of your comfort zone more and more each day, your sense of adventure grows and so does your zest for life. Think about it. When was the last time you did something for the first time? If it's been a while, I tell you, you've been missing out on a whole lot of experiences that could've added to your growth, emotionally, mentally, physically, or spiritually. Why don't you try bungee jumping today? Not only will you learn, but you will also have plenty of stories to share, enabling you to practice your storytelling skills and making you the life of the party.

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Step FIVE

Embrace insanity. No, not to the point of practically admitting yourself into the mental ward. As John Russell once said, "Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." Exactly! Every goal setting thought was once deemed insanity by other "normal" people at one time or another. Luckily, that didn't stop the goal setting geniuses from standing by them. The thing is, sanity or being normal confines people to think... well, normally. With in limits. Goal setting is essentially breaking through barriers. Yes, this includes the bizzarre and the downright strange. I'm not saying that you yourself should develop a goal setting personality. That might go haywire. An example of a goal setting personality would be George Washington, who often rode into battle naked, or James Joyce, who wrote "Dubliners" with beetle juice for an intense fear of ink, or Albert Einstein, who thought his cat was a spy sent by his rival (or in thinking goal setting in this case, the term could probably be "archnemesis.") It's important that your goal setting doesn't get you detached from the real world completely.

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