Achieve Anything
One Step at a Time
by Wendy Maynard

No matter how ambitious your goal, you CAN achieve it. You do it by taking one little step at a time. Here are a few tips to help you:

Step One: Visualize Your Goal
The first step is to create a mental picture of your goal. Get very clear on what you want. Are you gaining a new skill? Hitting a new revenue goal? Landing a new important client? See and feel it.

Step Two:  Define Your Goal
Be very precise and write your goal down. Outline how much and by when. Add in specific information and resources (money, marketing materials, software, etc.) you will need to acquire to achieve your goal.

Step Three: Post It
Put your goal in a place you can easily see it: next to your desk, on your mirror, in your wallet… Read it several times throughout each day.

Step Four: Support
Who can help you achieve your goal? Who are your cheerleaders? List the people and companies you will need to contact for assistance.

Step Five:  Make a Plan
When a goal seems too big, we tend to procrastinate because it is too overwhelming. Breaking it down and focusing on one piece at a time makes large goals more attainable. Develop a series of action steps with dates attached. As you finish each task, check it off and acknowledge yourself.

That’s it - five simple steps to achieve anything. As you move along, enjoy the journey. You are learning, growing, and accomplishing. Take time to appreciate your progress. Reaching a goal does not happen by accident. It is a series of intentional small steps, proper planning, and a stubborn commitment to make it happen.

ACTION STEP: Why not begin right now? What do you really want to achieve? Write down your goal. You CAN do it!

            About The Author
                   Copyright 2005 Kinesis, Inc.  Wendy Maynard, your friendly marketing maven, is the
                     owner of Kinesis. Kinesis specializes in marketing, graphic and website design,
                         and business writing.  For more marketing tips, you can visit her blog, Kinetic
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