DreamTracker

As we finally approach the last 279 hours of 2010. I would like to say a big thank you to all our subscribers, those who have taken active steps to secure happiness and success by either following our blog or taking time out every monday to read and apply these strategies. Well done guys!

Goals, Goals, Goals -
A few weeks ago we spoke about 2011 being an audacious years, filled with great manifestations, derived from your [audacious] goals. I am confident that many of us have heard and studied the ideologies and power behind goal setting. Yet I believe it is imperative that you hear it again, understand it and apply the concept to your everyday living.

A goal is synonymous  with objectives - a planned projection or intention. In saying this, many of us, have and do set ourselves goals, however, numerous authors and scholars have suggested 'a goal [objectives] that stays in your minds is merely just a dream', therefore implying its intangibility [Incapable of being realized or defined].

Conceptualisation - putting your goal into perspective is key to the process of attainment.

A good friend, Davies (1984) suggested that 'tabulating your goals and vision, releases immense unrealised power' - he implies that goals should be clear and concise, thus enabling you to focus and attack [purse]. Atkins quoted 'A goal should be written as concise as a battle plan'. This provides clarity and strategy. Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War, quoted 'Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat'. It is of utmost importance that you strategise and structure your goals.
 
Gone are the days of merely listing down your goals or just having them tucked away into frontal lobe (the left cerebral hemisphere) [enables us to recognize future consequences resulting from current actions] . You MUST begin TODAY to 'consciously map out the steps/plans/strategy you will take towards achieving your dream. (Davies, 1984).

Many authors talk about goal setting, yet they fail give us the reasons as to why 'Goal Setting' it is vital [context enables greater understanding].

There is immense power in taking your goals from your head and transferring it to paper. The process forces your mind to stretch and encourages a vital process called visualisation [If you search through my previous messages or blog you will find the topic 'visualisation'].

The transition from your mind to paper draws on vital feelings and emotions, that will encourage you to endeavour. It forces you to clearly define what your goals are. It encourages clarity.

A process many authors, such as Brian Tracy recommend is mind-mapping. Mind mapping (similar to a spider diagram) allows you to list, break down and develop your goals further. Furthermore, it is an excellent creative tool, that encourages creativity, brainstorming and develops your learnability.

An interesting article, I read some time ago, stated that, only 2% of Americans wrote down their goals. [Just a thought - I wonder why only such a small percentage achieve their life long goals - Food for thought!]

Davies (1984) suggested that goals should be 'broken down into months and quarters to give the impression of deadlines'. Therefore, ensuring short-term goals are linked to your medium and long terms goals.

As an early christmas gift, Davies (1984) has sent us all a useful DreamTracker tool, that will enable us to keep our goals and aspiration alive and active in our minds. [Including in the attachment] - Please print and put it somewhere you can look at it as a reminder everyday/week/month so your goals remain Visual  and Conscious at all times.

You should start by filling in your goal at the bottom first and then mapping your steps afterwards.
 
Every month you should to fill in Yes/No as you go along, at the end of the year you should fill in the 'Next Year' box and carry over the dream & advice to get even closer to achieving it.
Hope you enjoying experimenting with the DreamTracker and developing your goals further. Davies (1984)

Have a brilliant week.

Watch this clip and then ask yourself 'what is your excuse NOW?'

Imagine Hope Prospect You can achieve anything you want!

Attitude

Happy morning people,

They say attitude is everything. The great William James once said "the greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind".

It is extremely important from last weeks discussion to remember that there is nothing wrong with dreaming big in fact "the bigger and more often you dream the more likely you will wake to paradise" Atkins 1985

It’s very understandable that you may cruise along a path infested with hurdles; nevertheless hurdles can be overcome with the right attitude in place. I can’t stress enough how important and fundamental this attribute is. It takes effort to mould your character, to always have the correct attitude, and it takes even more energy to refine that character to adapt the ‘right attitude’ in any given circumstance; that’s the skill of a ‘successful person’

Science dictates that "energy can neither be created nor destroyed: it can only be transformed from one state to another" therefore transmuting this and applying it to the attitude attribute, we can see that the right attitude you need to succeed already exists; its up to you to find which works for you and run with it.

Dr Joyce Brothers once said "success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success"…. think about it; remember our discussion from a while back about emotions and how you can control them? YES YOU CAN!! And if worst comes to worst ACT AS IF! Act as if you are the greatest superstar, athlete, entrepreneur, business man/woman, whatever it is that you have your legacy set upon; by "acting as if", in a sense you transmute all the energy that already exists into you and slowly but surely your attitude will adapt to your state of mind.

Try to imagine right now that your attitude is a blank canvas, start afresh today right now, decide the attitude you want to have and portray along your journey to a better quality of life; you may be thinking this will never work but like Ralph Charell once said "nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations".

Remember "your attitude is crucial to your success and existence; in fact IT IS a matter of life and death, we live to be happy, so why not be happy with the right attitude" Bentley-Woode 1985

"YOUR ATTITUDE IS YOUR WINDOW TO THE WORLD" Jeff Keller.

Happy holidays

Dare to BE GREAT

It is your right to be what you wanna be!
COOOOMMEEE ON!

For this fight, I’ve wrestled with alligators,

I’ve tussled with a whale.

I done handcuffed lightning

And throw thunder in jail.

You know I’m bad.

just last week, I murdered a rock,

Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick.

I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.

I’m so fast, man,

I can run through a hurricane and don't get wet.

The Audacity of dreaming BIG

Good Morning friends & family.

As 2011 gently approaches. Forget 2010! Say it and believe it - '2011 is going to be the best year I have had so far'.

I would like to personally congratulate you for taking 5 minutes out of your busy monday morning to read this message, clearly you are serious about entering 2011 prepared and unstoppable. Welcome!

In preparation for the new year - last month's newsletters have been geared towards empowering you with insights and principles that will accelerate you in 2011. A few weeks back we introduced the idea of preparation [as a catalyst to greatness] and last week we spoke about the [sacrifice] needed to win and excel in the forth coming year. This week, as I finalise my own personal goals and desires for 2011, the word 'Audacious' springs to mind. 

Audacity, Temerity, Boldness, Courage - Powerful words right?

Donald Trump, one of the worlds must successful business magnates, suggested that "if you are going to think at all, you might as well think BIG'. He is credited for his bold and audacious business endeavours. He dreams BIG and ultimately achieves BIG [Approx: $2 billion dollars BIG]. Benjamin Disraeli quoted that 'Success is the child of audacity'. 

Quite frankly, I have set myself some daring goals for 2011 and truly it will require me to be extremely audacious. According to the Collins English Dictionary, Audacity is 'The willingness to take bold risks'. [TAKE (Requires an action) and BOLD (Requires courage) ]. Many people will suggest that your audacious goals are too ambitious and they may even imply that 'you have a wild imagination' or that you are just a dreamer, etc, WHO CARES? Ask yourself this question  "what is the point in setting yourself simplistic, unchallenging, uninspiring goals"

Atkins (1985) suggests that the '...journey to attainment is always the most exciting'. BIG endeavours, BIG rewards!

Your willingness, this year to set yourself some bold, daring, exciting and quite frankly, some audacious goals in 2011, will enable you to aim for the sky and achieve BIG.

Many interviews with successful men and women have shown that their ability to set themselves wild, audacious and huge goals, have contributed to them attaining their inner most desires. For example, Barack Obama in 2006 published 'The Audacity of Hope; Reclaiming the American Dream' he clearly understood the principles of the 'audacious' and dared to be 'bold'. He set his sights high and he excelled. Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United State of America and he is first African American to hold that office.' That is the effect of having the 'Audacity to DREAM BIG'.

A wise man once told me ' People who set BIG goals rarely ever know how they are going to achieve them, but it starts with a burning desire and an unwavering faith that they can achieve it'. Be audacious! Set some wild goals this month. Wouldn't you rather aim for the stars and land on the moon or just stay in London? 

I dare you this month - Set yourself audacious goals.

Karl Clausewitz notes "Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity". As 2011 approaches visualise yourself going into battle.

It is the audacity to dream big that enables the BIG rewards.

Have a brilliant week

Donald Trump - Think BIG

Sacrifice for Success

Happy Morning

Last week we touched on preparation; I have been inundated with hundreds of feedback from you guys telling me what your plans are for the future and its fantastic but I want more and more!!... Nevertheless - today let's talk about'getting ahead of the pack'.

I recently heard a fantastic quote, which utters, "inventing a job is better than finding one". Take a moment to think about that one, let it sink for just one second!

ALL successful men and women who have created their own career would support me in saying that "there is no better feeling of accomplishment than the one you have endured through your own sacrifice" (Bentley-Woode 1985).

Let's all take a moment to imagine your dream career.... picture it in your minds eye RIGHT NOW!... What is it?, is it fun/exciting?, how would it make you feel? Like last weeks discussion, why not start the preparation TODAY? If it's really what you desire there is no excuse.

Let's all take a moment to imagine your dream career.... picture it in your minds eye RIGHT NOW!... What is it?, is it fun/exciting?, how would it make you feel? Like last weeks discussion, why not start the preparation TODAY? If it's really what you desire there is no excuse.

A wise man once said to me "it's all good and well that you desire, but what are you prepared to give?" NOW, I ask you to ask yourself the same thing.

Let's be blunt and logical, the reason why you are where you are right now is because you haven't made that sacrifice; only you know what the sacrifice is, and when and ONLY when you CHOOSE to make that sacrifice; then you will be ready to embark on that fantastic DREAM you have in your mind RIGHT NOW

Always keep in mind that life is an act. We have to create a character that we want to portray for the rest of our lives. So if we have the choice to create our own character especially in this current global climate why wouldn’t we create the best, strongest, smartest, powerful and successful character we can create, so that when the time comes when there is the highest of greatness in the world, we can be on par with it; be more than the best actor/actress you can be because we all know by now, happiness isn’t won – its deserved.

Your probably saying to yourself like the great English writer William Hazlitt once said "...have I loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays, hearing, thinking, writing on what pleased me best. I have only one thing to make me happy, but wanting that, I have wanted everything".

Make that sacrifice today find your place in the flow of things and remain still…you will succeed with out a doubt.

Have brilliant week

Mark Zuckerberg - One of the world's youngest billionaires

Get Prepared

Good Morning Champions,

As we gradually draw closer to Christmas and the end of the wonderfully productive 2010. I urge you to GET PREPARED!. 'Preparation according to TR Bentley-Woode (1985) '...is the catalyst to greatness'. Henry Ford further suggests that 'Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success'. Are you getting ready for 2011? 

Grab a pen, grab a piece of paper and start writing down all the thing you want [desire] to achieve in 2011. Infact do it NOW. There is no time like the present!

Infact STOP! Before we begin to write down these desires and dreams for 2011 - I would like to share a simple illustrative story I was opportune to hear a while ago.

During the labouring and sowing season, a local farmer decided that he would sit back and watch the other farmers sweat, plant and toil their fields. As he sat back and observed, he uttered 'look at these silly idiots, dripping with sweat, exhausted and yet they have no results to show for it'. Over the next months, the lazy farmer, ridiculed the other farmers and suggested that they had wasted their time and efforts and would not see any growth or fruition from their labouring. However, they waited patiently with the understanding if the right seeds are sown, the appropriate crops will manifest. Unsuprisingly, then came the reaping season. The seeds and the prepared ground, began to manifest a multitude of crops for the unrelenting farmers who had exert the correct effort at the right time and season. [Im sure you understand the context of the story.]

Without fully understanding it, I had been introduced to the concept/ the idea/ the law of sowing and reaping. Personally, this story stirred an inquisitiveness and unrelenting search to understand the principles of sowing & reaping to a greater depth. 

In the most simplest term, this principle suggests that whatever you sow, you will reap. Not might reap, not maybe reap. Certainly, you will reap. Just as the computer acroymn suggests - GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) - You will undoubtfully gain whatever you insert into the cycle of life! 

As the story above suggests, the farmers who sowed & endevoured saw their hard work rewarded. They laid their foundation and understood the simple irrevocable law of the land.

The idea of sowing and reaping has been around for centuries, with the Bible mentioning sowing and reaping on numerous occassion, for example in Galatian, it states 'Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap'. Further theories have surfaced to corroborate the ideas of sowing and reaping. For example, a number of eastern religions refer to it as Karma, where as some others call it retributive justice. 

As we step into the new year, I implore you to ensure that you have established your foundations and have sown the right seed and are ready to take on 2011 with full force. GET PREPARED...Miguel De Cervantes quoted that ...'To be prepared is half the victory'. For instance, if you adopt the attitude of a champion, you will potray the characteristics of a champion and act like a champion.

GET PREPARED....Write down your expectations, your desires and make a detailed plan of how you intend to achieve these goals.

You will reap what you sow.

If you sow negativity and doubt, unfortunately.....You already know the answer. If you sow hard work, the rewards will be your goals and desire.

Get prepared now. Start sowing your seeds now. Take 2011 with full force. 

Have a brilliant week.

Re-Invent Yourself

Good morning all,

I think its time for some FUN this week!

Each week we confer about first-class topics regarding things we do and can do internally to aid us on our journey to success, today will be a bit different.

Everything is judged by its appearance; usually what is unseen counts for nothing. So, why not stand out; make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colourful, and more mysterious than the tedious and timid masses.

• Why not start of with the basics, for instance a new hairstyle often changes your appearance drastically. By staying contrastive with the style you can create a much more powerful and delightful first impression to the extremely competitive world.

• Why not step up a gear in your personal hygiene; in turn it brings you confidence, which studies have shown portrays itself very clearly in your body language.

• Why not reinvent your wardrobe. I am a huge fan of the saying ‘function over fashion’ nevertheless you CAN put a price on quality; what’s the worse that can happen if you stretch yourself from time to time, your paradigm increases, again you win!

• Change your body language to suit your environment. Atkins (1985) pointed out that sometimes by being "... aware of small 1% changes in how you act, your expressions, speech, presence all contribute to you exuding brilliance".

Of course all of the above points, once put into practice will help you mentally. Studies have shown over the years that in most cases the way a person appears on the outside is directly proportional to the way they appear on the inside. THINK ABOUT THAT! For example, have you ever seen or heard of a successful businessman/woman at the TOP of their game with something as simple as an untidy desk?

A wise man once said "show me an unhappy gardener".

Lets take this quote literally. Which garden would personify you?

The garden that harvests ghastly weeds, debris and an army of destructive creatures or the enchanting victory garden that emits warmth and happiness? EXACTLY!

Take pride in who you are, more importantly how you are to the world. Attract others to you by the shear quality of yourself.

Atkins (1985) once said "its fantastic to be that diamond in the rough, but that diamond will go unseen if its not clean"

Go ahead reinvent yourself TODAY!!…….Have a brilliant week!

Scared to Succeed?

Scared to Succeed?

In a quest to further understand the reasons, why only a few people attain success. We have spent the last few weeks analysing and fragmenting the characteristics that limit or in fact hinder our success. During that process we have introduced you to factors such as complacency, procrastination and the inherent lack of self belief; all hindrances to growth and attainment. However, I have come understand that once you deal with the issue of complacency, procrastination and even address your 'belief', another factor which aims to cripples, disables and restrict us, must also be understood and therefore eliminated.

Let me introduce you to 'The fear of failure'. The Fear of failure is the head lock that forces you to tap out. Your enemy of progress. The thief of your dreams.

Question - Can someone really fear failure?
Answer - Absolutely!

In order to shed greater light on this topic, let us firstly explore 'Fear'.  The Oxford English dictionary defines fear as a "distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid". Afraid of what? As humans, we are generally afraid of mountains we haven't climbed before. Afraid of situations and circumstances that we have never dealt with before. Bentley-Woode describes it as '...the crippling feeling of not knowing what awaits you on the other side'.

Furthermore, according to Atkins (1985) '...Fear restricts your ability to grow'. However, the great and exciting thing is that Fear is an emotion that can be overcome. One simple solution would be to embody the sprit of 'Just Do It'. As Susan Jeffers suggests "Feel the fear and do it anyway". Just Do It!

Fear is  typically described as 'False Evidence Appearing Real'. Many self-development authors have analysed the relationship between Fear and Faith. Faith is required to 'Just Do It'....Faith is imperative in pursuing a task or action you have never embarked on before. However, if fear is present, your faith becomes second place.

Van Gogh, asked a very interesting question "What would life be if  (YOU) we had no courage to attempt anything?" In fact let me rephrase this and ask YOU 'WHERE WOULD YOUR LIFE BE TODAY - IF YOU HAD THE COURAGE TO ATTEMPT YOUR DREAM?'.

A number of us fear failure. Atkins (1985), implied that "failure is the quickest catalyst to success". Think about that!....The idea of not succeeding the first time should not keep us down....MY GOODNESS...it should make us more determined to succeed. The Dictionary describes 'failure as falling short of success or achievement in something expected'. Failure is not falling at a 100 metres hurdles, but getting up and still completing the race.

Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors of all time mentioned that he "failed my way to success". You can do anything you [wish]

Today, feel the fear and do it anyway!

Have a BRILLIANT week.

OMG……….JUST DO IT!!

What is the one thing, no matter how big or small that you can do better than anyone else? .....Ok it's gone silent now......

We spend a lot of valuable time asking questions, we can only answer by doing! Last weeks words uttered around the issue of 'complacency' and if 'complacency is the executioner of excellence' then my friends; ‘procrastination is the Emperor that governs the noun'.

The time you have to work on your dream(s) is so valuable sometimes we forget how limited it is. Nevertheless, you must understand that - without falling in love with what you do, you will never make it a success at its optimum level. It is this love (passion) that drives humans to create, change and revolutionise the world we live in.

I recently read 'The Facebook Effect' by David Kirkpatrick, a senior writer for 'Fortune' magazine. It amazes me till this day how, life changing ideas are not capitalised upon by their innovators and merely left exposed for others relish upon.  Mark Zuckerberg, the world’s youngest billionaire and co-founder of Facebook in my opinion should be 'ambassador' for Nike’s slogan 'JUST DO IT' that’s because its EXACTLY what he did.

We sometimes forget that although we humans are genetically different from one another we share the same material that makes us, so in theory at some point, there will be others that will think and have similar ideas to us; however, the winner acts upon their ideas. The winner doesn’t use phrases like 'I had an idea like that' or 'I was going to do that' they begin their sentence with 'I do…"…..I have…"…. 'I am…'.

IF YOU HAVE A GOOD MIND USE IT. 

IF YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA ‘JUST DO IT’

But 'NEVER THINK THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED LEARNING'

To put it bluntly we don’t eat, work and reproduce to pay bills, sleep and have the occasional 15 minutes of fun!! If you do then its about time YOU WOKE UP. It is not a joke we all want to be joyful, enjoying our dream and creating a pathway for generations to come and if your goal is not set on carving your name in history then at least carve your name into happiness because ONLY TRUE HAPPINESS MANIFESTS FROM YOUR DREAMS.

A wise man once said 'money begets money' as to 'success begets success' but never forget that all in all 'happiness begets happiness' (T R Bentley-Woode 1985)

JUST DO IT… JUST DO IT … JUST DO IT

Have a brilliant week

 

Complacency is the executioner of excellence

Complacency is the executioner of excellence

According to a study by Goodman (1985) "Complacency is the executioner of excellence". The Oxford English Dictionary defines complacency as being "too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary". In fact ‘Change is Necessary! Development is Imperative!’

In order to reach your desired destination, you must be willing to break the mould, shatter your constraints and let go of the many factors that hold you back. I once came across a statement, which suggested that our greatest enemy is not our friends, family nor environment – infact, Im sure we all know – It's OURSELVES! Fundamentally,  you will understand that regardless of your situation, you must be willing to accept responsibility for your future and circumstance.

A number of us hide behind tasks and situations which we have not experienced or tackled before. We tend to continue to carry out tasks that we feel is comfortable and within our capabilities, whislt we have full knowledge that they impede our growth. Catherine Pulsifer, advised that  "If you remain in your comfort zone you will not go any further". Period!

In order to reach your full potential in  your Relationship, Career, Enterprise, in fact anything! You must be willing to go out on a limb.  Many of us have heard the quote “…go out on a limb, that’s where the fruit is’. (William Rogers) Very true, that is where your reward is!.

I implore YOU to consider waking up TODAY and shake off the shackles of constraints!

I DARE YOU...to do something this week that you have never done before, challenge your self to greatness. Do something that makes you feel uncomfortable. Take that step to advancement. For example, Allow yourself to trust that person, …tell that special person that you love him/her, make an attempt at public speaking or maybe chatting up that handsome young man see everyday on the train.

You must be willing to put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you will be are forced to expand your consciousness.

Comfort zones are generally referred to as a place where you feel in control, untouchable, safe more importantly comfortable – does that by any chance remind you of your bed? – It is time to wake up and realise that nothing significant is attain unless your expand your outreach. Vincent van Gogh, one of the greatest influence of today's art noted that "what would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

Ask yourself Today - What would life be if YOU had no courage to attempt anything?

I leave you with a statement by T. Harv Eker. “Nobody ever died of discomfort, yet living in the name of comfort has killed more ideas, more opportunities, more actions, and more growth than everything else combined. Comfort kills!”

Have a brilliant week

This video is amazing! Catch P Diddy telling us about his way of life

International business mogul Sean 'Puffy' Combs also known as Diddy..shares his view on success with us! This will cause you to WAKE up! A man with big dreams. He was quoted as saying 'I will be the the 1st black man to be majority owner of a NFL football team!!!! BELIEVE!!!!!!! ' - Impressive goal....Follow his progress here at http://imaginemyword.blogspot.com - We can learn from him.

Foundation - Back To Basics

Foundation - Back To Basics

 Morning Champion,

Think about this! Sometimes we are put in situations where we are required to take a stand and make a decision. Our primal instinct automatically evokes our biological ‘fight or flight’ response; so what do you do?

a) Go forth standing your ground; be that formidable character to resolve the situation?

OR

b) Like a tactful General on the battlefield retreat, regain composure, and then strike again?

Surprisingly enough there is no right or wrong solution, either is just. Nevertheless you will perish outstandingly if there is no FOUNDATION to your PURPOSE!!

Lets take a moment, think about a building, when it is being built initially, isn’t it rather strange how so much time, precision and effort goes into securing the foundations before the ‘bricks and mortar’ can be added followed by the cosmetics? - The true test! - Now comes rain, sleet, hail or snow the building remains strong and we all now that if it had poor, unstable, foundations it wouldn’t last for that long.

This building can be personified, now if you wish not to spend the necessary time and effort into ‘building’ and ‘establishing’ your foundations how do you expect to prevail on your quest to greatness?

THINK ABOUT IT, your beliefs are the ‘foundations’, the type of ‘bricks and mortar’ is what constructs your character, and the cosmetics; well that is only attain through your drive and determination to create the best building on this planet: YOU!

Just like a building you can become VULNERABLE to core damage if your foundations aren’t set up correctly.

Sir Richard Branson once said 'Circumstances and opportunities change. The world changes. The only constant is change itself….the first law of entrepreneurial business: there is NO REVERSE GEAR ON THIS THING'

You understand its clear, isn’t it? You need to make sure your foundation is as solid as a rock.

Go to work on your beliefs, in your life you only get ENOUGH time to create your WINNING foundation, you have a limited amount of times; GET IT RIGHT.

A wise man once told me 'go back to basics, build your foundations the best way you can, remember its only thinking, so you don’t have to give it another thought'

Go back to basics; build your foundation better than everyone else there is no wrong time to get it right!!

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK!!