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Every year we all make the valiant effort of making New Year’s Resolutions, only for them to fizzle out before the end of January. Most of the time you use the same Resolutions, year after year; loose weight, exercise more, eat healthy, quit smoking, etc. These are all good goals, but we go into the year without any planning to succeed. ‘If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.’ Let’s do some planning.

So, what do you want for the rest of your life! Everyone asks what do you want for Christmas or what are your New Year’s Resolutions, but the real question you should be asking yourself is, what do you want for your life? Do you want a better home, a new car, a loving relationship, college funds for grandchildren, a dream vacation, fire your boss? Resolution = Goal = Dream.

So, what do you want? Have you written it down? So, stop right now and grab some paper and write down what you would really like. Be very specific. If it is a car, what make, model, color, engine size, interior color, stereo system, tire size, etc. You need to be able to visualize it. You have my permission to dream. There are no limitations. I will be right here while you do that.

Ok, now that you have written it down. I want you to think of how it will feel when you have accomplished that goal. I want to take the time to FEEL it. Now, write down how it feels. How will you benefit once you have accomplished that goal? Write it down.

If you can, get a picture of what it is you want. With the Internet, you can just about get any picture you want. Print out that picture. Print out several of that picture, even in different sizes. If it is a picture of you yet thinner, print out a lot of them. Put those pictures around where you will see them. On your bathroom mirror, on your computer monitor, on your refrigerator, on the ceiling above your bed so it is the first thing you see every morning and last thing every night. The more you think about what you want, the faster it will become part of your reality.

Now here is something that most people won’t tell you to do. You know that there will be obstacles to your goals. So what! Write down any obstacles that you think that you may come across. That’s great! Now, write down 3 – 5 different solutions to each of those obstacles. Think hard and think outside the box. I do realize that the main obstacle to most things is money, mainly lack of money. Well, have you thought of some solutions? You could have a yard sale; you can go over your monthly bills and see where you can shave off some costs. You could give up buying that cup of coffee every morning on the way to work and just make some at home. You could brown bag your lunch instead of buying. You can start a home-based business.

Let me ask you this, do you remember your goal? How badly do you want it? What are you willing to do to get it? Are you willing to get up 30 minutes early so you can exercise? Are you willing to listen to some of those audios that you used to scoff at to help you quit smoking? Are you willing to do some small sacrifices to achieve what you really want?

Great, now that you have your goal written down, you have mentally ‘felt’ what it was like to achieve your goal, you have a picture of your goal, you have worked through the obstacles with solutions, you now need to take action. Do things that will help you toward your goal. You can’t just think about loosing weight and expect it to just fall off. You have to get up off the couch and do some exercises and watch what you’re eating to achieve your goal. It really isn’t half as hard as you think it is, just do it.

If you’ve already have started a home-based business, are you willing to give up watching Monday Night Football and focus on your business? Are you willing to spend 30 minutes a day working your business? Are you willing to take 1 hour a day on the weekends to learn how to do things effectively in your business? What are you willing to do, legally, ethically and morally, to accomplish your dream?

‘If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.’ What is your plan?

Write it down + Feel it + Pictures + Obstacles/Solution + Action = Success!

This is a little taste of the trainings I. To find out more about me, check out http://www.rosebassett.net/. Each week I will post more information on my blog that can be helpful for you, whether you have a home business or not. Next week I will post on how to make the most standard ‘Resolutions’ more obtainable and realistic to accomplish.

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