"Big" Shane Clevenger

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Almost everyone has heard the hit single 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin.

The song has a very catchy way of conveying its message of being happy to everyone. Bobby Mcferiin's simple message surely made a lot of people by telling them not to worry.

Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful, and is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life. Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and stroke. 

One of the better things ever said is - 'The only thing in life that will always remain the same is change', and in our life we have the power to make the necessary changes if we want to. Even if we find ourselves in an unbearable situation we can always find solace in the knowledge that it too would change. 

Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. People are different, accept people for who or what they are, avoid clashes, constant arguments, and let go of all kinds of resentments. If arguments seem unavoidable still try and make an effort to understand the situation and you might just get along with well with 

Happiness is actually found in everyone, increasing it is a way to make a life more wonderful and also more healthy.

To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. Abraham Lincoln observed that most people for most of the time can choose how happy or stressed, how relaxed or troubled, how bright or dull their outlook to be. The choice is simple really, choose to be happy. 

There are several ways by which you can do this.

  

Being grateful is a great attitude.  We have so much to be thankful for. Thank the taxi driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. Also thank the mailman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making your place safe and thank God for being alive.

News is stressful. Get less of it. Some people just can't start their day without their daily dose of news. Try and think about it, 99% of the news we hear or read is bad news. Starting the day with bad news does not seem to be a sensible thing to do.

A religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foster inner peace. 

Manage your time. Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can be viewed  as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire. 

Laugh and laugh heartily everyday.  Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family about it. As they also say -'Laughter is the best medicine'.

  

Express your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around you. They will most likely reciprocate your actions. Try not to keep pent up anger of frustrations, this is bad for your health. Instead find ways of expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to anyone.

  

Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. It gives a feeling of being competent in finishing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for all of us, they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy of your time.

 

Learning is a joyful exercise. Try and learn something new everyday.  Learning also makes us expand and broaden our horizons. And could also give us more opportunities in the future. 

Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.

 

Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.

These are the few simple things you can do everyday to be happy. 

And always remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, he says that, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

And, always remember to GO BIG.. This will make you happy too.

Shane 

Get Off the Nail

Get off the Nail 

By: Paul Ferraresi

Over the years I have met and observed thousands of people and each and every last one of them say they want some improvement in certain areas of their lives. In fact, most of them flat out confessed that they hated certain situations they were in. But after further evaluations, I discovered that they weren’t willing to do anything about it. It seemed to be good enough for them to just sit there and wallow in their pain, anguish and misery.

Several years ago, I was chatting with a friend after conducting a training session. We were talking about the number of people who say they want to make changes but don’t seem to ever do anything about it. I told him it reminded me of a story I heard over 10 years ago. Here’s how the story goes… One day a man was walking down the street on his way to work.

 As he walked down the street, there were dogs on just about every front porch and they all would bark as the man walk passed them. However, there was one dog that he remembered, because this dog was just sitting there and he was whimpering and whining and moaning, you know the little whimpering sounds dogs make when they are wounded or in some sort of pain. Well, this particular dog was just sitting there on the front porch making those sounds. The man was curious as to why this dog wasn’t barking like the other dogs and why he was whimpering. He couldn’t figure it out, so he just kept walking to work. 

The next day he was in the same situation where he was walking down the street and saw the dogs barking once again and this same dog that was moaning and groaning the other day was doing the same thing today and he just couldn’t figure it out. Well, he walked passed for an entire week and everyday the dog would be there moaning and groaning. So, finally the guy got fed up, he said, “let me find out what’s going on.” So he went and knocked on the door and a guy came out and said, “Yes, how may I help you?” He said, “Sir, is this your dog?” “Yes, that’s my dog.” “Well, what’s wrong with him?” The owner of the dog said, “What do you mean?” “Well, he’s been sitting here moaning and groaning, whimpering and whining for an entire week. The rest of the dogs are barking, your dog should be barking too, why is he moaning and groaning?” The owner said, “Well, he’s actually sitting on a nail.” And the guy said, ‘What! Your dog is sitting on a nail. Why doesn’t he get off?” “Well, it just doesn’t hurt him enough.” -.

Wow! You know most people are like that dog sitting on a nail. I mean, sure, they would like to get off the nail, but what if they got off the nail and they died or something? They never seem to stop to consider that maybe they would be healed, maybe they would be free, maybe they would be able to move about and discover some new and exciting options for their lives. But, NOOO. Instead, they just sit there on that nail because they’re not sure what’s going to happen if they get off. I mean, there are no guarantees of safety so to speak. Even though, it’s not the best feeling in the world, sitting on a nail, I mean, it’s not comfortable sitting on a nail, it kind of hurts, but at least they know what to expect. They know that they, say, have $900 per week coming in so they can pay their bills and put food on the table and they can put some clothes on their back and a roof over their heads.

You know, that’s enough for most people. They may even get upset with you if you question their so called security, I mean, if you hand them a book or tape program or tell them about a seminar that can give them some effective strategies for getting off nails, they may resent you for it. Well, you’re different. You are willing to learn some effective nail removing strategies that could set you free because you and I both know that there is no such thing as security. Well, maybe I should take that back. I do know of a place where security exists on this planet. It’s called the graveyard. And you know what, most people tip toe through life so that they can arrive at the graveyard safely. Of course this will not be you… Right? That’s right… Simply because, instead of Moaning & Groaning, Whimpering & Whining about not getting the results you desire, you are a developing a plan to get off the nail and create the conditions you want.

Paul Ferraresi special note: I am always amazed how most people complain that they are so busy that they can not work extra to bring in more income. Yet these same people spend 3 hours per night watching TV (making actors wealthy) or, drinking at the local club (in which they rent the drink for only an hour)

Do you know if you worked only 8 hours extra a week, say part time, at only $10.00/hour. That is $4000/year or $40000 in 10 years. I realize that is 10 years in the future, but, you will live in the future, not the past. You will probably also save half of that $40,000 by not wasting it at the local club. Hmmm that is $60K in your pocket. There are plenty of opportunities out there where the income is 5-10 times greater!

It's Just a Tool Stupid!!!

  

 Several years ago,  Jenn and I went to her Grandpa' s to help him with some yard work. He was getting up in age, and wasn' t able to do the things he used too (he passed in early 2007).

 It was my duty to mow the lawn, and trim the edges of the grass. After I mowed I searched for a trimmer, but couldn' t find it in Grandpa' s garage. What I did find was an old pair of hedging shears (a hand held scissor like tool). It took me a good hour on my hands and knees cutting the edges of the grass, until Grandpa brought out his new toy.

  He came at just the right time too, as I was tired, sore, and extremely sick of being on my knees in the hot sun.

  In anticipation of us coming over he went down to Sears, and picked up a brand new (high powered) Gas Trimmer. I said " Where you been hiding that" , with a smile. Grandpa rebuilds old Model T' s and was out in his shop, so he didn' t notice me until too late. I finished up the other 1/4 of the lawn in 5 minutes.....

Wow what a difference it made!!!

I wish I would have had this when I first started. I would've burned through that lawn in record time, and it would have looked a lot better too.

When we enter into the world of Network Marketing all we are doing is looking for a way to get our desired result (ie money, time, freedom), but by using the tool (system) to get it done faster and do it in a better way.

One of my favorite saying is "A lot of folks went to home depot last year to buy a drill, but nobody wanted a drill they wanted a hole"

A lot of folks get bogged down with the fact that they sell juices, potions, lotions, but in the end we are selling hope.

If we can get a family who is struggling to make ends meet an extra $500 a month, think about the power that would give them.

Think about If we could show a father how to quit his 2nd job delivering pizzas at night, so he could spend more time with his kids.

And of course there are those of us who want to work full time at home to spend more time with their families.

And even more who want yachts, planes, dream homes, and nice cars.

But do we achieve this by selling a product??

Well I'm very excited about my product, but what fires me up even more is the fact that I offer someone a way to change their lives if they work for it.

We all have a tool to help people break free of being tired, sore, and extremely sick of being on their knees.

Give people a hand up.

Help them get off their knees.

Give them the tool that we all have found to change our lives..

Make a difference!!

Go BIG!!!!!

Shane

A few Thoughts on Success!!- The Pattern breaker

"You have to start by knowing you deserve what you want"
There is nothing stopping you from having it. If you feel you deserve it, it will flow to you much easier. Deserving has nothing to do with how good we are, how smart we are, or how hard we work, it only has to do with the energy we send out."

Yes let me say that again....It only has to do with the energy we send out..
You deserve exactly what you send out.

I recently started a new habit that has totally transformed my life.
We all know how important it is for us to have a positive mental attitude, and to flush the negative out of our lives.
One thing I am doing is to put a yellow thick rubber band on my wrist. On it is written " I deserve what I send out"
This is to remind me of the above statement. If my mindset, or words, or actions go away from this attitude I snap the rubber band to send a pattern breaker to my mind.
The first few days I developed quite a welt, but now it has become a good habit.

I encourage you to use this in your business. What do you want to accomplish?
Put it on the rubber band, and if you sway from this snap it...
it will change your life.

Big Shane

Help, I'm In a Glass Case of Emotion!!

   I watched the movie anchorman the other day, and laughed my tail off. No, I didn't learn any great life lessons, but it is good sometimes to take the time to laugh. In one part of the movie he calls into work upset, over the loss of his dog. The man on the other end asked him "where are you"? Calling from a phone booth, he says "I'm in a glass case of emotion".

I thought wow!! Aren't we all?

We are often held back by the limitations we place within our mind. We come into the business realm with lofty dreams, but do we believe we can achieve it?? Well, the one's who end up successful do. As my mentor always says If you have a million dollar business (idea), and your mindset is set at $50,000 you will take that business or idea and make $50.0000 dollars with it.

I recently spent the afternoon listening to 2 multi millionaires on how they got started. To get their business started the had to throw all their profits back into their business. How do you have big dreams of success when you have creditors calling, or a foreclosure notice on your door?

It is hard to keep a positive mindset, when you look at your bank account and see $3.35 to your name.

But let me ask you one question. If 100s of others have done it why can't you?

We could make a list one hundred people long of those, who had nothing and created massive success, why can't you?

The only thing that separates them from us, is they expect it to happen. They wake up every day with an expectancy and a burning desire. They have a "reason" why they are waking up everyday and working towards their dreams.

The first step is the have a reason that you want success, a why so big that you will run to the ends of the earth to get it. The place you are up to this point of your life is all due to the way you have thought up to this point in your life. To get yourself to better more abundance place you need to change the way you think.

So how do you create a bigger mindset, so you can grow to achieve your dreams and goals?

1. You have to talk yourself into it. One a daily basis Several times a day I read my "I have I ams". This is a list of the things that I'm manifesting into my life. They are in present tense, so my subconscious mind will go to work on creating this into my reality.

My list goes something like this:

I attract positive people to me.

Everyday and in every way I'm getting better and better.

I have an unlimited amount of Big Thinkers who want to join me and my business,

I'm a sender of cards and touch people on a daily basis by the words I send out

I deserve everything I send out.

I attract great things into my life.

I make others feel good about themselves by being interested in their lives and happiness.

I great everyday with love in my heart,

I work at home and earn xxx amount a year.

2. Read something positive everyday-Listen to positive audio's. I read this out of Andy Andrews Book "The Travelers Gift" (a True classic in the Spirit of Og Mandino)

"I will lay my head on my pillow at night happily exhausted, knowing that I have done everything within my power to move the mountains in my path. As I sleep, the same dream that dominates my waking hours will be with me in the dark. yes, I have a dream. It is a great dream, and I will never apologize for it. neither will I ever let it go, for if I did, my life would be finished. My hopes, my passions, my vision for the future are my very existence. A person without a dream never had a dream come true. I'm passionate about my vision for the future. My course has been charted. My destiny is assured."

How can you not eventually create a positive mindset with this stuff being read into your life on a daily basis?

3. You have to see everything that is possible in your life.

I'm always looking at the Robb Report, or going and looking at the new cars, so I can see all the possibilities that I can achieve in my life. Everyday you have to stretch your level of belief, and know that these thing can happen in your life.

You can't ask, or attract something into your life if you don't know it exists.

Draw up your dream house plans. Plan a dream vacation.

On a daily basis sit in a quiet place in your home for 20 minutes, and close your eyes. Walk yourself through how your life would be once you have these things. What is your perfect day? Walk yourself through the thoughts, smells, sights sounds, etc.

4. Focus on want you want ... not what you don't want.

To many times we get caught up in the things that are negative into our lives.

I have too many bills...

I wish I could lose weight.

I only have $20 bucks.

What your mind hears is:

I'm in debt.

I'm fat

I'm broke.

Focus on your I have I'm listed on item #1 and these things will go away, but you have to focus on your "do wants" If you focus on what you "don't want" you will attract more of the negatives into your life. Your life is what you focus on.

5. Have a Big Why! The only difference between a successful person and someone who hasn't yet achieved their dreams is that everyday the successful person knows what they want, and what they need to achieve it. Things happen to all of us. All of us awake with some kind of "drama", but a winner will not let "drama" take away from their Daily method of operations. They will still work their business, Make those phone calls, fill their lives with positive, because they know that the other stuff can be fixed. If you let the problems overcome you...you will never pull your self away from them. Why are you doing this business?????? I know that everyday and in every way I'm moving forward to achieve the dreams of my family and I.

So in conclusion. Find your why, talk yourself into success, make your "I have- I'm List, and find a huge dream to fill your mind with. We will see you on the stage of success, and never again will you wish you could win....You will have already Won!

Big Shane Out!

5 HABITS THAT CAN DESTROY YOUR BUSINESS:

 
1. QUIT Watching Television - #1 Killer of Success (Avg Family watches
30 hours of TV per week! Turn it off. Break this habit! 2 hours per day
working your business is only 12 hours per week.

2. QUIT Complaining - The type of people you want to attract are not
complainers. Complainers drive people away. Don't be one.
If you are one it could be why your business is not growing.   Kill this habit NOW!

3. QUIT beating yourself up - Rather than being upset with yourself
for not doing it, just start doing it! Most of the depression and bad thoughts in my life have stemmed from me not being the person I knew I was in my head, and not taking the actions I promised myself I would take. Start today to BE-DO and you will HAVE. 

4. QUIT blaming your circumstances, the economy or your dog (anyone, but you) for your lack of success. In the words of one of my mentors Kody, 'You either fly or you die' Eagle's don't have a choice if they want to thrive. They MUST fly or they die.

5. QUIT quitting - You won't be successful sitting on the fence. It actually can be quite painful. Are you in or are you out?? Are you quitting on your family, your business, yourself??  The biggest "quit" is the number of times you 'question' yourself because you doubt whether you can do it. This is the same as quitting on yourself. Stop it!

Doubting yourself is not a formula for success . . . another reason
why personal development is so important. Stop quitting on yourself. Break
this habit NOW! It doesn't serve you. You'll have good days and bad days.
Its part of life. Its not a reflection on you or business. Keep falling
forward and embrace the ups and the downs.

Big Shane ;) 

The Little Red Hen - Free Enterprise vs. Socialism

   
 

Once upon a time, on a farm in Kansas . . . there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of wheat.

 She called all of her neighbors together and said, "If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat.

Who will help me plant it?"

"Not I," said the cow.

"Not I," said the duck.

 "Not I," said the pig.

"Not I," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen.

 And so she did; The wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.

 "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I," said the duck.

"Out of my classification," said the pig.

 "I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.

 "I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.

 "Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen, and so she did.

 At last it came time to bake the bread.

 "Who will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red hen.

"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.

"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.

"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.

"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.

 "Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen.

 She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see. They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share.

 But the little red hen said, "No, I shall eat all five loaves."

"Excess profits!" cried the cow.

"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.

"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.

The pig just grunted in disdain.

And they all painted "Unfair!" picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities. When the government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must not be so greedy."

 "But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

"Exactly," said the agent. "That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle."

 And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand."

 But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her, for she never again baked any more bread.

Big Shane ....Out!!!

The 7% Process of Living above the Line

 I'm going to describe a simple diagram that can help to get you moving on the road to success. Approx. 90% of the population lives below the line. Most people struggle to make ends meet each month. Most are one financial disaster away from ruin. A job loss in the family, a broken down car or a medical emergency can set in motion a chain of events that lead to financial crisis. Most people earn less than $50,000 per year and they live in captivity. . . being held captive by their financial circumstances.

Most live with fear and uncertainty not knowing if their next paycheck will be their last.

There is a second group of people. They live above the line. This group represents approx 3% of the population. This group is truly free. They have discovered that their circumstances do not define who they are. They don't worry about money. They are typically 'self-made' They don't rely on a job or a business. They have true security in KNOWING that regardless of the state of the economy, they can thrive. They experience TRUE SECURITY each month. They have LIFESTYLE freedom.. They don't have to work for their money any longer. The money comes in whether they go to work or not. They can commit their time and money to worthy causes. They have time for their families, travel and exercise. They can spend their money on the things they choose without looking at the prices because they know that next month, the money will be coming back whether they go to work or not.

The gap in the middle represents the 7%. You may be one of the courageous few that have chosen to step over the line to pursue a plan for personal growth. Consider that in this gap, between the 90% that live in captivity and the 3% that live with true freedom is a process. This process moves people from below the line to above the line. We have access to this process for about $400.

The $400 process is almost like a ladder with 'steps' that can take you from below the line to above the line. This ladder consists of 4 'rungs'.

1. Personal Development Plan
2. A mechanism for sending out positives to the world (SendOutCards)
3. A financial vehicle (SendOutCards)
4. A Network of success minded individuals

When you become part of our team, you have begun the journey from below the line to above the line. All four of these components make up the process for personal growth that can transform your life. You learned a little bit about each one in this short presentation. Your personal development plan puts you on the journey to growth, your mechanism for sending out positives allows you to proactively express appreciation and gratitude to the people in your life and the people you come in contact with, your financial vehicle allows you to make more money and establish a residual income and you get to plug into one of the most powerful 'people' networks in the world consisting of successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, authors, speakers and many many others. All for about $400.

Here are some things people spend $400 for:



1. Tires for the car

2. A Cheap Flat Screen

3. A weekend party

4. 2 nights at an ok hotel

5. A nice chair

6. 3 pairs of women's shoes

7. An i-phone

8. A washer and dryer

9. A SendOutCards business that has the potential to earn someone enough money do buy ALL of these things within a few months.
It’s all perspective.

Learn more about Send Out Cards and Send a Free Card @
http://www.cardsforanyoccasion.com

To Your Success, 
Big Shane 

Letters From Lukas

   

Dear Mom and Dad ,

   I wish you didn't get so mad sometimes about my messes  I don't know what "Mess" Means. I just need to learn how to Pick up my things.

 I don't criticize you when you make messes (Kitchen, laundry, bathroom, etc), so I guess we need to learn to  understand each other. 

Thank you for teaching me to keep our home, and my room picked up and in order. When I'm visiting my friends, thank you for teaching me to pick up toys before we go.

  Hint... Before we go to bed at night maybe we could play "pick up toys"-- (side note we have a song in our house we sing called Clean up... Clean up, clean up Everybody Everywhere, Clean up, Clean up Everybody do your share").

I could use a bucket, little wagon or something that will hold my toys.

 Love Lukas

 P.S Lukas is a sweet little boy.

 Whenever we ask him to go to bed or to eat more dinner he says "No Thank you".

 Here is a video... Very Cute.

  *****Letters from Lukas is a new feature designed to help in raising your skills as a parent. Mastery in Network Marketing is not measured just by monetary accomplishments, but by an all around successful life. This includes family, health, finances, spirituality, relationships, etc. All of Lukas’s letters will be an adaptation from the book

“Dear Mommy, Dear Daddy” by Marie Foss Hafen. I hope you enjoy them, and incorporate them into your family life.

     

A New Year- Time to Set Proper Goals for 2010, heres how...

Setting Goals & Creating Your Best Life in 2010

 

Step One:  

Have a pad or your journal out.

 

Step Two:

At the TOP of your paper, write this and SIGN it.

 I _________ will commit to my goals that are written here from TODAY until January 1st, 20__ no matter what effort it takes me.

 Signed on _________ by _________

 

Step Three:

List the following categories and WRITE a few 'improvements' you would like to see in each. Here are some SUGGESTED Categories. There is a question after each to help you in setting goals but write as much as needed.

 

***Take your time and see it through 100%!***

  Attitude Goals:

 What part of your attitude do you want to change?   

 Career & Business Goals:

What LEVEL do you want to reach with your business?   

 Become a better LEADER?    

Social Goals:

Any?   

 Pleasure/Hobby Goals:

What do you have fun doing?    

 

Financial Goals:

When do you want to be financially free? Retire?    

Physical Goals:

Athletic Goals? Become more fit in 2010?

 How? 

Family Goals:

Better parent?   Kids?   How do you want your children to see you in life and in business?  

Education Goals:

More knowledge? More Personal Growth? 

 Spiritual Goals:

Commit to more spiritual activities?

 

Step Four:

PRIORITIZE your goals. Simply rate the IMPORTANCE of each category 1-10 (1 being the highest and 10 the lowest) so you see what is to be worked on FIRST.

 Step Five:

Evaluate your RETURNS from last YEAR. How much of a RETURN did you have from EACH category we discussed? Be honest and understand that goal setting is an INVESTMENT. Let's prepare your returns for 2010 by taking this seriously.  

 STEP Six:

Establish your LONG-TERM 'outlook'. When will you be retiring? 10, 20 or 30 years from today?

Now that you have an EXACT number of years, lets DRAFT your outlook for good.

 Grab your journal, your pad or notebook.

 

WRITE a ONE page VISION statement of that year. What will you be doing? How much money will you have? ETC... Take your time. This is your LIFE! Your FUTURE!

 

STEP Seven:

Do the EXACT same as step SIX but your VISION statement is NOW a '5' year outlook. VERY IMPORTANT that you do this as it will be DIFFERENT than your LONG-TERM outlook.

 

STEP Eight:

Do the EXACT same as step SEVEN but your VISION statement is NOW a '1' year outlook. VERY IMPORTANT that you do this as it will be DIFFERENT than your '5' year outlook.

 

STEP Nine:

Do the EXACT same as step EIGHT but your VISION statement is NOW a '6' month outlook. VERY IMPORTANT that you do this as it will be DIFFERENT than your '1' year outlook.

 

STEP Ten:

Do the EXACT same as step NINE but your VISION statement is NOW a '1' MONTH outlook and this is where it's CRITICAL. VERY IMPORTANT that you do this as it will be DIFFERENT than your '6' month outlook.  

 

Step Eleven:

 GO BACK to the original list of categories.  Remember how you PRIORITIZED them? Do it again and you will SEE how your priorities have changed. This is a critical step in goal setting because it reminds you that you must constantly prioritize your goals...every month.

 

Step Twelve:

 Tips on setting goals effectively. -Always use positive statements -"Today" goals are stepping-stones -"Tomorrow" goals are fruits of labor -Set priorities monthly -Be EXACT in your statements -Be realistic -Set YOUR own goals, not others -Expect more by working more

 

Step Thirteen:

 Review your entire GOAL Plan. THINK each goal through. Ask yourself these questions: Do I need help with my goals? What may stop the process of my goals? Do I need more education to achieve more? This is another major step in goal setting because you may SEE and FEEL some necessary changes in your plan.

 

Step Fourteen:

 Understand why people FAIL in Goal Setting. Most people FEAR their own FAILURE and everyone else takes goal setting too lightly. NOT taking this seriously is your biggest ENEMY. Some people set their goals TOO HIGH so they set themselves up for failure and quit. Some people fail to get ORGANIZED with their goals so I have always suggested BUYING a NICE binder to KEEP their goals in, like a journal. Spending as much money as you can with your GOAL notebook or journal. Maybe less than $50.

 

Step Fifteen:

 Share you goals with your family, friends and business associates in less than 24 hours of completing your goals.  This is VERY powerful way to ENFORCE your goals. Here is a METHOD to ENFORCE your goals if you feel you lack the discipline to maintain daily activities. When sharing your goals, you should create a RE-CAP of your entire goal plan for the next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write a one page statement of what your goals are and ASK FOR HELP IN ACHIEVING THEM!  

 

 

 

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:  

Dear __________, I recently took a goal setting course and part of the program requires me to send my goal "highlights" to someone who can help me in achieving my goals. I selected you for [whatever reason you feel] All I ask is that you review them and let me know if you have any suggestions or methods you and I can do together to achieve these goals. By the way, if you are interested in the course, we could become work out partners this coming year to help one another in achieving our goals.

 

-YOUR GOAL STATEMENT is NEXT-

 

 

 To your success,

 Shane