I found a blog called Advanced Life Skills: Strategies for Positive Change and read the post 3 Keys to Realizing your Dreams and Goals. I used the search term “personal development to find this blog.
The author gives the three keys he feels necessary for goal accomplishment. He begins by talking about going from a state of wishful thinking to absolute certainty and clarity. When you have a goal you must be clear about exactly what you want. This is difficult but you really have to put the time in to define your outcome. The author doesn’t go into the reason why but from my experience it’s because of the Reticular Activating System (RES). The RES is a filter in the brain that filters out stimuli from your conscious mind that isn’t important. When you are clear about what you want and make it important you program the RES to allow you to see things in your environment that would help you with your goals that you normally wouldn’t notice.
The second and most important step is take action. And while taking action, notice what is working and what isn’t and change your approach when necessary.
His third step deals with traversing the gap between where you are and where you want to be. A practical way to do this would be to write down where you are now and your outcome on a piece of paper. Leave a gap between them and then in that gap write down the steps you will take to get to your goal.
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This was a very interesting article Dave. It made me realize planning your target and writing the necessary actions in order for you to achieve your target can ultimately lead you there in a more focused, direct manner. Having the clarity and reality of what you can and cannot achieve from a dream or goal list is essential in moving forward. Thanks for posting this.
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