This is a continuation of my post on why you should Forget Resolutions:  Achieve Your Goals.

#7 Step outside your comfort zone.  If what you’re doing now is working for you, congratulations!  I bet there are still some ways to tweak it for even better results or more efficiency.  If you’re not achieving the goals you’ve set, it’s time to get bold and try something new.  (The coaching and resources in step 6 can help with this.)  You’ll be amazed at how opening yourself up to new opportunities can change everything for the better!

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www.confidenceandcourage.com presents Pat Mussieux and Marsh Engle, to appear on “The Happy Hour with Pat” radio show, Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EST – you can listen on line at www.chrwradio.com (part of the Body, Mind, Spirit program)

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Intro of Marsh Engle for radio show

This is a continuation of my post on why you should Forget Resolutions:  Achieve Your Goals.

#6  Spend money to make money.  Success requires an investment of both time and money.  If there’s an area in your business (or life) where you need help to do better, then commit to making it happen by finding a way to pay for some assistance.  Buy a book (or borrow it from the library), sign up for a teleclass, watch a free video on YouTube, Google search for free articles or papers on the topic, and spend a few hundred dollars to get an hour or two of professional advice.  Most coaches, consultants and professionals have the ability to offer one or two hours for a reasonable price with no long-term attachment.  You and your business are worth it.

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Forget Resolutions: Achieve Your Goals (Part 6)

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7 Pillars of Successful Blog Content, Pt. 7: Trackable

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Amazing Womans Day Toronto

I have always been very goal-oriented and I am happy to share my
goals with people who can help me and support me.

“If you don't know what your passion is, realize that one
reason for your existence is to find it.

All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we
work to achieve the vision, we must surrender it to the power that is
greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life
that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you
could ever dream for yourself……..the key is not to worry about being
successful but to instead work toward being significant – and the
success will naturally follow.” – Oprah Winfrey

How do you know whether you're on the right path, with the right
person, or in the right job? The
same way you know when you're not: You Feel It!

When I was on my trip around the world, I had many
questions about my own life and what I was going to do – thus my book,
“Who Am I Now?” (You can get your copy of the e-book today by clicking this link.)

I did try the luge (see photo of my friend Tom,
getting ready) in Dubai and asked many questions

(here I am with an
English teacher in his village in Africa!). A great way to learn more
about yourself is to travel, try new things and ask lots of questions.
(If you would like to join me on the next world tour in the fall, call
my friend, Ben, President of Travel Guild: 1.800.268.4284 for
information.) 

Your life is speaking to you every day, all the time – and your job
is to listen up and find the clues. Pay attention to what makes you feel
energized, connected, stimulated – what gives you joy.

Then, begin with baby steps. If goal-setting has not been a normal,
and usual, part of your daily living, it can feel overwhelming knowing
where to begin. I always tell my clients to begin with baby steps.

“The biggest human temptation is not to want too much,
but to settle for too little.” – Thomas Merton

I attribute my ‘success' to these 7 basic steps:

1. Identify what you want (start with planning supper for
   tonight!).

2. Be clear and concise, and write it down.
3. Control your self-talk to be positive, up-lifting and
   forward thinking.

4. Take risks.
5. Ask for what you want.
6. You must eliminate toxic people from your life.
7. If you aren't happy with who you are and what you do, then change
   it!

So, not everyone aspires to be an Olympic athlete – nor an Olympic
coach! What we do want is to live our best life. What one thing are you
prepared to do, today, to work toward becoming significant?

“If it's to be, it's up to me!” – Lou Tice

Assignment

1. Pick one of the steps listed above and apply it to your life,
   beginning today.

2. Ask yourself the questions: So what? Who Cares? What
   Difference Does this Make in My Life Today?

Do some of these exercises and I guarantee that you will start to
live your best life. When you try new things, you are developing the
confidence and courage to move forward and invent the life you truly
want to live.

But this is only the tip of the iceberg – now that you've handled
the question, how exactly do
you live your life fully, 97-98% of the time? I've outlined
every secret in detail, and it's all in my “Steps2Happiness Home Study
System”, so you can start using it all right away to get meaningful
results. In addition to the exact techniques that have worked for me,
the System includes everything you need to know to prioritize what to
work on first, clear the decks, and set up simple, solid systems to
organize your life. It's all step-by-step, not a big mishmash of
things. So, you do step one of the system, and when you're done with
that, you move on to step two, and so on. That's why my clients have
gotten such great results from it. All the tools, scripts, templates,
and examples are handed to you on a silver platter. So easy. You can get
yours at www.
confidenceandcourage.com

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Setting Goals – How to Get Started!

Excerpt from Carole’s book House Alive: Conversations with Your Home to be released in 2010. Ben bought a small attractive home while he was going through a divorce. A big challenge he was facing was his ex-wife’s demand for money.  He was already paying child support, giving her their home and furnishings, turning over most of the retirement savings, and yet she wanted more.  There were three major challenges in the money area of Ben’s new home:  a fireplace, a missing piece, and a back door.  These features metaphorically matched his current situation:  money was being burned up (by the position of the fireplace); money was” missing” (mirrored by the missing area of the house); and the money that he did earn had a direct path out (through the back door).  As we discussed the reality of his home, Ben was discouraged and angry that he had walked into a scenario that echoed the situation around his failing marriage—-money challenges.  He was furious with himself at how much he had given to his ex-wife and wondered why he hadn’t taken a stand for his own needs and demands.  It was her idea to get a divorce, after all.  Ben was exasperated by the fact that he runs out of money before his next paycheck, despite the fact that he is one of the highest paid employees at his company.  Certainly the help of a therpaist provided insights to his beliefs.  And a Feng Shui consultation added more information and ideas.  It is my experience that living in a space which requires you to pay attention to a compromised area is the best way to learn about that issue.  As you make Feng Shui adjustments in the afflicted area, you see them as symbols for what needs to be changed.  As he hung a mirror over his fireplace, Ben learned to say “no” to his kids and to his ex-wife.  As he planted a lush and healthy plant in the missing money area outside the house, he saw that as a metaphor for committing to his budget no matter what.   Hanging a windchime by his backdoor in the money area was a continual alarm clock to remind him about re-building his own next egg.  For the first time, he watched his patterns and his emotions and was able to forecast when he might let down his financial boundaries and fall into a vulnerable spending spree.  He came to appreciate his money and treated it with respect.  Ben realized that his house, bought in a split second of despair, had provided him “opportunities”  to turn his issue around.  It was the steady presence of this little home, without judgment or impatience, that enabled him to dig deep and find some answers—and change a life-long pattern. As Ben saw it, the challenged money area in his house became an asset to him.

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Lessons From a House