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I thought I was pretty good at setting goals and achieving them. At just 10 years old I decided that I wanted to go to the Olympics and I achieved that in 2000, representing Australia in Beach Volleyball. It did take me 24 years to get there but I always kept the end in mind. Lucky I didn’t listen to anyone who thought it was out of my reach.
When I started studying Neuro-linguistic programming I started to understand the science behind goal setting and I’ve been able to achieve goals and dreams in the last 3 years quicker and faster than ever before.
Goals provide you the motivation to move ahead. Here are 7 keys that you need to consider in order for you to achieve your goals, whether in the next year, or in your lifetime.

1st Key – Dare to Dream
Start thinking about who you want to be, what you want to have and where you want to go in your life. Have goals that you’re passionate about, that excite you. Think about what is that you really want, if you could have anything you desire.
Many people limit themselves in life by what they think they can get or deserve. I say dream big, without limits. It may take longer to achieve the bigger dreams, but you will never reach them unless you allow your imagination to take you there in the first place.
Often, we limit ourselves when we don’t even dare to dream big dreams or goals because we are thinking ‘how’ am I going to do that. The ‘how’ takes care of itself when you first decide the ‘what’.

2nd Key -Write it down
Many people don’t write goals in order to avoid failure, or they fear being accountable for following through. There is a certain power to putting a goal down on paper. It means you need to be clear about what it is you really want. I think this is so useful, because until I write a goal down it’s a wishy-washy concept that changes by the moment. Without clarity, it makes it very difficult to manifest what it is that you really want.
When writing a goal, be specific about what you want and put a date to it. That might seem scary to some, but it’s important to put a deadline to your goal to create the urgency to make it happen. Without that, the goal will always be out in the future – someday!

3rd Key – Visualize your Goal
Try your goal on for size by stepping into it as if it is happening for you right now. Be there in the picture, then also step out of the picture and see yourself achieving the goal. By stepping out of the picture, it gives your mind the idea that there is still something to get before achieving that goal. We don’t want you thinking that you’ve already made it! Visualization processes are very effective in adding the clarity and feeling to goals to maximize your ability to achieve them easier and more quickly.

4th Key – Take Action
It’s one thing deciding on a goal and then you need to start taking action towards it. How would you be acting if you knew you were going to achieve that goal?
The important thing of taking action is doing something. At least by starting towards it, you’ll be surprised at what opportunities come in your life to enable that. When those opportunities come, you need to take them. You’ll start seeing and meeting the people even that will enable you to achieve your goal. And you need to act.
Have a look and see who has achieved your goals before you. How did they do it? What is their recipe for success?

What I suggest you do is ask yourself everyday – “What’s one thing I can today towards my goal?” It’s the little things that you do every day that will work you towards your goal.

5th Key - Stay focused
You are going to need to stay focused and committed to your goal. There will be obstacles in your way and as long as you stay focused on where you want to go, you’ll get around them. You will do what it takes. You’ll see other ways of getting there because it’s not going to be a direct route.
Keep the end in mind and every time an obstacle comes along your way, keep asking yourself how can I get to my goal?
With staying focused on you goal, you need to assess regularly that you are on-course. You may need to constantly adjust to stay on track.

6th Key – The Law of Detachment
Now, though you’re focused on your goals, the 6th key appears incongruent with everything else I have been saying - You need to let go of your goal. Even though you’re working towards it and you’re committed to making happen, you also need to let go of it ‘needing’ to happen. Some people visualize their goal every day, and having such wanting for it, it’s the want that can often push a goal away. “I want this” means “I don’t have it”.

When you start believing that it will happen and trusting the process, letting go of it needing to happen exactly as you plan it to be, you’ll be amazed at what happens to your life!

7th Key – Think beyond your Goal
Your goal is not the ‘be all, end all’. What does your goal allow you to do? Each goal is a stepping-stone towards the next goal, towards the next thing. You may start to question whether your goals are meaningful. If you’re goal is to drive a fancy car, what does that mean for you. If you desire to go to the Olympics, what will that allow you to do? What goals give meaning to your life and the greater community? I believe the universe conspires in favor of those who are looking at goals outside of themselves and looking to help others.

These are all brief summaries of the keys I think are important to ultimately achieving goals. It should get you thinking about what you need to do now to move ahead with confidence and success in your mind. It starts in the mind so dare to dream!

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