Less than 5 % of Americans set goals in life.  Even less view their goals daily, read them out loud or buzz (see Lynn Grabhorn’s Book “Excuse Me Your Life is Waiting”) on them.

The key is to follow this simple formula and ACT ON IT!

Do not write goals that you are not passionate about or are unwilling to take massive action steps on.

Here’s the acronym

S pecific

M easurable

A ttainable

R easonable

T imley

E valuate

R e-organize

Specific:

State your goals positively and accurately  i.e. I am grateful and thankful for my healthy size 9 body, that is vital, efficient and alkaline.

Measurable:

If you can not measure it, you can’t manage it.  In the above goal you would add by June 3oth 2010, for example.   Body fat analysis will measure your progress or in financial freedom, your monthly credit card statement.

Attainable:

Is your goal realistic?  I could workout 3 hours a day with plyometrics and leg weights, yet it is not realistic to set a goal to jump like Michael Jordan!

Breaking the goals into smaller steps helps.  To get to a healthy body size I will avoid going down the center aisle of the shopping center when I’m hungry.  I will choose to put away $50/week to pay off credit card debt.

Reasonable:

Create a step by step action plan that is rational, do-able and still a bit challenging.

Set out daily lists.  3 bullet points, then set out monthly larger steps.

Timely:

Set a date with clear targets and deadlines and move forward daily to your completed goal.

Evaluate:

Review and evaluate your goals/list daily.  Do so when in a positive emotional state (see buzzing).

Reorganize:

As you determine what’s working and not working for you, take your lists, guidelines and daily goals as feedback and modulate as you go.

Lastly, before you go to bed each night and upon waking each morning, while in a strongly positive emotional state, see in your mind and feel in your emotions the sensations of achieving and accomplishing your goal.

In Health & Service,

Dr. Roland Phillips