Goals! How To Get Everything You Want...... Great Book by Brian Tracy

                      "If you don´t design your own life plan chances are you will fall 

     into someone else´s plan and guess what they have planned for you? Not Much."

                                                      - Jim Rohn

Dreams and goals can become like magnets.

The stronger the goal, the higher the purpose the stronger this magnet is that pulls you forward, pulls you in the right direction.

Goals can pull you through all kinds of down days, they pull you through a difficult time. It will pull you you through some “winters” of your life.

One way to feel good about the future is to have it well planned and well designed. 

Don´t let other people plan or design your future. You must plan it yourself. 

People give up on their goals because

The goals wasn't a great one.

They give up too soon, before reaping the reward of their efforts.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Take massive action on anything that you can. But remember that great things take time.

Your dreams are worth the wait.

The number one reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.

Today I want to recommend this great book written by Brian Tracy......

GOALS! How To Get Everything You Want - Faster Than Ever Thought Possible

Describing goals in the present tense, as if they're already achieved. If you say you want to earn a certain amount of money, say, "I earn this amount by the end of the year." And always write them down as a positive. Don't say, "I'll quit smoking." Say, "I'm a non-smoker."

Setting deadlines. Major goals may require sub-deadlines. To achieve financial independence, set a ten - or twenty - year goal, then break it down to show how much much you should save every year. If you don't reach your goal by the deadline, set a new one. There are no unreasonable goals, only unreasonable deadlines.

                                                   Karin Glannstam - Life Coach & Author

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Do You Need To Take Back The Focus In Your Life?

                                                   "Where focus goes, energy flows.

                                 And if you don't take the time to focus on what matters,

                                     then you're living a life of someone' else's design."

                                                              - Tony Robbins 

How do you stay focused?

Do you need to take back the focus in your life?

Do you need to get more clear about what your focus is? 

What will happen if you don't get your focus in check and stop wandering around distracted? 

What will happen if you keep looking at everything that pops up on the news, your email, social media or on your cellphone?

What will happen if you continue to be in reaction mode?

What will happen if you keep trying every single opportunity?

What will happen if you keep saying YES to everything?

What will happen if you keep listening to everybody's complaint and the noise of the world?

What will happen if you do what everybody else wants you to do and neglect your own dreams?

Eventually you will lose your life. Not physically but you will wake up one day and don't feel like you have accomplished what is meaningful to you.

Focus drives everything in your life.

Focus will drive your thoughts. Your emotions. Your actions. 

If you focus on negative things, eventually you will become negative.

Do you multitask? Are you trying to do too many things at one time?

The problem is when we are trying to do several things at the same time, we are not focused. We are actually splitting our focus. We are constantly moving around, but we are not focusing on anything long enough to be able to make a difference in whatever area we are trying to work on.

Instead develop laser beam focus. 

Are you clear on what you mission is? What do you desire in life? 

Do you have crystal clear vision for what you want? Do you have a plan on how to accomplish you vision? Figure out the steps on how to get to where you want to go and minimize anything else that doesn't have anything to do with where you are wanting to go. Learn to say NO to things and people that are not in alignment with your mission.

Unfortunately a lot of people will take on too many projects when they are not clear about their mission. People are really busy being busy. 

Focus is really about eliminating distractions.

My questions to you is.....

What are the distractions right now that are keeping you from being focused?

Spend some time thinking about this. Write down the answers.

What is distracting you?

Is it email?

Is it text messages on your phone?

Is it other people's disruptions?

Is it the FB feed?

Is it the news?

Is it other people's drama and emergencies?

Is it a lack of not having a mission for your life?

Define your mission. Create a plan and work the plan.

Figure out what is distracting you from your mission and then work towards eliminating those distraction from your life.

Say NO to everything that doesn't align with where you want to go. Your mission.

Whatever you focus on the longest, become the strongest.

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Life Will Require Pivots

                                         "Pivoting is not the end equivalent of failure. 

                  It means that you are paying attention and that you're willing to change."

                                                               - Jess Peterson

Did any of you attend the live online event .....The Power To Pivot - One Day Immersion, last Thursday?

It was a 6 hour event via Zoom and FB presented by Dean Graziosi. 

The event was absolutely amazing with speakers like Tony Robbins, Jenna Kutcher, Trent Shelton, Brandon Burchard, Nick Santonastasso, Jamie Kern Lima and Pete Vargas. 

And the best thing was that is was absolutely free.

We got to learn from great people in the personal development and business industry. Six hours of priceless wisdom, insight and knowledge from all the speakers. They all over-delivered and I was so grateful and blessed that I got to be part of this event.

What does it mean to pivot? 

To modify whole retaining some continuity with its previous version. 

                                                "A pivot is a change in strategy

                                                     without a change in vision."

                                                                - Eric Ries

For the last 10 months a lot of things have changed in the world and we have been forced to change the way we live and the way we think. The whole world has been affected by the Corona pandemic. Slowly we have been adjusting to new ways of living, working, going to school and also how we interact with family and friends. A lot of people are longing for the old ways.....the old normal. I believe that we are all seeking some normal in out lives but the world will never go back to the way it was before the pandemic hit. We are having to get used to a new normal. I don't believe that the new normal is going to be bad. I believe that there will a great future ahead of us but we can't see it right now. But in order for us to not get stuck in the old way, we have to pivot.

The old ways we used to do things, no longer works. We have to come up with new ways of doing things and that will also require a new way of thinking.

Change is never easy but it's necessary and it doesn't matter what we think and what we want when it come to change.....change is the only constant thing in life. It will happen whether we like it or not.

So not to get left behind in an ever changing world, we must pivot.

I can use myself as an example. 

Back in  the beginning 2012 my whole life imploded. First my mother died at the of December of 2011. In the end of March I walked away from a very emotionally abusive partner and a few days later I had to return to Sweden. I was born and raised in Sweden but I had lived in The US for 25 years. I shipped some boxes to Sweden with clothes and some personal belongings. Packed 2 suitcases and took my 2 dogs with me. Everything else I had to leave behind in Texas. I felt like my whole life collapsed and I had no idea what I was going to do with the rest of my life ( I was 50 years old at that time).

Now I am not going to go into all the details about what was going on at that time. But I had to do something to change my situation. I knew I couldn't go back to the old way of living, because it was completely gone. I had to create a new life and a new normal for me. I had to pivot. And I did.

It took many months of  sitting by myself in my apartment trying to figure out what had happened, how it could have happened. And later what was I was going to do about the situation I was in, and how was I going to be able to create some kind of new normal and a new future for myself.

It was the worst experience and biggest crisis I have ever gone through in my life. I hope I never have to deal with something like that ever again. I have had several setbacks since 2012 but I have been able to deal with them in a better and more empowering way.

During 2012 I learned a lot. I studied all the time and I also hired a life coach for the first time in my life. With his help I was able to map out a brand new future for myself. I returned to the US in 2013 and right away I started and online coaching course to become a certified life coach. In 2014 I graduated and I started my online coaching business in the summer of 2014. A lot of things has happened in my life since then and I have not been spared of setbacks. I have had a big ones in 2015 and the latest was in the fall of 2019. But during all these years I have learned the power of pivoting. 

During a crisis or setback my vision won't change, but my path to get there will. 

                                         "Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process,

                                        but the beginning of the next leg of your journey."

                                                               - Jay Samit

Change is constant and we have to decide if we want to make some adjustments to our plan so that we can move forwards or we can decide to remain where we are and risk getting stuck. It's totally up to each and everyone of us. We all have the power to adjust and continue to move, if we want to. 

I know that a lot of you have experienced a lot of changes lately and continue to do experience change. I have had to change things also. Times are scary and uncertain right now. I feel the same way and it's okay to feel that way. But I also know that things will get better no matter how scary it feels right now. This Too Shall Pass.

Life is like a bicycle. We have to keep pedaling. If we stop we will fall over. We can't pedal backwards so the only option we have is to pedal forward.

Switching gears is not a bad thing. Pivoting is just a sign that you are growing.

                                              Karin Glannstam - Life Coach & Author

                                                        www.karinglannstam.com

Action Is Power

                                             Knowledge is not power, it is only potential.

                                                    Applying that knowledge is power.

                                                Understanding why and when to apply

                                                         that knowledge is wisdom.

We all want to have better lives. 

We go to seminars, read books, listen to podcasts and videos on YouTube, share quotes and words of inspiration on social media to get inspired and motivated. We learn new strategies from the people that have gone before us and that is now sharing with us know how they did it.

We all want to get inspired, motivated and empowered. 

I do too. 

But what do you do with all that inspiration, motivation and empowerment? What do you do with all that knowledge and wisdom that you have picked up for years?

Do you actually put into good use in your own life to make it better and also to help others and the world?

Do you use it as a pick-me-upper when you are feeling down?

Do you believe that positing, sharing and liking positive quotes on social media will make you more empowered, inspired and motivated? 

I am sure it does. But here is my question.....are you actually reading, learning and really understanding the message in the quote? Are you reflection on what it means and are you applying it in you own life?

Sharing quotes and positive sayings is a great way to uplift yourself and others but it won't change your life unless you put it into some kind of action for yourself.

It's like watching people exercise on TV and believe that you will get in shape simply by watching and maybe sharing the video with others.

You have to apply.

                                                           "You are what you do,

                                                         not what you say you'll do."

                                                              - Carl Gustav Jung 

How many self help books have you bought in your lifetime? Did you apply any of the strategies and ideas from the books? Did you even read the books or did you do what the majority of people do.....they didn't make it to the second chapter before they put the book away, only to become shelf help instead of self help.

How about all the courses that you bought and attended....did you apply the strategies on how to improve your life?

Maybe you tried for a few weeks but then you gave up because you didn't notice anything changing? Or you decided to NOT take action because you were afraid that you were going to look stupid or fail?

How about all the blogs, articles and podcasts that you have read and listened to?

What did you do with what you learned?

They say that knowledge is power. Yes, it's true.....but you have to apply what you learn.

Knowledge is potential power, but you have to take action.

ACTION is POWER.

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Has The "HOW" Killed Your Dream?

                                 "The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

                                                               - Tony Robbins 

I know that most of you have a dream or a vision that you like to accomplish. I know I do.

We get excited about something that we want to do. 

Maybe it's a business of your own? Maybe you want to move to another city or country? Maybe you want to find the perfect life partner? Maybe you want to create a healthier lifestyle where you have a lot more energy? Maybe you want to become a better parent? Or a better spouse or life partner?

Whatever it is.....we get excited, start thinking about it daily and then we finally decide that we are going to go for it.

But then we ask ourselves HOW? How am I going to be able to accomplish this big goal?

HOW do I do it.....what is my strategy to accomplish this goal or dream?

I don't have the money!

I don't have any idea where to start!

I don't know anyone that can help me!

I am too old/too young to do this!

I don't have any resources!

I don't have the right connections!

I don't have the right education to do this!

I am not enough!

HOW am I going to go from where I am today to where I want to be in the future?

When you start with HOW, or trying to find the strategy first..... you won't do it. You won't pursue your dream. HOW just killed your dream.

Instead start with WHY.  Reasons come first and answers come second.

Success Formula

Know Your Outcome

Get crystal clear on what you want. Only 3% of people have written down goals. What do you want? Where do you want to go? Focus..... look where you want to go. What you will look at, you will hit.

Be committed to accomplishing your dream

Know Your Reasons WHY 

Why do you want what you want? Reasons come first. Your reasons will keep you focused on what you want and they will also pull your forward.....towards your dream. The more reasons you can come up.....the better.

Focus on the outcome and not on HOW you are going to get there.

Take Action

Take massive consistent action. Act every single day. Take action every day even when you don't feel like it.

Reflecting

Notice what you are getting. If you are not checking in you might get of course.

Course Correct

If it's not working. Change your approach but not your goals or your dream. Keep on changing until it works.

Celebrate Your Wins.

Celebrate and praise yourself. Small wins are as important as the big ones.

Laser Beam Focus

Where focus goes, energy flows.

Focus on your dream, where you want to go, all the time and you will get the answers. The strategy might be in front of you.....right now.

Unfortunately the majority of people focus on what they don't want..... and that is usually what they will end up with.

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