Archive for: June 2009

By Anthony D Carter

After setting your goals the challenge has just began. You are susceptible certain pitfalls that can cause you to miss your goal entirely. Here are 3 common mistakes that you need to avoid:

By Anthony D Carter

There was an old dog sitting on the porch moaning and whining all day long. A stranger passed by stopped and asked the dog’s owner why did the dog whine and moan like that. His owner said the dog was sitting on a nail. The stranger asked, “Then why doesn’t he get off the nail?” To which the owner replied, “It guess it doesn’t hurt enough yet”.

By Anthony D Carter

“The two rules of procrastination: 1) Do it today. 2) Tomorrow will be today tomorrow.” ~Author Unknown

By Anthony D Carter

Have you ever noticed yourself being excited at the mere thought of obtaining or achieving something that you desire? If we can get excited about something we don’t have then we most certainly can stay motivated until we get it. Here are three keys to staying motivated.

Focus on the Reward. Keep your eye on the prize. Build a strong desire for what you want to accomplish and then focus all of your attention on making it come true through your steady application of effort. Resolve to take action at every opportunity in order to get what you want. Make it your responsibility to take the initiative rather than waiting on someone else or for the conditions to be favorable to you. When the reward is big enough to you then you will not experience lack where motivation is concerned.

By Anthony D Carter

Set your goal and you can rest assured that you have taken a major step towards doing what is required of you to be successful. The next phase involves implementation of your plan while staying motivated. Here are 3 keys to use in order to insure that you hit your goals.

By Anthony D Carter

Reward Yourself. Whatever gets rewarded gets repeated. In order to form new tendencies reward yourself whenever you take action without waiting. You will eventually eliminate the habit of procrastinating. That habit will be replaced with a desire to use initiative in order experience the good feelings that come with your reward.

By Anthony D Carter

Change Habits. Change your habits by making a decision to react to your responsibilities in a proactive way rather than a passive manner. When you procrastinate you usually say, I’ll do it later.” You have to switch that to “I’ll do this right now.” Start a new habit by repeating this affirmation to yourself throughout the day: “I do it now”

By Anthony D Carter

The best route to getting what you want involves setting goals. In order to hit those goals there are some important factors to keep in mind. Here are three keys to hitting your goal.

By Anthony D Carter

After you have set your goals and created a plan there are a few pointers that you should consider. Hitting your goals requires that you also maintain the proper mindset. Here are three tips which will help you successfully hit your goals.

By Anthony D Carter

Procrastinating is a habit that ruins our motivation to do what it takes to get our dreams. The longer you procrastinate the longer you put off experiencing the joy of hitting your goals and getting what you want.