Archive for: July 2009

By Anthony D Carter

There are traps that are easy to fall into when setting and hitting your goals. They can completely derail your successful achievement or unnecessarily delay it. Over the next three days I will be sharing goal setting pitfalls and the solutions that you can use to avoid them:

By Anthony D. Carter

Being frustrated over current conditions can sap all of your energy and initiative. It doesn’t have to be that way. There is a way to get over frustration and become more energized. Here are three steps for changing frustration into motivation.

Examine Your Current Situation. Frustration stems from a general feeling of helplessness. It seems as if no matter what you do you end up back at square one with the same problems facing you.

By Anthony D Carter

If you are motivated you can complete some monumental tasks. If you are not motivated it is hard to get up off the couch and walk to the mailbox. You can remain motivated on a consistent basis if you avoid certain pitfalls. Here are three barriers which can keep you from staying motivated:

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “We become what we think about all day
long”. This couldn’t be any truer.

By Anthony D Carter

TIATD – Tie Its Accomplishment To a Dream: Be sure to tie your goal achievement to your dream. You must have a strong reason why. When the tasks become hard and the pressure is on you will need something to make you keep on going.That is where the dream comes in. Make sure that you have a goal that gives you your dream once you achieve the goal.

By Anthony D Carter

1. The Law of Direction

Determine your direction for increased motivation. Knowing where you are going increases your ability to make quick decisions. Quick decision making eliminates your tendency to hesitate. With direction you have a target which you are striving to hit. You can clearly recognize opportunities. You are able to seize those opportunities quickly when you know where you are going. When you have direction you are more motivated to take action.

By Anthony D Carter

If you have forgotten what it’s like to get out of the bed each morning fired up and excited about pursuing your goals then this article can help you. Here are three secrets to staying motivated.

By Anthony D Carter

No Goal- A true goal is more than a mere wish. Sometimes people mistake the two. A wish requires no effort and it does not matter if you are physically able to make the wish come true or not. A wish is something that is simply nice to have. A goal on the other hand is

By Anthony D Carter

Association.

The people who you spend time with can help you or hold you back. If you associate with people who are happy just getting by then you will tend to be the same way. When you decide to do something more with your life many of these people will ridicule you and put you down.

By Anthony D Carter

Unwilling to Change.

When you have an opportunity presented to you and you refuse to change in order to receive it then you put limits on yourself. A good example would be a person who is stuck in a dead-end job that they hate. This person is offered a high paying job that promises a promotion and greater chances for advancement. When they decide to pass on the job offer because they don’t want to move out of their home town because it has sentimental value to them.