The one thing that my first mentor drilled into my head is that we are all on a journey, and we will all reach a destination. The question is, is it the destination that we want it to be?

Without concrete goals and waypoints we set for our personal compass, we'll be left at the mercy of the competing winds and currents that buffet our ship on a constant basis.

Great read! Thanks again. Chip

Hey Dawn, great post on goal setting! I'm doing a series right now, and the first on should be up by tonight, barring unforeseen circumstances. Goal setting is so important and reading them every day is critical! Your categories are right on.

Great video by the way, I'm going to have to try that auto video thing. It's pretty cool!!

Hi Dawn….
I just watched the video “The Secret” it's about attraction and how we attract things into your lives. With my goals I read my goals with emotion and picture it all played out in my mind from the stand point, of manifested! Keep us up on how your doing!
Debby Beachy

Hey Dawn,

I enjoyed this video. I like the way you came across as real and honest…simply sharing good information…even being willing to share your own experiences and challenges on the topic…instead of some know-it-all guru…like I see so many other folks do online.

Thanks,

The Cartoon Coach

Jim Rhon is by far one of my favorite speakers and I was so sad to hear of his death a few months ago. Great job of coming out of your comfort zone (which I no longer believe in) but I know from Dave that it isn't your greatest love to be on camera. Mine either. Again nice job Dawn and definitely keep it up!

For some reason I have always thought that I would die on my birthday. I don’t have any explanation for why I feel this way but I have felt that way for years and years. Each and every year I spend my birthday watching for falling pianos and feeling sure that I am having chest pains. Needless to say I do not look forward to my birthdays.

Great to see you doing more videos Dawn! This is an awesome subject, so important for those of us who have taken charge of our own futures.

I’ve also made the mistake in the past of writing goals that were too generalized. The more specific and focused we make our goals, the more likely we are to achieve them.

Love Debby B’s comment, not only do we have to have goals, but envisioning and believing in them is incredibly important!
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Dawn! It’s great to see you doing more videos. Goal Setting is something that has really changed my life up to this point. When I first got started, I wrote down a few goals but didn’t really have deadlines set or action steps that I could start doing every day.

The coaches you’ve mentioned are the same ones that I have been studying over the past 2 years and I’ve found that goal setting allows for us to achieve what we really want to. Thanks for the great video!
-Chris
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Dawn,

On a daily basis, first thing in the morning, I try to go through my gratitude list and establish two mini goals to achieve for the day towards the bigger goal. Life is changing through the implementation of this strategy.

Great to see you doing more videos, Dawn. Thanks for the thoughts on having goals in EACH area of your life. Sometimes that’s the part that is easy to overlook.
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Hi Dawn,

Great post, goals are so important and often we neglect them and wonder why we’re not getting anywhere! Another great way to achieve your goals is to make them public, tell people about them that way you really have to get into gear and reach those goals. As you said, daily action is required, I think I had better go and revise mine…

Cheers,

Lynn

P.S. Excellent driving skills, but what were those flashing lights in the background…hehe just kidding
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I don’t know how to explain it, but I just have this feeling that I’m going to die in a car wreck. I’m not really sure why I feel that way. Unless of course, it has something to do with the fact that I like to drive fast. However, with the feeling I get, I think someone else will run into me from the side or something.

@Chris Hughes
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your comments on my video. My video skills need lots of work yet but I’m having fun working on it.
I’m so glad you are plugged into the same great mentors. I so wish I had been plugged in at your age.
You have a fantastic future in the works and your great online presence is a big part of that.
Keep up the good work and keep working on your goals!
Dawn

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Great post my friends.

The value of goals is so important in our lives. I would even push it up on level to define our core values in our lives and then from there derive our goals that are going to help us become them and deliver on them in everything we do in our life.

Thanks again.
Make it a great day!
God Bless,
-ed

Hi Dawn, nice o see you! I agree with you. I never learned how to write them, or even focus on them so it's kind of a challenge for me. I read SUCCESS Magazine and they always have a lot of information on goals. Thank goodness for the people who have learned before us so they can teach us , right?

Dawn, fantastic post. This subject is overlooked with allot of people in our business. It is difficult for one to start thinking of what actions, are required to reach each goal. I believe that is what make everyone skip, this vital step in success.

I agree, to write goals down on paper or cards. Reading them in the morning and then again before going to bed. When you focus on these goals and utilize visualization. You will make them manifest into being. The mind is a powerful tool.

The how to accomplish each step will come. Do not get stressed on thinking to small. You want that life style of traveling the globe, and empowering the masses to achieve, what they determined their success to be. Then write it down and visualize doing it. The steps will fold, as you increase your burning desire. Thoughts are things, that you create in being. Have no doubts and get pictures of your goals. Some type of visual aid, per say. Breath it, live it and love it.

Dawn, I look forward in your next post! I know we all appreciate the time you take to give us usable information. Then taking us through the process of achieving greatness.

Your a true leader in our industry. Thank you for sharing.
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Wanna say also that the value of goals is so essential in our lives. I would even push it up on level to define our core values in our lives and then from there derive our goals that are going to help us turn out to be them and deliver on them in every thing we do in our existence.
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Dawn and Dave,

Thanks for the reminder. I have often written my goals and then I put the list away and don’t look at it. I do take actions every day, but not always the highest priorities for achieving the goals I desire. But sometimes, even those steps, eventually lead toward my goals.

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Hi Dawn,
Happy new year!
Speaking about a HAPPY new year, what defines happiness if not what we perceive as such?

Goal setting is one of my favorite subjects not only because I teach how to set them in a fun and easy way but becuase it really works when you add to the technique of goal setting passion for life.
As A. Robbins says, if it’s not you that drives at the seat of your life someone else will;this is true everytime we think that it’s always someone elses’ responsibility if we are not totally happy and fulfilled;)
Thanks for the great post the precious messages and the video….

Hi Dawn,

Thanks for the reminder of goal-setting on paper. I like your idea of writing goals down on a bookmark. I have several books I’m in the middle of at any given time, so that would work well for me.

Hope you don’t do too many videos while driving, Dawn. I feel safer for you when you’re safely planted on terra firma!
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