At The Lazy U Ranch

So let's end 2010 with a bang, beginning with this series.


Laziness. Negative aspects: It has been too long since I posted last. I procrastinated, kept putting it off, until finally the pain of inaction was too great. Like the dog in the story, I got up off the nail. And it's also part of my comfort zone. I could, if I wanted to, just do the same I've been doing in years past, just working enough to sustain myself, and spend my leisure hours doing fun things.


Well, if I want to achieve all the things I want to in 2011 and beyond, I have to break free of my lazy nature and spend my time more effectively. That means planning my days carefully and making every moment count--which means no more playing Windows Solitaire! 


Now like I've said before, these traits I'll be discussing are neutral, meaning both positive and negative. The negative of course is just settling for a mediocre life, just getting by. And that's not for me,


Positive aspect of laziness: Everyone wants an easier way of doing things. For example, I rely on my spell-check feature on my software. I don't have to have a dictionary beside me, the program will tell me when I misspell a word. Also we like food that is easy to prepare, freeing up time doing a recipe from scratch (unless you enjoy preparing meals this way) to do other things. So wanting things easy is natural.


In Goal Setting however, it is both easy and hard to do. For me writing down my Goals every day is easy, but if I don't set aside the time to do this, then Life is difficult and hard.


So don't deny your lazy self, acknowledge it then get off your ass and DO SOMETHING.


ACTION STEP: On your to-do list, do the hardest and most difficult task FIRST. Then the other items will be easy to do.


I include to-day part 1 of an early Brian Tracy video, shot probably in the 1980s. Enjoy.


To Your Greater Success,

Tim

Free Stuff

As promised, here's a list of just some of the resources out there that I've found useful.


Brian Tracy International

Brian has a e-book edition of his book Goals! available for free, but you have to sign up for his email newsletters & promotions, which you get about one a day. His products are the finest available, especially his 8-CD program The Ultimate Goals Program. 

Learn Out Loud

This is the section of the site that has free mp3 programs on goals; and I encourage you to go through the site and explore for more good stuff. Also the products they sell are excellent and the service is great as well.

When I find more, I'll be sure to share them with you.

Live Bold,

Tim, The Goal Wizard

How To Get Started

Hello, and welcome to the Next Step in my ReEvolution. I used to have the blog ReEvolutionary Recovery, and I realized that I have to "re-invent" myself so to speak, so now I'm adopting a new persona as "The Goal Wizard".


It is going to be about...well, GOALS! And why they are vital for your success. This is also my way to form a "master mind" group so I can proclaim my intentions to the World at-large and be accountable for what I do...or fail to do.


I acknowledge before I begin that I stand on the shoulders of the giants who proceeded me, and on whose pioneering work I base my own efforts, and these include Brian Tracy and Jim Rohn.


So to begin, let me stress the importance of CLARITY. If you don't really know what you want, or if you're vague and fuzzy about it, then you will get vague and fuzzy results.


EXAMPLE:


Vague & fuzzy: I want to make more money.


Goal with clarity: I intend to earn $25,000.00 in the next 14 months through my work as a success consultant by Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 11:59 p.m.


See the difference?


Next time I'll speak to why the physical act of writing your Goals on paper is vital.