Step 1 - Intense
Desire: Rocket Fuel When You Set Goals!
Have
you set goals, personal or business, and failed
to achieve them?
Here is a crucial question: WHY?
The answer is simple:
Because
you did not have a strong enough desire. Some may argue
with that: "But I did set goals with a strong desire and still
I didn't get there!" Sorry, but the
desire was still not strong enough. This article
is about INTENSE desire. In other words a PASSION.
Rocket fuel
is powerful. The energy it releases boggles the mind. Intense
desire can do the same for humans when they set goals. Are you working
on a goal right now? Is it faltering
or not progressing as fast as you would like? Analyze the
intensity of your desire. How do you identify
intense desire, passion? It's what keeps
people working all hours, up early, late to bed. It's what fueled
Stephen Spielberg from the age of 13 to be a movie director. It's what powered
Woopi Goldberg from childhood out of impossible circumstances
to be a successful actress. The desire
dominates conversation, thinking, actions. How do you intensify
desire before you set goals? The remaining
part of this article will show you. Question: Where
do desires start? How do they form? Unlike animals
with their internal programming called instinct, the human mind
has the colossal potential
for reasoning, coming to conclusions, thinking things through. So
desires start in the mind. Research has
shown that impulses are
transmitted through electro chemical processes across the synapses,
tiny spaces less than one millionth of an inch across, which separate
the brain cells or neurons. Patterns
and tracks are formed in our thinking processes. Think the same
thought regularly and it becomes a habit forming a deep track like
a well-used path across a field. On the other
hand, an occasional thought may pass through the mind and be forgotten
just like a path seldom used which becomes overgrown. Now apply
this information to the kind of desires you need to cultivate
before you set goals. A desire may
come into the mind and soon be forgotten in the everyday hum drum
of life. But keep thinking
about it, keep your mind focused
on it and what happens? The desire becomes
strong, very strong. Then? Action
follows right after. So back to our
original question - how to intensify desire before you set goals?
Take as an
illustration a work of art. After many years the picture suffers
from pollution and discoloration. It may only be a shadow of its
original glory. But after it
has gone through a meticulous restoration
process what happens? The picture
breathes life and vibrancy again. Why? Because now
you see the detail. There are moods, objects, expressions
in that picture you never saw or felt before. Detail
makes the difference. How then
can we intensify desire? By listing
details, particularly benefits. Once the list
gets past 20 or 30 benefits your goal becomes unstoppable!
Why not do this
exercise today with one of your goals? Have you set
goals for your business to reach certain monetary targets this month,
this quarter? Making money
for the sake of it after a while becomes mundane. There has to be
something more. Make a list
of all the benefits from using
that money. What difference
will it make to your family, your lifestyle, your enjoyment of life,
your business growth? What if you
set goals to develop skills or awaken a dormant talent or
ability? Write down a
huge list of the benefits this will bring you and your loved
ones, or your business. The more you
write, the more details your mind conjures up, the greater
the intensity of desire becomes. This is the
first step of goal achievement and the foundation. With intense
desire fueling your goals you have every chance of rocketing
to success! Next, Step
2: Writing Goals Down Ties Them Up! Back
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