Effective planning strategies.6 Visualize your goal and work backward. Application: "Once you have clarity about your reason or rationale, you must envision what you are seeking to accomplish," says Fran Briggs, president of the Fran Briggs Cos., a personal and professional firm in Yuma, Arizona Yuma is a city in and the county seatGR6 of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,688. . Planning in reverse, Riddick began determining when to apply for positions, which impacted when she completed her master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in education and so on. Visualization is key, asserts Briggs because, "You can't hit what you can't see." Resource: Use a journal to write out a reverse timeline: writing down your goal and its deadline, followed by target dates and tasks necessary for you to get to the immediate step before that. Also, read Creative Visualization Creative Visualization refers to the practice of seeking to affect the outer world via changing one's thoughts. Although various spiritual traditions claim that our thoughts affect the outer world, the phrase "Creative Visualization" came from the New Age Movement. : Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (New World Library; $12.95) by Shakti Gawain. 7 Enjoy all victories Application: Celebrating the small victories keeps you from "losing sight of the big picture [and] why you're planning to begin with," says clinical psychologist E. Carol Webster of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. . It also "stimulates optimism and the energy to drive future success," she adds. Baltimore-based motivational speaker A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. The keynote speech generally takes place either at the beginning of the event, or the close of the event. and author Ty Howard says you could end up feeling "completely burned out by the time you do finish," if you don't stop to congratulate yourself as you move forward. Resource: You can treat yourself in a myriad of ways, but at the very least, take a moment to breathe and appreciate how far you've come with each step you conquer. Read Life's a Journey, Not a Sprint by Jennifer Lewis-Hall (Hay House; $13.95). 8 Keep going. Keep growing. Application: "Do you want to be green and growing or ripe and dying?" asks Howard. He stresses that you have to keep yourself in a state of growth to sustain your progress. "Host plans, as nouns--simply jotted down without action behind them--become obsolete and fail," says Thomas A. Gordon, a Philadelphia-based psychologist and founder and principal of TAGA TAGA Technical Association of the Graphic Arts TAGA TKMCE (Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering ) Alumni Global Association TAGA Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer TAGA TADS Auto Gyro Alignment Consulting. "We must keep planning, viewing our goals as verbs, or works in progress." Savor the achievement, but then begin planning your next goal. Resource: Read Why Not You?: Twenty-eight Days to Authentic Confidence by Valorie Burton Valorie Burton is a life coach and author. Her published works include Listen to Your Life, What’s Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards, and Why Not You? 28 Days to Authentic Confidence, all published by divisions of Random House, Inc. (WaterBrook Press; $13.99) |
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