James Kilgarriff’s Weblog

I have been working on goals for some years and this area is one of the most challenging areas for most people to get right. It is not just about getting clear on what they want it is also keeping the theme of the goal simple.

Most people start off focusing on what they don´t want. This is fine to a point, however, if you keep focusing on what you don´t want you will get more of the same. The key is to keep the focus on what you don´t want brief.

Brief could mean a few minutes, a few hours or a few days depending on your situation and the context. The point is not to dwell on what is wrong or what you have not got.  Instead switch to what you desire and what excites you. If there is no excitement then review what you want even if this will take you some soul searching time.

The other part to this is to get clear and keep the goal simple. For example..

“On or before 30th December 2009 I will have increased my internet earnings by $5000 a month and will have set up 10 passive income streams as well as invested in buying gold”.

The question you need to ask yourself is what is the focus of this goal? To me it has three elements which will only confuse your sub conscious and you will get nowhere with this goal even though your intentions are good.

For me the goal would feel better if I state:

On or before the 30th December, I will have generated an additional $5000 a month on the internet”

This goal is specific, with a date and I have  built in flexibility that the goal could be achieved before the 3oth December. The key here is that I am  focused on one theme – earning an extra $5000.

The Universe responds to simplicity and so I suggest that you keep it simple or as I term it the KIS (keep it simple) approach.