AMY HANSEN

Each time you set a goal you may be wondering if this is the right goal for you.  You don’t want to set the wrong goal and waste your time.  Use the following five steps to assess if you’ve set the right goal.

1. Easy

Don’t set a goal that feels easy.  If you know you can effortlessly achieve the goal then that’s not the right goal.  One process you may want to incorporate is to set three goals.  Start with the easy goal, next pick a middle of the road goal, and then dream big with the impossible goal.  This will keep you from feeling disappointed if you only end up reaching your middle goal.  But, it will also push you to work hard because you’re trying to reach your impossible goal.  Try this new approach the next time you set a goal and see how it works for you.

2. Challenging

Make sure your goal is challenging.  This means your goal needs to require a little extra effort.  You should...

You’ve set some big goals for yourself.  It’s time to take an assessment of your progress toward reaching them.  Utilize this six step process to track your goal progress so that you can make sure you achieve the goals that you’ve set.

1. Write Down Your Goals

The first step is to get clear on what your goals are.  Write down what exactly it is that you want to accomplish.  This will allow you to identify what you need to be working on.  You are more likely to achieve your goals when you write them down.

2. Figure Out Where You Are

The next step is to figure out where you are.  Take a look at how much progress you’ve already made to achieve your goals.  Write down what action steps you’ve been taking.  Now, don’t judge yourself.  If you realize you haven’t been taking action toward reaching your goals, don’t be too hard on yourself.  That’s why you’re doing...

You need a few foundational steps to help you successfully achieve your goals and live your dream life.  These foundational steps to success are cyclical.  It’s a cycle where you can’t have one without the others.  You start with dreaming big.  Then, you find the resources to turn your dreams into reality.  Lastly, you gain the motivation to take action and make your dreams come true.  Let’s take a closer look at the three foundational steps to help you achieve massive success.

Inspire

Start by doing something every day that inspires you to dream.  Allow your mind to wander and daydream about what you want your future to look like.  Visualize your future self and what you want to make happen.  There are a few techniques you can use to create your vision for the future.  If you’re creative you can journal about what you see your future self achieving.  You can draw or paint the visual.  You can...

Everything is made up of energy.  From the grass outside, to the shoes you wear and even your own body.  This energy can be found in your own unique inner light that makes up who you are.  It is critical that you honor the inner light not only within yourself but also within others.

Physical Body

You are currently living in 3D world.  Where your inner light is living inside a bag of skin and bones.  Your body is simply a vessel for which you can experience life.  It is said that you are not a human being having a spiritual experience.  Rather, you are a spiritual being having a human experience.

Inner Light

This spiritual being of energy is a light within you.  It radiates outward as your inner spirit.  Your light is not defined by your physical appearance.  Instead, it is the traits that make up who you are.

Uniqueness

Your inner light is what makes you unique.  It’s what you believe in and stand...

Finding your purpose in life is discovering why you’re here on this planet.  It’s what you’re meant to do in this lifetime.  You may be struggling to define what exactly that is.  But, that’s alright because there is a free workbook that will help walk you through this process.  Click the image below to access your free copy of the workbook.

If your life doesn’t feel as fulfilling as you had hoped then it’s time to help you find your purpose.

Start by thinking back to all the struggles and difficult times you’ve been though.  You might be wondering, why would you want to relive those experiences?  But, that’s how you’re going to find your purpose.

1. Create A List

The first step is to make a list of all the tough times in your life.  These are difficult moments in your life that you’ve had to endure and figure out.  They’ve been challenging times and...

Setting goals gives your life direction and purpose.  Goals challenge you and provide you with an opportunity to grow.  But, goal setting is more than just saying you want to accomplish something and leaving it at that.  There’s a few more steps required to see your goal come to fruition.  Here are five steps to successful goal setting.

1. Set A Realistic Goal

Setting a realistic goal does not mean that you make your goals easy to attain.  Rather, you pick one quality goal that will require dedication and some hard work.  A realistic goal keeps you motivated because you can easily track your progress and see yourself achieving your goal in the foreseeable future.  It’s important to avoid setting multiple impractical or impossible goals that only be a distraction and leave you feeling exhausted.  You will see so much more progress when you put all your effort and attention into achieving one realistic goal.

2. Pick A...

Often times you have an idea of a goal floating around in your head of something you want to achieve.  Goals that remain simply an idea are rarely achieved.  Those goals continue to float around aimlessly because they lack specificity.  Never getting clear on your goals is a recipe for disaster.  It is crucial that you define your goals if you want to successfully achieve them.

Goal Clarity

Start by getting crystal clear on what you want to achieve.  Ask yourself, what does it look like?  Describe your goal in detail as if you were explaining it to a friend.  Then, take the time to visualize exactly what you want to achieve.  Envision achieving your goal and think about what it will mean to you.  See into the future and embrace the feelings of achieving your goal.  Immerse yourself in that experience and bring it to life.

Write Your Goals Down

Now that are clear on what you want to achieve, write your goals down. ...

Everyone has their own unique identity.  An identity is the distinguishing character or personality of an individual.  Through your life experiences you create your identity.  It’s who you are as a human being.  The problem arises when a part of your identity is changed.  Or more consequentially, removed.  This is when you begin to question everything about who you are.  This particular identity has defined you as person for so long.  Now to lose it, you’re forced to figure out who you are on a deeper level.

Job Identity

One of the biggest identities you can have is your job.  If you’re someone who has been doing the same job for many years you’re a proficient professional by now.  You often tease that you could probably do your job in your sleep because it has become so routine for you.

Job Success

A job gives you a certain level of prestige.  After years of hard work you’ve finally...

It takes a lot of courage to go after your goals and dreams in life.  Often fear paralyzes you from stepping outside your comfort zone of what you’ve already deemed safe.  However, remaining in your comfort zone will only hold you back from fully living your dream life.  If you want to live the life you’ve always imaged then it’s time to start acting with courage.

Here are five ways on how to act with courage.

1. Stop Overthinking

Sitting there mulling over what you should do will only keep you stuck.  You may think you need more information; that you don’t know everything in order to make an informed decision.  At which point you decide it’s a good idea to ask other people for their opinions.  This only causes you to get more confused.  Overthinking things prevents you from taking any action at all.  Stop waiting for all the answers and the perfectly laid out plan of action.  Just have the...

In today’s world, it is thought that you need to have confidence in order be successful.  Famous people often portray a high level of confidence.  Social media images reflect perfect lives of people with confidence.  Now, if only you had the confidence these people had.  Your life would be completely transformed.  Because it’s confidence that you need in order to make all your dreams come true right?  Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

If you’re waiting for confidence in order to take action on your goals so that you can live your dream life, you’ll be waiting forever.  No on online program will give you the confidence you need.  Confidence comes after you have the courage to begin.  Only you can create that confidence in yourself.  You must have courage before confidence.  Let’s take a deeper look with an example.

Riding A Bike

Think back to when you were learning how to ride a...