March 30, 2006
Put Your Goals in Center Position
What are the distractions in your life? What are you letting stand between you and your aspirations? This can be relationship troubles, too much television, fear, self-doubt, time-wasting errands. Eliminate these, and make room in your life for the real substance.
Someone I was talking to about her career goals recently, Allison, explained to me that she had taken big strides in overcoming shyness and social inhibition by making new friends and going out with them often. Then she realized that she was spending two or three nights a week with them and distracting herself from her core goals. Becoming more sociable was an intermediate goal that Allison believed would help her achieve her ultimate aim of earning a promotion to a position of more influence. She was right about that. Then she realized she had stepped up a level in confidence and would benefit just as much from seeing her friends once a week, or a few times a month, and leaving herself time to pursue other goals, such as physical fitness and career training.
Keep in mind that your time is your own and how you use it is up to you. Resist the distractions of everyday life, and stay focused on your larger purpose.
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