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Intentions Planning for a Magnificent Success Achieving 2010!

December 17th, 2009 Kathy Baker

Intentions Planning is a great thing to do right now as 2009 draws to a close.  It’s a fantastic time of the year to cast forward your thinking and plan and prepare for a fabulous new year 2010.

So, let’s make the most of this special time, and get ready for a great kick-start to 2010.

It’s been said – “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail” (Unknown). Or – “Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan” (Harvey MacKay)

And, on the other hand – “Plans… are made to be tinkered with—and eventually torn up” (by the wonderful innovative, “outside the box”, Thriving on Chaos, Tom Peters)

My view is you need a combination of both – Planning for sure, but not be too obsessive or rigid about it, and stay open to adjust your Plan, intuitively and inspirationally, for better things.   

Getting the balance right is the key, so you get the absolutely best benefit for YOU. 

And, that is to get your Plan clear and mapped out so you have a clear Vision and Action Plan ahead to follow.

But then stay flexible, because it needs to be a living, breathing plan that evolves and can be flexibly adjusted responsively, as things inevitably change…

I also prefer to talk about Intentions (and Dreams) rather than Resolutions (of the New Year variety) and Desired Achievements rather than Goals.

Your ability to sense, intuit, and take Inspired Action, with speed, is vitally important.

So, here are some Guidelines for your Intentions Planning:

1. Identify and Set Your Intentions

Be very clear and decide what you want and desire. When you do so, with laser sharp clarity, you engage your conscious and sub-conscious minds, and the Universe can then step in to set in motion, draw to you and manifest what you want.

2. Be Very Clear and Specific

Really get into all the details and note them down. Visualize, imagine, and describe how it “feels” to have achieved your Intentions as if Right Now! More on this later…

3. Assemble Your List of Intentions

Under the following headings, or adapt and re-organize the List as you desire to suit your specific needs and preferences – as long as it makes sense to you, and feels good for you.

You can do this on paper, on your computer, use the Work Sheet document I’ve prepared for you here, or use  mind mapping software.

But do commit to the written word. As Mark Victor Hansen (“Chicken Soup for the Soul” Co-Author) says – “Don’t just think it, ink it!”

Business / Career Intentions and Goals
Business Development
Career / Professional Development
Financial Goals

Personal Intentions and Goals
Health and Wellness
Personal Development
Relationship/s
Leisure time
Social Responsibility/Giving Back/Making a Difference

Under each heading, or if you’re using a table format, add a column to the right, and set 3 to 5 Specific Desired Achievements (or Goals) with timeframes.

4. Really “FEEL” Your Intentions and Get into the ‘Emotion’

By making your Intentions very specific and energized with emotion you create compelling ‘Desired Achievements’ (or Goals) to aim for, that drive you toward what you want, and equally attracts the desired outcomes to you.

Get all your senses involved. If you can’t get emotionally excited and energized by what you’re aiming for, it’s very likely you’ll find excuses to NOT achieve your Intentions.

Dr Joe Vitale talks about “Nevillizing” Your Goal, and “feeling” every part of what it “feels” like to have achieved what you’ve desired. (I’ll address this further in a future Blog post).

5. Be Very Clear About Your “WHY” Reasons You Want These Intentions

Your “WHY” Reasons will give you focus, direction, and fuel to drive through and overcome obstacles. They’ll keep you on track and give you traction.

Reality Check Questions – Does this Intention create passion in your heart and soul and a “fire in your belly”? Do you have a burning and compelling desire to achieve your Intention?

6. Be in Integrity and Authenticity

Make sure your Intentions are powered by what YOU want and desire, and fulfill your Life Purpose, and not what other people think or want.

If your Intentions are driven by seeking the approval of others, you’re likely to find excuses and ways to sabotage yourself.

Always be true to YOU by being Authentic and in Integrity.

7. Always Dream Big

Big dreams and ideas require you to grow in order to achieve them. You’ll attract the people, resources and opportunities into your life you need to make your Dreams and Intentions manifest.

8. Set Intentions that will Stretch and Grow You

Intentions facilitate your personal growth and the person you become through the process and journey. They’re a means to an end to your personal development.

Reality Test Questions – Will this Intention make me stretch, develop and grow? Will it show me how to become a bigger person on the journey to achieving it?

9. Realistic and Achievable

Don’t overestimate what you can achieve, otherwise you’ll set yourself up for failure and disappointment.

Conversely, don’t underestimate either. You want to challenge yourself, and extend yourself beyond your current limits.

By setting Intentions that are achievable (not mediocre), you place yourself in Integrity. You experience and savor Success and Achievement, and Success enables and generates further Success.

10. Provide Value and Service to Others

When your Intentions involve service and contributing to others, it also accelerates the achievement of your Intentions and Goals.

It introduces a “wind at your back factor”. People, opportunities, resources and circumstances naturally appear and are attracted to initiatives and activities that make a difference in people’s lives.

Reality Test Questions – Will achieving this Intention provide value to others? Will it genuinely help me to grow as a person and fulfill My Life Purpose?

11. Make your Intentions and Desired Achievements (or Goals) Measurable

What specifically, how much and by when (set a timeline due date). Add them to your Work Sheet.

Reality Test Questions – Does your Intention (and its target date) frighten and excite you simultaneously? Does it “push the envelope”?

Enjoy the process of setting your Intentions for 2009. Make it FUN! You can use and adapt the Work Sheet I’ve provided for you.

And, then let’s get on with achieving them and making 2010 your best year ever.

Please let me know how you go. I would love to hear from you.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Super Successful 2010!…

Blessings and Gratitude!

To Your Success!

Kathy  ;-)

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Kathy Baker
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http://www.YourSuccessMasteryNow.com
http://www.ALLInteractiveSolutions.com/

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Are You Passionate About Your Success?

September 28th, 2009 Kathy Baker

The 100 Day Challenge – Let’s Do It!

It’s not too late to make the most of the next and final 90-100 days of 2009!…  It’s never ever too late to ‘make a difference’ in your life…

We all began this year at GO!  We did our Intentions Planning earlier in the year – http://www.yoursuccessmasterynow.com/intentions/50/  

And now we are well on our way to achieving our final outcomes, and the most important end-of-year assessment round-up. 

The big difference in how much we’ve achieved Our Success will be determined by what we’ve done along the way en route during the year.  Goals set, actions taken, and results realized determine if you get to call this year 2009 a Success, or otherwise.

September 23rd just passed few days ago, and was an important date as it marked the 100 day countdown of 2009.

So, we’re now looking at the 90 Day/last quarter period of 2009.   So, let’s gather and recoup, and make the most of this period.

With that in mind, I have put together a number of questions for you to consider as you progress toward the finish line for 2009:

1. What specific results have you achieved so far this year?
2. Are you healthier, wealthier, and wiser?
3. Are you winning, losing or just holding ground?
4. What results are you committed to achieve by the end of the year?
5. How have you grown and what have you learned this year?
6. Is there any unfinished business that needs to be tended to in your life?
7. Are you actively pursuing what’s most important on a daily basis?
8. What habits do you need to change to ensure better results?
9. What is the key issue that inhibits your ability to perform at your best?

You must live to answer and honor these questions, because when it comes to the last 90-100 days of the year, every day and everything you do counts.

With that in mind, I wanted to share with you an exciting opportunity to finish the year strong – it’s called the 100 Day Finish Strong Challenge!

And you can learn more here:  http://bit.ly/br6PY

One thing we all have in common is that we all love a challenge. For some it could be a goal that puts you to the test, an obstacle that says you can’t beat me, a belief system that is begging for a breakthrough, or even a mountain that just dares you to climb it.

Whatever it is, you’re attitude should be BRING IT ON, as there’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned challenge to see what you’re made of, to push the boundaries and tests your limits as it is ONLY when we overcome these trials that we get to reap the sweetest rewards.

Gary Ryan Blair, otherwise know as The Goals Guy has put together the most comprehensive approach to goal setting and performance enhancement.

The 100 Day Finish Strong Challenge is a structured 14-week performance improvement program to achieve a number of challenging goals and finish the year strong.

You will be provided with a performance plan, a disciplined implementation process, daily measurement systems, and a very unique accountably tool along with specific tactics and strategies to attain your goals.

So what are you waiting for? The clock is ticking and if you want to seriously improve your life and corresponding results, I encourage you to check out the 100 Day Finish Strong Challenge today as it will be one of the smartest decisions you’ll make all year.

I wish you a great and hugely successful home stretch during these last 90-100 days and encourage you to dream big dreams and take the necessary actions to make them reality.

To Your Success!

Kathy  ;-)

P.S.  Make sure you make the most of this last 90-100 days of 2009.  It’s not too late to ramp up your plan for success.  You can make use of the 100 Day Finish Strong Challenge to help you achieve your Goals.

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Have You Set Your Intentions for 2009?

February 10th, 2009 Kathy Baker

“Dreams and Intentions” are more powerful than Resolutions.  They come from the heart and spirit, from your passions…  “Desired Achievements” are more meaningful and powerful than Goals…

OK, we’re now well into February, the second month of the year.  Have you set your Intentions for 2009?

As you may have already noted, I’m a strong believer in setting your Intentions as a way of driving your goals, or preferably your ‘Desired Achievements’, supported by taking effective Inspired Action (rather than the frivolous, paper-thin, and short-lived New Year Resolutions palaver).

If you’ve already set your Intentions at the end of last year, or in early January, that’s great!  You could also use this opportunity to do a quick refresher review from the vantage point of the second month (still early) of the year.

If you haven’t set your Intentions yet, it’s never too late!  There’s no time like Right Now to take action and kick-start your new plans so you hit the ground running to achieve greater success in 2009. 

Really, any time is a good time to focus on getting clear about your Intentions and setting them in motion.

My intention and purpose is to help you with that.

Let’s make the most of this over the next few days as we progress into February and 2009.

How will you get what you want in 2009?  What have you/will you commit to doing differently in 2009 to achieve more success and Abundance in your life?

Here are a few guidelines and tips to follow, reality check questions you can use as criteria, and a Working Sheet process to use – see point 11.

1.  Identify and Set Your Intentions

Be very clear and decide what you want and desire.  Once you do, with real crystal clarity, you engage your mind and sub-conscious and the Universe can step in to set in motion, draw to you and manifest what you want.

2.  Be Very Clear About Your Reasons WHY You Want These Intentions

Your Reasons WHY will keep you on track, give you focus, direction, and the fuel and power to drive through and surmount the obstacles.

Reality Check Questions – Do you have a burning and compelling desire to achieve your Intention?  Does this Intention create passion in your heart and soul and a “fire in your belly”?

3.  Integrity and Authenticity

Make sure your Intentions are driven by what YOU want and desire and come from a place within you, are about you, right for you, and fulfill your life purpose. Not what other people think or want.

If your Intentions are driven by seeking the approval of others, you’re likely to find ways (subtle and not so subtle) to sabotage yourself, derail and not achieve them.  If your Intention is because of someone else on any level, it’s often because it’s a ‘should’ rather than a true desire.

The greatest service you can pay yourself is to be true to YOU by being authentic and in integrity

4.  Be Very Specific

Really get into all the details and note them down.  Visualize, imagine, and describe how it “feels” to have achieved your Intentions as if Right Now!

5.  Get into the ‘Emotion’ of Your Intentions

Get all your senses involved.  If you can’t get emotionally excited and energized by what you’re aiming for, it’s highly likely you’ll find a way NOT to achieve your intentions.

 
By making your Intentions very specific and energized with emotion you create compelling ‘Desired Achievements’ (or goals) to shoot for that propel you towards what you want and equally attracts the desired outcomes to you.

6.  Always Dream Big

Big dreams and ideas require you to grow in order to achieve them.  You’ll attract the people, resources and opportunities into your life you need to make your Dreams and Intentions manifest.

7.  Set Intentions that will Stretch and Grow You

Intentions facilitate your personal growth and the person you become through the process and journey.  In many respects they’re a means to an end to your personal development. 

What you learn and new skills you acquire propel you further forward.  Remember to “push the envelope”.  Become a bigger person.

Reality Test Questions – Will this Intention make me stretch, develop and grow?  Will it show me how to become a bigger person on the road to achieving it?

8.  Realistic and Achievable

Don’t overestimate what you can achieve, otherwise you’ll set yourself up for failure and disappointment. 

Conversely, don’t underestimate either.  You want to challenge yourself, “push the envelope”, and extend yourself beyond your current limits of innovation and performance.

By setting Intentions that are achievable (not mediocre), you place yourself in Integrity.  You experience and savor success and achievement.  And success enables and generates further success.

9.  Get the Balance Right Between What is Achievable and Stretches You

Don’t set yourself up for failure.  Do aim to drive yourself that extra step or steps.  When you set Intentions that are achievable but stretch you at the same time, you are also in Integrity.

10.  Provide Value and Service to Others

When your Intentions involve service and contributing to others it also accelerates the achievement of your Intentions and goals.

It introduces a “wind at your back factor”.  People, opportunities, resources and circumstances naturally appear and are attracted to initiatives and activities that make a difference in people’s lives.

Reality Test Questions – Will achieving this Intention provide value to others?  Will it genuinely help me to grow as a person and fulfill my life purpose?

11.  Write Down Your Intentions

It’s vitally important to write down your Intentions.  If they just remain in your headspace and thoughts, they tend to dissipate, dilute and lose potency and shape.   

As Mark Victor Hansen (co-author of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series) says – “Don’t just think it, ink it!”

On your computer is absolutely perfectly fine – great in fact!

 Also, write down your Reasons WHY you want this specific Intention

.  WHY is it so important to have this in your life?

Then underpin and expand on your Intentions with specific Desired Achievements (or goals and objectives), and target timeframes.

Draw up a List of your Intentions under the following headings, or adapt the List to suit your specific needs and preferences.

Business / Career Intentions and Goals

            Business Development
            Career / Professional Development
            Financial Goals

Personal Intentions and Goals

            Health and Wellness
            Relationship/s
            Leisure time
            Personal Development
            Social Responsibility/Giving Back/
            Making a Difference

Under each heading, set 3 to 5 Specific Desired Achievements (or goals) with timeframes.

You can also use and adapt the Work Sheet you can find here. 
12.  Make your Intentions and and Desired Achievements (or goals) Measurable

What specifically, how much and by when (set a timeline due date).  Add them to your Work Sheet.

Reality Test Questions – Does your Intention (and its target date) frighten and excite you simultaneously?  Does it “push the envelope”? 

 13.  21 Days – 90 Days

It takes 21 days to form a new habit – of practicing that new habit every single day.  If you miss a day, you have to go back to day 1 and start over again.

It takes 90 days to reinforce that new habit and integrate it into your way of being.

For further information and guidance, refer to two of my articles -

90 Day Action Planning – to Kick Start or Boost Your Business or Personal Project

90 Day Action Planning – Guiding Questions to Help With Your Business, Career, or Personal Life Plans

I also will be covering some further tools to help you implement Your Intention Setting and Achieving process in upcoming blog posts.

Enjoy the process of setting your Intentions for 2009.  Make it fun!  And, then let’s get on with achieving them and making 2009 your best year to date.  Please let me know how you go.  I would love to hear from you.

Blessings and Gratitude!

Kathy

Kathy Baker
‘Your Success’ E-Newsletter
ALL Interactive Solutions
http://www.YourSuccessMasteryNow.com
http://www.allinteractivesolutions.com/ 

PS:  Also look out for my new e-book “How To Take Effective Inspired Action and Overcome Procrastination” which will be out very soon.  I will let you know when it’s available.

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