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SPELL SUCCESS IN YOUR LIFE>
SPELL SUCCESS - REFORECAST YOUR GOALS
Spell SUCCESS E-Zine, © 2005, Motivational Magic
by Peter Colwell
ISSUE 13
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
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"Try not. Do…or do not. There is no try."
YODA, from Star Wars
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REFORECASTING YOUR GOALS
For the last few years, in addition to speaking and
writing, I have been working at a commercial real estate
firm outside of Washington DC, specializing in the area of
property management.
One of my primary tasks each year around this time is to
prepare annual operating budgets for each of the six
buildings I help manage. In addition, my job requires me to
reforecast, or re-project, the income and expenses
anticipated for the remainder of the year. Many times, if a
building’s income and expenses are right on track, then
reforecasting is easy. The numbers stay relatively the same
for the rest of the year.
However, sometimes, unforeseen expenses crop up that can
throw a budget way off track. This requires making some
re-projections about results expected at Year End.
In the same way, many of us make plans for the future. We
project what our life will be like in the near or distant
future by setting goals and "forecasting" what our future
will look like as a result of achieving those goals. If
we’re really smart, we create a list of action items that
will help us reach those goals as quickly and efficiently
as possible.
Sometimes though, circumstances beyond our control throw us
slightly (or even drastically) off course! For example, a
plan to lose weight may go awry after attending one holiday
party after another and being exposed to all sorts of
culinary temptations! Another example is promising yourself
that you will get out of debt by reducing "unnecessary
expenditures" only to find yourself lured by "Annual"
"Semi-Annual" or "After Holiday" sales. Those are just a
couple of examples of how a good plan can go bad quickly!
YOUR "HALFTIME STRATEGY"
Pretend that it is half-time in a game called "Goals 2005."
You’re in the locker room cooling down from the first half
of what has been an incredible and eventful year so far,
with its share of ups and downs. You may have made
excellent progress toward you goals, but you are not quite
at the "finish line."
Take a few moments and ponder the following questions. Jot
down your answers in a notebook or journal. This exercise
will assist you in developing an action plan for the
"second half" of this year.
* WHAT ONE THING HAVE YOU DONE CONSISTENTLY WELL IN THE
FIRST HALF OF 2005 THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR SUCCESS SO
FAR?
* THINK OF AT LEAST ONE MOMENT DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS
WHEN YOU EXPERIENCED PURE JOY OR DEEP SATISFACTION. WHAT
CAUSED THIS FEELING? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO EXPERIENCE MORE
MOMENTS LIKE THAT?
* WHAT ONE THING HAS BEEN HOLDING YOU BACK OR MAKING YOU
FEEL "STUCK?"
* WHAT ONE CHANGE CAN YOU MAKE IN YOUR LIFE TO GET YOURSELF
"UNSTUCK?"
* WHAT STEPS WILL YOU NEED TO TAKE IN THE SECOND HALF OF
2005 TO ENSURE THAT YOU REACH YOUR GOALS?
* HOW WILL YOU HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE?
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"Goals get you started on the road to your dream; no matter
how impossible things may seem. Hope gives you courage and
power to know; your destiny calls, so GET UP AND GO!" –
Peter Colwell
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
Make the second half of 2005 even better than the first! Go
after your goals with guts and gusto! Develop a "halftime
strategy" that will set you up for success in the months to
come. Let me leave you with the encouraging words of the
late poet Douglas Malloch:
"If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley – but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.
"If you can’t be a bush, be a bit of the grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you can’t be a muskie, then just be a bass—
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
"We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew,
There’s something for all of us here.
There’s big work to do and there’s lesser to do
And the task we must do is the near.
"If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail,
If you can’t be the sun, be a star;
It isn’t by size that you win or you fail—
Be the best of whatever you are!"
See you next time,
Peter
Peter Colwell motivates others to motivate themselves!
Peter is the author of Spell SUCCESS in Your Life, a
popular motivational book that has been published in seven
languages worldwide. Peter offers professional keynote
speeches, seminars, and workshops to corporations,
associations, and nonprofit groups. For more details about
his book and speeches, visit http://www.PeterColwell.com.
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