Tag Archive for: Action plan

Committed?

Are you or should you be? To your goals that is. This hit me when one of my friends from the gym saw me today and commented that I must not be committed as I did not make it in for my regular workout time of 05h30 yesterday. My excuse was that one of our kids was up a few times over night. However excuses be gone, come hell or high water I will certainly be there for tomorrow.

When you think about it, are you committed to the successful attainment of your goals? If you are not, or worse if you don’t have your goals written down ( shame on you if that is the  case) then you are just breathing and not really living.

If getting out of debt is your goal. Then you should write your goal like this, ” I am making X per month or year” rather than ” I am paying off my debt”. When you include what you do not want in your goals, you end of thinking of what you do not want. See your self as already having acheived your goal, feel it and live it.

Want help in creating your plan? Then feel free to give me a call, I would be glad to help you.

Cheers,

Pat

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Fired or fired up!

This is not a pep talk, it’s a reality check. Look at your track record, are your results what you want them to be? If not you should either get fired or fired up. By this I mean act as if your were your own boss cause in reality no matter what you do or where you work you are! Think about this for a moment, you did not just wake up today and discover that you were 50 lbs over weight, 150K in debt and in a job that you hated. This was a long time coming and possibly you just realized that today is the day that you are going to do something about it. You have to realize that what you have been doing in the past was not working and should be “fired” and that you need to get “fired up” about a brand new approach. One that will produce for you the results that you want.

You are actually well on your way to your goal, you know what does not work and you are determined to do something about it. Congratulations on coming to this realization. Next make your plan, and work your plan and be flexible in your approach.

If you have read more than one article on this blog, you may be asking yourself why is a mortgage broker writing about personal development? Well it’s because if you stand still too long you end up getting run over. As well people who are high achievers are driven goal originated people who are believe in constant never ending improvement. I also believe that you are one of them or at the very least want to be one of them. I also commit to help you any way that I can to achieve your financial goals. I look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Pat

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Star or supporting part?

Put it this way, if there was a movie made of your life, would you be playing a leading role or a supporting part? By this I mean are you making the decisions that determine the overall direction of your life, or it is some other party like a spouse or boss? Don’t get me wrong, this is not a recommendation to act like a dictator. I simply mean that if you do not have clearly defined goals and plans to achieve them, then you are working to help someone else achieve theirs.

Believe it or not, it is not that hard to do. You can start small and work up. What do you want to achieve tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. Then describe in vivid detail what your long term goal looks like once it has been obtained. Have your big goal firmly in mind even while working on your short term goals.

If your goal is to be in fitness cover model shape then missing your workouts and eating double cheese burgers may not be in your best interest.  If you are in sales and your goal is to qualify for the company trip then you must make the calls. As well if you want to get out of debt then you must be keenly aware of how much money you have coming in and how much you have going out and to where. Then sit down and see if there are opportunities where you can increase your income, and cut expenses if possible. If you would like help developing a plan to help you eliminate your debt as quickly as possible, please feel free to contact my office. I look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Pat

p.s- You can find me on Twitter,Linkedin, Facebookand friendfeed.