Part 2 of 3: Getting Started
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*Break down your goal into chunks or pieces.* Setting attainable but
ambitious goals is a great thing. Lots of people want to lose weight, stop
procrastinating,write a book, fall in love, travel the world, and play
guitar. But all of these goals are pretty daunting taken alone. To make
the accomplishment of the goal much easier, try to break down the goal into
more manageable chunks.
- Losing weight, for example, can be broken down into chunks lots of
different ways. You can have a weight loss goal that you set — say 15
pounds — and just set incremental goals for yourself — losing 5 pounds
three times. You could even break down the different component parts of
losing weight — eating healthy, exercising, and controlling
cravings — and
set a goal for each of those.
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*Brainstorm ideas.* Are there different ways to reach your goal? Write
everything down that you can think of in three minutes, no matter how silly
or impossible it may seem. For example, you could go to acting school, or
maybe you could land a spot in a reality show that would get you started.
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*Visualize.* Close your eyes and imagine yourself accomplishing your
goals. Where are you? How did you get there? How do you feel? Do this
often. Don’t get swayed easily with the noise and happenings going on
outside. Put your attention on what you are trying to achieve. Remember the
goal, and you will have control over the discomforts and difficulties. A
good way to visualize is to practice self-hypnosis.
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*Read inspirational stories or quotes to help you get started.* There's
nothing quite like a warm kick in the pants from someone who knows what
they're talking about. Reading about the struggles and successes of other
people can be a huge motivator to get you going or a huge maintainer to
keep morale high. Here are a couple for your pleasure as you continue to
meet your goal:
- *"It had long since come to my attention that people of
accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them.
They went out
and happened to things."* - Leonardo da Vinci
- *"Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent
will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with
talent. Genius
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone
are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will
solve the
problems of the human race."* - Calvin Coolidge
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- *"Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required
to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming
heart."* - Arnold Glasow
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*Ask for guidance.* No one can tell you exactly what you should do to
achieve your goal, but one of the best sources for guidelines is to ask
those who have done what you hope to achieve. Learn from the experience of
others without trying to imitate them.
- A good source of help might be a mentor. A mentor is someone,
usually older and more experienced, who knows the ropes and gets excited
about the idea of helping someone else out. (That someone else is you.)
Find established professionals, friends of family, or even colleagues who
might serve as mentors, or who could point you to someone who might serve
as a mentor.
- If you're trying to become a jazz musician, for example, seek out a
more established trumpet player and ask to learn from him or
her. If you're
thinking about becoming mayor, seek out past mayoral candidates —
successful or otherwise — and try to learn from them. If you're
just trying
to come to terms with an abusive childhood, a psychologist can help you
come to terms with some of your feelings.
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*Seek help.* Find the information, skills and knowledge that you need
from other people, books, and audio or video programs. Speed up your
learning process by emulating what other successful people have done. You
save time and get results faster.
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*Be positive*. Always believe that you will achieve your goal. As soon
as you stop believing, you have already failed.
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