Debra Kasowski

Are You Limited by Your Personal Vision?

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I am amazed at how many people do not have a vision for their life beyond the next 12 months. I have always considered myself a high achiever however I have learned that often my vision was limited. People entered my life challenging the way I did things and how I thought about the world. People, circumstances and experiences tend to stretch us to new heights. I am grateful for those lessons even though when I was in the midst of some of them I recall saying to myself, “And what did I do to deserve this.?” Now I embrace each situation as an opportunity and I find something to be grateful for in the lesson I am to learn. It is not always easy but it can be very rewarding.

Imagine creating the life of your dreams. How vivid is the picture in front of you? Does it feel like it is fading away beyond your grasp? Pack up the clutter of your mind and send it away. It no longer serves you in achieving what you want. To really create a life of your dreams, you need to have a powerful and detailed vision of what that is. Remember, this vision is not about what you think others want you to be, do or have. This is your dream. Scrap the thoughts of feeling it is impossible or not within in your reach. If you could have the life of your dreams, what would it look like? What are you doing? How do you feel when you think about living this life? Female Runner Winning Marathon

Do you feel a little scared? If so, you are probably stretching into your greatness. When I talk about greatness, it means that you are not only using your skills, talents, abilities, and knowledge base but you are trying new things, becoming more self-aware, and honing your strengths.

If you are not a little scared or uncomfortable, perhaps you are not dreaming big enough? I remember talking with a friend of mine who had just gotten back from a yachting vacation. The first thing I thought was, “Wow! What an incredible experience! I wonder how much that cost?” When I asked our friend a little bit more I learned it was not as significant of an investment as I thought. I simply wasn’t dreaming big enough. Now I have built my bucket list of BIGGER DREAMS.

Maybe you are not like me and have already realized everything you want to achieve but I find many people are blinded by their immediate situations. They only see their immediate situation and find it difficult to look beyond next week. Your today is temporary; it does not define your tomorrow.

Look beyond today. Give yourself something to look forward to. It gives you hope and seeing possibility in the future. When you start making a list of what your most powerful vision would be, you start to putting you plan into motion. You see, it all starts with a decision – the stake in the ground to say – I am claiming this dream for myself. Discover your “why” for wanting your dream. The more emotionally attached you are to your dream, the more motivation you will have to make it happen.

How to start creating your powerful vision:

  • Discover what you want your life to look like. (Ask yourself this several times and write it down: What do I want?)
  • Make a decision that you will do some research around this dream. (What needs to be done? Who is involved? What is the investment of money, time, and resources?)
  • Share your powerful vision with others; they can not help you if they do not know about it.
  • Decide to show up in the world the way you need to – to make your vision reality.
  • Start taking small action steps toward making your vision come true.
  • Revisit your vision every 3- 6 months to ensure that this is something you still want for yourself.
  • Celebrate your success along the way. You are getting closer with every action you take.

Creating a powerful vision can be done for other areas of your life as well. Think about what impact creating a powerful vision would do for your relationships, finances, or your business?

Imagine how much more confident you will be. Make the impossible possible. You deserve it – you have everything you need right here and right now. It starts with a decision!

Start by giving yourself the gift of discovering what you want.

Your life depends on it.

 

Stop Goal Fretting and Get into Goal Setting

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“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the moment of time over which you have control: now.” – Denis Waitley

 

Do you go into a panic frenzy of goal fretting when asked to set goals.? Do you catch yourself starting to list all the reasons you should not set goals maybe you have hear of some of these excuses:

  • Why should I set goals? I will not reach them.
  • I set goals last year. Nothing happened. (Did you take any action? No. Well then…)ID-10096420
  • I just get frustrated, anxious, and sweaty just thinking about them.
  • No one can tell me if I am on the right track or not.
  • My goals are dreams – lists of the best case scenario should they come to be.
  • I do not feel I need to sacrifice anything to reach my goals.
  • I have too many goals to list.

Do you see the trend? Have you caught anyone saying these things? How successful are you right now or the people who say these statements?

Are they where you want to be?

Reasons while you may fail at reaching your goals:

  • Lack belief in yourself, otherwise known as, self-doubt
  • You do not have an actionable plan or strategy to make it happen.
  • No deadline.
  • Do not want to step over your defined comfort zone.
  • Goal set is not realistic or not achievable.
  • Too many goals set and you feel overwhelm.
  • You do ask for help or share your goals. How can anyone help you if you do not let them know how to help or what your goals even are?
  • No way to measure whether or not you have met your goals.
  • You do not have an emotional connection or investment into your goals. Either they are not that important or you are living out someone else’s dream. Be careful mediocrity and apathy could set in.

where is my life goingRemember new beginnings can start anytime you decide to make a fresh start – not just at the end of the year with New Year’s Resolutions. Most of these resolutions are doomed to fail by January 15th for many of the above reasons.

Do not be a statistic.

I want you to succeed.

 

Here are actionable steps you can start taking to stop goal fretting and start goal setting:

  • Set goals that challenge and motivate you. Step out of the comfort zone even if it is a little bit. Try something new.
  • Ensure your goal is important to you and you have an emotional vested interest. (WHY is it important? WHY NOW?)
  • Write down 2-3 goals you would like to achieve in the next 3 months. Set 1-2 big goals you would like to achieve during the next year.
  • Ensure your goals are realistic and achievable both in skills, knowledge, and resources available to you.
  • Share your goals with someone you trust. Let them hold you accountable if they see you getting off track.
  • Determine a way that you can measure your outcome or results so that you know you have achieved your goal.
  • Breakdown your goals into smaller action steps. The more detailed and clear you are about where you want to go, the more likely you will achieve it.
  • Learn from the past, prepare for the future, but celebrate today!

I would love to hear about some of the goals you have set for yourself. What are your goals? Do you have a dream?

Feel free to join me on December 18th, 2013 at 11 am MST for the Goal Setting & Motivation Teleseminar . Take a Quantum Leap into 2014!

Goal Setting IS about YOU!

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Are you getting ready to set your goals for the New Year? Many resolutions are fleeting – something that many people say as the clock comes closer to midnight bringing in the New Year. Do they really mean it or are they just saying them because others are saying them?

 

Watch this video to learn more about the 3 things you need to do to actualize and realize your goals!

  1. Make your goals personal.
  2. Make a commitment to yourself. Write your goals down.
  3. Review Your Goals on a Regular Basis.

What goals are you setting for the New Year? Get closer to making them happen by sharing them with the world.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

3 Surefire Ways to Keep Your Eyes on Your Goals

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Goal setting is something you can do at any time of the year but most people wait to the end of the year to set goals. I recommend that you set daily goals, monthly goals, and yearly goals in all areas of your life. You will be more focused and get greater results when you have a plan and work on them intentionally. Strategic planning for your life and business.

3 Ways to Keep Your Eyes on Your Goals:

1. Write them down on an 3 x 5 index card. When you write them down you are able to get your goals out of your head and onto paper. Keep them where you can see them throughout the day – by your bathroom mirror, on your car dash, day timer, or in your wallet.

2. Script Achieving Your Goal in a Journal. Write out what the day or event will be like when you achieve your goal. What will it feel like? List out all the details. Do this daily or weekly.

3. Write a letter to yourself. Dear ________, write out a letter to yourself about what it would mean to achieve this goal and all the steps you took to get their. The more detailed you can be the better.  You can do this on a daily basis or mail it to yourself one month, 3 months, or 6 months from now.

Before you know it, you will be accomplishing what you set out to do. Writing your goals down makes a difference. Review your cards, journal, or letters regularly to envision the goal achieve and be able to recognize when you have achieved them. Step by step you will get there!

I would love to hear about what you do. Comment below…let’s get ready for the best 2013 ever!

Can You Transform Your Business in the Next 30 Days?

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You probably have heard that it takes at least 21 days to change a habit and that only 3% of people actually write out goals and these are the top achievers. It all depends on how bad you want to make the change. Change may mean you have to be more disciplined, more dedicated to planning your business strategy, and self-motivated and focused to create results. You need to devise a business strategy.

Here are 5 steps to help create the transformation:

  1. What are two of your top business goals that you would like to achieve in the next 30 days? Write them down.
  2. Break these goals into manageable pieces. What do you need to be, do, or have to make this happen? Ink it on paper. You may choose mind-mapping or the traditional to-do list.
  3. Look at your list or mind-map. Is there anything on it that you could delegate to a team member? Consider hiring a virtual assistant then do it. Imagine if there are 2-3 or three people helping you do what you do. What could you achieve if you freed up some time?
  4. Print out a blank calendar template. Write out what small steps you will take for the next 30 days. Remember to be consistent. Avoid saving your steps for one big day as you may become overwhelmed and lose your motivation.If your plan is a social media strategy, pre-load a dashboard program like www.hootsuite.com to increase your productivity and save yourself some time.
  5. Share your goals with individuals you trust and who would be willing to help hold you accountable when they see yougoing off track. When you need to check in with someone, you tend to be more committed to following through. You may find a mentor or hire a coach to help you maintain focus and achieve your goals.

Remember when you focus on revenue generating activities, you should be tracking the return on your investment of time, money, and resources. You need to evaluate and see if your tasks are getting you closer to what you want to achieve. If not, where do you need to redirect you attention to? Identify this and you will be back on track in no time flat!