Setting Goals, Monday to Friday with @ Fatibony

The year is almost running to an end for some setting goals or reviewing goals becomes a focal point and for others Christmas shopping and other activities are priorities. If you work Mondays to Fridays you most likely would be one those who will appreciate the weekend on-coming. I suppose that’s where we get the saying “Thank God it’s Friday” .So the question is what exactly do you look forward to at the weekends? Is it getting ready for another week, resting, Sunday service,shopping, family activities, partying or you know what?

“The best improvement one can make to humanity is to improve oneself”

I share with you what I do most weekends and of course on other days too, it's called making plans and setting goals. So if you are ready to make time to make plans and improve self this is for you. Now the question is how you do set goals and what exactly are they? Goals are an essential part of human life, they helps us determine the essences of our life, According to Robert H. Schuller ~ "Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive"

Obviously without goals or aims living a happy life may be impossible. So get out a pen and paper now and start writing out down your goals and remember here " You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there" ~ Yogi Berra . So sitting down taking your time to establish what you really want from life is quite important. This brings us to the next chapter setting goals.

Setting Goals Tips
1, Journal - I have already mentioned writing down your goals; this essentially is the initial stage. Start by writing down what you hope and want. This can be buying a new home, paying more attention to your spiritual needs, loosing weight, improving health, starting a new business, obtaining financial freedom the list could go on. Writing down your goals helps you brainstorm and put together your thoughts and plans of what you feel is realistic in the short and long term..

“The discipline of writing something down is the first step towards making it happen”~ L.lacocca.

2, Time Frame; For each goal you established you must set deadlines where necessary write down and breakdown how you intent to make it work .It's important you keep to your deadlines. If for whatever reason you fail simply review your goal/s and repeat the process again. Beware here, you don’t want to end up going round in circles because you mostly likely will end up feeling dizzy and this will serve you no purpose. My point take note of when you need to review or change your goals

3, Be Positive; Its common sense I know but hey, this is not just about positive talk. Get into a positive frame of mind feel enjoy the whole process of writing your goals down too. Try and image all goals written down have been accomplished use affirmation daily they help strengthens your goals when used correctly. Refer to what some researchers say about positive affirmation.

4, Get inspired - Here you simply seek for inspiration .Refer to others who have been successful in whatever you are trying to accomplish. The likeness is that what you are trying to accomplish is not new and someone out there has successfully done it. Do your researches, read, get out and network. Create a habit to stay tuned in and be around like minded people those who will encourage you, immerse yourself in their environment.

5, Action; Very important it’s obviously would not make any sense setting goals, getting inspired and doing nothing. This is the stage to make it work whatever it is you have set to do, take one step at a time, babies steps if necessary and organise yourself alongside with your goals.

6, Challenge Fear; Fear will most likely creep in at some stage of the process which is fine.
This is an opportunity for you to feel the fear and do it anyway. So here you DO and BELIEVE you can make it work despite what your thoughts may be telling you for instance "you are just fooling yourself", “ you are wasting time “,"you are a failure" and many more.

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have mastered you will never grow”~ C.R Lawton.

Good Luck; go through these steps as many times as you want look for additional information as needed seek support from groups or friends :)

This is not just for nine to fivers, it applies to all, shift workers, mamas, papas, unemployed , after all If I may rightly say we all have a purpose in life, we can all contribute no matter how small it is to others life and purpose. We all want to be happy and live a fulfilling life.

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”~ Zig Ziglar

Happiness - 7 Key Secrets

How many times have you thought “I just want to be happy”?! Being happy is simply a state of mind which embraces feelings such as pleasure, content, satisfaction and joy. From the times of the Aristotle, human have been trying to ascertain the key to how we can be happier. Tonnes of research have been done around this topic yet the answer in most cases is pretty straight forward and simply.

Persistence; I have decided to share these secrets having built them as a habit in my life. So this is not just knowing what is happiness and how to, but most importantly creating those habits to make you happy at most times. Now! the mind or brain whatever you what to call it is very good at fighting especially when you try something new and this explains the key of persistence to make this work for you.

Key Tips
1. Be thankful – Create a habit of being grateful everyday. Create moments where you are thankful even at the tiniest things done for you and most significantly feel this gratitude within you.

2. Love yourself – I loveeeee myself!!!!!! Now say that to yourself nice and loud , go and stand in front of the mirror admire yourself and repeat these word until you start to feel the emotion of love within you. This will work with practice; do bear in mind that this is not about being over narsarcistic which could be damaging. Learn to love yourself as you are.

3 Smile- it makes you look attractive .......yes!!!!! It does! Try that too in front of the mirror and appreciate how you look. Smile and give people honest compliments.

4 Reduce Stress- As much as possible do reduce your stress levels. What I gathered is that stress could be as venomous and related to cancerous cell development in the body... Scary isn’t it? There are loads of programmes out there to help reduce stress; look for one that best suits you.My way has been going to the gym it’s great and has certainly helped me.

5 Move On – Our life is like a beautiful stream flowing and cascading majestically through time, not static. Challenges happen to everyone in life; the beauty however is that we all have a choice how we intend to deal, address and feel about whatever life throws our way. Make vital choices that will make you happy.

6 Health is wealth - You must look after both your physical and mental health then relax. It is important to understand the link between a healthy body and mental well being. Eat the right foods, use supplements, and seek professional help as needed. Cleanse and detoxify regularly Click Here! .Aspire to be in good health, a healthy person will radiate positive energy.

7 Keep the company of happy people- You must stay aware from people who will drag you down, life is too short to waste time with such people. It quite easy to practice all the above steps, but then you find yourself spending the whole day hanging around people who are negative and critical; its the last thing you need.

The practicality of being happy is to act and feel the emotion(s) of happiness within you. I cannot reinforce this more........ Make it a habit to feel happy. You must practise these 7 steps daily until it becomes second nature and a part of you .What I learnt in life is that we all have a choice even if when we decide not to make one... that’s a choice too! Manifest happiness Click Here! .