Self Help That Works...

You can design your life rather than letting it run on by default.  In this post I’m going to show you 5 simple steps that you can use to actively design your life. If you don’t design your life you will get to your deathbed feeling that you could have done, been and had so much more.  Taking control of your life means that you will create a unique, interesting and satisfying life according to your own standards.  Others will be on awe of your level of control and satisfaction and you will be a fantastic role model for your family, your friends and your colleagues. The way you do this is to set aside a few minutes a day to be alone with your thoughts and to actively design, in writing, your ideal life. If you read the biographies of great men and women it is clear that they had a clear vision of what they wanted.  They may not have written it down, although many have done, but they designed the specifics of their lives and did not allow themselves to get caught up with the day to day t

Why set goals? The fact is that goal setting works! Research studies have shown a direct link between goals and improved performance in both sports and business. Earl Nightingale put it this way, " People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. It's as simple as that." In this post I'm going to answer the questions "why set goals?" 5 Top Reasons to Set Goals 1. Goals can give you a target to aim for.  Dr. Maxwell Maltz, author of the classic Psycho-Cybernetics, said that human beings have a built-in goal seeking "success mechanism" that is part of the subconscious mind. This success mechanism is constantly searching for ways to help us reach our targets and find answers to our problems. According to Maltz, we work and feel better when our success mechanism is fully engaged going after clear targets.All we have to do to use this mechanism is to give it a target. Without one, our success mechanism lies dormant, or worse, pursues ta