5 Requirements to Accomplish any Goal

To DO anything in life (assume the goal is already in place) there are certain things that must be in place. This is true whether you are "doing" (or attempting to do):

• network (MLM) marketing
• internet marketing
• a trade
• a job
• a "regular" business of your own
• climbing mountains
• athletics
• marriage
• parenting
• ANYTHING at all

First and foremost you must give yourself permission to do this thing. At the deepest level of your existence, in your personal belief system, it must be OK to do. Spiritually, morally, ethically, culturally, politically, financially, emotionally, physically, at EVERY level and in every aspect of who you are and what YOU believe, it must be an acceptable endeavor.
Unfortunately, most of us don't know clearly what we believe at most of these levels. Most of our beliefs came to us early and by default and we have never articulated them to ourselves. We start a project or business and soon run into some unknown block in one or more of these areas. Not realizing there is a deep-seated betrayal of our belief system, we wonder why the project gets derailed and sabotaged.

Second, having given yourself permission to do something, your must be absolutely convinced that you have the energy and the power within yourself to accomplish it. This must come from within, not from someone or somewhere outside yourself. It is fine and right to ask for and accept encouragement, but the basic driving force must be yours.

Third, you must receive proper and adequate training. It will take a minimum to get started and an ongoing learning process to keep the project on track.

Fourth, you must have a coach, a mentor, a teacher, a friend. While the energy comes from within, this person (or persons - more than one is usually even better) will provide encouragement, direction, critique, perspective, brainstorming. This person forces you to get outside of your own limitations.

Fifth, you must be open to change. At each and every step along the process of your chosen project, evaluate, test, "check in" to see how you are doing with each of these four requirements. Is it still OK to do? Do you have the energy, the drive? Are you getting more and adequate training? Do yo have a special (or enough) teacher/mentor/friend? Make the adjustments to properly answer the questions in the affirmative and you continue on your way.

What if there is a negative at any point or what if you look at your life as it is right now and see a negative at one or more of these points? Then, as you know and can feel, your train is at risk of derailing. Get it back on track or find another train and track. Just be sure that whatever choice you make these requirements are in place.

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas and Holiday Season,

Dr Jon