A Done Deal
It’s a done deal.
This year is done, complete, and finished in less than 30 days.
The goals you set for 2009 – whether it was more money, to get a job, to get a good relationship, to find more time for relaxation, to change careers – you either accomplished them or you did not.
Now it is time to assess 2009 and begin to think about what you want to accomplish in 2010.
But if you did not reach your goals in 2009, this time I want you to take a different, more effective approach. I will tell you how, but first, let's concentrate on assessing 2009.
You CAN create your life as you would like it to be, but you must do certain things.
You CAN create your future, but you must both do and not do certain things.
One major thing you must do is to make yourself attractive by not only setting goals, but by detaching from the outcome.
This means you cannot tell the God/The Universe how it must deliver your goals to you. It will not work. Of course, if you decide that you must have a certain “John Smith” or “Jane Smith” as your spouse, then you will run into trouble. You are setting up yourself for failure.
Your goal should be something like “I want to be happily married to a wonderful and loving man/woman”.
Remember, when your goal involves other human beings, you are dealing with people’s free will. If the other person does not want to be with you, you cannot force her/him nor manipulate him/her and have a happy and wonderful relationship. If you want a wonderful and loving person, be a wonderful and loving person. Then, and this is hard, be patient and let the Universe work its magic.
If you want more money or a job, remember, it will not happen if you never talk to anyone about the job you desire (network!), never take a jobsearching course, never apply for a job, never work on your jobsearching materials (applications and CV). Once you have put out all the energy you are responsible for putting out there, be patient and know that the right job, the best job, one you love, is on its way to you.
And hear this clearly, because many of you are wasting time and money doing this: Calling an intuitive to ask if some mysterious sum of money is coming, or if you will win the lottery or if you can be told the winning lottery numbers, will not make you financially solvent. Stop this ridiculous behavior. I remember when I first began doing intuitive consultations on Keen a decade ago, I was surprised that I had to put a notice on my listing stating that in addition to not offering medical diagnoses and lottery numbers, that if I had the winning lottery numbers, I would give them to myself and buy my own Caribbean island. LOL.
Getting back to setting goals for 2010...there is another step in this process, but for now, focus on assessing the goals you set a year ago and what you have and have not achieved. Look at the path you travelled in achieving it over the last 12 months and think about what you DID and DID NOT DO, as well as what you, in 2010, need to DO and NOT DO. Have no regrets, simply make an honest assessment.
This assessment process will help prepare you as you put together the goals you want to achieve and the successful life you want to create in 2010.
Be sure to celebrate yourself, your family and your friends over the holidays in the coming weeks, and let’s get ready to ROCK the year 2010!!
To your success!
Barrett
L. Barrett Powell is an international coach and cultural trainer/consultant with an academic background and experience in psychology, theology and journalism. Barrett's focus is on Success Coaching incorporating the Law of Attraction. She lives and works with individuals and inter-cultural organizations in the USA and Europe as a coach, coordinator and trainer. Contact her by email.