“It pays to have goals that will require you to grow to achieve them. It’s a good thing to have some goals that make you a little uncomfortable…Because the ultimate goal, in addition to your material goals, is to become a master at life.”
Canfield states that one of the critical factors of goal completion is engagement of all creative centers of the brain. One of the best ways to do this is to create a “Goal Book” using a standard three-ring binder with a page dedicated to each objective.
The specific, actionable, measurable goal is then written across the top of the page and the goal is illustrated with photos, images or words on the rest of the page. He says that it’s important to review the goal book three times every day to embed these images and ideals within your subconscious level of thought.
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.”
~ Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist and richest man in American in early 1900s
Canfield closes the chapter by encouraging the reader to start setting goals now. He uses the illustration of a map, that once you know where you want to end up – even if you only take five steps toward it every day, you’ll eventually get there.
Question: What goal do you need to set for yourself? What is holding you back?
