10 Dos and Don'ts of Goal Setting
Jayne Johnson

Do you sabotage your ability to achieve your goals? What stops you, what can help you achieve them faster? Here goals expert Jayne Johnson provides you with 10 practical strategies to get you winning, today.

"I wrote the business plan for Rich Dad Poor Dad and my board game, Cashflow, at a two-day goal setting workshop with Jayne Johnson, in January of 1996. Without Jayne's goal setting technology, I doubt if Rich Dad Poor Dad would have become as successful as it is today. That two-day work shop has made me millions of dollars, over and over again." - Robert Kiyosaki, Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad

DON'T

  1. Don't let someone force a goal on you that you don't really want - follow your heart.
  2. Don't let the past stop you - past goals you failed to reach have nothing to do with NOW.
  3. Don't think some of your goals are not important enough, not big enough - all your goals matter.
  4. Don't be rigid. Yes, set a path, a goal, and go for it, but tunnel-vision can make you miss vital information and feedback.
  5. Don't try to do everything yourself. Be willing to delegate.

DO

  1. Have a clean conscience. When you feel guilty, you don't feel that you deserve to get the goals you're going for.
  2. Come from a place of service and helping others get what they want. Serve first and the Universe serves you.
  3. Celebrate your wins. Reaching a goal is cause for celebration - and it leads to MORE wins!
  4. Support those people who support you - flow power and support to them. It creates a win/win loop of power, and everyone wins.
  5. Every day make a list of what you are grateful for - express your gratitude for everything and everyone you can think of!


Jayne Johnson began her studies and quest for knowledge about life in 1971. Her interest in Self-improvement, philosophy, religion, spirituality, communication, goals, relationships, business and finance, among many other topics, has led her on a unique journey of discovery.

Jayne's perspective is that practical knowledge and spiritual wisdom have many sources and over 33 years she has studied a wide variety of resources, including the works of Napoleon Hill, Deepak Chopra, Joseph Campbell, R. Buckminster Fuller, Wayne Dyer, Paul Brenner, M.D., Marianne Williamson, Rev. Terry Cole-Whittaker, and Earl Nightingale, to name just a few.

In addition to personal consultations for thousands of individuals from all walks of life, she has also presented seminars for groups such as Prudential and Vignette, and her Goals Workshops have helped people from all over the world to achieve their goals.

Learn more about Jayne's work at www.theclearingsight.com



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