Do you ever set high goals for yourself only to fall short and feel disappointed?  Maybe you’re even looking back at last year and wish you were further along. I know, I’ve done that too. Sometimes we get impatient and we want to build our business without having to learn the lessons we need to learn to get the results we want.

Every obstacle is there to teach you something. And if you don’t learn the lesson, most likely you’ll do the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Insanity right?

So it’s time to get serious about doing it differently. Below are the top 5 steps to set goals and reach them, time and time again so you can always feel in control of your business and your income:

1. Get really clear on your goals for next year and make sure you have a plan for how you are going to get there. Remember, you don’t have to see the entire staircase, but you need to know your goals and your next step. As you take the first step, the next will become visible to you.

“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, put this plan into action.”

Napoleon Hill

2. Create a vision board of what you want to bring into your life. You can do this on the computer or with an app, on cardboard or even create a nice frame for your vision-board. Find pictures that represent the life you want to live, and put them on your vision board. Make sure to look at your vision board often. You are sending an important message to your subconscious mind every time you look at it.

3. You don’t need to know how your goals are coming to fruition. Now it’s time to trust the process, take action according to your plan and expect things to happen.

Remember that your mindset controls more than 90% of your success, so you cannot afford to dip into fear, doubt and worry as you’re growing your business. Make sure you stay focused on your goals and don’t let fears stop you from doing what you know you need to do.

Nothing magical happens inside your comfort zone. Be prepared to face your fears if you want to grow and evolve and reach your goals. Remember, your goals are bigger than you so you have something to reach for 🙂 Get into the habit of facing your fears.

4. Get support: Being around people who can lift you up and support you when you need it will make all the difference. Being a business owner can be lonely and sometimes you may wish you had a community of people you could ask questions, get feedback from and people who can pick you up when you’re down. Having support of like-minded individuals who are on the same journey as you is one of the quickest ways to ensure success.

5. Invest in yourself: This one is huge. If you’re not willing to invest in yourself and your own growth, why would people be willing to invest their money in your business?

Having a coach or mentor to help you along the way is critical in order for you to reach your goals, stretch out of your comfort zone and get out of your own way. Everyone has blind spots that are keeping them stuck and unless someone can gently point those out to you, you’ll keep doing the same mistake over and over again, usually without even being aware of it.

Also, why reinvent the wheel if you can get someone to help you who already learned from their own mistakes and can give you the tools and shortcuts to success?

Ever since I started my business I’ve always had at least one coach, sometimes more. Having a coach will help you reach your goals so much faster.

I’ve had clients who never worked with a coach before and once we started working together, they tripled their income in just a few months. One of my mastermind clients who had struggled to enroll clients for several months enrolled two clients the day after committing to working with me. She gave the signal to the Universe that she was serious and the clients came right away.

This is not unusual; it’s how the Universe works! You are being rewarded for your faith and for committing to your own growth.

6. Be coachable and willing to be wrong. Chances are you don’t have what you want because there’s something you don’t fully understand. Often, we need to break old belief systems and patterns in order to create new results. That can mean doing things in a way that seems completely counter intuitive to you, or even terrifying yet, if you do them, will surprise you and give you a new and better result.

A great mentor of mine used to say: Do you want to be right or do you want to be successful? You can defend why you are right and stay stuck, or you can be willing to change and try new ways and create real transformation. It’s up to you.

Now you can do one of two things. You can read this and say, I’ll get to this some day (which basically means never), or you could make a decision to put these steps into action now.

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