Steve Harvey - 365 Stop Dreaming and Do It a Precise Guide to Setting and Achieving Your Goals

By SteveHarvey

Published bySteve Harvey at Smashwords

Copyright 2016Steve Harvey

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Contents

Chapter 1:365 The Concept

The premise ofthis book is that from when you start to plan to achieve your goalsyou should consider this approach:

Take a timeframe of one year or 365 days to get the top five done

Do onesignificant thing towards your goals every day.

These are thetwo main principles on which this book is based.

Its probablytrue that many people reach the end of their lives with regrets.These are not regrets about what they have done so much as whatthey havent done, about opportunities they missed and chances theydidnt take. If growth through learning and new experiencesenhances a persons life and happiness does it not follow that moregrowth is better? Is it acceptable to have one memorable and growthpromoting experience every few years or should we have several peryear? Each of the goals on the list will lead to a series ofindividual learning and growth opportunities as part of the whole.Going on holiday to Europe for example should allow for growthopportunities in travelling, language, culture, new environments,food, customs and so on to mention a few. Five of such goalsachieved over 365 days should then be a source of manyopportunities for growth and achievement.

In this book wewill look at setting goals and then how to achieve them. There arethree areas of life which we will make goals for, these are:

1: What youwant to do Take a holiday? Meet up with an old friend? Besomewhere special?

2: What youwant to have A new camera? A new car?

3: Who you wantto be A consultant? More aware and mindful?

In Chapter 2 wewill show some examples of how to identify your goals. The firststep in the process is to identify what your goals are as clearlyas possible. The easier you can imagine yourself achieving thesegoals the better chance you will have of success.

Chapter 2:Finding out what you want to do setting your goals

What I want todo

To start with,make a list of the things youd like to do. This is a brainstormingexercise as your list should not exclude anything to start with.Write down everything you have always wanted to do. Dont beconcerned about the cost, the time needed or the difficultyinvolved, just make the list. Take some time to think about thisand perhaps revisit your list a few times to be sure its complete.Think big, more ambitious goals will be more satisfying and oftenfor the same amount of effort as would be the case for lessergoals. If later in the process a goal seems too much then it can betoned down to make it more manageable.

Now rewrite thelist trying to be as specific as possible. For example rather thanwriting A holiday write instead A three week holiday to Europeincluding the U.K., France, Germany and Italy. The more specificyou are the clearer you will be about the goal and the easier itwill be to compare one with the other. Visualising your goals helpsto keep focus and make them seem more realistic. It helps to dosome research around your goal and to collect images that you canlook at from time to time to remind yourself of what it is youwant. Be as specific as possible about your goals. Dont write Aholiday in France when what you really want is to walk up and downthe Champs-Ulysses visiting shops and restaurants along the way.Below is an example.

List 1: List ofwhat I want to do example

Goal 1: Walkthe length of the Champs-Elysees in Paris

Goal 2: Visitmy friend in Bassano del Grappa in Italy for two weeks.

Goal 3: SpendNew Years eve in a pub in Glasgow, Scotland

Goal 4: Go on agame viewing drive in the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Goal 5: Write abook on how to live a better life

Goal 6: Learnto ride a motorcycle.

What I want tohave

This is asimilar process to making the list of what you want to have. Inthis case you make a list of the things youd like to own. Exampleswould range from A digital radio to A large house near thebeach. Once again make your list without regard to cost,difficulty or length of time you think you would need. This is alsoa brainstorming activity that might require writing a list andrevising it a few times until it is complete. As with the previouslist, write each item down being as specific as possible.

List 2: List ofwhat I want to have example

Goal 1: A fourwheel drive that is automatic and has modern safety features forunder $10 000

Goal 2: Awaterproof and shockproof camera for less than $200

Goal 3:Wireless headphones for the TV up to $250 a pair.

Who I want tobe

In this thirdlist look at who you want to be. This is about being the person youwant to be and having the status, self-respect and mindfulness thatyou might desire. No doubt you will have imagined yourself as youwould like to be, attending an emergency as a uniformed officer orparamedic for example. Jumping from an emergency vehicle in youruniform, radio and kit in hand ready to help. Perhaps you haveenvisioned yourself playing a difficult piece on the piano in ahall full of hushed listeners or running out on the football fieldas a valued member of the team. Perhaps you would like to be moremindful and be more aware of the opportunities that life offers andtake advantage of these. Whatever you have imagined for yourself,either an ambitious goal or a simple one, make note of them all.Once again disregard the perceived difficulty and the costs interms of both time and money.

List 3: List ofwhat I want to be example

Goal 1: Asuccessful consultant helping small business

Goal 2: Beingmore conscious and mindful to take advantage of lifesopportunities

Goal 3: Beingwell dressed at all times.

Completing thethree lists

Now that thethree lists have been completed go back to list 3 and rewrite thisnot so much as what you want to be but as what you would have todo to achieve this. In this way a dream becomes a goal, an actionis created from a vision.

List 3 revised:List of what I want to be in terms of what I need to do example

Goal 1: Set upa consulting business based on my skills, abilities and experienceto help small businesses grow to maturity.

Goal 2: join aphilosophy group and read up on consciousness and mindfulness.

Goal 3: Replacemy current wardrobe.

Now that allthree lists are complete you will have seen that essentially wehave now only two lists. List 1 and the revised list 3 are bothlists of What I want to do and they can be combined into onelist. The other is list 2 What I want to have.