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In order to get results in your life, manage your focus. Do you notice when you get a new car, you start seeing that car everywhere? It’s because you are now focused on that car. Do you ever focus on dieting and all you want to do is cheat? It is because focusing on deprivation makes you feel deprived. Have you been focusing on the “sorry state of the economy” and feeling financial stress? There is an easier way, a result’s oriented way.

The first step is to get clear about what you want. This is actually the step where most people get stuck. Most people focus on what they don’t want, rather than focusing on the result they want to create. When you focus on what you don’t want, you get more of what you don’t want. It’s called The Law of Attraction. So, what do you want? State your intentions in the positive. Rather than getting out of debt, focus on being financially abundant. Rather than losing weight, focus on being healthy. Rather than cleaning up the disaster in your office, focus on getting organized. Rather than focusing on the current “economic crisis”, focus on gratitude for the abundance in your life. Stating your intention is only the first step.

The next step is to get really clear about what you want and create your vision. You can do this by keeping a journal, by creating a vision board or by visualizing the result in your mind. A journal can be used to create your original vision and to practice a daily visioning activity such as writing one affirmation to use during the day and keeping a record of five successes for the day. A vision board can be easily created using a blank poster and pictures and words from magazines to create a collage focused on your desired result. Simply spending three to five minutes once or twice a day visualizing your success with your eyes closed is especially effective. Visualizing your success clearly and re-visiting your vision is imperative to your success.

Any success you have created in your life is likely the result of active visualization. You think about it all day long and nothing can distract you from your result. Obstacles become problems to solve instead of insurmountable hurdles. Focus on your outcomes and practice staying clear about your visions and watch your results show up in your life faster, better and easier than ever before.

Carrie Kish is a life coach who believes YOU are destined for greatness! She helps her clients get focused and create visions in her Destiny Board workshops. For more information, visit www.CarrieKish.com or call 661.255.2100.

As the New Year is officially behind us, you may find that your resolutions have fallen away as well. The main reason that most people fail to keep their resolutions is because they tend to be “should” goals, like “I should lose 20 pounds”. Most of us are inspired to rebel against our “should” goals and resolutions and normally lose track of them by the end of February.

Instead of beating yourself up, try setting some SMART goals instead:

S – Specific
M – Measurable
A – Attainable
R – Resonant
T – Thrilling

Smart goals are stated in the positive and in the present tense and they are very specific. They include a measurable component including an aspect of time. A SMART Goal is attainable and you believe you can reach it. It is resonant, meaning that it is consistent with who you are and who you are becoming. It is something that excites you and motivates you, not something that insights dread or that you feel like rebelling against. Finally, a SMART goal is thrilling. A thrilling goal is exciting and a little bit scary. It is a little bit of a challenge and calls you forth into your best self. It is a goal that you will be excited to get up in the morning for.

Examples of SMART goals:

I am having fun losing 2-3 pounds per month for the next 6 months.
I am practicing abundance in my life by saying 5 affirmations every day and playing the money game (see next week’s article).
Every day, I practice being who I need to be to attract the man of my dreams and going to social events at least once per week for the next 12 weeks.

Carrie Kish is a life coach and leadership trainer who specializes in coaching women entrepreneurs, especially coaches, and leadership training for corporations and teens.

For more information, visit www.CarrieKish.com or call 661.255.2100.