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		<title>Here&#8217;s a Great Tool To Help You Change Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin</dc:creator>
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In one of my recent articles about how to change your life, I talked about aligning your thoughts and feelings with your goals.
Well that&#8217;s often easier said than done! Especially throwing into the equation that the economic climate of the past year challenged  many ...]]></description>
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<p>In one of my recent articles about how to change your life, I talked about aligning your thoughts and feelings with your goals.</p>
<p>Well that&#8217;s often easier said than done! Especially throwing into the equation that the economic climate of the past year challenged  many of us&#8230;</p>
<p>So this is why I&#8217;m VERY pleased with the exciting email I  just received from Ryan at Mind Movies&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;He told me about this INCREDIBLE Recession Buster Sale that  he and the Mind Movies team have came up with <strong>to help you bust through the  recession and conquer every single goal you&#8217;ve set out for  yourself</strong>&#8230;</p>
<p>And when I say sale, I mean a full blown sale&#8230; that you  will probably find absolutely irresistible!</p>
<p>You see Ryan has decided to give you their entire online  version of the Mind Movies Creation Kit for only 20 bucks!</p>
<p>Yep, you heard right, 20 bucks&#8230;PLUS he&#8217;s throwing in $1000  worth of additional bonuses!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t know what a Mind Movie is? <a title="Mind Movies" href="http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14885" target="_self">Click here to find  out.</a></p>
<p>In case you haven&#8217;t heard a Mind Movie is a short 3 minute  video or digital vision board which is a combination of present tense,  positive affirmations, reinforced with powerful photos and images and your  most emotionally inspiring music.</p>
<p>By watching your Mind Movie twice a day you stay focused on  your dreams and desires so that when you take action in the direction of  your goals not only will you be taking inspired action but you have also  enlisted the universe to provide all the people, places and events you  need to make your action plan a success.</p>
<p>The Mind Movie Creation Kit provides you with ALL the  programs, templates and step by step video tutorials so you can create your  own Mind Movie.</p>
<p>So even if you are a complete computer novice you can easily  make your own powerful Mind Movie of your most perfect life.</p>
<p>Plus&#8230;so you can be inspired and get started straight away,  Ryan is also including 6 Pre-Made Mind Movies on&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>Wealth and improving your finances</li>
<li>Health and Weight loss</li>
<li>Closer Family relations</li>
<li>Spiritual Fulfillment and gratitude</li>
<li>Attracting the ideal man</li>
<li>Attracting the ideal woman</li>
</ul>
<p>You can start watching these right NOW. This honestly takes applying the Law of Attraction to a whole  new level.</p>
<p>The famous Mind Movies creation kit is normally sold at  $49&#8230; so Ryan is offering more than 60% OFF&#8230;</p>
<p>PLUS..You get the thousand dollars in additional bonuses too.</p>
<p>So&#8230;if you&#8217;re determined to make 2010 your best year  yet&#8230;</p>
<p><a title="Mind Movies" href="http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14885" target="_self">Grab your Mind Movie Creation kit for $20 plus $1000 in  FREE bonuses Here</a></p>
<p>To a successful 2010,</p>
<p>Colin</p>
<p><strong>P.S. This generous Recession Busting offer ends very soon&#8230;so make sure you <a title="Mind Movies" href="http://www.mindmovies.com/creationkit20/?14885" target="_self">secure YOUR Mind Movie creation kit NOW</a>.</strong></p>
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		<title>How To Achieve Goals &#8211; Even Big Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, we&#8217;ve covered the benefits of setting goals, and how to set goals. So now we&#8217;re going to talk about how to achieve goals &#8211; even big goals.
There are three main things you need to do&#8230;
1. Take One Step At a Time
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, we&#8217;ve covered the <a title="benefits of setting goals" href="http://www.practical-self-help.com/2009/11/6-benefits-of-setting-goals/" target="_self">benefits of setting goals</a>, and <a title="how to set goals" href="http://www.practical-self-help.com/2009/11/how-to-set-goals-5-things-you-need-to-know/">how to set goals</a>. So now we&#8217;re going to talk about how to achieve goals &#8211; even big goals.</p>
<p>There are three main things you need to do&#8230;</p>
<h4>1. Take One Step At a Time</h4>
<p>Imagine you had a giant pancake sitting in front of you and you had to eat it. How would you do it?</p>
<p>Think about it for a minute, it&#8217;s OK, I&#8217;ll wait&#8230;</p>
<p>Got your answer? Great!</p>
<p>Now here&#8217;s how I would do it. I would eat it one bite at a time.</p>
<p>Goals are no different than the giant pancake. You achieve them by moving toward them one step at a time.</p>
<p>Take each goal that you have written down and break them down into smaller steps. Smaller steps seem less intimidating to complete than a bigger goal that seems way out there.</p>
<p>This approach works especially well for big goals. Just break them down into a series of smaller goals.</p>
<p>For example, let&#8217;s say you want to be earning $10,000 a month 4 years from today. And suppose that right now you&#8217;re earning $4,000 a month. At first glance, that seems like a pretty lofty goal.</p>
<p>You can make that goal feel more achievable if your break it down into smaller pieces. Instead, try saying that you will increase your income by $125 each month for the next 4 yours. The numbers still work out the same, but doesn&#8217;t it feel more achievable when you put it this way?</p>
<h4>2. Take Action</h4>
<p>Unless you are somehow going to inherit, win, or receive your goals as gifts, you&#8217;re going to need to do some work.</p>
<p>It helps if you&#8217;ve already broken your goals down into smaller steps. Just look at what your next step is and do a little bit each day to complete it.</p>
<p>By doing at least a little bit each day, you&#8217;ll constantly be moving yourself in the right direction. You&#8217;ll be able to see yourself progressing over time which will increase both your confidence and your motivation to keep going.</p>
<h4>3. Visualize</h4>
<p>Take 10-20 minutes every day just to close your eyes and imagine that today was the day your goals became a reality. See it as if you were experiencing everything first hand.</p>
<p>What would it look like? Who would be there? Are there any sounds or smells? How do you feel? Imagine your family and friends congratulating you. Make the imagined experience as real as possible.</p>
<p>By doing this every day, you are actually training your brain to help you succeed.</p>
<p>Right now your subconscious brain is used to your current reality and it doesn&#8217;t like things to change. It might even go so far as to sabotage any efforts you make to change your life.</p>
<p>But by visualizing a new reality for yourself, you are training your subconscious mind to accept this new reality as truth. Once it does, it will actually start helping you in your quest. You will start to have new creative ideas come to you, and you&#8217;ll start noticing things around you that can help you that you never noticed before.</p>
<h4>Conclusion</h4>
<p>Let&#8217;s just do a quick recap on how to achieve goals &#8211; even big goals.</p>
<ol>
<li>Break them down into smaller, more manageable steps.</li>
<li>Take action daily.</li>
<li>Spend time daily visualizing what it would be like if you achieved your goals.</li>
</ol>
<p>If you consistently do these three things, you&#8217;ll be accomplishing your goals in no time.</p>
<p>Is there anything special that you do to achieve your goals? If so, please share it by leaving a comment below.
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		<title>How To Succeed In Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re wondering how to succeed in life, you need to start by asking yourself three questions. Once you have the answers to these three questions, you will already be closer to your success than most people ever will be in their entire lives.
The three questions are:

What do you want?
Why ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how to succeed in life, you need to start by asking yourself three questions. Once you have the answers to these three questions, you will already be closer to your success than most people ever will be in their entire lives.</p>
<p>The three questions are:</p>
<ol>
<li>What do you want?</li>
<li>Why do you want it?</li>
<li>What are you going to do to get it?</li>
</ol>
<h4>What Do You Want?</h4>
<p>The first thing you need to know about how to succeed in life is that you need to know what you want.</p>
<p>Stop and ask almost anybody what they want in life and they will probably stutter and stare at you for a while. After that they might be able to give you some vague ideas of things they think they might like.</p>
<p>Still others will tell you that they aren&#8217;t sure what they want, but then they&#8217;ll go into to a long list of things they don&#8217;t want.</p>
<p>This is the key thing that is holding almost everyone back from succeeding in life. They have no idea what they want. Or, if they have an idea of what they want, it&#8217;s very vague.</p>
<p>You must know what you want in a very specific way. If you want to be rich, define exactly what rich means to you. If you want to get married and have a family, what type of person do you want to marry, how many kids do you want, where do you want to live? Be specific.</p>
<p>If you have no goals for your life, you are lost. How are you going to reach any level of success if you don&#8217;t even know what success means to you?</p>
<p>Before you read any further, stop and answer the question; What do you want? Be as specific as possible!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t think that the answers you come up with are going to lock you in to a certain course for life. It&#8217;s ok to change your mind in the future and set new goals as your desires change. You just need to have something written down now. Then you will at least have a course to success that you can start following.</p>
<p>Got that one answered? Excellent!</p>
<p>Now that you know what you want, it&#8217;s time to answer the question&#8230;</p>
<h4>Why Do You Want It?</h4>
<p>The second thing you need to know about how to succeed in life is that you must know <strong>why</strong> you want something.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you want to be rich, why do you want to be rich?</li>
<li>If you want to get married and have a family, why do you want to have a family?</li>
<li>If you want to improve your health, why do you want to improve your health?</li>
</ul>
<p>The stronger your <strong>why</strong>, the more motivation, desire, and drive you will feel to achieve your goal. These things will be extremely important when you start encountering obstacles on the way to achieving your goal. A strong <strong>why</strong> will prevent you from giving up.</p>
<p>Again, I&#8217;m going to ask you to take a moment to answer another question; Why do you want what you want? Come up with the strongest reasons you can.</p>
<p>Got that one answered too? Congratulations, you&#8217;re 2/3 done now!</p>
<p>OK, so you know what you want and why you want it, now&#8230;</p>
<h4>What Are You Going To Do To Get It?</h4>
<p>The third thing you need to know about how to succeed is that you must be willing to come up with a plan. Then you need to put that plan into action in order to achieve your goals.</p>
<p>Sure, it&#8217;s possible that once you know what you want, it&#8217;ll just show up unexpectedly one day, but it&#8217;s no guarantee. You will be much more likely to succeed if you start taking action.</p>
<p>Life can be busy, but if your success is important to you, you need to make some time for your goals.</p>
<p>Come up with a game plan and start following it. The game plan doesn&#8217;t need to be set in stone. You can always adjust course as you go. And you probably will as you find out what works well, and what doesn&#8217;t. That&#8217;s OK. The point is to start getting yourself to take action.</p>
<p>I always like taking baby steps to achieve a goal I&#8217;ve set for myself. Just commit yourself to doing a little bit every day or every week. Even taking small regular steps in the right direction gets the momentum going. Once you get moving, it&#8217;s easier to stay moving.</p>
<h4>Conclusion</h4>
<p>This is how to succeed in life. Answering these three question will give your life purpose, clarity, and meaning. The answers to these questions will start propelling you toward the success you desire in life. The answers to these questions will keep you going when things seem bleak.</p>
<p>In short, answering these three questions will give you the tools you need to succeed.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are old or young, you still have the rest of your life ahead of you. Figure out what you want to do with the life you have, then go do it.</p>
<p>So, now if I ask you what you want, can you give me a clear answer? <img src='http://www.practical-self-help.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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