ClearMind Lesson 8: The Formula for Success

The ClearMind formula for success is so simple, you may be tempted to overlook its genius. The formula for success is.

Clear Goal + Straight Path + Focused Power=
The results you want.

Let’s look at a common goal that many of us share - losing weight.

OK, so let’s look at “losing weight” through the ClearMind formula for success.

In this case our “clear goal” is losing weight. Volumes have been written on how to set goals, we won’t recreate those here. I will share a few simple tips that work for me.

1)    Write your goal from beyond completion

2)    State your emotion upon completion

3)    Briefly state what you did to get there

4)    State the difference it has made in your life

I did it! It is now July 4th of 2010. I am thrilled that over the past 6 months I lost 15 pounds. With my own determination and lots of support from family and friends I formed new habits of healthy eating and exercise. I now have vibrant energy at home and at work, and I’m setting an example of healthy living for my children to follow.

If the path isn’t obvious we may need to do some research or ask for help. But, don’t delay until you have a perfect plan. The clear goal allows us to proceed one step at a time, knowing exactly where we’re headed.

Focusing our power means leveraging our money, energy, and time completely on the action at hand. We complete actions by focusing sufficient power until the action is complete.

Completed actions lead to… Completed projects, which lead to… Completed goals, which lead to… The life you want!

“Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.”
C.D. Jackson

ClearMind Lesson 6: Clear Vision

In our last lesson we discussed two life-changing choices.
1)  The choice to complete actions that move you toward your goals.

2)  The choice to complete actions that increase your power.

We also posed the question, why would we do otherwise? That brings us to Lesson 6 - the principle of clear vision.

“Effective” and “powerful” actions are relative to the individual and to each individual’s goals. My choices may not be appropriate for you, because you want to be, have, and do different things in life than I do.

But, one thing we do all have in common is the ability, and responsibility, to choose what we want.

You may remember Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland…

Alice has a conversation with a Cheshire Cat that goes something like this…

Alice asks “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.

“I don’t much care where -” said Alice.

“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,”

“- so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added.

“Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”

It is “common sense” to choose exactly what we want out of life and then complete the actions to get there. However, common sense is often not that common.

Most people go through their lives with goals and projects half-selected or not selected at all. Hoping that if they only “walk long enough” they are sure to stubble upon what they really want.

The reality is, in order to get what you want, you must start with a clear vision.

The problem is, most of us don’t have the tools and training to get clear on this. We’ll talk more about that shortly.

For now, just know that most failure begins and ends at this step.

Most people spend their lives in a state of confusion, running somewhat aimlessly, never knowing exactly where they’re headed. I invite you to engage the tools that will help you to choose significant goals, projects, and actions.

You’ll  maintain clear focus and motivation to create breakthrough results in your life and business.

ClearMind:  Goal Setting 2.0
I experimented for years with different ways to write and review my goals.
Then I created this simple 4-step process, and I’ve been using it with great success ever since.

1) Write your goal from beyond completion
2) State your emotion upon completion
3) Briefly state what you did to get there
4) State the difference it has made in your life

Here’s an example using a common goal, losing weight. continue