IBA SUCCESS MAGAZINE Volume 3 Issue 2 | Page 29

dropout. Matt was serving time in a Juvenile Detention Center. He described himself as a skinny teenage drug addict. Matt Mayberry set a goal that was unrealistic; it was not a real expectation for him. His goal was to go to college on a football scholarship. Yes, it looked crazy to the world but it was a reality to him. My all-time favorite quote that I live by is “anything after the words I am is true to the unconscious mind (Quoted Lisa Nicholas)” Be mindful of who you share your dreams with. Welcome the great life lessons patience will teach you. Shut the door to negative chatter, not everyone is going to see your vision the way you do. Understand whatever you say and think will happen. Goal setting is a very healthy and motivating thing to do, and knowing what part of the goal setting strategy is difficult, and what you can do for improvement will only set you forward on your new journey. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated (Quote Maya Angelou)” Closing the door to negative self-chatter is vitally important. This will give you an opportunity to open the door to positive affirmations and good thoughts about yourself and the goals you set. There are a million and one different ways to mix coffee. There are a million plus ways to write down goals. Creative people will go about the goal setting process differently than a logical person. The key is to understand who you are and what part of the goal setting process is the most difficult. Anybody can download a template for writing down goals. It’s not the way we are writing down our goals, but it’s the process of how we go about setting goals in general that complicates things. ext 5