You will be able to access resources that you did not even dare to believe are within you.

There is one catch though:
When you come back you must be prepared to feel like an alien from another world. If you are really serious about changing your life to the better and make a commitment to participate at a level of 110%, you will never be able to go back to your old habits of thinking and behaving.

This can be irritating for the ones around you who have not made that change – yet.

So my recommendation is to tell your family and closest friends and simply take them with you – because you will come back as another person:  the person you always wanted to become!

S – Specific and Simple

Make it simple and specific. “I don’t want to be alone” is a simple statement, but it is far from being specific. With goal setting it is important to say what you want, not what you don’t want.

Have you ever heard the expression “What you focus on is what you get”? That’s what Specific and Simple is about: Say not what you don’t want, but what you want. Focus on the positive.

How would you like not to be alone? Do you want a partner, a lover, children, grand children, a friend, be part of a club or the community? What do you want, specifically?

M – Measurable

This one goes hand in hand with the one above. “I want more money” is simple, positive and more or less specific, but it is not measurable. How much is more? Is it one dollar or 10, 100 or thousands?

Make sure there is a number involved. In case it can’t be measured by numbers, imagine a scale from 1-10, where 10 is where you want to be. What are the criteria that need to be fulfilled for you to be at a 10? Write them down as a tick-off list.

A – Achievable and Attainable by you, As if now

Again, make it your goal, one that you can achieve by yourself. It is not about your partner, family, child or the world, it is not someone else’s goal, it is yours!

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present. – Babatunde Olatunji

Some languages haven’t even got grammar for future or past. They totally live in the here and now. Use present tense when you write down your goal. “I am…, I have…” are the most powerful words on earth, in any language.

R – Realistic

If you have set goals before and not achieved them, maybe they have been set too high. Making a million in a year could be a bit challenging if you are earning 50.000 a year and have no savings and no plan.

On the other side, if you have always achieved your goals without effort, it may be time to challenge your self. Stretch a little further than comfortable, you will grow into it.

T – Time frame

Give your goal a time frame, have a date involved. “By December 31st 2010 …” or “the 15th of May2015…” will make your goal even more measurable, specific and easy to plan for.

I – Inspirational

Often money comes up in goal setting. But is it really about the money? I don’t think so. Generally it is about what you can or want to do with the money. What is it that inspires you to get up? What motivates you to persevere when times get tough?

When a goal is not about money but what really inspires you, you may suddenly find other ways to achieve it.

Be open and allow the universe or God to provide for you in whatever way they may think is appropriate. Extend your opportunities by making your goal inspirational.

E – Evidence and Endstep

What is the final thing that needs to happen for you to know that you have achieved your goal? What is the picture that you see, what do you hear or tell yourself, how do you feel?

What is the evidence that proofs you have made it? For example when do you know you have lost enough weight? Is it when you see a certain number standing on your scale? When you fit in your favourite dress or pants? When you have achieved a certain fat percentage? Or when the tape measure shows a specific number?

Make your Evidence and Endstep very clear and involve as many senses as possible: see, hear, feel, smell or taste your success.

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You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.
- Harold S. Geneen

Building a business is as well an art as it is a skill that anybody with access to the right resources can learn. Browse at Amazon for books about building a business or get some ideas from the business building must-reads collection below:

Michael Gerber’s “The E-Myth Revisited” is a classic among business books. Embedded in the story of Sarah, who owns a pie shop that is taking all her energy without producing the revenue it could, Michael Gerber explains the different skill sets needed to run a successful business.
If you think of becoming a business owner, consider whether you are a Technician, a Manager or an Entrepreneur and where you are most comfortable with.
Highly recommended to read through while you are still in the planning process! Look inside

Following up on”The E-Myth Revisited”, the “E-Myth Mastery” is as useful to initially build a business as it is to improve an existing one.
Sarah’s story goes on and with some advice, her business steps up to the next level.
Admittedly, some parts are challenging – but the better the foundation, the better the business.
With even more hands on tips and checklists, this book can very well be worth the effort. Look inside

People like Anthony Robbins stand on his shoulders and Brian is still one of the best selling authors and speakers when it comes to achieving personal and especially business goals.

His company operates internationally and has helped over 4 million people achieve their goals so far.

‘ Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life‘ is designed to help you understand the impact the way we think has on the results that we get. The program promises to show you how to

• develop unshakable self confidence
• increase your income dramatically
• take control of your life and your destiny
• improve your relationships
• enjoy higher levels of health and fitness and
• achieve all your goals

After experiencing the power of thought myself, I highly recommend ‘Change your thinking, change your life’

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Unlock your full potential to live the extraordinary life you deserve. Develop unshakable self-confidence and break down barriers that once stood in your way. Become a “no limit” person and realise that you can do anything you decide to accomplish. Learn how changing your mind set can revitalise your life, business and relationships.

It is going to be a space, that is more than just a room defined by walls. It is a ‘dance floor’, where you can let go of what is holding you back, connect to new or hidden resources within you that you have not discovered yet and finally start to create your new future with inspiration and empowerment.

Find out how YOU can seize control of your destiny and create more wealth, prosperity and fulfilment on every level of your life and be part of an event that will enable you too to start writing your new future.

Upcoming seminars in Europe, Australia and New Zealand here.

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As a logical consequence, Transition Guidance also draws on the “Well-being Business Academy” founder’s experience in the wellness industry to support well-being practitioners like massage therapists, meditation-in-motion teachers and personal trainers to start, maintain and grow their business from first idea to thriving in and after the first year.

What coaching is not: it is neither counselling nor therapy or training, although it might contain parts of all and compliment them beautifully.
Recent research has confirmed that training that contains coaching elements is much more effective and sustainable than training without them.

So what is coaching really? And why does it seem to be so difficult to describe? One of the latest definitions I found may explain it:

“Coaching is a solution that is waiting for a problem!”

What does this mean?

Coaching has as many facets as there are challenges out there.

Athletes and sports professionals understood the benefits of coaching long ago. Nowadays being a ‘technician’ is not enough. Talking to Sydney 2000 Beach Gold Medal winner in Beach Volleyball, Natalie Cook, she cemented that she never would have won without the coaching support she had.

Coaching acts as an accelerator for transformation through questioning and challenging beliefs, strategies and choices people making in all areas of their life