1 Step to the Masterpiece of YOUR Life the Art of Goals

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Step 1 to the Masterpieceof YOUR Life:The Art of Goals

Seattles own personal growth and leadership trainer

Effective Strategies and

Proven Techniques

to Kick Start Your Life

Through Goals!

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AcknowledgementsA HUGE thanks to everyone who has ever been in my life, because of your

part, be it large or small, helped me to become the person I am today. I also

want to thank all of the people who read my articles, link to my website, have

provided comments and feedback, and have supported me.

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For my parents: for all of the never-ending

support and love you have shared with me all my

life. Going off the beaten path and trying

something new that is different from whateveryone else is doing is extremely difficult, but to

unconditionally support your son through this

journey is even more remarkable. Thank you for

having an open mind, for trusting me, and most of

all, for loving me.

For my sister: Ive always tried my best to make

you proud of me I hope Ive accomplished that.

For my grandparents: When I think about all of

the sacrifices the four of you made in your lives so

that I could have this amazing opportunity to

touch the lives of so many people, I am extremely

thankful. Sadly we didnt get to spend much time

together, but it was enough to fill my heart with

enough love to last my life!


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Table of Contents

Introduction ........................................................................... 5

The Day That Turns Your Life Around...................................... 5

3 Reasons You Do Not Set Goals ............................................... 7

6 Reasons That Your Goals May Not Be Working For You .............. 8How to Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals .................................................... 9

Write Your Goals Down Now!!!! ............................................... 11

What Will You Sacrifice For Your Dreams? ................................ 12

Whats Next? ........................................................................ 13


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Introduction

My name is Rohit Rohila. It is an unbelievable feeling knowing that if

you are reading this, it means that either you, or someone who cares

about you, felt the information in here was powerful enough to help

you move forward in life. It also means that I have accomplished one

of my goals, writing my first eBook.

I was introduced to the world of Personal Growth and Development 6

years ago in 2005. Since then I have read hundreds of books, listened

to countless personal growth CDs, over 30 seminars, etc. My deepest

desires have always been to help people more forward and to become

a motivational force in this world.

If you received this book from a friend, I encourage you to subscribe

to my website (RSS FeedorEmail) for additional articles, videos, and

empowering material at RohitRohila.com

Now lets get started. You will find these effective strategies and

proven techniques to reflect on your life and the direction it is going in.

We can all use some support. Your first goal in this journey is simple,

read this book on goal setting!

The Day That Turns Your Life Around

It is said that only a very emotional or tragic event can help you find apurpose, a direction, to change your life. You may have heard the

phrase: only a breakdown can lead to a breakthrough.

For Jim Rohn, one of my mentors

and one of the greatest authors and

speakers on personal development,

that emotional event happened at

the age of 25. A little girl knocked on

his door and gave him a wonderful

presentation about the Girl Scout

Program and how she was selling

cookies to support it. She politely smiled and asked him if he would

like to purchase a box. He did not want to tell her that he was a 25

year old man and could not afford the $2 to buy a box of cookies, so

he did the only thing he could think of, he lied to that little girl and told

her he had already purchased some cookies earlier. She politely

thanked him for his time and for supporting the Girl Scouts Program

by purchasing cookies. He closed the door, and thought about what he

had just done. How low could he get, lying to a Girl Scout over $2.

That was the day that turned his life around.
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For me, that moment happened during a trip back home, to India. I

was not born there, but the last time I was there was in the early 90s.

Reality hit me pretty hard. Homeless children, poverty, litter, and

illiteracy were all staring me right in the face. Here I was in my

Kenneth Cole shoes, designer Jeans, Nike shirt, Bulova watch, Eddie

Bauer sunglasses, and a backpack with a cell phone, MP3 player, and

laptop. I thought about all the times I would spend at a coffee shopdrinking lattes, while back in my home country children were singing

for spare change.

The truth was that I was just like Jim; I could not help them because I

did not have the money. As successful as I was back home, globally, I

had not done anything. The world, so far, was not better off having

had me in it, and that was a wakeup call for me. That was, the day

that changed my life.

Hopefully millions of you will read this eBook from digital cover to

digital cover. Some of you may skim it, give it a few minutes, and

never touch it again. Many may not even read it.

Of those who will indeed read it, there are three possible outcomes:

1. Those who wont do anything: Sadly, this will be themajority of the readers out there. They will find the concepts to

be powerful, but not enough for them to do anything about it or

they will get to it someday. These are also the kind of peoplewho take life one day at a time, see what happens, and let

things just play out. They may take notes, see how the

concepts could apply to their lives, and never truly focus on

doing anything about it.

2. Those who are too stubborn to do anything: There aresome people who feel their way of doing everything is the right

and only way of doing it. Anything contradicting their beliefs is

immediately rejected. They might read 100 concepts, find 1that goes against their personal philosophies, and reject the

other 99. My way or the highway.

3. Those who will read this, and practice it: Finally we havethose few people who will think about each concept with an

open mind, and then apply it to their lives. These are the people

who grab life by the horns, live life to its fullest, and seize the

day.


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I hope you have an open mind and think about each of the concepts.

This is an introductory read to begin a transition in your life. It is

important that you know this book is what you make out of it; it will

be a different experience for everyone and will only be as powerful and

you let it be.

3 Reasons You Do Not Set GoalsOur first step in goal setting begins by looking at the reasons that

prevent us from setting goals in the first place. Since elementary

school we are told that we should be setting goals, both Long-Term

and Short-Term, but that is about the extent of the education the

majority of us will ever receive.

Setting goals is the #1 way of achieving prosperity, yet 90% of us do

not even set goals, or will set New Years resolutions that last for

about a month. So we have to wonder, if setting goals helps you

become successful, why not set them?

There are 3 main reasons one might justify in not setting goals. Lets

take a look at each of them:

1. You do not know how: What is a goal? What is a short-termgoal? How long is a long-term goal? How do you keep track of

your progress? Etc.

2. You are too lazy: You had to wake up early, work hard all day;you just want to come home and relax, maybe watch a little TV.

Who needs to set goals, it just means more work, right? Plus

your life is already good enough, right?

3. Your Subconscious will not let you (you are afraid): Myfavorite topic to write about, the subconscious. Your

subconscious, or your ego, does not want to be wrong and will

try to talk you out of it by saying: If I set this goal and I do notaccomplish it, we will not feel good about ourselves, so lets just

avoid it all together.

Now that you have a better idea about why you are not setting goals,

we can move forward. Lets now take a look at those who are

proactive and do set goals, but maybe area having some challenges in

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6 Reasons That Your Goals May Not Be Working

For YouIt is fantastic that there are those out there who are proactive with

their lives and want to move forward. They set goals and work hard

towards them, but still face some challenges. Here are the top 6

reasons that settings goals may not be working for you:

1. Faith:If you decide to give it a try you will fail because goalsetting is not something you try, it is something that you have

to be dedicated to. This is perhaps the #1 reason why goal

setting will not work for you. You have to believe that you will

be able to achieve them. Take a few moments to visualize how

it will feel once you have accomplished them.

2. Patience: We live in a world of instant gratification where wewant everything yesterday. That is why diets are so popular,because we want quick results. Say your goal is to weigh 10

pounds less. We do not want to hear that it will take consistent

exercise, a regular healthy diet, and proper nutrition until it will

work, we want to hear that we will be able to fit into those old

jeans in a week. Goal setting works the same way. Sorry, no

overnight success here.

3. Truth: If your goal is to achieve an annual income of 1 milliondollars within a year, it certainly is possible, but not so much if

you are struggling to make $26,000 a year. Set goals that are

realistic and achievable within a respectable timeframe.

4. Effort: You want to be able to run a mile, but sitting in front ofyour couch all day eating candy bars and soda will not help you

get there. Your daily habits and actions should reflect your

goals, not contradict them.

5. Focus: Are your goals too generic? Perfect examples are thegoals we call New Years Resolutions. We all want to lose

weight, exercise more, stop smoking, but after a few weeks we

are back to our old habits. Sometimes the solution lies in

breaking down the goal, a step that most people never do. If

your goal is to stop smoking, then break it down into smaller

goals. Maybe you cut back a cigarette a week until your final

cigarette in April.


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6. Opportunity: Having your own business, being your own boss,setting your own hours, being in control of your life is

something that we all dream of. A friend of yours has had some

success in Network Marketing and invites you to an opportunity

presentation, and without even giving it a thought, you politely

decline, letting an incredible chance to become an entrepreneur

slip away. The failure to recognize and take advantage of anopportunity is worse than trying the opportunity and failing.

If you have not had much success with goals you are setting, check to

see if one of these 6 reasons is holding you back from the prosperity

you deserve. Lets next look at how to set goals that you can be proud

of and can share with family and friends for support.

How to Set S.M.A.R.T. GoalsWhen I ask people what their goals are, about 80% do not have any

and about 20% just have a generic goal with no real desire to

accomplish it. Which of the following two New Years Resolutions do

you feel will get accomplished?

I want to exercise and lose weight thisyear. I would like to set myself on an exercise program of 3 days a

week, 30 minutes each day, and lose 5 pounds a month until I

reach my goal of 15 pounds, which should be in March.

It is obvious that the second one is more thought out and has a clean

organized plan that can be easily tracked. However, almost everyone

sets their goals like #1. I want to lose weight, I need to exercise,

I want to start reading more, I should set more goals, and I am

going to start eating healthier.

Do you see how these things, many of which I am certain you have

promised to yourself in the past, never get accomplished. It is great

that you want to start eating healthier, but there is a huge differencebetween a bodybuilder saying that and a couch potato says the same

thing.

This is where S.M.A.R.T. Goals come in. Ever since I started using this

technique, I have been able to increase my productivity tenfold.


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Here are the 5 steps to setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals:

S = Specific- A goal must be very specific. A generalization of lose

weight or exercisewill not help you at all because it is too generic.

M = Measurable- A major reason that most goals do not get

accomplished is because they cannot be measured. If you want to lose

weight, that is great, but how much? If you say that you want to lose15 pounds in 3 months that can be measured very easily.

A = Attainable- If the greatest workout you get is going to the

mailbox, then the Olympics might be a little out of reach by next year.

By setting attainable goals and successfully achieving them, you will

start a momentum shift in your life. Take advantage of this

momentum and use it as a guide to help you build the courage and

confidence to take on even greater goals.

R = Risky-Now most people out there will say that the R in SMART

GOALS stands for realistic but that is pretty much the same as

attainable. I like to say it stands for Risky instead. Now we are

getting to the fun stuff. How risky is your goal? Is it in your comfort

zone where you feel safe? If you already walk 30 minutes a day and

want to set a goal of walking 35 minutes a day, is that really all that

risky? Goals should be set outside of your comfort zone, where it is

challenging and you feel nervous just thinking about it. It is only when

you set these goals that you will be able to expand your comfort zoneand move onto larger goals.

T = Timely- You know your goal, how to measure it, it is attainable,

and risky, now when do you want to do it by? Will it be 1 week, 1

month, or 1 year? Setup a realistic timetable. Remember, Rome was

not built in a day.

My goal is to organize and speak at a motivational seminar with 150

guests on Saturday, June 30th, 2012. This is very specific, measurable

(either I have 150 or I do not), it is attainable for my skill level; it isrisky for me because it is outside of my comfort zone, and I have a

specific date.

Now that you know how to set a S.M.A.R.T. Goal, go ahead and get to

work. If you would like, email me a copy ([email protected]) of

your goal and I will check up on you periodically to see how you are

doing. My only condition is that you do the same for me as well. We

can all use more positive support!
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Write Your Goals Down Now!!!!Now that we know how to set goals, lets take a step back. Go back 5

years into the past. Think about your job, your car, your house, your

friends, your relationships, everything. If I was to ask you what you

want to accomplish in 5 years, what would you say? A better paying

job? Married? Get out of Debt?

Now, come back to the present, have you accomplished those goals? If

your answer begins with, Well then you have not! So, what can you

do to help you accomplish these goals?

1. WRITE THEM DOWN!!!!- What an amazingly important step, Icannot stress this one enough, yet VERY few people do it. On

average only 3% of you reading this will write down your goals.

When you write them down, you take ownership of the goals,

they are yours and you want to accomplish it. You also start to

see what is possible. You may have always wanted to go to

Hawaii, but daydreaming about it will not help you get warm

sand between your toes.

2. Review, review, review, review- Millionaires read their goalsonce a day Billionaires read their goals twice a day. Do you

see a pattern? Take a look at your goals first thing in the

morning, and make it the last thing you see before you go to

sleep. Always think about your goals. Writing them down andreviewing daily will move you into the top 3% of the population.

You will start to notice that all of a sudden you are getting and

doing the things that you have always wanted to do. Always

think about your goals and ask yourself this question, What am

I doing right now to accomplish my goals? If your goal is to

lose 5 pounds, yet you are at an all-you-can-eat buffet, well,

ask yourself the question again.

Before you go to sleep tonight, write down the date, and think about

where you want to be 5 years from now. What are your goals? Then

take out a sheet of paper, and write them down. You do not need to

prioritize them, but the fact that you simply wrote them down will help

you get closer to them then you ever have before. In 5 years you will

thank the past you for doing it!


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What Will You Sacrifice For Your Dreams?A goal of mine in 2010 was to write my first eBook by the end of the

year. Well the date went from 12/31/10 to 1/1/11 and I still had not

written my book yet. Then today I received a text message from one

of my friends whom I had not had the chance to see for a while. He

invited me to spend the day with him at Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Seeing an old friend and spending the day in Seattle, normally I would

have jumped at that opportunity and we would have had a great time.

Then I thought about the unfinished book, and I had to turn him down.

I could have gone, and put my book aside one more day, and had a lot

of fun instead, but it is that kind of thinking that lead to the book not

being finished in the first place. One of my most important goals in my

eyes went unfinished because I would not sacrifice for it in the past,

and that is a mistake that I will not make again.

We all have goals, and for the majority of the people, they are set

around New Year and then not thought of again. A major reason so

few people are able to accomplish their dreams is because they never

sacrifice one part of their lives for those dreams. Here are some

examples of sacrifices in terms of goals:

GOAL: Lose Weight by enjoying sports and the outdoors, as

well as making healthy meals.

SACRIFICE: Replace TV time by preparing a healthy meal.Then reward yourself with a cheeseburger on Saturday

GOAL: Grow my network marketing business by enrolling 2

team members every month.

SACRIFICE: Dedicate 20 minutes a day to calling prospects

and coaching existing team one weekend a month.

GOAL: Fall in love and be in a successful committed

relationship.

SACRIFICE: Leave the house more often and find clubs,

volunteer opportunities, or even take some classes to meet new

people.

Do you see where I am going with this? If you want to change

something in your life, you need to make room for it. Most people will

say that they want to lose weight, yet their habits show otherwise.

People want to make more money, yet continue to spend $5 a day for

a latte.


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So next time you have a goal that you want to accomplish, know that

it will require some sacrifice. But then again, if it is not worth a little

sacrifice, is it worth doing it in the first place?

Whats Next?

By now you are aware of the barriers that have prevented you fromsetting goals in the past, how to set yourself up with new ones, how to

start using them right away, and that a little bit of sacrifice is needed.

Like I mentioned earlier, there are those of you who will read this,

examine your life, and make those changes that will help you move

forward in life, while others will read it and not do anything, out of

fear. Fear of moving forward, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of

being uncomfortable, etc.

Your journey has just begun and it is important to keep this

momentum moving forward. I encourage you to go to my website,

RohitRohila.com, and play an active role by commenting and providing

feedback. Helping others is a surefire way of helping yourself.

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