"Establish a 90 day Goal Plan."
How I did it: I detailed what I wanted to do and set up strategic steps to meet them such as:
- How much I wanted to save each month.
- What credit card would be paid first.
- What one thing, I wanted no matter what and how I would get the money to pay for it.
- Where I wanted to be in 3 months, 9 months and than 12 months.
- What I would do different to achieve each goal
- Such as habits I knew I had to change
- When I start changing them
- Expected outcome
- How long I would commit to each habit change
- Identity all at stake to make that goal happen
- Such as habits I knew I had to change
Lessons & tips:
- Be SUPER HONEST with yourself!
- Think every decision through
- Let emotions go
- Re-evaluate people in your life that bring out the worse in you.
- Find people that can help you achieve your goals!
Resources:
- A Journal for daily writing
- A workout schedule that helps you stay focused, a focused mind develops into fine tuned machine! Your body needs attention when you are goal-setting - don't ignore it!
- Picture wall that shows every step how you will feel when each goal is accomplished - this is important to train your senses and your mind will follow.
- Reading the paper on Sunday - see what is happening around you financially. I found learning about the financial mess help me gaining a clearer vision of what options would best suit me when I decided to invest
It took me 4 months.
It made me Incredibly Elated!