Where do you want to go?

In order to unleash your inner driving force and transform your life for the better, you’ve got to know what you want, and that means setting a goal.

The term “goal setting” scares some people, but it’s just a declaration of intent, or stating a desired solution to a problem.

Think about it this way: If you don’t know what you want, how will you know when you’ve got it? It’s like getting in your car and driving down the highway with no destination in mind. Like Chuck Berry, you’ll just be “Cruising and playing the radio/ With no particular place to go.”

So you need to know WHAT you want to achieve.

This goal can be anything: A work or business goal, a weight loss goal, a relationship goal, a lifestyle goal – whatever.

Don’t worry at this point about HOW you’re going to achieve it (we’ll cover that tomorrow).

Write your goal down. This is very important.

When I say write, I mean REALLY write. PHYSICALLY write it down. Put a pen or pencil to paper and write your goal out – don’t just type it on your computer. Writing cements the goal in a different part of your brain to just thinking it or saying it out loud. This means you’re more likely to remember it. Be specific about your goal, too. Instead of saying something vague like “I’m going to lose weight”, write something like “I’m going to drop a jeans size by (give a specific date).”

Next, place this written resolution somewhere you will see it often – on your refrigerator door, for example. Now you’ll (literally) never lose sight of your goal, and will be regularly reminded of it.

From now on your actions will have a purpose instead of just being random, and will take you closer to achieving your goal. Just like when you get in your car and set the GPS for a particular destination.