W
e are often told to vi-
sualize our achieve-
ments, to write down
your goal and put it somewhere
that you can see it every day, to
“put it out to the universe” and it
will materialize. MAGIC!
So what happens from now,
where you have written down that
goal, to when you achieve it? Is
the “universe” actually just going
to hand you “success” first thing
Monday morning? Will you turn up
to an event and have a crowd of
fans, followers and raving clients
cheering you on as you walk down
the red carpet?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
but…It doesn’t work that way.
Let me tell you a little bit about
what does work, though. You have
to set it up, make the room for the
fabulous things in life. And… make
sure what you are asking for, what
you’re working on, is REALLY what
you want!
Authenticity is so important when
you’re setting goals. So often
we get tied up in trying to be like
someone else. We have idols, we
have role models, we have people
we look up to, and we often try to
copy them so that we can shine
their confidence and achieve the
things that they have achieved in
their life.
While “copying” someone who
is a positive influence in our lives
seems harmless, we aren’t grow-
ing the confidence in ourselves.
We aren’t accepting who we are
and becoming all that we can be.
We are limiting ourselves into be-
coming what we see of that per-
son.
Did you see what I wrote there??
WHAT WE SEE
Yes, we don’t see it all. We proba-
bly don’t see that person up in the
morning having a healthy break-
fast, getting a workout in, pluck-
ing their eyebrows, cutting their
toenails, digging the crusties out of
their eyes, reading up on changes
in social media, feeling like they
want to quit, on calls with their
coaches, networking, or subscrib-
ing to newsletters.
We see someone with glow-
ing skin, a tight waistline, energy,
knowledge, wisdom, and man,
they just know EVERYBODY!
So, stop. Stop it right there! REAL-
LY think about this. WHAT do they
have, WHAT have they achieved
or WHAT do they portray that you
desire?
Are they just plain old happy? Do
they have they smile and hold
their head up high? Do you see
them dancing around and singing
songs? (that’s actually a technique
to change your state of mind…fyi)
Are they just able to sit answer
questions in live situations without
hesitation? (Showing up consis-
tently, trusting yourself with your
own personal experiences, stories,
and inner work will get you there
too.)
Do they throw an ad out there that
they are hosting an event, or are
launching a new program and it is
filled the next day? (see above and
below)
What’s your next move? Write
down what it is you want. And it
can’t be to BE someone else. It has
to be YOU. And, yes, put it some-
where that you will see it. Make it
pretty if you wa