| Every major success expert encourages us to | | | | be to post them around your home in prominent |
| set, focus on and actively pursue our goals. We | | | | places where they will catch your gaze and |
| know that in order to be successful, happy, and | | | | attention. |
| fulfilled we should be formulating a series of goals. | | | | A very different way to accelerate your goals is |
| Most of us also have learned that the clearer and | | | | to send positive energy to them. William Rand, a |
| more specific the goals, the better chance we | | | | prominent Reiki Teacher and one of the foremost |
| have of achieving them. | | | | authorities on Reiki in this country, interestingly |
| Though each success guru may have their own | | | | enough, also suggests we write our goals on |
| particular technique of empowering goals, the one | | | | index cards to be carried around with us. But for |
| element that most have in common is the action | | | | additional empowerment, those who are Reiki |
| of writing them down. Even with today's | | | | Practitioners can hold the piece of paper between |
| technology, it still feels more energetically | | | | their hands and send Reiki to the goals for the |
| powerful to actually write goals as opposed to | | | | highest and best outcome and achievement. Do |
| typing them on one's computer keyboard. Using | | | | this for 5-20 minutes once a day or more. |
| an old-fashioned implement called a "pen" may | | | | If you are not attuned to Reiki, you can still use |
| help bring your own personal positive energy into | | | | this method. Reiki is very much about intention so |
| the creation of your aspiration list. But if going the | | | | just hold your goal card or piece of paper in your |
| keyboard route is easier for you, then by all | | | | hand and visualize positive energy illuminating your |
| means, type away! | | | | goals. You can imagine the energy flowing from |
| After we have written them (or printed them out | | | | your heart center and out through your hands to |
| from our computer), what do we do with them? | | | | empower your goals and bring them to fruition. If |
| In his national bestseller, "The Success Principles," | | | | the goal is harmonious with your own higher good, |
| major motivational and success coach, Jack | | | | then you should attain it quickly. |
| Canfield, strongly encourages us to place our goals | | | | The bottom line and a good way to think of |
| on 3 x 5 index cards, a practice that he does on | | | | goal-setting is to Write and Recite, Reflect and |
| a daily basis. | | | | Affect! By clarifying and writing your goals, reciting |
| I will add to that and suggest you take your | | | | them, reflecting and visualizing them -- you will |
| cards with you and keep them with you | | | | affect a positive outcome! |
| throughout your day. However, don' t just place | | | | Affirmation, Attitude, Action for Goal Setting: |
| them in the back pocket or purse and forget | | | | It is easy for me to set clear goals and achieve |
| about them. Several times a day, take them out, | | | | them. My inner passion and motivation empower |
| read them aloud or to yourself with gusto! Take a | | | | my goals to become reality. Every day, I state |
| moment to visualize them clearly and see yourself | | | | my goals, visualize them and energize my goals |
| achieving them. Another or additional action would | | | | into being! |