You can increase your finances and indeed anything in your life if you follow this effective goal achievement system through.

I’m going to use a personal experience of goal setting to demonstrate how you can decide, plan and achieve a goal despite obstacles in the way.

The reason many people don’t achieve their goals is they don’t make the decision to actually set the goal in the first place. Frequently this is because they have no idea how to achieve their goal as they can’t see all the steps at the beginning so they just don’t bother setting it. Another reason is it may appear too big, and too scary so they just don’t start.

Imagine a car with its headlights on at night. With the full beam on you can see a couple of hundred metres. Beyond the reach of the beam it is pitch black and you have no idea what is ahead, but as the car moves forward the beam moves forward and with it you see the next bend in the road the next turning you need to take. So it is with your goals too, subsequent steps are revealed to you as you achieve each baby step towards your overall goal.

The basics of goal achievement are shown to us by the mechanics of S.M.A.R.T. Goals =

S specific – Run the London Marathon 2002
M measurable – At the end of the run; I have either run it or I haven’t. You must be able to see you have achieved the goal
A achievable – Is your goal actually achievable. Mine was achievable providing I put in the training
R realistic – I have to say I don’t like the realistic tag, I think that holds people back I suggest that you go for big lofty goals, but that is another article another day. Given I was 44 when I set the goal, only ever run short distances and was already injured you could say it wasn’t realistic, get my drift
T timebound – Yes April 2002, London Flora Marathon

Do you see how my goal of running the London Marathon 2002 met the Smart goal requirements? Do your goals?

Let me share with you a tool that helps you visually

The Goal Pyramid
Draw a pyramid type shape on a piece of paper. In the same way that you saw the old Egyptian pyramids made up of stones draw lines across your pyramid shape from left to right. Then turn each of those rows in bricks by dropping vertical lines down. So each row will have less bricks in it as you move to the top of the pyramid.

Using my goal of running my first marathon, in the top brick the pinnacle of the pyramid write London Marathon.

NOW, when I set this goal in June 2001 I had no idea how to run a marathon… and in the same way you won’t need to know all the steps to achieve your goal either.

You just need to know the Final Outcome and the First Couple of Steps which you write in each of the bricks on the bottom row of your pyramid from left to right.

When I set my goal to run the marathon, these were the small baby steps I set for myself as that is all I could see at the time

Make an appointment with the doctor to get referred to a specialist ( as I was already suffering a slight ankle injury)
See doctor and get referred to specialist
See specialist
Buy new running shoes
Find out how to apply for the London Marathon
Download a Marathon Training Program off the internet

You see none of these steps were big steps, but it started me on the road to running a marathon? A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step.

As I achieved each small goal I would mark it off using a coloured highlighter pen as that made me feel good, provided mental references that I could achieve goals and generated further belief in myself.

As I moved through the list marking things off as I achieved them I was putting new steps onto my goal pyramid. In my case I had reviewed the training program I had printed off and decided on a training program that fitted into my life style.

Running several times a week gradually building up my stamina, until my long run once week I was covering 18 -20 miles

Then disaster struck. I injured myself and was unable to train for 10 months, thus missing the London Marathon of 2002. I kept my goal of running a marathon in sight and I ran in the Flora London Marathon 2003.

My thoughts and How I Built A Sustainable Income Online Using This Technique

Set a plan and follow it. Sure you will have some bad days but keep on track
It is essential to keep you goal in sight at all times
You must persevere to overcome obstacles
Time scales may come and go through no fault of your own. Some sceptics will say well Graeme you failed your goal of running the 2002 London marathon. Injury stopped me running in 2002 but I kept focused and I went onto run two marathons in one year the London in April 2003 in 3 hours and 55 and the New York the same year in 4 hours and 26 minutes.

Achieving any goal is 90% mindset. You can train like mad for a marathon or anything but if you think you can’t achieve it, then something will stop you reaching that goal.

Successful people apply effective goal achievement systems to their lives and businesses and it is for this reason that some people can make five figure monthly incomes and others make nothing.

I now use this same methodology that enabled me to keep focused to achieve my goal of running marathons to achieve many personal and business goals and generate a sustainable income online and so can YOU.

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Sports watches are the special purpose watches that are generally used by men who are the active type. The reason for grouping these watches under a different heading is that there are a few general characteristics that are necessary to belong to this group. People who prefer such sports watches go for performance rather than the look. Currently, these sports have also made to the casual wear heading, as most people prefer them to the more conventional ones.

To make it to the sports watch category, watches need to have some special features. One of the most commonly required features is the durability. Watches need to be so durable that they should resist any sort of torsion and impact. Falling down, banging the watch to a hard surface, dropping it from heights are all common features with sports watches. So, these should be able to resist such impacts. The next common feature that needs to be present is being waterproof and sweat proof. As sweat is a common factor with most of the strenuous activities, it is essential that the sports watches are resistant towards the sweat factor. This essentially means they can remain unaffected even on prolonged contact with salt water.

Another important requisite with sports watches is the presence of extra accessories and features. As these watches are generally used for outdoor activities like sports, trekking, camping trips, expeditions into extreme climates and jungles, climbing high mountains, etc. these need to possess a few extra features. For the outdoor activities, it is preferable if the watches have a compass, are GPS enabled and have an inherent torch, etc. These features are necessary when going to unknown and less frequently visited places.

For the sports varieties the extra features demanded are different. For this type, sports watches need to have stop watch, lap measurement, heart rate measurement, speed and distance calculation, etc. Having inherent storage facility is also preferred because with such sports watches there is no need for extra recording devices.

Generally sports watches are of three types: the first is the conventional variety, whose only work is to indicate time. These are watches that are plain, with no additional accessories but yet are strong and durable. They are also generally water proof. The next type of sports watches are those that have one or two extra features, other than indication of time, that are specific to the type of activity. The underwater models and the ones useful in higher altitudes are an example of this type of sports watches. The third variety are the feature packed versions that have all types of desirable extras and are the most sought after variety.

Now that we have gone through the most common types of sports watches available, it is time to concentrate on how to go about purchasing one. What are the factors that are to be considered when choosing sports watches?

The first consideration is always for quality. With so many watches, and ones which offer different extras, it might be hard to decide what to make a priority. But it should always be remembered that quality of the watch always occupies the first place in selecting a watch. After all, what is the use of having choicest features if your watch doesnt even work?

The next thing is the compatibility. You need to always go for such a watch which you are comfortable with. The next essential feature is your needs. What are you looking for in a particular watch? It is a fact that the preferences of no two persons are alike. So, you should search for such a watch that fits your lifestyle and lifestyle the best. The watch you need to buy should have the maximum features but all the features should be such they need to be useful for you.

Finally, the most common misconception among people is that sports watches cannot have the looks too. But in case you shop around a bit you will understand that it is possible to purchase such watches that have all the features you prefer, is good to look at and also suits your budget!

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