1. Vision- Define what  you want to do; see yourself doing it now. Learn  to write  affirmations  to yourself, seeing yourself enjoying the vision.  How does it look?  What does it feel like? Are you enjoying it? It all  starts with an  idea. The idea must take place within you before you will  allow  yourself to reach your goal/vision. (Read: Wayne Dyer’s book:  ‘You’ll  See It When You Believe It’.) See next page for more on goals.
2. Self-Esteem-  Do you see yourself as worth it? You are as your creator  made you and  you must love yourself. God is first, you and your  neighbor are second  in the requirements for the self-esteem  needed to  soar and sing in  victory. Whitney Houston’s song: “Greatest Love of all”  is about the  love which comes first. You cannot love others if you do  not love  yourself; you have no love to give. Forgiveness is essential in   learning to love yourself and others. Then, is the goal worth it? All   champions must find that space within which allows them to be   champions.  More on this later…….
3. Fact vs. Fiction – You must  learn to see what is true and what is a  false suggestion of fear. Walt  Disney had his first character stolen  from him before he created mickey  mouse. Did that stop him? No, he knew  where the idea came from and he  knew he had another idea and he moved  forward and became the successful  cartoonist he was, sharing mickey with  all of us and many more cartoon  characters as well. Any thought or  suggestion which comes to you that  tells you it can’t be done – no  matter how forceful it might be is  fiction. Nothing can stop you but  you.
4. Work- It does seem logical that in order to reach a goal/vision, you will need to work toward that end. And so it is.
5. Commitment –  Working toward a vision/goal requires a commitment to do  the work  until the goal is reached. Working spasmodically is not  sufficient  since it usually requires work at regular intervals which may  interfere  with other activities which may appeal.
6. Perseverance – The real  test comes in reaching a goal when one must  say, “I will do this work  and stay with it until the goal is reached. ”  This may be a hardship  and require much sacrifice to do but the  determination to get the job  done must take precedence over other  options for use of time and  thought. Must be Reliant.
7. Faith- This principle refers back to  the second principle of  self-esteem. For if ones does not believe it is  possible to be  successful in reaching the goal, one will more than  likely not allow  himself/herself to reach the vision/goal. One must  have faith that God  will allow him/her to reach this high goal. Must be  Confident. Look at  my blog.
8. Inspiration – There will be days or  blocks of time when you do not  ‘feel’ like doing anything toward your  goal. You must learn what  inspires you to do it anyway. Example:  listening to music, reading  inspiring books/articles, talking to  mentors, etc. Gratitude is a  necessary quality at this point. What are  you grateful for? How much  progress have you made? To express gratitude  moves your thought past the  fear to another level which allows you to  move forward. Remember  prayer. Read Jampolsky’s ‘Love is Letting Go of  Fear’.
9. Goodwill – To be truly successful you need to have a spirit  of goodwill  toward others. You must want to see others blessed and  happy and not do  anything intentionally to harm or undermine others to  reach your goal.  Example: Hitler had many of the principles but he  seemed to miss the  mark when it came to goodwill toward others.  Remember, you must ‘love  your neighbor as yourself.’ ‘The Gentle Art of  Blessing’ by Pierre  Pradervand is excellent reading.  You need to read  this…….
10. Association- this principle is of utmost importance in  reaching your  vision/goal.1.You need to identify those who will  encourage you and  inspire you to keep working and associate with them. 2. You must  determine that no one will keep you from reaching your  goal. Sometimes  the one who will be the most discouraging will be very close  to you and you  must learn when and if to discuss your goal with him or  her. 3. Association with good reading materials and tapes as source of  positive  feedback is helpful too. ‘Power of Intention’ by W. Dyer is a  wonderful  example.

NOTE: Important is the fact that these  principles are qualities of  thought we already have. Every time we have  reached a goal of some sort  (stop smoking-for example) we have used  these principles. Fear may have  tried to slow you down or come to  thought as a suggestion when you  slipped up one day and suggested to  thought that ‘you’re never gonna do  this, so why try’. You may have  been tempted, but made a decision to go  ahead and work/persevere toward  reaching your goal – whatever it was.    Check our my blog for more on  goals/vision.

Hindrances to Success

FEAR: FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL – the only  cause of failure. Fear  wears many masks and fear may be divided into 6  major areas. 

MAJOR FEARS AND MASKS OF FEAR

Fear  of poverty – Comes through old myths from past and we may not  even be  aware that we have developed poverty consciousness. Things like ”  money  doesn’t grow on trees” is example of how we develop fear of lack  and  don’t realize it. We heard it over the years and we develop  destructive  habits such as compulsive eating/buying; greed stems from  this fear of  poverty. Many wars are due to fear and greed based on fear  of poverty.  The things taught in different cultures justify war and  conflict but  these are masks for fear.

Fear of criticism – Believe it or not,  this fear is one of the biggest  obstacles for most people. Some people  will do anything to keep from  speaking in front of a group, for  example. Some folks never try new  things because they are afraid others  will laugh at them.

Fear of ill health – When you hear people  constantly talking about  their bad health and what is wrong with them,  that is fear talking. They  are afraid they will have ill health and  thus, they find they are  experiencing it. Remember: what we think about  is what we become. Being a  couch potato fosters mediocrity.

Fear  of loss of a loved one – When someone is overprotective and  constantly  telling another to call back and let them know they are  alright, that  is fear’s mask. Always checking behind someone to see if  they are okay,  a mask for fear of loss of loved one. When a parent, for  example, is  too overprotective of their children, it is a mask for this  fear.

Fear  of old age – Know anyone who is always talking about getting old?  That  is caused by the fear of old age. Some think they need to dress a   certain way, act a certain way; they find themselves living out the   fear.

Fear of  death – When a person has all arrangements made for  burial and  talks about where things are and what to do when they are  gone. Talks  about all the time.  They are afraid of death. So much  wasted time  worrying about death and not living in the present  wonderful now. Fear  of death. Think about that.

‘The Power of Now’ by  Eckhart Tolle is  excellent.  There is no fear in love, but  perfect love casteth out fear: God is  Love.  Fear not, little flock;  for it is your Father’s good pleasure to  give you the kingdom.   The  kingdom of God is within you.   Do unto  others as you would have them  do unto you. As a man thinketh in his  heart, so is he.   Gems  from The Bible

What is our deepest fear?

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are we not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone.
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.

Nelson Mandela Inaugural Speech, 1994