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In this article I will be defining this process in a series of easy-to-follow steps and hope there is something here that will help and interest you.
- Lose three stone in three months!
You will need a clearly defined goal, I would suggest it should to be as simple as possible. I would recommend writing it down, I have developed a habit of writing down many goals recently and I would suggest you try this powerful technique for yourself - there is something almost magical about writing goals down, it helps to bring them to life and will focus your mind. I will talk more about this in future articles when we cover how NLP techniques can help your business.
My own goal on the 1st January 2013 was simple, to weigh 12 stone by March 2013, so I wrote down "I will weigh 12 stone by 31st March 2013". You can use this format if you like or come up with your own similar statement of intent.
It's not important to know exactly how you will achieve this plan. Just having the goal is enough at this stage, during the next steps we will look at how to come up with something you can work with.
- Lose one stone in one month!
So you have an idea of what you want to achieve but it will need to be broken down to make progress. We want targets which are bite sized that help us work towards our goal. Keep it simple, for me I set out to lose one stone by the end of the first month with a broad idea of repeating this process for the following two months.
I then started to think about how I might achieve this smaller target. I decided there was two ways I could achieve my goal, the first was to reduce the amount of fat-storing carbohydrates consumed and the second to reduce the overall number of calories I would consume while keeping my level of exercise roughly the same. I won't go into details of how I actually achieved these here but I lost my first stone in around three weeks.
- You can't do that!
When you start working towards your goals you will probably encounter many doubters. When losing weight I was told "I shouldn't lose weight too quickly" or "I would just put all the weight back on again" or "it was unhealthy to miss meals." It was the same when I started my business too, there were many doubters.
I only have one piece of advice to offer, IGNORE THEM! Yes, ignore them and work towards your goals by focusing on what needs to be done each day, week or month. I have come to the conclusion when people doubt in this way it's because they are not comfortable with the idea, not that it's not possible! The only time I would recommend listening to someone is when they have already done what you want to do, then you can learn from them - nothing can be learnt from "you can't do that" so I recommend you ignore comments like these.
- Make a start - do something!
I knew I had to lose weight, my big belly bursting out of my trousers told me what I needed to know. I didn't really know how much I needed to lose though. I had done a little research which suggested just below 12 stone would be ideal for my height and age. At the start I didn't know what that would mean in terms of how I would feel or look. I also didn't know if my methods would work but I had an idea of what I wanted to achieve and was prepared to try something new. At the time of writing I am slightly off my original target and would still like to lose slightly more but this doesn't change the fact that the diet has been a massive success which has left me looking and feeling much better. I will need to set new goals and try some new methods to make further progress and the same is true of my business, both are work in progress!
One of my original goals during the first month of my business was to simply sell one product a day, this is not a bad place to start, of course you will need to double that number many times to make a viable income but the amount you will learn from the process of taking action can't be underestimated! Make a start and do something!
Action Plan
During the process of starting your own business I have recommended you consider the following steps:
- Have a clear and simple goal which you can write down.
- Break your goal down into bite sized targets which cover a specific period such as a week or month.
- Decide what you will do each day to achieve these targets.
- Ignore the doubters who tell you it can't be done.
- Make a start - do something today!.... If you want to own a business selling shoes then buy and sell a pair of shoes and learn something about the process!
My final recommendation is for you to apply these simple steps to your idea or business dream and get into the habit of making goals and targets - good luck!
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