Need more perspective on your major goals?  You might need to ask the right questions.

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I think the first question is easy.  What do you want?  You – at least have a broad perspective on the answer.  Then, of course, you should refine it so it is specific

I think when we get better at goal achievement, we become worse at picturing what it will look like when we get there.  I’ll address why this occurs, but first…

Think about your very first goal.  Let’s say it was to save enough money to buy a car.

In the months, weeks and days before you made the purchase, you couldn’t wait for the special day to arrive.  You salivated at the thought of driving your first car.  Like me, you probably bragged to your friends how you would be driving every chance you got.  You pictured how much freedom you’d have.  Secretly, you knew your friends would ooh and awww when they saw it.  And secretly, you might have been a little glad they’d envy you…not you?  Ok, somebody else then…

You could see yourself in the drivers seat.  You could feel the accelerator under your foot…

Then that day came.  When you finally had enough to get the car.  The excitement was probably more intense than you expected.   Then you had it…

But fast forward to today.  Things are different.  Seeing the future in advance isn’t as easy.  Maybe the goals have changed.  Instead of material objects, I work toward more abstract goals such as “financial security”.  And yes, I do have the figure whittled down to a specific amount.

But you can see how it is easier to picture a car in your minds-eye than a specific monetary amount.  Hell, it’s boring to visualize a bottom line figure if you ask me.

How to Finger the Intangible

So how do you answer the second question if what you want is something intangible?

Here’s what I do.

I draw on the emotion I’d experience by reaching the goal.

Taking the example of a money goal.  I am not someone highly motivated by money.  Like I said before, it’s pretty boring.  Yet what can be done with the money can facilitate powerful emotions.

What would life be like if you had no debt?  Would you feel more freedom?  Can you imagine sitting on the deck of a cruise ship with a drink in your hand and the sheer emotional freedom to truly enjoy it?  Feeling the gentle wind and sun on your face and the gentle roll of the Ocean.  You dog!

What feelings would you experience?  How satisfied would you be?  Would you be happy?  Get into the emotion.  Repeat this experience in your imagination as often as possible.

Reach That Goal!

Here’s a quick exercise I want you to do right now to breathe new life into your main goal.

1.  Answer the question: What do you want.?

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2.  How will you know you’ve got it? (describe vividly)

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