Posts from — December 2009

People never read the introductions anyway.

100 ways to save money

1. Shop after the holidays
2. Conserve Water
3. Grow your own vegetables
4. Ask your bank for a debt repayment plan
5. Stop playing the lottery
6. Buy in bulk
7. automate bills payment
8. Try home remedies
9. Quit Drinking often
10. Quit smoking
11. Avoid convenience stores
12. Make your own detergent
13. Use a clothesline for drying
14. Read
15. Buy with quality in mind
16. Buy less clothes
17. Do it Yourself
18. Don’t watch television
19. Wash your hands
20. Open the windows
21. Use Coupons
22. Buy Generic
23. Have a grocery list
24. use power surge protectors
25. Quit the video arcade
26. Vaccinate your dog
27. Have a budget
28. Clean your surroundings
29. Exercise
30. Pay yourself first
31. Use Natural Light
32. Open a savings account
33. Eat less meat
34. Drink a lot of water before meals
35. Get a postpaid internet plan
36. Shop for supplies months before the school season
37. Marry who has the same financial values
38. Unplug appliances not in use
39. Live closer to work
40. Use the public transportation
41. Stop dining out
42. Brush your teeth
43. Have a checkup
44. Eat natural foods
45. use free software
46. Cut your own hair
47. Use a normal razor
48. Pack your Lunch
49. Use Compact Fluorescent Lamps(CFLs)
50. Pay your Debts

Where are you going?

Most people have goals. It’s entirely natural for someone to want to achieve something he or she likes. For example, I would like to be a general manager or a business owner someday. A friend of mine likes to be a game-developer someday. So how do you go about your goals? What should you do?

Define.

If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.

~ Dr. Laurence J. Peter

Know what you want. Its very clear that a person who doesn’t know what he or she wants would not achieve anything he or she wants. If you want to achieve something, you need to be clear on what you want. Write on one small paper what you want. For example if I would like to be promoted to being a general manager I would write, “I want to be promoted to the general manager position”. It’s as simple as that.

Visualize.

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

~ Frank Outlaw

Visualization is the next key to achieving your goal. Visualizing yourself succeeding at achieving your goal helps you build confidence and vice versa. Allow yourself to see only one image which is achieving your goal. Believe you can do it. Confidence and belief makes us perform at our best and thus resulting in goal achievement.

Become

Your future is created by what you do today

~ Rich Dad

In Retire Young, Retire Rich, Robert continues with, “What you are doing today is your future”. Robert Kiyosaki is a famous financial educator. He and his wife wanted to build businesses in the future. So, even though they had no money, everyday they practiced building businesses and they eventually became owners of multiple companies.

In our example, I defined my objective or goal, “I would like to be a general manager”. I visualized it. Now, I would act and talk like a general manager. I will practice being a general manager by doing what a general manager does and eventually I will become one.

Don’t instantly become. Remember that to become needs a change of habits, thoughts and actions. Make gradual progressions on changes you need to do in order to become.

I would like to hear what you can say about my method of goal achievement.

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