{"id":736,"date":"2011-02-15T21:07:01","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T03:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=736"},"modified":"2011-03-08T12:16:42","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T18:16:42","slug":"step-5-of-7-practical-steps-to-achieving-your-vision-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=736","title":{"rendered":"Step 5 of 7 Practical Steps to Achieving Your Vision of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the “Taking Your Dreams from Design to Destiny”<\/strong>\u00a0Conference on Jan. 15, 2011 participants\u00a0were given\u00a0an opportunity to\u00a0go through the\u00a07 steps below\u00a0 to create a draft of their Success Plan<\/strong> to take it to the next level in\u00a02011!\u00a0 We started on 1.12.11 with step 1 (see below\u00a0 post dated 1.12.11). Over the next several \u00a0weeks\u00a0I am going to continue to share\u00a0the \u00a0SEVEN Practical Steps <\/strong>to achieving your goals and ultimately your Vision of Success<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 This week we are on Step 5. Updates will occur on Wednesdays \u00a0in celebration of Women Owned Business Wednesdays<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SEVEN Practical Steps to Achieving Your Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1-Find and Clarify your Vision of Success<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 2-Define Your Goals Clearly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 3-See\/Visualize Yourself Achieving Your Goals\/Vision of Success<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 4-Make a Clear Plan With a Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 5-Chart your Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Step 6-Enjoy Your Success!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 7-Give Back.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Week’s Step: #-5- Chart your Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said \u201cHeights by great men (and woman) reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is important to establish a time to check your progress.\u00a0 Pick a day once a week or once a month and read your plan and see if you are on schedule.\u00a0 If you need to change something do so, and be realistic.\u00a0 If something has changed and you no longer have as much time as you did when you wrote your plan then you need to change your plan.\u00a0 Also be honest with yourself.\u00a0 Visions and goals can change.\u00a0 If you find that you no longer really want this thing do not be afraid to change your plan.\u00a0 When you achieve one goal on your plan give yourself a treat.\u00a0 If this week you were supposed to complete 2 loan applications \u00a0and you did then reward yourself with something you enjoy like going to the park or the movies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you did not achieve a weekly goal, for example, do not beat yourself up.\u00a0 Think about what might have stopped you and how you might prevent this from happening next week.\u00a0 Could you \u00a0accomplish this goal later?\u00a0 If so then just move the goal to the next week and try again.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be discouraged.\u00a0 If your plan is making you feel frustrated or too pressured then give yourself a bit more time.<\/p>\n

Try these Success Coaching Exercises…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get a Goal Buddy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Many experts suggest setting goals with a buddy, someone to share your plans with and who will help you check your progress.\u00a0 For example you could tell your buddy that you will read one book by Friday and she may need to do one job application by that same day.\u00a0 Then call each other and ask if you have done the task.\u00a0 Talk about why or why not and encourage each other to keep going and reward your success with compliments and encouragement.<\/p>\n

Book Ending<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Just pick a friend, doesn\u2019t have to be an established \u201cgoal buddy\u201d just call them up and tell them you are committing to taking a certain step or action toward your vision or goal. Tell them when you are going to do it and then call them back after you have accomplished the goal. It\u2019s a shorter term exercise and you don\u2019t need to have a goal buddy who is always the same\u2026just pick any friend who you know supports your visions.<\/p>\n

If you have a comment or question drop me a line at Dr.Cutts@nicolecutts.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Much Continued Success & Well Being,<\/p>\n

Nicole<\/p>\n

Nicole Cutts, Ph.D., CEO<\/p>\n

Vision Quest Retreats & Cutts Consulting, LLC<\/p>\n

Are you a Woman Business Owner? Check out Women Owned Business Wednesdays<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the “Taking Your Dreams from Design to Destiny”\u00a0Conference on Jan. 15, 2011 participants\u00a0were given\u00a0an opportunity to\u00a0go through the\u00a07 steps below\u00a0 to create a draft of their Success Plan to take it to the next level in\u00a02011!\u00a0 We started on … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":743,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}