How To Achieve Any Financial Goal

Continued From – Take Control Of Your Financial Situation

The methods included in this chapter are designed specifically to help you reach your goals faster and more efficiently. It also provides you with clarity and a step-by-step way of helping you take control of your financial life. This method can help you achieve any financial goal you set for yourself  and prevent you from having lack of money. Equally important, it allows you to have more time for yourself during the day because you will be more focused and take action with mental clarity, making you more efficient.

Your friends and family will be in awe of how effective you are and how easily you set and achieve goals. You will also notice that the quality of your day improves; you get more work done and accomplish more. You begin the next day with excitement and focus. You will become so motivated that setting and achieving goals becomes a hobby.

There are two procedures you take in this method one is called Backward Planner, This procedure involves stating your goal in the present  tense, like you have already achieved it and making a mental plan backwards of what you did to achieve the goal. You do this until you reach a point where you are now in your current present moment.

The second procedure is called the Daily Planner, the purpose of this procedure is to provide you with daily action steps designed to bring you closer to your goal. So basically you take your goal and break it down into small achievable steps using the daily planner.

Moreover, the purpose of both procedures is to provide you with a clear sense of where you are and what you need to do to get to where you want to be. Now I will show you how to implement both procedures. This is what you need to do to be successful.

The Backward Planner Method

Step 1: write down your goal

Write a goal of your choice on a blank piece of paper. This can be any type of goal, for the purpose of this e-book we will be concentrating on a financial goal. The goal must be a very specific amount and must have a deadline, this is important because if you are not specific the likelihood of you achieving the goal is very slim by having a specific goal and deadline you are less likely to procrastinate.

For example, if you desired to earn $50,000 you would write down on a blank piece of paper “my goal: earn $50,000 by date”. Replace date with a specific deadline you wish to accomplish your goal by.

Step 2: imagine you have already achieved you goal by the deadline and write it in the present tense

Imagine in your minds eye what it would feel like if you achieved the goal. Imagine as vividly as possible, how do you feel, what would it look like. Once you have got a clear picture of yourself achieving the goal in your imagination, write your goal down in the present tense. Writing a goal in the present tense allows you to use the creative powers of your mind to generate ideas that will help you reach your goal.

For example, for the $50,000 goal you would write “I have earned $50,000”

Step 3: imagine a step you would take just before reaching the goal

For this step you need to imagine an action step you would take right before you achieved the goal. There are many ways you could achieve your goal but try to write down an action step that feels right.

You need to use your intuition on this step. If you cannot find a good answer, chances are that deep down you know what the answer is, keep searching. Once you find the answer write it down just below your written goal.

Step 4: write more action steps

Begin writing more action steps, each step will be done backwards. Keep writing them down until you reach a point where you are now reading this e-book.

Once you have finished you will have a detailed plan of what you need to do in order to achieve your goal. Using this method will make achieving your goal much easier. Now we can move on to the daily planner method.

The Daily Planner Method

Now in this section we are going to use the daily planner method to develop daily action steps.

Step 1: develop daily action steps based on your backward planner

Look at your backward planner, each action step you wrote down now becomes a mini goal. What we going to grab a fresh piece of paper and write down 5 -10 activities that will help you accomplish a single mini goal.

Furthermore, it is very important that you focus on a maximum of 10 activities because you do not want to overwhelm yourself. It is also important that these activities are laser targeted to only accomplishing your mini goal.

Step 2: Pick the most important activity and do that first

Now out of the 5 -10 activities, you need to pick one activity you believe will bring you the most value when completed. This one activity now becomes the top priority. It is important that 100% of your attention must be focused on completing this activity.

Step 3: Do the next activity you believe to be important

After you have completed the activity you can go on to the next task and keep repeating until you have completed the list. The daily planner should be the first thing you do when you go about your day. This should especially be done before checking your emails.

Tips for Using This Method

I recommend dedicating an empty notebook to using this system as you are going to be doing a lot of writing. If you do not finish a certain activity before the day ends you can carry the activity onto the next day.

Why This Method Works

The Backward Planner and the Daily Planner work so well because it combines the power of having a long term goal and a short term goal.

If you follow this method accurately you will find that you are able to achieve your goals much faster because you provide yourself with a clear and concise action plan. Remember that everything starts with you, nothing happens until something moves. Make a commitment to yourself to be a consistent action taker.

If an action step you take does not bring you the result you desired, don’t be discouraged. Change your plan of attack and try again. Once you apply this system again and again, reaching goals will become easier and easier. Another benefit of using this system is that you can apply it to any area
of your life.

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