Have you ever stopped to think about exactly what kind of change you’re trying to make in your life? I mean, really stopped to think? Have you set any goals…realistic goals, short-term ones, long-term ones? More importantly, have you reached your desired status in life? If you haven’t, it’s probably because you haven’t set any clear-cut goals. If you have set goals, it could be that you don’t truly believe in them or that you’re not visualizing them with certainty.
What does this mean to you? Right off the bat you probably think, “Oh, it’s just a fake check to make me thing this chick makes a lot of money.” But what if I told you that I didn’t put it here to make you believe anything, just to think? Would you believe me? Well, to make it short and sweet, this is how I keep myself on track. Corny as it may be, I use it as a tool - a visualization tool to help me stay focused on my monthly goal. You see, we as humans are visual creatures. We don’t comprehend or believe most things until we can see them. Very few of us go on faith alone these days. So when you’re trying to reach a goal, it helps to visualize exactly what that goal will look & feel like. This check represents money, and a LOT of it! This is my new monthly goal. Sure, I could have just as easily stuck an image of a big pile of money, a fancy car or big, expensive house up here. But there is a big difference between this check and all of those things. Know what it is? Well I won’t tell you just yet, I’ll let you sit and think about it for a minute while I move on.
I have realized something about myself. When it comes to my EDC Gold & EDC Diamond businesses, I get off track easily when I don’t have a clear goal in mind. I don’t make as much money, and I feel as if I have no direction. Judging by some of the comments and discussions I’ve been seeing online, I’d says this is true for many other members as well (especially brand new members). Goals are what keep us focused and accountable for our actions (or lack of). But it’s not just enough to have goals. There are several factors which go into the goal-setting process that can be the difference in failure or success. Your goals should be clear and specific, not broad & general. They should also be realistic for your situation. It’s not enough just to want to make money. You need to know how much you want or need to make to reach a certain plateau, what it will look like, where it will come from, even that it’s coming to YOU specifically and not someone else. You also need to be careful not to set too many goals at one time. This has been my problem with EDC Gold & EDC Diamond. Up to this point, I have been trying to do too many things at once. This causes me to be constantly scatter-brained, and to feel like I’m always behind and need to catch up. Using broad visuals like a big house or fancy car have been causing me to think too far into the future instead of focusing on the here & now. One big pile of money does not help me to define exactly how much I need or want to make to move on to the next level of success. So this new visualization tool is really helping me to settle and focus on one goal at a time.
So what’s the difference between my check and those other things I mentioned? It’s simple…the check represents money, clearly defines how much money I’m looking to make ($10k), where it will come from (EDC Gold & Diamond), even who it is meant for (me specifically) and what time frame (today’s date, a recent date). It gives a clear and decided path for my goal, and helps me to visualize it every day. I’ve even printed it out a few times and posted it in places where I’ll see it several times a day, every day! Now that I know exactly what I want, I’ll be constantly reminded of it (and where it will come from), so that I can keep on task.
Because it’s a picture, it elicits certain feelings that words or thoughts alone cannot conjure up. Seeing the check makes me feel happy, proud, accomplished, empowered…and I associate those feelings with the goal I have set for an even more powerful effect. So it’s not just seeing the goal, it’s understand what that image means to me, and how it will make me feel once it is accomplished. It’s the most powerful kind of motivation your mind can muster because the more you start seeing and feeling, the more you start believing…and the more you believe it, the easier it is to achieve it!
I have worked with countless EDC Gold & Diamond members, some on my team and some not. One of the things I used to do in the beginning was to have them define their goals, what they hoped to accomplish with these home business opportunities. What I found is that most used more general visualizations for their goals, such as a picture of their family, a home they wanted to buy, a car they wanted, maybe even a place they wanted to visit. These are all great, but don’t help your mind to settle on one clear goal. So your family is your motivation, but what about them? What is it your want for them? How do you plan to get it and where do you plan to get it from? What will it do for them and how will it make them feel? There are just too many directions you can go with a broad visualization like that. If you’re trying to save for your child’s college fund, envision the actual college you want them to be able to go to (or that you want to be able to afford). If you’re trying to retire early, envision what it is that is so important to you about retirement. This helps you get down to your passion, and provides the fuel you need to work this business diligently and consistently.
So make your own visualization tool, but make sure it will provide you with a clear and decisive vision of your goal. If you want a check like this, just click here to make your own! Happy goal-setting!
So first off, I mentioned early in the year that we’re planning a new Internet Talk Radio show, and we’ll be giving our EDC Gold & Diamond team members the opportunity to do some advanced podcast promotion for their businesses. Well, we’re now on track, and have produced our first episode for 
Next (and probably best yet) announcement: I have spent the last few months out of the EDC Gold & Diamond spotlight, fine-tuning our team benefits and learning new and exciting strategies which I plan on bringing to my team members. In this time, I’ve been introduced to 3 awesome new tools and a host of new techniques which NO ONE is using in the home business industry yet! I’ve been in testing with these from March to May, and can honestly say that these new techniques & tools are going to seriously SKYROCKET business for EDC Gold & Diamond members in 2008!
