Don't Think of Your Goals, Think From Your Goals

A slight but profound change to think from you'redriver's seat driving off the lot, you can smell the
goal. Most of us have been told that having yournewness. You hear what music is playing; see
goals clearly defined is what will get you to theyour spouse and yourself going out for a night on
goal. I'm going to go out on a limb here andthe town in that dream car. See yourself giving
assume that most of you did not set a goal to bethe valet a $100 bucks to make sure the car is
where you are today. So what gives? You knowwell taken care of while you enjoy a fabulous
what your goals are; you can describe yourromantic dinner at your favorite world class
dream house, car, vacation or trip.restaurant. Then see yourself handing another
Athletes do this all the time. They think from their$100 dollar bill to the valet for parking the car at a
goal. Jack Nicklaus talks about it in "Golf My Way",top night club for dancing and drinks. Is it a crisp
Marilyn King talks about it in "Olympian Thinking"winter night or a cool summers evening. Now see
and Mary Lou Retton was asked by reportersyourself driving back to your dream home, hear
after her perfect 10 what she was doing rightthe music, and picture the drive and conversation
before she got into position at the 1984 Olympics,on the way to that dream home and the night of
all thought from their goal. This is one of thoseintimacy in store.
subtle but fine points that makes all the differenceDream home - 5 bedrooms, 5 bath, and 4 car
in the world.garage with pool. What? You thought I would
In other words rather than thinking of yourfinish with a Jackie Collins type novel. That's for
dream car, think from your dream car. Take ayou to do. But you see how just thinking about a
few minutes and imagine yourself actually drivinggoal, like the car house or trip is just a little
your dream car. Picture yourself picking the carlackluster compared to thinking from the goal.
up from the show room. See yourself in the