Archives for November 2014

My friend Jen Moon, who was featured in Tim Ferris’s book The 4-hour Work Week sent me an email. She asked me “what happens when you have run out of goals?”
Isn’t that such a great question?
Watch the video to see what I have to say about it!

Next week I will share with you the second video addressing this question. If you aren’t already subscribed to get your free Chooseday message each Tuesday, add your details to the box on the right hand side of this page.

To watch the video about the fourth of Napoloen Hill’s guidelines to setting your goal, click here.

What other questions do you have about your goals? Can you relate to what I mentioned?
As we get older, our goals change. The things that inspire, motivate and drive us change.
Tell me how your goals have changed!

Establish a definite date by which you intend to achieve your goals (paraphrased from Napoleon Hill).

Why do you think it’s important to have a definite date? Why can’t we simply say “I want my business to be more profitable” or “I wish to have a million dollars” or “My goal is to get thin” or “I wish to get 10 more clients”?

When we put a date to something, we start to think about whether we are willing and able to do it by that date. I check my diary to see if that date works for me with all the other things going on in my life. It creates a sense of urgency. It’s so much easier to know what action steps to take when we know how long we have until we achieve that goal.

This is third in the series of Chooseday videos that I have done for you. They are based on the book by Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich.
In the first chapter on Desire, Napoleon Hill has some great gems including
“Every individual who reaches the age of understanding the purpose of money, wishes for it.
Wishing will not bring riches… planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognise failure, will bring riches.”

This free weekly video series is sent to all my Chooseday readers (sign up for your inspirational Chooseday message on the right hand side of this page!).

When reading Think and Grow Rich, it is very aparent that Napoleon Hill is not simply talking about money, but about riches in every area of your life. While money is the currency of our time here on earth, it’s riches in all areas that we really desire. What is the point of having money but no family or friends? What is the point of having money but no time to enjoy it?
By the same token, poverty does not bring happiness. Money makes us more comfortable.
It has been said that it is the love of money that is the problem, not money itself. However, if you dislike money, it’s not likely to be attracted to you.

A healthy relationship with money is just as important as a healthy relationship with food, or with yourself or your family!

If you would like more information on benefiting from the wisdom of Think and Grow Rich in your business, visit www.evolvedynamic.com.

Happy Chooseday!

(If the background noise in the video worries you, read the note at the very end of this message!)

Today is Poppy Day. I remember (as a child) standing at the local post office selling poppies and collecting money. We lived in a very small town, so it was rather fun to chat to everyone as they went about their daily shopping! I am really grateful to those who have served our country to keep the peace.

This week also marks the 25th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin wall.
I heard an interview with a woman who had been there when they were able to go from East Germany into West Germany for the first time in 1989. The wall was built in 1961 and for 28 years imprisoned East Germans in their country.

She said “I hope that people get inspired by this. No goal is too high or too impossible. We thought the Berlin wall was too big to move, but it came down.”

Which of your goals are so big and impossible? Do you have any? If we don’t have a goal that is scary and exciting, we can choose to get one if we want one.

This weeks Chooseday message video follows on from last week.

It’s about what we need to give up in order to achieve the goal we really want.
While there is no such thing as a free lunch, I’ve heard people tell me it was easier to achieve their goal than what they initially thought. On occassion there was something akin to a ‘free lunch’ because they were following their goals and contributing to others along the way.

It’s time to think laterally and ‘outside the box’.
Achieving goals doesn’t always have to take time or money.

Sometimes it’s as simple as giving up some of the thoughts we have held onto so tightly, in order to achieve our goals.
This is the most common thing I find in my coaching practice. Allowing people to see which thoughts are holding them back. The very thoughts, that if they changed them, would allow more options to flow through.

Just as the Berlin Wall stood for 28 years and then came down, which of your thoughts have been in place for 28 years or longer? which thoughts have served their time and need to be released? Which of your thoughts are imprisoning you?

It’s easy to change them if you know how. But if they are the thoughts inside your head, they can feel like truth. When you are in the frame, you can’t see the whole picture. Make sure you have either a great coach who can assist you to make changes where you would like to.

I can help you with that!

Enjoy the rest of your Chooseday!

Kind regards

Jill

PS: When I was shooting this week’s video, there was a lot of construction noise in the background. While we thought it wasn’t going to come through, it did. As I was saying, we can wait for everything to be perfect, or we can take action and perfect it along the way. If the noise really annoys you then I’d like to ask you a simple question: Is there too much noise in your life right now? Are you too busy? Is your to-do list so long that you can’t hear yourself think?

Whatever we get irritated about is normally an indication of a metaphor for another part of your life. That’s ok. Just take note, make changes where you can and keep moving!

Jill Hutchison

www.jillhutchison.com