Successful people have always had clear, focused goals that guided them to greatness. Thomas Edison was determined to create the electric light bulb. "Lucky" Lindbergh was determined to reach Paris, and bet his life on it. Michelle Kwan had a goal to be the best skater in the world. Oprah Winfrey was an abused child who determined to make life better.Successful people always have clear goals.
Great musicians, great athletes, successful salespeople and inspiring leaders know what they want in life, and they go after it. Great parents work at it. No one becomes an astronaut by accident!And yet the great bulk of people continue to drift through life with no goals at all, or with only vague dreams, hopes and wishes. No wonder we achieve so much less than we could! For those who don't know how to set and achieve goals, here is a powerful set of principles that have worked for thousands of my clients. They will work for you, too.
I call them The 4 Steps to Successful Goal-Setting:1. Decide what you want. Decide if you would rather have money in the bank, or that new car. Choose the life you prefer! You can't have everything in life; but you can have anything you choose, if you will focus, pay the price, and pursue it with all your heart.2. Clarify your values.
Too often, people choose goals that are inconsistent with their priorities and daily behaviors. Do you value health, or comfort? Is financial independence a priority, or merely a wish? In a clash between your values and your wishes, your values will win every time. Be certain your goals are consistent with your most important values.3. Write them down! Have the courage to put your intentions on paper, in your own words. Be specific and describe your goals in detail.
When will you achieve them? What will success look like? Write down the details and read your goals every day, even take a moment to briefly summarize them every morning. Stay focused.4. Take ACTION! To run a marathon, you must jog every day. Building a business requires that you make sales, every day. A loving marriage or happy kids require your time, your attention and your love, every day.
Your daily actions need not be profound or heroic, but they must be consistent and persistent. Every day!Success does not "just happen". It is built like a work of art. First, it is imagined, then the skills, tools and materials are gathered, and the artist sets about creating a thing of beauty. It takes time.
It requires skill, determination, persistence and faith. Just as an artist will make preliminary sketches and work out the details in her mind, so your success requires written goals, careful choices, clear commitments and daily persistence. You can do this. Make something magnificent of your life!.
Pressure Washer Selection
How to select the right pressure washer?Deciding which pressure washer to purchase can be an overwhelming task. If you buy a unit that is not powerful enough for the cleaning job you are performing, it will useless. On the other hand, if you buy a washer that is too powerful for your needs, you may damage the object that you are trying to clean and you will end up spending more money than necessary trying to repair it. Here is a general guideline on how to make a wise choice for your investment:?First, you have to determine what are the jobs you will be performing with your pressure washer. Your work may range anywhere from washing a car, patio, barbecue grill, boat, your home to commercial, agricultural and industrial work.
There are three major categories of pressure washers: residential, commercial and industrial. Residential units are designed to work up to 500 hrs, commercial 2000 hrs and industrial around 3000 hrs of operation. Homeowner type machines use aluminum pump heads...
Pressure Washer Selection
KUA Awards 102 Grants to Community in 2003
Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) awarded 102 grants totaling $135,836 to non-profit organizations in Osceola County, FL in 2003. Grant recipients were selected primarily based upon the utility's program guidelines, which foster leadership, education, environment, health, diversity and economic development in KUA's 85-square-mile service territory. ????"These grants reflect the ongoing commitment of KUA to support programs that help strengthen the fabric of our community," said Jim Welsh, KUA's president and general manager. "These grants are among the best investments we make as a utility." ????Examples of grants awarded in 2003 include: "Flee to be Free" child abduction awareness campaign, low-income immunization programs through the Osceola County Health Department and YMCA's "Safe Start" program to fund youth swimming lessons for families unable to afford them. Grants also supported established organizations like Community Vision, Foundation for Osceola Education, The Nature Conservancy,...
KUA Awards 102 Grants to Community in 2003
AllMed Healthcare: Should Case Managers Approve VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) Therapy For Major Depression?
(ContentDesk) June 29, 2006 -- AllMed Healthcare Management Medical Specialist Jack Abramson has recently authored a feature article Should Case Managers Approve VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) Therapy For Major Depression? that is featured on the AllMed Healthcare website.
The article may be viewed by clicking the following link: http://www.allmedmd.com/resources/articles/vns.htmlVagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is a new proposed procedure for treating resistant depression. In VNS, a therapy pulse generator and lead are surgically implanted and external programming is used to change the stimulation setting.
In July 2005, the FDA approved VNS as an adjunctive long-term treatment for chronic or recurrent depression.
Still the safety and efficacy of VNS has not been established.
There are no randomized controlled studies demonstrating efficacy for the patient. The non-randomized...
AllMed Healthcare: Should Case Managers Approve VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) Therapy For Major Depression?
Camping With or Without a Remote Control in the Great Outdoors
Kingman, AZ (ContentDesk) July 20, 2004 --
While on a recent camping trip, I was outside my tent looking up at the brilliant stars in the night sky. The sound of hummingbirds had faded with the last light of the sun and was replaced with crickets cheering wind blown pine needles racing across the dirt to a final resting place. In the past, my evening's entertainment in the wild included a gathering of rabbits, a deer or two, maybe even a coyote howling in the distance, but now I had additional choices of entertainment. I could watch TVs glowing from RV windows. I could listen to a hard rock band blaring from someone's stereo.
Or even try to play name that tune with the rhythm and hum of a generator behind me in spot number seventy-two."Should we be heading towards map icons and directories that separate "developed" properties versus ones that bring you back to nature in a "primitive" way?" asks Jonathan Stocker, of alternative lodging at AllStays.com. "We hear from many...
Camping With or Without a Remote Control in the Great Outdoors