Four Simple Steps.

Creating exactly the life you want is possible. It doesn’t require genius or innumerable talents. It does require desire and the willingness to commit over and over again to achieving the results that matter most to you. If you want to change something in your life, if there is a result you don’t have that you want, it can be yours.

When a baby is learning to walk and falls on the first few or first hundred tries, the baby’s parents don’t give up. The baby doesn’t give up either. She tries again and again until she succeeds. The ability to achieve in life is hard wired into us. You can use this basic ability as a pattern for the present and future.
  
Four simple steps will help you to make the choices and act in ways that will lead to creating your perfect life. You can start by choosing to be successful. Choosing to be successful is not something that can be decided once. It is something that must be decided again and again. When you can commit to obtaining the results you want, you can get up when you fall, and in moving on, achieve those results that matter most to you.

These steps will also help you to discover more clarity about what ideas and actions can assist you in your journey. Use these steps anytime you identify a result you want to create in your life. The steps are simple, but incredibly powerful.

Let’s get started.

Step 1. Identify your Result.

What is the exact outcome you are looking for. Be detailed and specific when describing it to yourself. Make sure you are clear on the Who, What, When and Where of the result. You must know what the result will the look, sound, and feel like. Visualize your result and talk it through with yourself or someone else. The more clarity you can have about what you are reaching towards will increase your likelihood of achieving it.

Step 2. Create an Action plan.

What are the actions that are necessary to make your result a reality. This part of the 4 step process covers the How of your result. Create a plan with each action you will need to implement. Also, think about the resources or individuals who can help you in your plan. If the list is overwhelming, you may want to break this result into smaller ones and work on them individually. This approach can help you to focus on the short and long term results of your life more easily. Make sure one of your actions is simple and able to be accomplished every day. Set yourself up for success with an action you know you will follow through on and complete.

Step 3. Make the Choice to complete your result.

 It is crucial to have total commitment to following through and taking those actions that will create your result. Write your goal as a single sentence written in the present as though it has already happened. Writing the goal in the present (ex. I speak fluent Spanish.) creates a different kind of perspective for your mind. The goal becomes an attainable result. This sentence is a contract with yourself. Read your goal everyday. Commit to yourself to taking action and achieving the goal. Commit to someone close to you regarding accomplishing your goal. Check in regularly with them about your progress.

Step 4. Ensure your Beliefs will support you.

This step covers the Why of your result. Think about the reasons why you must achieve this goal. What strengths will support you as you work towards this result? How will it benefit you to have this result as part of who you are or part of your life? What will it cost you if you don't achieve it? What consequences will it have? It's important to have beliefs that you can and must accomplish this result. Write some of the beliefs that support you down in simple sentences. Read those beliefs each day to support you as you act and work towards your goal.

You can use these steps to accomplish any result in your life. Use them each time you have a new challenge you are working toward achieving and success will be yours.