Goals are wonderful tools and they can also be horrible deficits. Unless we use a goal as a tool to reach our dreams, goals can become a way we keep ourselves from realizing our dreams. If we just set random goals and usually ones we don't really want or they are not achievable, they become the reason we can't live our dreams. A great way to use goals as a tool to support us is to use the S.M.A.R.T. method for setting our goals. S = SPECIFIC, so our goal wants to be as specific as possible; M = Measurable, which is we have a way of knowing that we have made our goal; A = Achievable, which means that we do live in our physical realm and if we have never made a $100,000.00 don't set a goal to do that in a month;  R = Risky, on the other hand don't set a goal that is too easy to achieve such as setting a goal you know you have achieved all ready; T = Timely, make sure to set a very specific timeline to achieve your goal. An example of a goal that many of us set that isn't likely to work well for our success: "I will make more money and be happy." This is not an S.M.A.R.T. goal and one that doesn't have much of a chance for success. Does this one work better for our success? “I am making $5,000.00 a month or more from my current $3,000 a month on December 31st, 2007 at 5 PM." So I have given myself a year to make an extra $2,000 a month or more and if I have never done that, this is a risky goal and yet achievable, it is measurable, specific and timely. This goal then becomes our "Product Goal". I will go into that on tomorrow's blog. So create a wonderful and fulfilling day... Tim