Thanks for coming back! Remember, dates are important for one main reason – in the beginning phase of goal getting, you must create a plan of action that should lead to the results you want, and in the timeframe you want them.
But once you have the game plan, lose the date and only focus on your activities. If the plan was created properly, you don’t have to continually remind yourself of the date – that was already taken care of when you made the plan. In other words, if you follow the plan, you’ll more than likely get what you want when you want it.
I hope you realize how huge this is. After the game plan is created, the only real purpose the date serves is to freak you out or slow you down. So stop looking at the date.
That’s right, a date can slow you down because it’s an unconscious expectation. So if you jump out to a fast start, the natural human tendency is to take it easy so you can hit your goal on the date you want, even if you would have been able to do it much sooner.
Sounds crazy, I know, but that’s how the unconscious mind works. Missing your expectation is bad, and whether it’s too fast or too slow doesn’t matter.
So all the people who operate best with dates because they kick it into high gear when the date’s approaching, are probably holding themselves back from creating ever bigger and better results!
Now, I understand why people say you should put a date on your goal, which is to create urgency. However, on at my Breakthrough To Greatness…Now! event, I teach my attendees a powerful technique called “Unleash Your Desire,” that creates more urgency than a date ever could, without any of the negative side effects.
Which approach would you rather use? (I know, dumb question)
“Unleash Your Desire” is a 15-minute guided visualization exercise where you’ll experience the achievement of your goals at the emotional, sensory level. Once you do, your belief will go through the roof and you’ll be inspired to ACT toward this vision right now. A date can’t do that.
So hopefully you see how having dates on your goals could really be slowing you and others down, if not stopping you completely. And the cool thing is, once you stop focusing on the dates, not only will it be easier to achieve your visions, but you’ll almost always do it much faster. Woo-Hoo!
