Good leaders know that holding regular planning sessions and reviewing objectives is vital to running a successful company. It’s important that managers set specific goals, consistently review them, focus on their skills, and act on opportunities to achieve their ambitions.
We all want to be consistent in focusing on our goals, but that can be tough when life presents us with unexpected situations.
Your boss might ask more of you at work; your children or spouse might need you to be home more often and be available to attend important events; you might even feel like you don’t have enough time for yourself to relax, have fun, and plan for the future.
Before long, consistency can seem like an unobtainable dream.
Treat your morning meeting with your inner self seriously. Hold your meeting in a space that is free of disruptions, and create an agenda that you’ll follow.
Make sure that you also have the necessary tools available: an uplifting book that describes successes of others achieving their goals, a pen, and a notebook for you to write in.
Here are seven ways to harness the power of your subconscious mind to help you achieve your goals:
1) Read Something That Inspires You
Spend five minutes reading something uplifting to put you in a receptive mood. As you read about the successes of others, your subconscious mind will look for ways to make those kinds of successes familiar and normal for you.
2) Write Down What You’re Grateful for
Spend up to 10 minutes writing a gratitude letter. Be grateful for the good things already in your life, as well as the things that you hope to have soon. Psychologists agree that gratitude and happiness help you to be more focused and gain better ability to solve problems.
Express gratitude for what you have—for example, health and family—and what you want as though you have already received it (e.g. increased sales at work). The subconscious mind will then search for ways to help make this goal a reality.
3) Visualize Reaching Your Goals
Spend up to five minutes with your eyes closed imagining what it will be like to have your goals realized. What will you be experiencing, and how will you feel? Who will be celebrating with you?
Olympic athletes use this technique as part of their training. They see themselves making the shot, winning the competition, celebrating with teammates and family. If you want to win and achieve your goals, see yourself doing so first.
At this point, you’ve spent 25 to 30 minutes with your inner self establishing goals and giving your subconscious mind directions on what to focus on. Now, go ahead and get your day started. Your subconscious mind will begin to do its job.
4) Let Go of What’s Holding You Back.
Give up anything that could be subconsciously holding you back. If you are angry or you feel any resentment towards another or yourself, give it up. This may be one of the greatest characteristics of successful people. They release anything that is NOT consistent with the life they want to live. This can be tough, but it is possible.
To start, commit to saying the following each night before bed:
“I RELEASE ANYONE AND ANYTHING FROM MY PAST OR PRESENT THAT IS NOT SERVING ME WELL, WHETHER I REMEMBER THEM OR NOT. AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I HAVE DONE IN MY PAST OR PRESENT THAT NEEDS TO BE RELEASED, IT IS NOW DONE AND EVERYONE IS FREE.”
Do this for a minimum of 30 nights, and you’ll feel lighter and more at peace as a result. You’ll also be able to notice more possibilities to help you to attain your goals sooner.
5) Celebrate Your Successes
Acknowledge your successes with someone who you value and trust. Celebrating and happiness activates the frontal cortex of your brain, which helps you to see more possibilities and create proof.