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	<title>Goals-2-Go Goal Setting Blog &#187; Inspiration for Your Goals</title>
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		<title>Live the Dream in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2009/01/01/live-the-dream-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some years ago, following the example of one of my heroes, John Goddard, I created a life list of goals that I wanted to achieve.  One of those goals was to celebrate the New Year in a different International city every year.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.goals2go.com/2009/01/01/live-the-dream-in-2009/viclisapraha/" rel="attachment wp-att-129"><img src="http://www.goals2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/viclisapraha-225x300.jpg" alt="" title="Vic and Lisa in Prague" width="225" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-129" hspace="10"/></a>Some years ago, following the example of one of my heroes, John Goddard, I created a life list of goals that I wanted to achieve.  One of those goals was to celebrate the New Year in a different International city every year.  Lisa and I have been on a yacht as we watched the fireworks explode over the Statue of Liberty.  One year we were on a different yacht on the Thames River as we watched Big Ben stroke midnight.  We were in the famous Moulin Rouge (and the Eiffel Tower later in the evening) for one memorable New Years in Paris.  This year we added another experience as we stepped outside the New Years celebration at the Four Seasons to watch the fireworks explode over the celebrated Vltava River in the Old Town district of Prague in the Czech Republic (the locals call in Praha).  </p>
<p>How&#8217;d we get here?</p>
<p>First we had to have a DREAM backed up by a decision to do whatever it took to achieve it.  Then we had to have a plan.  It wasn&#8217;t real complicated but it was a plan, otherwise we&#8217;d still be sitting at home.  Then we had to take ACTION (keeping the Dream in front of us to keep us going when the obstacles appeared).</p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s your Big Dream for 2009?  You CAN live it.  If you need some help, check out all of our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goals2go.com/goals2009/goals2009.htm">goal setting solutions here&#8230;</a></strong></p>
<p>Dream it.  Believe it. DO IT!  It got us to Praha and it&#8217;ll take you anywhere you want to go.  Happy New Year!</p>
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		<title>Forget New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/12/23/forget-new-years-resolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/12/23/forget-new-years-resolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a few days millions of people are going to start seriously thinking about their New Year's resolutions.  But all the evidence suggests they're wasting their time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a few days millions of people are going to start seriously thinking about their New Year&#8217;s resolutions.  But all the evidence suggests they&#8217;re wasting their time.  <strong>Before you make any resolutions for 2009, <a href="http://www.goals-2-go.com/articles/forget-new-years-resolutions.htm">read this article on New Year&#8217;s Resolutions&#8230;.</a></strong></p>
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		<title>The 11 Reasons Goals Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/11/05/the-11-reasons-goals-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/11/05/the-11-reasons-goals-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[11 reasons goals fail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maxwell maltz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psycho-cybernetics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn how to get first in line status for this exciting new video series.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watch the video to learn how you can get first in line status for our new video series &#8220;The 11 Reasons Goals Fail&#8221; PLUS a brand new Special Report, &#8220;The Common Denominator of Success for 2009.</p>
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		<title>It Ain&#8217;t Over Till It&#8217;s Over!</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/22/it-aint-over-till-its-over-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fourth quarter goal setting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether it's Tiger Woods trying to tie the match on the 18th-hole to put it into sudden death, or Peyton Manning coming from behind in the last minute of the 4th Quarter, Champions in all walks of life live by the creed "it ain't over till it's over." ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether it&#8217;s Tiger Woods trying to tie the match on the 18th-hole to put it into sudden death, or Peyton Manning coming from behind in the last minute of the 4th Quarter, Champions in all walks of life live by the creed &#8220;it ain&#8217;t over till it&#8217;s over.&#8221; Watch this video to get some strategies you can use to reach your goals in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p><strong>And be sure to be there tomorrow at 12 Noon ET when <em><a target="blank" href="http://www.goals-2-go.com/maximo.htm">Maximum Momentum</a></em> goes public.  <u>With Maximum Momentum you&#8217;ll achieve your biggest, hairiest goal in the next 90 days &#8212; or you won&#8217;t pay!</u>  </strong></p>
<p><strong>And don&#8217;t be late &#8212; we&#8217;ve got some incredible Fast Action Bonuses lined up that won&#8217;t last long.</strong></p>
<p>	<strong>
<li>For instance, the <u>first 12 people will get a 30-Minute Personal Lightning Call With Vic Johnson</u> to design your 4th quarter Maximum Momentum Strategy (that&#8217;s a $500 value at current rates!).</li>
<p></strong></p>
<p>	<strong>
<li><u>The first 25 will get a private email address that goes straight to Vic</u> for quick questions/answers during your 90-day Maximum Momentum program</li>
<p></strong></p>
<p><strong>Remember 12 Noon ET on Tuesday &#8212; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goals-2-go.com/maximo.htm">Maximum Momentum is Here&#8230;. </a></strong>.</p>
<p>Now enjoy today&#8217;s video:</p>
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		<title>Inquiring Minds Want to Know&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/19/inquiring-minds-want-to-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Proctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Champions Club]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I suppose I knew deep down inside that unloading some free videos of some of the best content we’ve ever created would eventually cause people to wonder what the heck’s going on… ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I suppose I knew deep down inside that unloading some free videos of some of the best content we’ve ever created would eventually cause people to wonder what the heck’s going on… </p>
<p>So I guess it’s time to finally spill the beans (along with another free video <img src='http://www.goals2go.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>For several years I had dreamed of taking what I know about creating massive momentum to achieve massive success, and working with a small group of people in a 90-day, high intensity, hands-on program to deliver massive results.  After seeing the many successes from our highly acclaimed one-year Champions Club program, I knew the time had come to take the next step. </p>
<p><strong><u>Amazon.com in 90 Days and <em>Think and Grow Rich</em> Too</u></strong></p>
<p>I have spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours in thought and study about “the 90-day cycle.” I have experienced and witnessed a multitude of people who have achieved massive success as a result of “90-day cycles” during which they created massive momentum. Jeff Bezos took his idea for an online bookstore and after an intensive 90-day period in 1995 launched Amazon.com.  Four years later he was Time magazine’s Person of the Year.  Though he spent more than twenty years in research, Napoleon Hill actually wrote the number one success book of all time, Think and Grow Rich, in about 90 days.  So much success is generated by companies and individuals alike during “the 90-day cycle” that it almost seems to me at times to be some sort of natural law at work. </p>
<p>Nature in fact seems to rely on “the 90-day cycle.”  Our four seasons are 90 days apart. You can go from the harshest of Winter to the overflowing, abundant life of Spring in just 90 days. Most of our agricultural crops have a 90-day growing period.  From seed to harvest in 90 days.  It works with plants…and it works with dreams and goals. </p>
<p><strong><u>Momentum is a cornerstone concept of physics&#8230;and goal achieving!</u></strong></p>
<p>We know “momentum” to be a cornerstone concept of physics. And while I don’t understand physics, I know that when I climb on a bicycle, I can expect the first few turns of the pedal to require some significant effort to get me moving.  I also know that I can use a short burst of intense energy to pedal the bicycle up to speed, and once up to speed, I can relax as I pedal only enough to maintain the speed or momentum. </p>
<p>So one of my mentors, Bob Proctor, and I teamed up to coach a small group of people (49) in a program designed to maximize their momentum over a 90 day cycle and achieve some massive goals in the fourth quarter of the year.  We called the program Maximum Momentum and it would be an understatement to call the program a massive success!</p>
<p>Earlier this year I came across the recordings we made of this program along with the other comprehensive materials that participants used to achieve some of their biggest and hairiest goals.  And that got me thinking again about how many more people we could expose to the magic of the 90-day Maximum Momentum cycle.</p>
<p><strong><u>Your Maximum Momentum Begins Tuesday!</u></strong></p>
<p>So next Tuesday (Sept 23) at 12 Noon Eastern we’re going public for the very first time with the program that one participant said was the cause of a “monumental shift in my thinking, actions, and results.”  Another participant wrote to say her “90 days spent on Maximum Momentum has now resulted in the signs of a breakthrough for me.  I made the “decision” that I was not going to repeat any of the actions that had been holding me back and since that day my trades have been consistent “winners”.</p>
<p>We’ll be sharing lots more about Maximum Momentum in the next few days, but that’s enough for now…</p>
<p>Time for another video to get you ready for the best Fourth Quarter you’ve ever had.   This one’s about <strong>“How to Manage The Clock”</strong> which seems to be a challenge for more than a few folks.</p>
<p><strong>BTW, when you’ve watched the video how about sharing your comments by clicking the comment link below.  And if the video opened your eyes, how about sharing it with some friends by click the ShareThis button.</strong></p>
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		<title>Are Your Best &#8220;Players&#8221; on the Field?</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/15/are-your-best-players-on-the-field/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration for Your Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you prepare to have the biggest fourth quarter you’ve ever had, it’s important to follow the example of great sports teams.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you prepare to have the biggest fourth quarter you’ve ever had, it’s important to follow the example of great sports teams &#8212; make sure you’ve got your best “players” on the field!</p>
<p>To learn how to use this principle to achieve your big fourth quarter goal, check out this &#8220;Fourth and Goal&#8221; video.</p>
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		<title>Champions Always Know &#8220;Down and Distance&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/13/champions-always-know-down-and-distance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/13/champions-always-know-down-and-distance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration for Your Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fourth quarter goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every Championship quarterback always knows where they are on the field of play. To reach your goal in the fourth quarter you'll also need to know where you are on the field. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every Championship quarterback always knows where they are on the field of play. To reach your goal in the fourth quarter you&#8217;ll also need to know where you are on the field. This video gives some great insights, using the analogy to the football principle of &#8220;down and distance.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>The First Three Don&#8217;t Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/10/the-first-three-dont-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goals2go.com/2008/09/10/the-first-three-dont-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration for Your Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[specific goals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008 just a few weeks away, it's important NOT to give up on those big goals you set in January.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008 just a few weeks away, it&#8217;s important NOT to give up on those big goals you set in January.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s still plenty of time IF you get started NOW.  Watch this video for some steps you can take today.</p>
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		<title>Goal Setting is a Process</title>
		<link>http://www.goals2go.com/2007/12/11/goal-setting-is-a-process/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goals2go.com/2007/12/11/goal-setting-is-a-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration for Your Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the first of the year upon us, here's some timely advice as you begin to adopt your 2008 goals.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Effective goal setting is a process.  With the first of the year upon us, here&#8217;s some timely advice as you begin to adopt your 2008 goals.</p>
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		<title>It ain&#8217;t over till it&#8217;s over</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It ain&#8217;t over till it&#8217;s over.  Please excuse my bad grammar, but that famous saying by the man himself, Yogi Berra, really has a lot of meaning.</p>
<p>Now, if you&#8217;re a football fan, there&#8217;s no doubt you&#8217;ve heard of “The Play.”  You&#8217;ve certainly probably seen it on television whether you&#8217;re a football fan or not.</p>
<p>It happened in 1982.  California and Stanford are playing in a big game, and for all practical purposes, the game appears to be over.  Stanford, with the future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, John Elway, drives the length of the field, they kick a field goal to go ahead with just four seconds left in the game.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re going to kick off to California and everybody thinks the game is over, everybody except the California football team.  </p>
<p>They get the ball, they lateral, they lateral, they lateral, five times they pass the ball off to one another.  And, if you remember, the Stanford band thought the game was over and they ran onto the field and the California player ran through them and he scored in the end zone.</p>
<p>That’s just an example of the idea that it ain&#8217;t over till it&#8217;s over.</p>
<p>December is a month, folks, that you shouldn’t write off when it comes to your goals.  A lot of people do.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ll give you a good example.  I know that there are a lot of people in the real estate business who just kind of check out for the month of December.</p>
<p>They assume people aren’t interested in houses in December, they&#8217;re interested in the holidays, they&#8217;re interested in shopping.  </p>
<p>Well, I&#8217;ll tell you a little secret.  A lake house that I bought two years ago, I bought in December not long before Christmas because of an ambitious realtor who recognized that there are people looking for property during that period of time.</p>
<p>He didn’t assume that I would be shopping.  He didn’t assume that I would be too caught up in the holidays.  And that’s a common misconception.</p>
<p>Let me just share with you that <strong>there&#8217;s a lot less competition in December</strong>, in whatever business that you&#8217;re in, unless you&#8217;re in a retail business going head-to-head with Walmart or a big department store.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in insurance sales, for instance.  A lot of people take off in December.  If you&#8217;re in any type of sales business, in most cases, people take off in December.  </p>
<p><strong>If you&#8217;re in the direct sales business, and you&#8217;re recruiting people, December can be one of the greatest months of recruiting.  Why?  Because money&#8217;s on people’s minds.  And you’ve got a way to show them how to make more of it!</strong></p>
<p>They&#8217;re out there and they&#8217;re looking at their gift list one part of the time and then they&#8217;re looking at their budget.  Their gift list and their budget; they don’t meet up.  They&#8217;re thinking about money.  It’s a great time to show them your opportunity.</p>
<p><strong>If you decide December is going to be a big month, it&#8217;s going to be a great month.  </strong></p>
<p>What can you do to swim against the tide?  What can you do to set yourself apart from your competition?</p>
<p>See, if you&#8217;re out there and you&#8217;re running hard in December, people are going to notice.  Your customers are going to notice.  Your prospects are going to notice.  </p>
<p>You can also use December to get a running start on the New Year.</p>
<p>A lot of people wait till January before they ever sit down and start their goals, for goodness sakes.</p>
<p>Well, I&#8217;ll tell you what happens on January 1st for me and members of the Champions Club.  We zoom by the start line.  While everybody else is trying to figure out when they&#8217;re going to get started, we’re at a full-tilt sprint.  We’re running by.  And that’s because we use December to get ready.</p>
<p><strong>Evaluate the goals you worked on this year and you haven’t made much progress with.  Did you put the wrong date on it?  Sometimes the goal&#8217;s not wrong, it’s the date that is wrong.  So, we just reset the date.  There&#8217;s not a problem with that.  There&#8217;s no loss of esteem for doing that.  We just reset the date and we go after it again.</p>
<p>Ask yourself, if I keep doing what I did this year, will success eventually come?  Sometimes the answer is, “we&#8217;re just doing the wrong things.”  Did I engage in the wrong activity?</strong></p>
<p>Many times you&#8217;re out there busy, you&#8217;re working hard, but you&#8217;re doing the wrong things.  What can I do differently next time I go after it?  That’s what you have to ask yourself as you go into the New Year.</p>
<p>December is a month that can give you the greatest results you&#8217;ve had this year, regardless.  This is fourth and goal.  This is your play.  So, go for it.  And never forget &#8212; <strong>it ain’t over till it’s over!</strong></p>
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