| It is important that we set ourselves goals in life, these | | | | made the house more relaxing and I always work |
| can be short term, over a longer period of one to five | | | | better in this type of environment. |
| years and also lifetime goals. It is one thing setting | | | | One of my goals was to lose weight. To help me in |
| yourself these targets, however it is another thing to | | | | this quest I purchased a rowing machine and decided |
| actually achieve them. In this article I give advice and | | | | to wake up half an hour earlier in the morning to use it. I |
| tips on how to successfully attain the goals you set. | | | | would sit and row at various times of the day which I |
| These goals when achieved can help to improve our | | | | would try to stick to. Always in the morning and |
| lives and also helps us to become happier and more | | | | always before bed, wherever possible of course. I |
| self fulfilled. | | | | would also use the machine at times when I was |
| Write down your goals | | | | becoming a little stressed or a bit lethargic. This really |
| I have always wanted to be a success and to have a | | | | helped me as after I had rowed for around twenty |
| happy life, I am sure this is the same for most people. | | | | minutes, I would feel really uplifted and full of |
| In the early part of my life I was unable to achieve | | | | confidence. I would also feel a sense of pride that I |
| both of these aims. In my early to mid twenties I | | | | had battled against the negative side of brain and was |
| decided to attempt to learn about ways in which I | | | | sure that I would soon gain the benefit of a reduced |
| could ensure that the future would be a lot better, than | | | | weight. |
| what the past had been. I started to read many books | | | | Avoid negative people |
| about these topics and also about people who I | | | | There are people out there who try to bring me down. |
| considered to be successful. | | | | They attempt to do this by off the cuff comments |
| I soon realised the importance of setting goals and | | | | they make or just by the way they seem to look |
| targets. I thought about what I wanted to be and which | | | | down on me. They look at me as If I am worthless |
| course I wanted my life to take. I wrote out three | | | | and some kind of loser. These type of people have |
| different lists of my aims for the future. | | | | caused me many sleepless nights and have had a |
| The first list included what I wanted to achieve within | | | | negative affect on my self-confidence. |
| the next twelve months. The second list contained | | | | Quite simply the answer to this problem is to stay |
| what I wanted to achieve within five years and the | | | | away from them, this is not always easy however. |
| third list was my lifetime goals. | | | | These people used to make me feel angry but I now |
| I feel it is important to write down these targets as it | | | | feel sorry for them. I am happy despite what they |
| helps you to keep a kind of focus of what you are | | | | may think and I have even learned to not care about |
| attempting to do. | | | | their opinion of me. |
| Invest time and money to reach your goals | | | | There are two types of person in life, negative and |
| I now had a determination to succeed and was willing | | | | positive. I now steer clear of negative people as that is |
| to work hard to achieve my goals. To achieve | | | | what I used to be and I do not want to go back there. |
| anything in life takes time and dedication. One of my | | | | They try to get me back into their clan by the |
| aims was to reduce my levels of stress. To do this I | | | | comments they make and try to convince me that all |
| had to learn the art of relaxation, I have always been | | | | is not well. |
| very hard on myself and had spent most of my life | | | | Negative people tend to have negative lives where as |
| worrying about things that may happen in the future. I | | | | positive people tend to have positive lives. I want to be, |
| decided to ease up on myself and to even have | | | | as already stated, happy and successful therefore I |
| monthly treats to keep me and my body happy. I did | | | | need to continue to think in a positive way. |
| this by attending reflexology sessions and for a short | | | | The above advice is how I now live my life. At times I |
| period I tried aromatherapy. | | | | feel down like everybody does and this of course is |
| I also made my home more of a comfort zone by | | | | when I use the rowing machine. I have now lost my |
| buying some nice scented candles and some new | | | | excess weight and am very happy. I hope this article |
| furniture. These minor changes had a huge impact as it | | | | helps you to. |