Awareness To Action
Awareness + Action = Goal Achievement
Before you can achieve your ultimate result or at least move in a positive direction (honestly, you should never get to your final destination because your target should always be lifted.) You have to know where you currently are in several key and critical categories.
Identifying your starting point just makes sense. And it helps you track your progress. The following areas were actually illustrated by Steve Pavlina in his article, “Truth and Awareness” and I just decided to follow suit.
Here is the complete list:
1. Work and Career
2. Financial
3. Relationships
4. Home and Family
5. Physical Health
6. Mental Health
7. Social Involvement
8. Emotional (How Do I Feel About My Life?)
9. Spiritual (Clarity, Sense of Purpose.)
10. Character
11. Contribution To Society
12. Fun and Adventure
As a matter of fact, I run myself through these questions on a quarterly basis just to see where I am and to focus on my next steps.
The key is to answer each question honestly and as accurately as you possibly can. There are no right or wrong answers - just YOUR answers.
Forming the question is pretty basic. Ask yourself, for instance, “how is my physical health?” Write a paragraph or two about where you believe you currently are and rate it on a scale of 1 through 10. 10 being the best.
You do not have to share these with anybody, so it is very important that you are honest with yourself.
This is the beginning of your self improvement and you have to know what your starting point is before you can take the appropriate action to improve in the areas that you deem most important.
I’ll you give an idea based on my personal experience. When I first started doing this I ran myself through each question. One of the areas that I needed to improve was with my financial situation.
I actually rated myself a 2 because of the debt I had incurred. I wrote down all of my debt and focused on what I needed to do to bring that area up closer to a 10. I am happy to say that I am just about a 9.5.
Trust me if you follow this system, and focus on areas that need work, you’ll soon be in a much better situation. And more importantly you’ll achieve the success that you desire.
Other post that may help:
- The Possibilities are Endless
Resources:
- Action Strategies for Personal Achievement
- Breaking the Success Barrier
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