How to Turn Your Fantasy (plus Footwork and Focus) into Fame

At this time of year our thoughts generally go toward what lies ahead. And no doubt like me you are wanting to move on to a happy, healthy and prosperous year in 2022.

It has certainly been a “topsy turvy” couple of years with plans and goal setting for many of us – out of our control. It is time to get back on track and whatever intentions and dreams you have for next year and beyond, there are ways for you to maintain belief in yourself and what you’re doing to reach your goals.

I’m not a “motivational” speaker as such but I have been guided by others who teach the power of meditation, mindfulness and goal setting and believe in these principles to help us overcome obstacles and move toward our future desires.

In this final newsletter of the year, I’m sharing an extract from my book IMPRESSario on goal setting and I hope you find this a useful exercise to do over the holiday break that will help you clarify and potentially realise your goals and dreams for 2022.

FANTASY + FOCUS + FOOTWORK = FAME

Your goals should be aligned to your values. By understanding and articulating those values and motivators, you will be able to achieve the outcomes you want.

Often people want fame and recognition; the most common aspirations for people are to be wealthier, happier, healthier, wiser, more appealing, and more powerful. But when you break it down what does being wealthier for example really mean to you? Is it to be a millionaire? Perhaps it’s to have sufficient income for a fabulous home and overseas holiday every year? Does being wealthier mean freedom to you or security or accomplishment?

What do you fancy and perhaps dream of and fantasise about? It doesn’t have to be some huge, lofty ambition such as being famous and winning an Academy Award. (Or it could be!) Perhaps it could be to win a major businesswomen’s award in your community to gain recognition and ultimate growth for your business. What is meaningful to you? Having a good reason behind your goal – your “why” – does help you to retain focus. Why do you want to make one million dollars?

Another aspect to goal setting is to review all areas of your life. Being an IMPRESSario is about designing the life you want. If your business and career is going fantastically well but your personal life and having enough time for friends or romance is a problem, those concerns are the ones you need to address. It isn’t necessarily about work/life balance as you may be currently completely driven to achieve your major career goal. But do examine all these areas to understand what you really want. So get busy and write down what you want to achieve in each of these six areas:

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2.???Financial

3.???Home

4.???Personal/Spiritual

5.???Health and fitness

6.???Family and friends.

What does success look like to you?

Fantasy to focus

To turn your fantasy or your vision into what it is you want to achieve requires tremendous focus. Focus is easier said than done when there are so many distractions in life. (Oh! I just got pinged!). In theory, you already know that you should stop doing those things that won’t bring you closer to your vision and start taking action on the tasks that will get you to your desired result. Having a vision board is a wonderful reminder that we should try to break down some of those desires into a to-do list (i.e. set some achievable goals). Concentrating on doing one thing at a time and ticking that off the list does create momentum and helps retain the necessary focus required to push through.

Backward planning and small steps will help you reach your goals. Articulating and putting a timeframe on each step will help you get to where you want to go. You probably know this already yet most people don’t take the time required to write out their goals. Take one major goal at a time.

To use writing a book as an example. In this case, a written, clearly articulated goal might be to?... Read the complete article here.

I do hope you have a happy Christmas and New Year and look forward to communicating with you in 2022.

Sue Currie?is a speaker and the author of?IMPRESSario, Present and Promote the Star Within You. She is passionate about helping business executives and entrepreneurial professionals elevate their personal brand, image and professional presence. Sue’s suite of services delivered through workshops, consulting, coaching and keynote presentations provides a multi-faceted approach to gain high transformation for her clients.