| There may be many strategies for financial freedom, | | | | yourself to achieving something by setting a goal, |
| but the most important is probably your focus. | | | | without knowing how you are going to get there, |
| Whenever you are walking or driving, you have to | | | | your mind will begin to work on ways to fulfil your |
| keep your eyes ahead of you, otherwise you would | | | | goal. You will see opportunities that you may never |
| swerve away from your path. An archer has to take | | | | have seen otherwise, and you will find ways of |
| aim in order to hit his target. When a football player | | | | getting round the obstacles that are in your path. |
| goes to score a goal, he has to see the ball hitting | | | | Deepak Chopra, the world famous guru of well being, |
| the back of the net before he kicks it. | | | | said you would not have a desire if you did not have |
| It is the same with creating wealth. If you want to | | | | the means to fulfill it. Each of us has the power to |
| be rich you need to focus on what you want and | | | | create whatever we want. |
| keep focusing. | | | | When you do not have clear financial goals you will |
| You start by deciding exactly what your financial | | | | simply drift along, moving into the future without any |
| goals are and, most importantly, what you want the | | | | decision or definite purpose. You may become a |
| money for. Visualize what you will do with the | | | | victim of circumstance, subject to the whims of |
| money. Think about how it will help others: your | | | | dominating personalities and without the strength to |
| family, your friends, charities or others. Think about | | | | set your own course. |
| the lifestyle you can have. When you have all this in | | | | A vague idea of some day being rich is simply not |
| place, you will know how much you need, either on a | | | | enough. If you really want to achieve wealth and |
| monthly or yearly basis. Write this figure down. | | | | financial freedom you must have a specific figure in |
| Visualize having the things or the lifestyle that this | | | | mind AND a clear idea of why you want it. If it feels |
| money will bring, and do this daily. | | | | easier for you, you can start out with a relatively |
| When you set clear financial goals you are doing | | | | small figure and then expand it when you reach it. An |
| something constructive for your future and ensuring | | | | easily achievable goal will provide you with the |
| your success. Relying on luck, or just drifting, is | | | | confidence to set a higher goal next time. |
| destructive because you are denying yourself the | | | | Your goals may not happen overnight, but by |
| power that you have to create your dreams. | | | | thinking, visualizing and affirming them every day, the |
| Setting goals can appear scary to some people | | | | ways and the means to achieve them will gradually |
| because they are unsure how they are going to | | | | become clear and you can then take the action that |
| achieve them. Often we prefer to only commit | | | | you need to take. |
| ourselves to something once we understand how we | | | | In all strategies for financial freedom you must |
| can achieve it. | | | | always start with a very specific goal and focus. Ask |
| In fact, this way of thinking does not work. Without | | | | yourself "how much?" before you start thinking about |
| commitment, your mind will not apply itself to | | | | "how? |
| discovering how to get there. When you commit | | | | |