Comments on: 7 Key-Tips To Get A Ticket On The Success Train This Year

By: Planning The Year:Keeping it Simple for 2009? | Abundance Highway

Planning The Year:Keeping it Simple for 2009? | Abundance Highway — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:29:53 +0000

[...] Shalman? writes in 7 Key Tips to get a Ticket on The Success Train This Year to have just one goal [...]

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:59:23 +0000

Very interesting article about success. I especially appreciated your thoughts on kaizen, which can really move mountains if you use it over time.

I think one thing people really need to change if they want the “ticket to success” is their beliefs and understand their thinking. I’ve been reading Free Mind Free Body by D.R. Boisse and he talks about the power of your beliefs and how they control your experiences and thus your life. Very profound. So I think the first step is really changing your beliefs so you can make permanent change.

By: Mark | Life Empowerment

Mark | Life Empowerment — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:20:40 +0000

I’d prefer to make challenges instead of resolutions because it’s more motivating and simply, more challenging.

And to up the ante, make the challenge public. I’ve made mine public on THE POWER OF LESS Challenge Forum by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits.

Cheers~

Mark

By: Nathalie Lussier

Nathalie Lussier — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:26:09 +0000

I think you’re spot on Alex! I loved the layout of your post, and I think that the just one goal & making it measurable is awesome. I didn’t set a bunch of goals this year, I actually refrained from it.

By: Suzie Cheel

Suzie Cheel — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:27:02 +0000

One goal, them, resolution seems to be the way to go for 2009 and I particularly resonate with 7, it has to be fun

Thanks

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:53:20 +0000

I love the concept of just one goal. Multi-tasking doesn’t always allow room for success.

By: Nicolas | Time Management Master

Nicolas | Time Management Master — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:02:15 +0000

This is an excellent article on new years resolutions. I also wrote an article to have only one resolution in order to focus. I think it also helps of you publicly announce your resolution to your friends and family. This will increase the pressure to bring it to an end.

I also think that it should link to your goals in life. However, this is where many people struggle since they are not sure what they really want to achieve in life. I wrote an article to help how to find your goals for life.

http://memytime.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/set-your-goals-for-your-life/

By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:33:30 +0000

@Dan Massicotte, Yes, Tim Ferriss is one of many advocates of single-tasking. Time to hammer away at the subconscious!

@J.D. Meier, I like results as much as the next guy, but that’s not where we spend the majority of our time. You know the deal.

@Jarrod – Warrior Development, I think so. I’ll do periodic updates with how I’m doing.

By: Jarrod - Warrior Development

Jarrod - Warrior Development — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:17:40 +0000

Combining Kaizen and easy to start daily actions in the direction of your goals is a very powerful way to make progress.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:27:50 +0000

Really good write up.

There seems to be a theme of obsessive results.

By: Dan Massicotte

Dan Massicotte — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:37:13 +0000

Wasn’t it Tim Ferriss who said something about multi-tasking being bull? I think so.

You can certainly tie in an element of the subconscious in here. One goal puts one thing on your mind…and when you’re ‘dreaming’ about it every night this process of meditation makes things happen even faster.

By: Money Money Money

Money Money Money — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:24:37 +0000

Fantastic article there Alex. I think once should have more than one goal but still have focus.