When setting personal goals, everyone holds a different set of expectations for their life, which helps shape the personal desires they wish to accomplish. While one person may want to attend college and become a doctor, another may desire to immediately pursue a business plan after high school with hopes of establishing their own business. Through individual journeys of personal development, people are able to pinpoint the things that bring them closer to achievement and success. Below you will find some of the most common personal goals people tend to pursue:

1) Be Happy

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I can only think of two things that are not negotiable and they are death and taxes. Other than that everything else is up for grabs. The fact that everything is negotiable doesn’t mean you will get everything just the way you want it. What it does mean is you can at least ask for what you want.

My husband had an unfortunate car accident. He was waiting his turn to make a left-hand turn, and a woman in the van in front of him decided to back up. She didn’t notice my husband behind her. Her foot slipped and she stomped on the accelerator. The van smashed into our car. The good news is my husband is fine. The bad news is the car is totaled.

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I’ve had the privilege to present “effective Time Management” to several organizations including Bank One. The topic is always well received and elicits spirited conversation about the “how-to” to manage information overload. Let’s face it we are literally assaulted with constant bombardment of information via television, radio, books, magazines, newspapers, and our daily interactions with others. Help! How DO we get a handle on all of this? What’s the secret to keeping your life streamlined and organized? The bottom line of successful time management is successful self management.

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Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away. Charles Caleb Colton, 1780- 1839.

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“Like…what’s that on your face?” the young girl blurted out to another young girl in the mall. Being less than ten feet away, I couldn’t help but see the zit was bigger than the nose on a clown in the Fourth of July parade. Could she have been more rude? I don’t think so. How could she say that in front of the girls friends and several strangers?

We see poor manners everywhere…the mall, theatre, restaurants, airports…anywhere people gather. A very good friend, Sybil Atwood, recently shared her concern with what she phrased, “the end of civility” in our society. Once again, Sybil has inspired me to dig a little deeper.

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Hi, and happy spring!
This month’s issue of Personal Power is all about celebration. It’s the season for weddings, Easter, Passover, Good Friday, Cinco de Mayo, graduations. I am celebrating a sort of graduation. I have manifested tremendous abundance and freedom in all aspects of my life. That gives me cause to celebrate, and celebrating I am, big time! I am sharing this with you so you can see what is possible.

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When it comes to landing the perfect job, most people have in mind what they would consider their “dream job.” It may include the lifelong dream to become a firefighter and follow in your father’s footsteps or perhaps you’ve always loved to paint and wish you could make it a full-time career. While the majority of people have dreams for themselves, it is less often that individuals actively pursue these desires.

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I can only think of two things that are not negotiable and they are death and taxes. Other than that everything else is up for grabs. The fact that everything is negotiable doesn’t mean you will get everything just the way you want it. What it does mean is you can at least ask for what you want.

My husband had an unfortunate car accident. He was waiting his turn to make a left-hand turn, and a woman in the van in front of him decided to back up. She didn’t notice my husband behind her. Her foot slipped and she stomped on the accelerator. The van smashed into our car. The good news is my husband is fine. The bad news is the car is totaled.

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Over the last few months I have been noticing more and more that this apparently simple question appears to be one that people are struggling to answer. Often people respond with a list of what they don’t want.

Getting clear on what you want is the catalyst for a more fulfilling life, where you get to choose what you do and what you don’t do. Given the significance of this, how might you start to get clarity on what you want?

Step 1: List Out The Main Areas of Your Life

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In his book The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Life and Time Management, author Hyrum Smith introduces the personal productivity pyramid - a tool for making sure that our daily to-do lists are clear reflections of our governing values and long-range goals.

1. Governing Values

At the base of the pyramid are our governing values - those things we choose to govern or guide our lives by. Here are some questions to help you identify and clarify yours:

· What inspires you?

· What makes your life worth living?

· What would you miss most if you were to lose it?

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