Hello to all of my client’s and I do hope you are all kicking goals this year so far. I have so far conquered 3 of my 2010 goals. Let me explain. My goal for 2010 was to do a big rainforest walk. Dave bought me a Spirit Of Tasmania ticket for Christmas and so we decided to go to Tasmania last weekend.
The first thing I did was do my big walk up Cradle Mountain absolutely divine and with no idea what so ever Dave decided to propose to me up the top of the mountain, to say I was shocked was an understatement so yes now I am engaged (first time ever), am still shocked but ever so happy oh and I did say yes and he actually picked the right ring (thank god because I am such an honest person I would have had to tell him if I did not like it)!! So that was 1 goal conquered that walk was AMAZING!!

My 2nd goal was to find a like minded group in which we can get together and talk business. Well I have found the most amazing mastermind group of like minded people. I can’t believe that the business people I use to read about and watch on TV are actually in my group (there are 10 of us), and I had the opportunity of sitting with two of these business men last week for two hours at a time (they are helping me with my BIG goals) these guys literally charge thousands to talk with them so as you can imagine I was a little overly excited lol..

My 3rd goal was to get a speaking gig and well have I got one. As you know I am the spokesperson for lighthouse and have been asked to speak at the PR luncheon in front of 350 corporate women WOW what an opportunity. So if you would like to come and witness my very first speaking gig please let me know as half of the money goes back into the lighthouse, I think the tickets are $90 (not 100% sure at this stage) but how very exciting.

Now my next goal and it’s nearly finished is to do my very first seminar it’s called “Empowering Young Mums” in which I will be offering tools I have learnt to empower these mums to move forward and make their dreams happen, again money made from this event will be donated to lighthouse. I will then run seminars on business building. So I would love to hear what your goals are this year and have you ticked any off yet???

SAMPLE GOAL SETTING TEMPLATE

What do I want to achieve?
I want to lose 10 kgs

Why do I want to achieve this goal?
I want to be fit and healthy. I want to look good and feel good in my clothes and have more energy

How will I achieve this goal? What is required to achieve this goal?
Walk every night
Walk 5 nights a week for 45 minutes eachnight Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur and Friday.
Eat healthier
Cut out all fried and fatty food. Have 6 small proportion meals a day all healthy food.
Drink water everyday
Drink 2 litres of water each day
Get enough sleep
Go to bed at 9.30pm every night and get up 6.00am every morning
Play a sport
Play tennis every Saturday with Sally
Take up a boot camp
Sign-up for boot camp classes

When do I want to achieve this goal?
I want to achieve this goal by May 31st 2010

What obstacles can I expect?
I am too tired when I get back from work to go for a walk
Too lazy and can’t be bothered to make a healthy meal
Lack of time
It’s too cold or too hot to walk

What are the solutions to the obstacles?
Get up earlier And go for a walk before work
Every night prepare your meals for the following day
Make time don’t watch TV at night.
Wear a jumper and beanie, go later at night when cooler or join a gym
Visualise my super sexy size 10 body each and every night and morning what will I look like?
Put a picture of a super sexy size 10 bikini babe on the fridge

There are many factors that influence the growth and success of a business. One of the most important is determination. Without the will to succeed, many business owners find it hard to deal with the many obstacles that litter the road to success. For the team at Signs'n'Banners in Victoria, that 'True Grit' spirit has seen a hobby grown into a vibrant business that's firing with all guns blazing.

Partners Stacey and David are the duo behind Signs'n'Banners. For David, creating signage was really a backyard business/ weekend hobby. Already friends, I approached David with the idea of turning Signs'n'Banners into a fully functioning, successful signage shop. We both agreed. “As this was just a newly established business I was excited about the challenge”. I started being involved in the business in February 2007, by September 2007, Signs'n'Banners was a 'Business Achiever' 2007 finalist in our local paper.”

David's background is in mechanical engineering. However, he later went on to study marketing, real estate and quality control. Before Signs'n'Banners, David's work experience included a diverse range of fields such as quality control, sales of capital equipment and printed goods, and working in the field of real estate.

For myself, the road that led to Signs'n'Banners' has been an incredibly hard but inspiring one. I have lived life without my mum, was abused at age nine, fell pregnant at age fifteen, had a second child at age nineteen, and at one point when my son was three and my daughter was four months old, I was homeless and sleeping on a friends floor. For me, the hard years continued as I suffered a life of domestic violence. “Now you may be thinking this is a sad and sorry story, however these are my lessons I have learnt in life that are now my gifts to give and share with others”. “I discovered my higher purpose in life and that is to help other young mums gain back their self-esteem, discover their passions in life and to take action to achieve them.” I now have four delightful children Josh 13, Tahlia 10, Jack 8 and my little bub Toby 9 weeks. My life is finally where I have visualised it to be for many years.