Comments on: Magical Goal Setting http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/ Fri, 04 May 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vanessa Bennett http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-952 Vanessa Bennett Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:54:21 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-952 Goal setting is very important if you want something to be done in a short period of time.;;. Goal setting is very important if you want something to be done in a short period of time.;;.

]]> By: Jasmine Ward http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-951 Jasmine Ward Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:30:22 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-951 Goal setting is very important specially if you want to plan long term.~-~ Goal setting is very important specially if you want to plan long term.~-~

]]> By: Happiness Is Better http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-950 Happiness Is Better Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:20:44 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-950 I have a few overall goals that seem to be pretty solid, but I have smaller goals that I see as liquid and thus changing over time. My smaller goals, for the most part, are slowly moving me towards my larger goals. In response to Nicholas, I think that the feeling of being incomplete also has to do with our inability to be satisfied for very long. It's similar to the reason why buying a brand new widget may make you happy for a short amount of time, but we quickly adapt which is known as hedonic adaptation. Great post Jeremy! <abbr><em>Happiness Is Better’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HappinessIsBetter/~3/oFcErU8k8Cc/" rel="nofollow">Interview: Professional Blogger</a></em></abbr> I have a few overall goals that seem to be pretty solid, but I have smaller goals that I see as liquid and thus changing over time. My smaller goals, for the most part, are slowly moving me towards my larger goals.

In response to Nicholas, I think that the feeling of being incomplete also has to do with our inability to be satisfied for very long. It’s similar to the reason why buying a brand new widget may make you happy for a short amount of time, but we quickly adapt which is known as hedonic adaptation.

Great post Jeremy!

Happiness Is Better’s last blog post..Interview: Professional Blogger

]]> By: Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-949 Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:17:24 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-949 Hey Jeremy, I like your analogy to different states of matter in achieving goals. It is important that we are adaptable in the pursuit of goals, instead of being hung up on a particular method of reaching it. Being clear and unwavering on the vision, and at the same time being open to all kinds of different methods to achieving the vision, is the key to goal achievement. Great post! :) <abbr><em>Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net’s last blog post..<a href="http://embraceliving.net/blog/2009/02/materialism-breeds-unhappiness/" rel="nofollow">Materialism Breeds Unhappiness</a></em></abbr> Hey Jeremy, I like your analogy to different states of matter in achieving goals. It is important that we are adaptable in the pursuit of goals, instead of being hung up on a particular method of reaching it. Being clear and unwavering on the vision, and at the same time being open to all kinds of different methods to achieving the vision, is the key to goal achievement. Great post! :)

Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net’s last blog post..Materialism Breeds Unhappiness

]]> By: Jeremy Day http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-948 Jeremy Day Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:28:33 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-948 Hi Ian, Great way to put it. I like the idea of river banks! I think that was pretty much where I was going with my thoughts. ;-) Cheers, Jeremy Hi Ian,

Great way to put it. I like the idea of river banks! I think that was pretty much where I was going with my thoughts. ;-)

Cheers,
Jeremy

]]> By: Ian Peatey http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-947 Ian Peatey Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:31:25 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-947 Ultimately we all reach exactly the same destination, just at different times and by different routes. I like the idea of flowing and never being sure where I'm going next. Even a river needs banks to keep it in and has a direction. Maybe goals can give us something close to river banks? As long as we don't get too attached to the goals and allow the flow. But our destination is still always the same and the river always ends up in the sea. Great food for thought. Ultimately we all reach exactly the same destination, just at different times and by different routes.

I like the idea of flowing and never being sure where I’m going next. Even a river needs banks to keep it in and has a direction. Maybe goals can give us something close to river banks? As long as we don’t get too attached to the goals and allow the flow. But our destination is still always the same and the river always ends up in the sea.

Great food for thought.

]]> By: Michele http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-946 Michele Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:55:37 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-946 I like solid myself. Liquid flow is not easy for everyone, ya know? I get what you're saying though. This is my favorite part of the entire post: <i>Like water, you can erode any mountain away over time.</i> <---- That's a beautiful thought! *smiles* Michele <abbr><em>Michele’s last blog post..<a href="http://writingthecyberhighway.com/2009/02/25-fun-facts-you-didnt-know-about-me/" rel="nofollow">25 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Me</a></em></abbr> I like solid myself. Liquid flow is not easy for everyone, ya know? I get what you’re saying though. This is my favorite part of the entire post: Like water, you can erode any mountain away over time. <—- That’s a beautiful thought!

*smiles*
Michele

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]]> By: Nicholas Powiull http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-945 Nicholas Powiull Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:10:09 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-945 We are beings of expansion. This expansion is never-ending because we are unlimited beings: infinite. Hence the moment you complete a goal, in a split second of that moment, you realize another higher goal to achieve, in this we are forever incomplete. This is how I process that: I choose to set a goal, I do this first through intention for a desire and only take action when the desire inspires me to take action. At the same time (while I am waiting for the goal to manifest), I am relaxed and happy where I am at in life, I do not need to see the completion of a goal in order to be happy. I am happy just imagining the goal and I am content with that process. I realize that completing the goal is only going to make me happy for a split moment until another goal forms in that instant of completion. As a result, I can relax where I am, but still look forward to more. However you can achieve every goal you ever desire with gratitude. No matter how busy you get create a routine to make a list of all the things you're grateful for in that moment, this will help to bring more things in your life to be grateful about. This is what leads to seeing life through the eyes of 'the soul'. In this, there is no regret, only opportunity for seeing gratefulness in all things. Being in a state of gratitude attracts blissful experience for a life-time. Every goal you could ever want to achieve will natural flow to you through this gratitude state of being and that is what life is all about. We are beings of expansion. This expansion is never-ending because we are unlimited beings: infinite. Hence the moment you complete a goal, in a split second of that moment, you realize another higher goal to achieve, in this we are forever incomplete.

This is how I process that: I choose to set a goal, I do this first through intention for a desire and only take action when the desire inspires me to take action. At the same time (while I am waiting for the goal to manifest), I am relaxed and happy where I am at in life, I do not need to see the completion of a goal in order to be happy. I am happy just imagining the goal and I am content with that process. I realize that completing the goal is only going to make me happy for a split moment until another goal forms in that instant of completion. As a result, I can relax where I am, but still look forward to more.

However you can achieve every goal you ever desire with gratitude. No matter how busy you get create a routine to make a list of all the things you’re grateful for in that moment, this will help to bring more things in your life to be grateful about.

This is what leads to seeing life through the eyes of ‘the soul’. In this, there is no regret, only opportunity for seeing gratefulness in all things.

Being in a state of gratitude attracts blissful experience for a life-time. Every goal you could ever want to achieve will natural flow to you through this gratitude state of being and that is what life is all about.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-944 Barbara Swafford Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:31:58 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-944 Hi Jeremy - When you said, "I have made the effort to be more attuned with what I truly want and desire." it reminded me of how when goal setting I'll ask myself "why". Not just once, but several times. I find it's often not a material thing I'm wanting but what that (thing) will give me. Now my goals are more internally based, rather than materialistic. <abbr><em>Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..<a href="http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/bloggers-caretakers-of-the-www/" rel="nofollow">Bloggers - CareTakers Of The WWW</a></em></abbr> Hi Jeremy – When you said, “I have made the effort to be more attuned with what I truly want and desire.” it reminded me of how when goal setting I’ll ask myself “why”. Not just once, but several times. I find it’s often not a material thing I’m wanting but what that (thing) will give me. Now my goals are more internally based, rather than materialistic.

Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Bloggers – CareTakers Of The WWW

]]> By: Jeremy Day http://insightwriter.com/2009/02/16/magical-goal-setting/#comment-943 Jeremy Day Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:57:43 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=848#comment-943 Hi Mark, I happen to be a big fan of Bruce Lee and have read all his stuff. His quote comes from even deeper roots in Taoism and his Wu-Shu training. I'm glad you picked up on my reference. Sometimes it is hard to understand what someone is trying to get at without the background context. ;-) Cheers, Jeremy Hi Mark,

I happen to be a big fan of Bruce Lee and have read all his stuff. His quote comes from even deeper roots in Taoism and his Wu-Shu training.

I’m glad you picked up on my reference. Sometimes it is hard to understand what someone is trying to get at without the background context. ;-)

Cheers,
Jeremy

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