b"GARAGE DOOR REPAIRBy Jim Olson,WesternTradingPost.comA round the first of eachup for disappointment. year, a lot of people getRemember you cannot reach in the goal settingthe goal of being a multi-mood. They make New Year'smillionaire without first resolutions or set goals theyreaching the goal of making wish to reach in the upcomingone hundred thousand dollars year. For some reason orand so on. Long-term goals another, tradition gets peopleare meant to be big, to be all into this mode around the firstyou have ever dreamed of, of each new year. I personallybut dont forget that along believe that goal settingthe way there are other goals should be a far more regularthat need to be reached. I occurrence. I go over my owndont think there is anything Check outgoals pretty much on a dailywrong with shooting for the basis. As part of my morningstars. Actually, I encourage all of the areasroutine, I go over short, mid,it. However, we need to and long-term goals. By goingremember to aim at something we service! over my goals on a daily basis,a little closer first (and enjoy I keep a fresh mental imageeach step or accomplishment of them in my mind. I believealong the way).that it is very important for a person to have such goals in life, for without them you will just wander aimlesslySome people get caught up in just thinking about the long-term goals or From PrescottOUR SERVICES: or be in a ho-hum existence. It is also very important you have short-, mid-, andthinking about their biggest dreams. Most of these people would be referred to long term goals. Each is a step that leads to the next. Just as you cannot learn toas dreamers. I dont think that there is anything wrong with being a dreamer. run a race before you can walk, you will not reach your long-term goals or biggestI have been one myself for most of my life. Thinking big was never a problem for & Prescott Valleydreams without setting a set of smaller goals to reach along the way. me, but I didnt have a good solid plan on how I was going to get there. It was only after I realized that I need to build the steps along the way that I started to WickenburgResidential Repair Specialist SHORT TERM GOALS to me are goals I plan to reach today, tomorrow, orto realize that my long-term goals were attainable. As I learned to enjoy the maybe within the next 30 days or so. Short term goals are the basics. Things likemoment, and enjoy reaching shorter-term goals, my longer-term goals became & Buckeye to I will have a positive attitude today or I will rope the roping dummy correctlyeasier to reach also. Along the way, I had to readjust my long-term goals to loftierPanels & Rollers Replaced ten times this morning are examples. Short-term goals are the little details inheights to keep pushing myself onward and upward.Apache Junctionlife, the fundamentals. 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The amazing thing is that each day there is a new step to take. Nofirm believer in what the mind expects, the mind will get. While it is great to matter where you may be at in your goal-reaching process, the basics still applydo the short-term goals well, you need to have a balance of mid and long-termAutomatic Gate Openers & Motors each and every day. World champion ropers still go out and rope the dummygoals also or your mind will never open up and think big. Just as a dreamer THE ENTIRE VALLEYcorrectly so many times each day, and people who are successful in life areneeds to learn to put that first step forward, the guy who cant see the forest forCommercial & Residential constantly reapplying the basics over and over. Striving to be the best you can bethe trees needs to learn to step back and get a hold of the big picture. We all & ITS OUTSKIRTS! at each and every aspect of your life that day is a great short term goal to apply. have personalities that automatically put us at different points on the spectrum Sales, Service & Installation between being a dreamer and being a small detail guy, but as long as we are MID-TERM GOALS are goals for the next few weeks or maybe even for the nexthonest with ourselves about our strengths and weaknesses, and dont mind a little SAVE 5% New Construction. and Much More! year depending upon the size of the particular goal. Mid-term goals are thingschange, we can all become successful at reaching all of our lifes goals.that dont happen overnight, but they are important in reaching the overall long-when you mention you saw us interm goal. Things like I will get my (fill in the blank) certification this year, orAs mentioned, I believe that goals are important for us. The person, who has ARIZONA REAL COUNTRY! I will win five awards this year, are examples of mid-term goals. They are thingsno goal, nor aim, nor focus in life, is just coasting along. That is the person that cannot be accomplished in one or two days, but they are not your biggestwho wakes up one day and says to themselves, Where did my life go? What dreams of what you plan to accomplish either. Mid-term goals are as equallydid I do with my life? Have I even accomplished one thing to be proud of or 928-222-DOOR (3667) important as short-term goals in eventually accomplishing long-term goals. Mid- to be remembered for? But even for this person, it is not too late. No matter term goals are bigger pieces of the puzzle, but they are still pieces. Without thehow many yesterdays you have under your belt, today is always a new day and appropriate pieces, the overall puzzle, big picture, long-term goal or what havetomorrow is ahead of you. It is never too late to start improving yourself and you, cannot be completed. Taking yourself to the next level at whatever you areyour life. doing is a great mid-term goal to have.So as you have been thinking about some new goals for the first part of the 602-335-1077 LONG-TERM GOALS are usually the ending point of a certain goal. They areyear, or you have made some New Years resolutions, make one that will last. where you want to eventually end up. They may be a year out, or maybe 10 yearsMake a resolution or a goal that you will accomplish and then figure out how out. Long-term goals should not be small in my opinion. Things like I will payyou are going to get there from here. Find your short, mid, and long-term off this place or I will have a net worth of 20 million are examples of long- steps or goals that it is going to take to accomplish your desired end result. 480-451-1931 term goals. Long-term goals can be tricky. They should be big, but should alsoRemember to go over the plan in your mind on a daily or at least a weekly be attainable. 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