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Goals are dreams with deadlines. ~Diana Scharf Hunt
Dear All,
Balancing inspired goals with living in the ever-present ...this what determines how magnificent our lives will be. Like Roosevelt said, "Keep your eyes on the stars but keep your feet on the ground."
I keep getting messages from people sharing how they have had remarkable experiences with these simple teachings. From time to time I like to share the stories I get so we can all benefit.
Some time back I had shared an exercise with this group for activating the power of thought and intention to create our reality. I'm pasting it below just to remind you...
For the specific goals you wish to realize, try the following exercise:
1) take 3 sheets of paper
2) write down one major goal on each
3) write down all the reasons why you want to achieve that goal on each sheet
4) write down all the reasons why you deserve to achieve this goal / why you will certainly achieve this goal on the back of each sheet.
5) carry these sheets with you at all times and review them often.
6) email me the results!
Remember, your thoughts+feelings+actions define your whole reality!
Our dear friend Karn did this exercise whole heartedly. He has been working in Hyderabad with a leading newspaper .The results of his little experiement were quite extra-ordinary, and I believe will inspire many of us.
Here now is Karn's story...
> ----- Original Message ----
>
> From: Karn Kowshik <karn81@...>
> To: Nyanasanti Bhikkhu <nyanasanti@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:57:30 AM
> Subject: Re: how are you?
>
>
>
> Dear Nyanasanti,
>
> I'm well and happy!! Its great to hear from you today, because I was
> just thinking about you today. I'm actually about to take a flight to
> Bombay in a few minutes. I have to meet the head of the CNN-IBN news
> channel, and want to move to television.
>
> I have been taking a lot of what you said/say to heart, and have found
> that i've become a much happier. Its almost like nothing can phase me
> now. Whatever happens, i'm happy. And as a result, good things seem to
> be happening.
>
>After reading the email you sent from one of your friends (the one who
>got the job at google), i wrote down three goals on pieces of paper,
>and carry them with me at all times. I look at them as often as i
>remember to (in fact, i'll look at them now, before setting out).
>
>There was a bomb blast here in Hyderabad, and my office in Delhi, as
>usual, got embroiled in politics and sent a much senior reporter here
>to cover the investgations, as a result of which, i didn't get many
>stories. Rather than get worked up about it, i wrote down three goals,
>the first was to get a Pg. 1 story on the investigations (the value of
>the goal is debateable, but i asked for it anyway!). One of the
>reasons i wrote down was that it would help me with goal 2, which was
>a job at IBN.
>
>Soon enough, i got a Pg. 1. Almost as a bonus, i got another Pg. 1 a
>few days later I got another Pg 1 story. This one wasn't on the
>blasts. Neither was it a negative story, but was a story that everyone
>liked and a lot of people in the field talked about (so in a way,
>helping with goal 2).
>
> I'm visualising that goal 2 has come thru as well :)
>
>How is your brother? Hope he is well. How are you doing? Are you
>planning to have a workshop in the states? How is your practice going?
>Hope we get to meet again soon!!
>
> Love,
>
> Karn
On 6/2/07, Nyanasanti Bhikkhu <nyanasanti@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Karn
>
> A joy to hear from you. It is such an inspiration to know that you have benefitted
> so much from the few things I shared.
>
> If you allow me, I'd like to share your story with others on my yahoo! group.
>
> I trust the whole Mumbai episode unfolded well for you. When we have a clear
> vision, one way or the other it is certainly going to manifest. Our job is simply
> to ensure that we are in 'vibrational alignment' with our goals...the simple way
> to do that is to be deeply grateful for the blessings you presently have in your life.
>
> Love
>
> ny
>
----- Original Message ----
From: Karn Kowshik <karn81@...>
To: Nyanasanti Bhikkhu <nyanasanti@...>
Cc: Kavita Kowshik <indexed_online@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 8:09:47 AM
Subject: Re: how are you?
Dear Nyanasanti,
I have no problems with you sharing my story on your yahoo group... in
fact, i wish more people could know these stories (other than just
those on the group), because it really works... Many people i meet are
even reluctant to try it, unfortunately...
I didn't answer immediately as I was waiting for the complete story to
un fold. Here's what happened after I mail you... and I think it has
an important warning about visualising and dreaming.
-----
So I went to the interview with the three goals in my pocket (the
first : A Pg. 1 story and the second : A job at the TV channel ). The
meeting went really well. I was confident throughout, and I felt like
i'd already gotten the job. The next day, I got a call from Human
Resources, asking me to come in and discuss a pay-package, meaning
that I had pretty much got the job.
I took out the 3 pieces of paper from my wallet, looked at them one
last time, and decided to update them. So i tore them up, and replaced
them with 2 slips of paper. The first one was again, the job at the TV
channel (as i felt i still hadnt completely got it). The second was
now to go on a road-trip with one of my best friends.
Now let me come back to the original slip of paper. I had written my
goal on top ( the job ), and below it, written my reasons for it.
Behind, i had written why i knew i would achieve my goal. In one of my
reasons, I had written how much i wanted to be paid. This was the
first time i was putting down my goal on paper.
When i went into for negotiations... they took almost a day without
them giving me a figure. When they did give me a figure, i thought it
was a tad on the low side, and that I could do more. So i asked them
to raise it... They said they would take a couple of days.
When i got back in the car to go home, i remembered the now-discarded
piece of paper. The salary I had written was the EXACT same of the one
that had been offered to me. Not a rupee more or less. I had gotten
exactly what I asked for. A couple of days later, they got back to
me.. but the salary was still the same.
So my lesson here is, if you're going to ask for something, don't
limit yourself. If you're going to visualise, visualise BIG. Ask for
the sky... i know I am. When you think of it this way, the biggest
goals, be they for yourself or the world... dont seem so out of reach.
thats all for me...
love,
karn
>
> From: Karn Kowshik <karn81@...>
> To: Nyanasanti Bhikkhu <nyanasanti@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:57:30 AM
> Subject: Re: how are you?
>
>
>
> Dear Nyanasanti,
>
> I'm well and happy!! Its great to hear from you today, because I was
> just thinking about you today. I'm actually about to take a flight to
> Bombay in a few minutes. I have to meet the head of the CNN-IBN news
> channel, and want to move to television.
>
> I have been taking a lot of what you said/say to heart, and have found
> that i've become a much happier. Its almost like nothing can phase me
> now. Whatever happens, i'm happy. And as a result, good things seem to
> be happening.
>
>After reading the email you sent from one of your friends (the one who
>got the job at google), i wrote down three goals on pieces of paper,
>and carry them with me at all times. I look at them as often as i
>remember to (in fact, i'll look at them now, before setting out).
>
>There was a bomb blast here in Hyderabad, and my office in Delhi, as
>usual, got embroiled in politics and sent a much senior reporter here
>to cover the investgations, as a result of which, i didn't get many
>stories. Rather than get worked up about it, i wrote down three goals,
>the first was to get a Pg. 1 story on the investigations (the value of
>the goal is debateable, but i asked for it anyway!). One of the
>reasons i wrote down was that it would help me with goal 2, which was
>a job at IBN.
>
>Soon enough, i got a Pg. 1. Almost as a bonus, i got another Pg. 1 a
>few days later I got another Pg 1 story. This one wasn't on the
>blasts. Neither was it a negative story, but was a story that everyone
>liked and a lot of people in the field talked about (so in a way,
>helping with goal 2).
>
> I'm visualising that goal 2 has come thru as well :)
>
>How is your brother? Hope he is well. How are you doing? Are you
>planning to have a workshop in the states? How is your practice going?
>Hope we get to meet again soon!!
>
> Love,
>
> Karn
On 6/2/07, Nyanasanti Bhikkhu <nyanasanti@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Karn
>
> A joy to hear from you. It is such an inspiration to know that you have benefitted
> so much from the few things I shared.
>
> If you allow me, I'd like to share your story with others on my yahoo! group.
>
> I trust the whole Mumbai episode unfolded well for you. When we have a clear
> vision, one way or the other it is certainly going to manifest. Our job is simply
> to ensure that we are in 'vibrational alignment' with our goals...the simple way
> to do that is to be deeply grateful for the blessings you presently have in your life.
>
> Love
>
> ny
>
----- Original Message ----
From: Karn Kowshik <karn81@...>
To: Nyanasanti Bhikkhu <nyanasanti@...>
Cc: Kavita Kowshik <indexed_online@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 8:09:47 AM
Subject: Re: how are you?
Dear Nyanasanti,
I have no problems with you sharing my story on your yahoo group... in
fact, i wish more people could know these stories (other than just
those on the group), because it really works... Many people i meet are
even reluctant to try it, unfortunately...
I didn't answer immediately as I was waiting for the complete story to
un fold. Here's what happened after I mail you... and I think it has
an important warning about visualising and dreaming.
-----
So I went to the interview with the three goals in my pocket (the
first : A Pg. 1 story and the second : A job at the TV channel ). The
meeting went really well. I was confident throughout, and I felt like
i'd already gotten the job. The next day, I got a call from Human
Resources, asking me to come in and discuss a pay-package, meaning
that I had pretty much got the job.
I took out the 3 pieces of paper from my wallet, looked at them one
last time, and decided to update them. So i tore them up, and replaced
them with 2 slips of paper. The first one was again, the job at the TV
channel (as i felt i still hadnt completely got it). The second was
now to go on a road-trip with one of my best friends.
Now let me come back to the original slip of paper. I had written my
goal on top ( the job ), and below it, written my reasons for it.
Behind, i had written why i knew i would achieve my goal. In one of my
reasons, I had written how much i wanted to be paid. This was the
first time i was putting down my goal on paper.
When i went into for negotiations... they took almost a day without
them giving me a figure. When they did give me a figure, i thought it
was a tad on the low side, and that I could do more. So i asked them
to raise it... They said they would take a couple of days.
When i got back in the car to go home, i remembered the now-discarded
piece of paper. The salary I had written was the EXACT same of the one
that had been offered to me. Not a rupee more or less. I had gotten
exactly what I asked for. A couple of days later, they got back to
me.. but the salary was still the same.
So my lesson here is, if you're going to ask for something, don't
limit yourself. If you're going to visualise, visualise BIG. Ask for
the sky... i know I am. When you think of it this way, the biggest
goals, be they for yourself or the world... dont seem so out of reach.
thats all for me...
love,
karn
Amazing story Karn. And we all wish you wonderful success in all dimensions of your life. See you on TV then!?
Before ending this, I can't resist adding this interesting piece of research on goals...
According to Brian Tracy in his book Goals!, there is a study that reveals just how effective written goals can be. Here is what Tracy reports:
Mark McCormack, in his book What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School, tells of a Harvard study conducted between 1979 and 1989. In 1979, the graduates of the MBA program were asked, "Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?" It turned out that only 3 percent of the graduates had written goals and plans. Thirteen percent had goals, but not in writing. Fully 84 percent had no specific goals at all.
Ten years later, in 1989, the researchers found that the 13 percent who had goals that were not in writing were earning twice as much as the 84 percent of students who had no goals at all. And most surprisingly, they found that the 3 percent of graduates who had clear, written goals when they left Harvard were earning, on average, 10 times as much as the other 97 percent of graduates all together. The only difference between the groups was the clarity of the goals they had for themselves when they graduated.
Yes, you read that correctly. The 3 percent who had clear, written goals earned ten times as much as the 97 percent who didn't have clear, written goals.
I share this to demonstrate the power of clear intention and dreams with deadlines. I hope atleast 3% of the people who read this mail will write down clear goals for themselves in all areas of their life (physical,career, finances, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, the world etc.) and review them often.
There is great love here. All is well.
Nyanasanti
PS - After trying the exercise suggested above, you may also like to explore some of these useful websites.
http://www.usemanifestsoftware.com/soft.php
http://goalsguy.com/Knowledge/index.html
http://dreaminder.com/
http://www.churchsolutionsmag.com/hotnews/5ch1115654.html
http://www.quotegarden.com/goals.html
http://whatanicewebsite.com/Faq/index.php
For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.
But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
- ALfred D. Souza
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