Ready, Set, Goal!

“If we don’t see it how can we magnetize it? How can we bring it in? Whenever we are thinking about wanting to manifest anything, we think it and see it and truly have the clarity of how it would feel having it, how that energy in our life would be enhanced by it. That is what begins manifesting and magnetizing it.”
Red Feather
 
I sit in my favorite, grey, wingback chair, laptop on my knees, feeling its warmth seeping through the fabric of my jeans. I look out the window at the leathery, green leaves of the spreading post oak in our yard. How I love that tree! It inspires me with its maternal boughs gracefully arched over the grass, providing home and sustenance for myriad birds, squirrels and insects. I breathe deeply of that feeling of love and set my mind to create affirmations, a form of prayer, for the goals I’ve daydreamed over the last few days.

I came up with six or seven goals with sub-goals under each one, wanting to create them all. It is an ambitious plan and I am excited about it all. However, as I look at the list now, I begin to feel overwhelmed and doubtful. Can I actually do this?

Awhile back I took a wonderful class on goal setting and prioritization with Mona Raglow of Raglow Enterprises LLC. In the class she taught us to prioritize our goals and choose no more than three to work on at a time. We learned that we are most likely to achieve from one to three goals at any one time.  She taught that any more than three goals at a time and it was much more likely that you would not complete them.

So, I look at my goals list and start to prioritize, choosing what to work on now and what to work on later. I discover that my goals fall into several different categories, spirituality, loving relationships, writing/service, travel and home.

My spiritual and relationship goals are foundational and on-going. The writing/service, travel and home goals are more specific and time dependent. These are goals I will finish and then move on to create new goals. Now I’m getting somewhere!

I decide to focus upon it this way – first, a foundational prayer that I will use on an on-going basis. Then, affirmations for specific goals I want to achieve. These will change over time.

Next, I need to word the affirmations in such a positive way that I can feel the love and excitement each time I read them out loud. The feeling is essential. Feeling, the language of the subconscious, gets the gas flowing to your engine. I want to feel and imagine myself being, doing and having achieved each goal.

Here is what I’ve come up with.
Foundational Prayer:
“My God/Goddess, Thank you.
Thank you for the constant guidance and support of my Higher Self and my Spiritual Support Team.
Thank you for my excellent health and energy as I wake up every morning feeling enthusiastic about the day ahead.
Thank you for love, joy and laughter with my family and friends.
Thank you for the abundance and prosperity that support me and all that I intend.”

​Short Term Goals:
“I am delighted with how much fun it is creating and organizing our Goddess Group with my co-facilitators.”

“I am thrilled as three of my pieces are published on other spiritual blogs, expanding our Soul Doors community.”

“I have an inspiring and love-filled experience traveling with Peter to the West Coast to visit our daughter.”

“I love how every window in our home is in excellent repair, opening and closing with ease.”

Yes, I know. I didn’t stick to just three goals, even though this was recommended. I just can’t bear to leave one out!

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Your Spiritual Toolbox

Now that you’ve daydreamed your goals, written them down, and given yourself several days or more to allow them to ‘marinate’ in your brain and morph as needed, go over them carefully once again.

(If you haven't created your goals yet, check out Allow Your Dreams. )

This time focus on prioritizing your goals. What do you want to achieve now? What could wait until later? Which goals are on-going?

First step - Choose your highest priority, foundational, on-going goals, goals like good health, spiritual development, happiness and loving relationships, abundance and prosperity. Create a prayer with these goals.

Word your prayer as positive affirmations of gratitude. Affirmations that elicit feelings of excitement, joy, love and positivity for you when you read them.  

Second Step - Choose one to three (or more if you absolutely have to) specific goals you want to work on manifesting now. These are goals that you will achieve and then move onto other goals. For example, your trip to visit a friend on the East Coast, or paying off your credit card, maybe it’s taking that class on goal setting, or redecorating your living room.

Choose distinct, believable and high priority goals.

You want to choose believable goals here, if they are not believable to you your subconscious mind will put the brakes on, and you’re manifesting engine will stall out.

Put these short-term goals in a list. Again, word your goals as positive affirmations that elicit feelings of excitement, joy, love and positivity for you when you read them.

Third Step – Put your prayer and list into a folder that you can easily access. 

Read these out loud to yourself every day, feeling, imagining and visualizing yourself being, doing and having your goals.

You can add even more power to your manifesting at this point by combining your prayer and affirmations with this Huna Breath Manifestation  technique.