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Goals and Mind mapping

deerwood on January 5th, 2009

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You Can Reach Your 2009 Goals With Mind Mapping
By Reuben Rock

Like many people, I always try to set goals for the new year. Each New Year’s Eve, I consider what resolutions are important to me and my family. These can range from personal, financial, business, health, fitness, or just about anything else.

Unfortunately, like most people, a lot of these goals go unreached. It’s hard to make your New Year’s resolutions stick, and it’s hard to admit that. So today I wanted to share with you my 2009 strategy – the secret weapon I’m using to flesh out my goals and make them a reality in the coming year.

It’s simple. Mindmapping! That’s the key, and I’ll explain how. When you set goals for yourself, you really must write them down. Put them on paper, and pin them up somewhere visible. Right now, my 2009 goals are thumb-tacked to the wall by my desk. I want to see them – all year long. And you should do the same!

Back to mind mapping – what is it? It’s a way of organizing ideas and making them fit together well. You start with anything – an idea, a word, a picture… then you just add to it. You draw lines from your main idea outward toward your connecting ideas, and you continue to do this until you have a huge web. Then you re-arrange the pieces and add details until you have a well-constructed (and well planned) mindmap. With your finished mind map, you can see exactly what steps lead up to a big goal.

That’s how I wrote my 2009 resolutions. In one big mindmap. And it’s organized into personal, academic, and business sections. Each section has a goal – and some details about the goal. Now I can see what needs to be done and how I can get there. Give it a try and see how mindmapping can be the powerful secret weapon that pushes you toward a successful 2009!

Want to learn more about Mind Mapping or other ways to reach your goals? Check out http://www.reubenrock.com and see what I’m blogging about today. I’ll fill you in on everything from making extra money, running an internet marketing business, getting through grad school, and even random daily troubles… You’re sure to find something of interest. And I’m happy to answer questions – just leave a comment or send an email.

Plus you can sign up to get my free audio course about article marketing (an easy way to bring in a few extra dollars this year)!

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