This is a true story

So where do I go from here?  Now that you have successfully shaped a plan for one goal you can use the same process for any goal.  Develop a mission statement, design a  plan based on what, where, when , how and why then WRITE all this down....  the mission statement, the plan and any other notes.

Now you really should have a metric.  What I mean here is some way of measuring progress or lack thereof.  In the case of our example of last week that would obviously be weight.  So the bathroom scale measures progress as we shed those pounds on our way to losing 10 by October.  If we are not making progress in a satisfactory way, then we can go to plan B or a contingency plan.

This could simply be a matter of eating less calories or increasing the intensity or pace of our exercise.  Perhaps it could involve treatment by a physician as the case may be.

Let us go to an actual case...last week Luke left a comment on my Blog for which I am thankful... but he represents a great example of what I described above. 

Luke moved in with Barbara and I because he didn;t have anywhere to go.  He worked for me in a business that failed due to the recession.  And due to the recession he had no prospects of getting back into his original profession which was computers.  Now Luke was a heavy smoker and Barbara had a sensitive respiratory tract and never the twain shall meet.  So Barbara suggested he check out these e-cigarettes that she saw advertised on line.
She would pay for the equipment and supplies for the trial run.  She did and he did and Luke has not smoked a cigarette since December 2009.

After awhile Luke noticed that he was breathing more clearly.  And his nose and throat were clearing up as well.  But the most important development was that he began to think that if he could do it so could others.  That started his idea to open up his own internet business providing e-cigarettes to those that wanted an alternate to smoking tobacco.  http://www.vaporgalaxy.com/ He had developed purpose.. he had found a goal.  And that was to  supply e-gigarettes at a reasonable price to those who wanted a more healthy alternative to tobacco products.  But that is not the end of the story.

At this point Luke noticed that he was looking a little pudgy.  So after thirty some years on this planet, he decided to take stock.  He had his smoking habit under control and now it was time to do something about his weight.  Applying the same steps as he took to give up smoking tobacco and developing a business that provided a self-sustaining income he started a weight loss program, Power 90, based on rigorous exercise and nutrition.   So after only 60 days, 2 months that is, he has lost 30 pounds and should comfortable meet his goal by the time the 90 days are up.

If he could do all that in the space of 8 or 9 months you could do it too.  And believe it or not he has set his sights on his next goal which is to become a life coach and help others learn how to set and achieve goals in their lives. 

Am I proud of him?  You bet I am... he is my son.