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The absolute BEST way I’ve ever found to get your child excited to actually WANT to learn about money….normally a topic most kids find tremendously boring…is to make it personal!
And how do we do that?
We teach them to set personal goals, that they really want to achieve, that require earning money in order to achieve them!
It’s great to have goals. Absolutely, but…..
There is one HUGE PROBLEM…
Most of our goals NEVER come true!
Why?
Because most of us were never taught how to set goals so that they actually come true!
Which of course means that we are then not able to teach our children how to set goals so they can come true too!
“There’s a way to set goals so they actually come true?”
Yup, there is actually a WAY to set goals so they come true!
…and once we know how to do that…we can teach that to our kiddos too!
If you just come up with a goal in your head and leave it there, that’s called ‘dreaming’.
Sorry to burst your bubble but dreams do NOT come true! Our kids NEED to understand that!
BUT….Goals that are set up properly DO COME TRUE!
So HOW do we do that?
Let me share with you my 5 Step “GOALS” System To Setting Goals That Actually Come True!
These are the exact steps that have worked for me and my kids personally and worked for so many other successful goal ‘Accomplishers’ and can work for you and your kids too!
There are 5 Steps to making your goals come true:
1. GOALS – Get Started– Write down your goal!
You and your children absolutely MUST write down your goals. Put pen to paper, and the magic can begin. Until then it’s just a dream in the distance, putting it to paper, puts out your intent to the universe. Makes it real and viable to your conscience. Makes your conscience start looking for ways to make your goal your reality!
2. GOALS – Organize Your Words – Write it down as if you already have it!
After you have written you goal down take a long hard, and critical look at it. What is your goal actually saying to the universe?
Does it look like this, “I want….”?
Do you know what that tells the universe?
That you ‘want’ something…that you don’t have it NOW! “Now” is the ONLY time there ever is. We are never in the ‘past’ and we are never in the ‘future’, we are only ever in that ‘NOW’!
So you need to know how to write your goals so they too live in the ‘NOW’ and therefore, can be accomplished in the ‘now’!
How do you this?
It’s actually much easier than you think, and it’s fun too! Your kids are going to love this! You get to ‘trick’ your brain into believing that your accomplished goal actually exists right ‘now’ and therefore, your brain and the universe will work together to create an environment that supports your goal becoming your ‘now’!
Note: I use the word Universe, you can use the word God or whatever works best for you. In the Bible it says, “Ask and you shall receive” and if you look further you will see that it also teaches us to ask for our goals in the present tense and to be grateful for what we already have.
Write your goals in the present tense, so instead of, “I want…”
Write, “I’m so happy and grateful now that I have…”
See it already accomplished!
3. GOALS – Achieve Your Goals Before They Happen – See them already accomplished!
Create a “Vision Board” of all your goals. A vision board is a visualization of your dreams. You could create a poster, or decorate your mirror or fridge. You can literally use anything to create your vision board.
The main idea is you want to create a ‘dream’ place where you see pictures and successful words of your goals in such a way that it looks like your dreams have already come true; that you are now living your goals!
If you want a new car, then go to a car dealership and take a picture of yourself driving that car and put that on your vision board!
4. GOALS – Look At Your Goals Daily – Review your goals every morning and night!
I find there are two best ways to make sure your goals become real in your mind:
- To have a vision board somewhere where you will be sure to see it often (like on your fridge, on your bathroom mirror or in your bedroom). Repetition is key!
- The way that I’ve found to work the ABSOLUTE BEST is to create a “Movie” of your goals and then watch that movie first thing when you wake up and last thing before you go to sleep.
The reason that the Mind Movie works so well is because it takes the success of the original Vision Board and then brings it to life using the power of motivating music, emotional triggers and neuro-linguistic programming to ensure that your mind absolutely believes that your goals are not only achievable but already attained and therefore if it doesn’t see it in your life, it will do everything in its power to MAKE SURE you get it!
It is seriously, the MOST POWERFUL way EVER to make sure that you stay on track to ultimately achieving all of your goals, the fastest way ever too!
…AND THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN TO MAKE TOO!!! You’re kids will absolutely LOVE creating their own MindMovies!
Here is one of my own personal MindMovies that I’ve made for myself over the years…it’s absolutely incredible to look at them now and realize how many of my goals have actually come true! WOW!!!
Here let me share an interview I did with Natalie Ledwell, one of the founders of Mindmovies. She shares how exactly they work, why they work and, most importantly, how important it is for not just us, but our kids to use them.
Simply put: they work WAY faster at achieving your goals than ANY other system out there!
5. GOALS – Small Simple Steps – Take the steps to actually achieve your goal!
After you and your child write down your goals, make sure they are written in the present positive tense, create your first vision board and mindmovie…
Then it’s time to TAKE ACTION!
Show the Universe that you are ready to receive your goals by taking small baby steps every single day that move you closer to your goals!
Whether it’s putting a few dollars aside each day into a special ‘Goal Jar’ or it’s educating yourself so you can take the next step, you need to start with small steps. You don’t have to make MAJOR life changes, just one small step at a time.
I remember once hearing this:
“How on earth do you eat something as big as an Elephant?!?”
answer….
“Just one bite at a time!”
It’s really that simple.
Taking NO Action = No Results!
Take Regular Small Steps Daily = BIG RESULTS!!!
Here’s to your success in achieving all of your own goals!
Cheers…Amanda…Excited Life Enthusiast! :o)
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“Together we can raise kids and teens who are money savvy and get to follow their dreams because they know how to handle and value their money…and not come back crawling home to mom and dad to get them out of financial trouble!”
