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Have You Set Goals This Year That You Haven't Yet Achieved?

Are you disappointed that it's the holiday season again and you don't have the money to take that trip you've been dreaming of? Or throw the Christmas party in the style that you'd like?

Or have you watched Brad Pitt on Larry King Live and heard how he donated $5 million of his own money to help build homes for Katrina victims.

Do you wish you had an extra $5000 or even $500 to donate to your favorite church or charity or cause?

Here are 6 Tips to Help You Accomplish Your Goals vs. Talk About Your Goals:

1. Set Specific Goals. This may sound like old news because you've heard how important it is to set specific goals. My question to you is what is your specific goal for December?

2. Connect Your Goals to a Specific Date. Make sure you commit to somehow, someway accomplishing your goal by a specific date. This is the difference between a goal and a wish.

3. Match Your Behaviors with Your Goals and Designated Date. Is the way you spend your time the way someone would spend their time who has already accomplished the goal you're looking to attain? Are you making excellent use of your time? Are your actions matching those of successful people?

4. State Your Goals Out Loud Over & Over Daily. It's easy for us to lose momentum when we meet temporary defeat. To help you persevere, state your goals out loud over and over again daily. This is called auto-suggestion.

5. Keep the Faith. Know that if other people are living their dream lives that you can too. Be your own best friend, advocate and fan. If you're going after something you're meant to do or achieve or become, keep the faith and see things not as they are, but as they could be.

6. Hold Out for the 11th Hour. Sometimes the goal isn't delivered until the 11th hour. But if you give up hope in the 9th hour, you won't be there to receive what it is you've been desiring so deeply for. Stick around until the very end.

By putting all 6 of these tips into action right now, you will amaze yourself at what you can STILL accomplish before the year ends.

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