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Results, Purpose, Action – RPA

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Results, Purpose, Action (RPA) is a strategy Jamie McIntyre has implemented and now teaches to ensure that once a person’s dreams and goals have been established they have a system to turn them into reality.

The RPA Planning Process is a proven system for taking anything you can envision and making it real. It teaches you how to organise and think clearer thereby turning your thoughts into positive action instead of a muddling, overwhelming chaos.

The process is broken down into three steps:-

Step 1 -

Result – Ask yourself – “What do I want from this situation – what do I want my result to be?” Result is the R in RPA so be sure you ask yourself what you want the result to be not “What should I do” but “What result am I committed to achieving?”

Until you are clear on the result you want any ‘to do’ lists or plans will not be enough to motivate you to action.

The second step is:-

Purpose – Ask yourself – “Why do I want that result – what is my purpose”? To achieve anything successfully there must be a ‘why’ a compelling purpose or reason something that will keep you going in spite of setbacks. Without a reason then giving up is easy,
there isn’t a lot we do without a reason. So find your purpose and be specific and clear about it.

The third step -

Action – Ask yourself – “What action do I need to take to achieve the result I want”? So once you know what you want your result to be and why you are committed to achieving it you are then in a state of mind to begin creating an action plan.

The sequence for stepping towards success in achieving your goals and dreams always begins with the end in mind. You must be totally clear about the result you want, then be able to build a burning reason to achieve it before you can decide the action you need to take and have the commitment to follow it through.

Have a Productive Day

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

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Aim High

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Everyone wants to achieve something in life, often though we don’t allow ourselves to be all we can be. We may have had experiences throughout our lives that have led us to believe we can’t do certain things. These feelings cause us to live our lives with much less than we want or could have. You were born and you have as much right as anyone to be here and achieve great things in your life. So decide today that your thoughts will change to ones of great expectations, grateful for whatever you have then set some goals and work your way towards them.

Every now and then you may get disheartened when you’ve set a goal and the deadline is coming up and you’re nowhere near it or you’ve fallen short of what you wanted to achieve. For example if you set a goal of making $1,000,000 in 2 years and you find that you’ve only earned $200,000 after 1 year then you may need to re-evaluate your strategy but you shouldn’t lose sight of your ultimate goal if anything you should raise your standard. You should also feel that you have accomplished something great.

Even if you feel that you can’t work any harder you probably can, but be honest when you make this assessment. Increase your efforts slightly and see what difference it makes, it may not always be possible to maintain it continually, but attempt to always improve your effort.

It has been scientifically determined that as adults we probably sleep a lot more than we really need to. If you find that you just can’t seem to get everything done in a day try waking up earlier each day. Go to bed at the same time but gradually increase your waking up time by 5 mins until you find yourself with an extra 15, 30 or even 60 minutes a day. Think of what you could do with that time, go for a run, meditate, read or anything that would improve your life. Time is not negotiable we all get the same amount each day it’s what we do with it that makes a difference.

Keeping your expectations high even when things don’t look so great certainly puts you on the right side of success. If you allow yourself to get bogged down by negative thoughts regarding your progress you will slow yourself down even more. Always know a solution can be found. Are you using all your resources, have you developed a network of people you can go to for information and advice? Have you remained open to learning and researching new methods to achieve your goal, could you do any further training that would help?

Maybe you do need a day off, take one, project yourself into the future promising yourself that once a certain task is completed you will reward yourself. Stay on your path to your goal, keep your expectations high no matter what, even if you don’t quite make it you are certainly closer than if you did nothing and you have learned a lot. You know a lot more about what it’s going to take to achieve your goal and if you never give up you’re already a winner.

Have a fantastic day

Teresa and the team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au 

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Success Traps

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

D.J.Schwartz, author of The Magic of Thinking Big, in his book Maximise your Mental Power,  describes a study he did way back in the early 1960’s, on five of his college friends who all started life under very similar conditions. Fifteen years after college they all got together again at a reunion and Schwartz examined closely if their circumstances were still as similar. Did they all achieve as they said they would? Where were they all fifteen years later?

What Schwartz found was that only one of the five had actually accomplished what they all had set out to achieve. The study confirmed that four of the group had fallen victim to seven common psychological sins that caused them to stay stuck in a cycle of mediocre achievements, boredom and frustration. The other one had however achieved success by avoiding these seven psychological traps.

If you recognise any of the seven psychological sins in yourself then you have taken the first step to changing your circumstances.

  1. Letting other people control what you do with your life – When you make a decision is it based on your own thoughts and feelings or do you base it on what other people will think.                                                                                                                  
  2. Blaming others when things aren’t the way you want – Making excuses for why things aren’t the way you want them is not something successful people do. You must take responsibility for the role you play in creating the cicumstances around you.
  3. Not having belief in your own abilities and potential (lacking confidence) – If you think you can’t then you usually deliver, if you believe you can and take the necessary steps then of course you can. Blind men have danced, deaf people have sung and a man without legs climbed one of the highest mountains in the world. If you want it, believe it and you will figure out a way to achieve it.
  4. Not acting because of fear – We are all afraid of something but you can’t let it stop you, it can be overcome. If you are not as successful as you would like to be it may be because of fear. Examine your thoughts and feelings. What are you afraid of? Are your fears rational?
  5. Not setting any clear goals - Do you know what you want? Do you have a plan to achieve it? You can’t just wish for the things you want or the way you want your life to be you must make a plan, commit to it and take action. 
  6. Not asking what the other person wants or needs – Being successful involves finding out what other people’s needs are and finding a way to meet those needs. If you help enough people get what they want you will aslo get what you want.
  7. Failure to believe you can succeed – This is really believing in your ability to control the thoughts that occupy your mind. You will need to be diligent here negative thoughts come easily, constantly replacing those thoughts with positive ones is necessary to stay motivated. You must support yourself in your quest for success, help yourself as much as you can. Focus on positive and uplifting thoughts, surround yourself with people you can aspire to even if that is in the form of books or dvd’s.

Life is short, time is the one commodity we can’t replace or get back, making the most of yours doesn’t happen by chance. Growing as a person means accepting responsibility for your life and where you are in it there are many successful positive people who can provide you with inspiration, tools and knowledge. David Schwartz and Napolean Hill from generations ago and today people like Anthony Robbins and Australian self-made millionaire Jamie McIntyre are leading the way. So if you are having trouble on your road to success you may be falling into one or more of the traps mentioned above, the positive thing to do is take that information and use it to turn things around. Learn from those who have succeeded and continue to succeed on their journey, you too can have an awesome ride.

Power Thought

I am in charge of my thoughts

Remember and tell yourself this often

Cheers

Teresa and the Team at

AustraliaWealth.com.au

Reference

David J Swartz Maximize your Mental Power, 1967 pp. 28-38

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