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Module 2 -Lesson 2 – five steps in goalsetting

However, the time must be practical. Doubling your income in one year is a more practical objective
than doubling it within one month.

Step 5 – convert desires to beliefs
The fifth stage is to convert achievable desires into actual beliefs about the future. Much has been
written about this important stage in recent years and, unfortunately, it is beyond the immediate
scope of this book to explore it in detail. It essentially involves a process of communicating with the
subconscious, so that the latter will automatically accept the goal as being a valid call on its energy.
In practice, the very act of defining achievable out-turns in a positive way transmits important
information to the subconscious memory.

However, there is strong evidence that the techniques of visualizing the goals, and then writing them
down, provide powerful reinforcements. The simple fact is that directing the energy of focused
attention on an objective transfers the details of that objective into the subconscious. Hence,
visualising and writing down goals both transmit a clear “picture” of the future to the subconscious.

They combine to create a powerful belief about the way the future is going to be. In fact, only one
experience is more powerful: the final realization of the goal itself. The process takes time and
commitment, but those who have persisted with it have confirmed its power.

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