Yeah, a rather bold statement, as all goals calls for several different skills. However, when it comes to the crunch, it will be only one thing that will decide whether you succeed or not, against all odds.

This ability that makes the difference is so much simpler than you think. It makes all the difference. It guarantees your success. If you have just this one capability, your possibilities are truly endless.

The good news is that we have all been born with this ability! You, I, our neighbor, the nice lady in the coffee shop who smiles to you every morning. We all have it, have been born with it, but some of us have long-forgotten it. They are neither using it, nor are they aware of it. But this is not a problem, at all, as we can exercise it. Bring it back from the dark depths of oblivion.

Each of us have other goals to achieve and to dream of. Great wishes that we want to fulfill. Or just simple things that we would like to achieve and include in our lives. You may be dreaming of spending more time with your beloved ones. Or maybe you want to learn how to cook this new, incredibly delicious recipe from Jamie Oliver. Others want to finally take those few days off that they were dreaming about during the boring days at the office. Maybe you want to double the income of your business, or dream to become the best in your field.

No goal is better or worse. Nothing is too small or too big. It is obvious that such different goals require completely different extra abilities.

Reality and the gift of assessing your goal

A sense of reality and the gift of assessing yourself and situations are, for instance, important skills. If you want to successfully achieve goals, it is essential that you possess this ability. You must be able to realistically assess any situation and what it requires to achieve your goals. You have to be able to see if you already possess all the skills for making your dreams come true. And then, act accordingly, which brings us to the next ability.

Inspiration does half the job

Nothing is worse than trying to strive for a goal with your head, only. Inspiration is the A and O of each materialization of our goals.

Before each project and sometimes even on each working day I turn to my small place of Inspiration. I have discovered it during a meditation. It is the first thing I teach all my clients and some of them do not work at all without searching for inspiration, first. My personal place of inspiration is a lush English meadow, full of blossoming flowers in June.  The sun is shining, the air is mild and when my mind goes there, I can almost feel the gentle breeze and the scent of the flowers. I visually sit in this field and let myself get inspired. I ask myself how I should tackle this or that project and let my thoughts go wild. The clarity I get this way and the endless inspiration I experience are unique. This method is irreplaceable for me.

Planning sounds boring, but it is super sexy when our goals are achieved faster

So, once we know what our skills and abilities are and once we have assessed us realistically, we can let inspiration come to us. The next step is to make a successful plan. Planning can be sexy when we also allow for the opposite.

There are days on which it is wonderful just to go with the waves. To do this, I simply wait to see what the day has in store for me. I let it drift. Inspired by the circumstances, the surroundings and spontaneity. I love these days.

A good plan is a must for a target-oriented and smooth way to goal achievement. Once we figure out what keeps us away from achieving our goal, we can start planning. How do I achieve this goal? What are the abilities that I need to acquire? Where do I begin? How do I move on? All the questions that we ask ourselves in our place of inspiration. Implementation is then a piece of cake.

“Everything you can imagine is real” – Pablo Picasso

We only have to turn to the ability that all the others overlook, to this particular ability that makes the difference between success and failure. And it does so in most of the cases. It is the ability so beautifully described by Pablo Picasso: “Everything you can imagine is real.”

You probably wonder what the power of imagination has got to do with it. The answer is really easy – everything! Well, did we not talk about the wonderful place of inspiration? Yes we did, but we are now talking about the ultimate ingredient of a spicy success.

When we imagine that we have achieved our goal, we should take the time to indulge in this feeling of satisfaction.  Let us feast in the goal of our dreams. Feel the safety and satisfaction of success; what a great feeling this is!

Why is this, the only essential step towards the materialization of our dreams? Why is this ability of picturing ourselves at the end of the goal so essential? Simply because it takes us beyond all doubt, all problems and hurdles. The assurance that we have already achieved our goal in the spirit. The feeling of success that we have already felt. These are precisely the feelings that will help us move on during “tough” days, as we know for sure that it is not the end, it is not the downfall; it is just an obstacle in the way to our certain goal.

Why do we often give up just before the finish line

Simply because we do not nourish our power of imagination and thus we do not know for a fact that we shall succeed in achieving our goal. Because we stumble on the problems and hurdles that come our way. We do not want to pull ourselves together, as we suddenly have the impression that we set our goal too far away. That we wanted to reach for the stars and our arms were too short. We pushed ourselves so hard, but we could see no end. Or, the words of others demotivated us. It is simple to give up, when the goal keeps moving further and further. It is hard to keep the ball, when reality teaches you differently.

However, if we nourish our power of imagination and imagine and know what it feels like to have our goal achieved, than there is just no way for us to give up. It is just impossible to throw everything away when we have already seen what the achieved goal looks like.  When we already know what it feels like to have our goals and dreams come true.

No matter the challenges that come our smooth or bumpy way, there’s always a bridge over troubled waters. We will overcome each and every issue, as we know that our goal is going to be achieved, as our imagination has already taken us there. This is the secret of the most successful and lucky people. To achieve everything we want with the help of our power of imagination.

We all have it, have experimented with it countless times during our childhood. We created dream worlds and simple games with it. It is anything but unfamiliar, and still we neglect it way too often.

Try it! Use your power of imagination for your next little goal and be sure to achieve it!

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Carollyne Corner