Goal Setting Made Simple

   Do you find yourself falling short of your goals? Here is a story about three 12 year old boys and their determination and creativity in reaching their goal. As adults we often tend to make things more complicated then they have to be while children often can see the simple solutions to their challenges.

Slawek Polinski
Men Of Action

Your Life Is a Reflection of How You See It

  Have you ever been so certain on an issue in your life where you were convinced it was absolutely true, only to have a different point of view introduced that blew that belief right out of the water? Wouldn’t it be great if you can discover a way to dissolve inner conflicts as well as conflicts with others? How would you feel if you discovered a way to break through your fears and into your personal power to be able to achieve your goals and visions?

  This last weekend I was part of a powerful workshop/retreat with NLP master Terry Hickey where I learned some incredible tools to move my life forward as well as the lives of others around me. I highly recommend anyone who is looking for a huge transformation in their life to contact Terry.

 I believe in sharing personal information when I think it might benefit others and that is why I am including in this post my personal notes from Terry’s first day of his workshop. These notes are on how the information I learned will impact my life. This recording was taken while hiking in Tucson, AZ. and so at times I sound out of breath and there is some wind noise as well.

 Enjoy this audio recording and I welcome all comments.

Slawek Polinski
Men of Action

What Are Your Money Issues? Part 1 Recap

  In “What Are Your Money Issues? Part 1″ I discussed how we as individuals relate to money and many of our money beliefs and money blocks were formed early in life. This is a common bond the majority of us share.

 In this installment of this article I will share with you my personal story and how it affected me in my relationship with money.

My Story and Money Issue Origins

  The easiest way for me to explain how our relationship with money is influenced by outside sources and circumstances is to give you an insight to my story, my background.

  I was born in Poland in the 1960’s and both my mom and dad  grew up on small farms near each other. They worked very long hours everyday to provide for their families and there was little time for leisure and recreation. They grew and raised everything they needed to survive on their farms and what was left over they sold to earn money for the things they needed. Money was scarce and there wasn’t much left over.

  Neither my mom nor dad made it past the sixth grade and when they were between the ages of 12-14, WWII was raging literally in their back yard. Their families were forced to live in root cellars while the German soldiers turned their homes into headquarters, while consuming everything their farms had to offer. Everything they had was taken away from them in an instant while they were living in fear. When the soldiers left everything they owned was gone or destroyed.

 Our Money Boat Sets Sail

  Let’s fast forward to 1965……

I arrive in the United States with my mom and dad, along with my older brother and two older sisters. Yes, this picture is actually of my family and no, we are not “off the boat.” Actually we were just waiting to get on!

  Many years would pass from that day we arrived and you would hear my dad tell the same story over and over, how he brought his family here with $3.00 to his name and how hard he had to work to make ends meet. Both my mom and dad worked very hard for their money here in the U.S.- working in sweatshops and factories and as we were growing up they made sure they reminded my siblings and me how hard they had to work to support us. As a young boy there was was much guilt associated with asking my mom and dad for money. I knew every time I asked I would hear the same routine over and over such as “money doesn’t grow on trees,” “do you know how hard I had to work for this?” “When are you going to start making some money?” Any of these sound familiar?

 This guilt was a part of my life for many years even after I moved out of my mom and dad’s home and started a family of my own. I remember vowing never to make my children feel any guilt over money and so I did the exact opposite of my mom and dad and gave them everything they wanted. I knew after awhile this might not have been the best approach either, and what surprised me even more was that my issue with money ran deeper than just rebellion against the guilt I felt about money as a child.

  The assessment I took gave me an insight about money I have never been able to see before and in the next and final part of this article I will discuss that and what it means to me.

Slawek Polinski

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  What Happened to Your Dream?

  Let me guess. You had a fantastic  life dream and you knew this one was going to come true for you. You started making plans for action, you had it all laid out in your mind on how it was going to work out for you and you saw your future with your dream coming true.

   Let’s fast forward to a few months or maybe a year later. You vaguely remember the excitement you felt about your dream and you are not sure how you wondered off track. You feel let down because this is another dream that hsn’t come true for you. You wonder what happened?

 Where Was Your Vision?

  We live in a very complex and fast paced world today. It is easy to get distracted with all that is happening around us. Here are just a few examples:

• Television
• News
• Social media such as facebook, twitter and myspace.
• Family
• Bills
• Business or job,….and the list goes on and on and on!

It is easy to see that before long, we are way off track from our goals,  dreams and visions. Chances are very strong, once we lose that momentum, we never get it back and we just plain give up. So, what can we do to keep ourselves focused and on track in pursuing our goals and dreams?

Keep Your Vision in Front of You! 

 There are many tools we can use to keep ourselves focused on the end result of our dreams. We can hire a coach, a mentor, be part of a mastermind group or have an accountability buddy. These are all great and can help you achieve some tremendous results, and yet, there is something you can do by yourself to keep your “eye on the prize.” Start a vision board and place it in a location where you will see it often. A vision board can be made from a poster board and you can glue pictures and write comments on it that represent what you want to achieve. They are fun and easy to put together and are  powerful tools to help you stay focused. Along with multiple vision boards I also place inspiring quotes and statements around my house as gentle reminders to what I want to accomplish. Move them around so that you don’t get accustomed to seeing them in the same place.  Another great idea is setting up your vision as a slide show and make it your screen saver on your computer.

 Start Your Vision Now!

 Get started immediately, while your dream is fresh in your mind. This is a fun and effective meathod for you to self coach yourself to success! Your dream is waiting for you!

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