Acknowledgements Introduction - and how to use this book to set and beat your goals ; What is a goal? An insight into what constitutes a goal, and the types of goal the reader may wish to achieve. - Wealth- Personal growth - Health - Success - Career - Acquiring possessions - Learning - Acquiring a skill - Having an influence The bigger picture - Helping people to consider their goals in the wider context of their lives, their work or their business, to check the appropriateness and overall fit. SABOTAGE STRATEGIES - Clearing the way and preparing the ground.What stops you from setting goals and achieving them? How can you overcome these obstacles? Before setting a goal, clear away anything that might get in the way, and lay the foundations for success. The following chapters highlight some of the main ways in which people prevent themselves from achieving their goals, and then offer strategies and techniques for overcoming these barriers. Inner resources - Very often, the only thing that stops us from achieving is ourselves. In this chapter readers will be able to identify personal beliefs or emotions that are creating barriers to success and follow the tips and techniques to overcome these. Barriers Lack of Motivation / Fear & limiting beliefs / Need v Want ; Solutions Acknowledge achievements to date / Affirmations / Challenge your beliefs / Give yourself permission The routine of your life - Habits of thinking and behaviour can also limit us. Here we help readers identify habits that are stopping them, and offer a range of activities to raise awareness and create the necessary change. Barriers Habitual thinking / Habitual behaviour Solutions Be at cause / Reframe your experience / Change your thinking / Change your behaviour The dilemma of choice A look at how too little or too much choice can get in the way of realising goals, and some tips to help manage this more effectively. Barriers Conflicting priorities / Too many possibilities to choose from / Random selection Solutions Conflict resolution / What's most valuable to you? External reasons - Even when the 'stoppers' appear to be external factors outside our control we can still influence our level of success when we think differently.Barriers No opportunity to use the goal / Other people or situations get in the way / Someone else's goal Solutions Testing your perceptions - your needs or others? / Creating win-win outcomes / Moving onward SETTING GOALS - The Know-How to succeed, or 'what they don't teach you in school' - techniques for setting goals Now that you have cleared the way and prepared the path it is time to design the garden and plant the seeds. Choose a goal and get ready to make it happen. Opening up and narrowing downDefine your goalDreams and intuitionCreativity, realism and the criticSetting well-formed outcomesWorking with detailsInject life and vitality into your goalIs this really what you want?ConsequencesGain supportGet a coach or mentorGather feedbackTrack your progress Staying on courseHaving sown the seeds your garden will require regular care and attention. So will your progress towards your goal. This chapter offers some tips and techniques for staying on track and building momentum. 21 day new habit generatorDoes it still fit?Measuring progressWorking with feedbackChanging directionCelebrating success, integrating learning and building for the future. GOAL ACHIEVERS GALLERYThe success strategies of achieversThis chapter will consist of a number of brief interviews with various achievers, providing insights to their success strategies. This is a working list, which will be finalised on completion of interviews.Paul Tebbutt, CEO, Millfield Group The goal: form a company and take to IPO.Andy Clarke The goal: setting up a successful businessNina Skorupska The goal: achieving a leading position in the power industryDave Sibley, Computacenter The goal: Win the biggest account to date in the history of the company.Jill, IT Trainer The goal: Get a new job, with good pay, doing something I enjoy, and which I know very little about.John Church, Nutrition for Life Grow a massive network of distributors from scratch.Tomas the tennis coach Flee a war torn country to become a top tennis coach and scout for Wimbledon champions.