Practical Success by Charli Williams Personal Success Coach Business people talk a lot about 'success' and what they will do when they have achieved certain goals. In this month's column, we will transcend the general, mundane tools for creating success and learn a technique for living in a mental/emotional state of 'assumed success.' When people are not getting what they say they want, or not getting it as quickly as they would like, it is often because their focus of attention is off target. What we focus on is what we experience. When you set a goal or state a desire, what you are often unconsciously focusing on is the fact that you do not yet have it. When the focus is on ''not having,' that continues to be your experience. The technique described below will help you to firmly shift and hold your focus on 'assuming' the desired outcome. To use this technique, you must first know what it is you want. For the purpose of this exercise, choose a goal from any area of your life, business or personal. Once you have a clear goal in mind, I will show you how to prepare for the physical manifestation to be part of your life. FOR EXAMPLE: Let's say you decide to sell your home and buy another. The first thing to do is design, in writing, your next home. This should be done in detail, including anything and everything that is important to you. You can use the essence of what you want to experience rather than physical descriptions, when that is appropriate. For example, you can state that you live in safe, quiet neighborhood without actually knowing the address or even the town. Or you can be very descriptive, as one of my clients did and know the exact house at a particular address. The important point is to let yourself be very aware of what you want, then write it down. Think of this part of the exercise like ordering something from a mail-order catalog, or going into a dealership to order a new car. You must be specific so your request can be fulfilled. Writing down the information means you don't have to hold any of the important points in your memory. It also minimizes worry, preoccupation and organizes your thinking. It also serves as a guide when you actually begin to look at houses. I had once wanted to live in a house by the water (which water? I did not state clearly) and surrounded by pine trees. I got what I asked for. My current home has just those attributes:The huge, beautiful pine trees continually dropped their needles into my swimming pool! So after I achieved my goal, I got to deal with the consequences of my success! This is what we mean by 'watch what you ask for.' That statement means, 'Be very clear what you are asking for.' The next step is to assume the desired outcome. That means to act as if you will have what you want. Using the home-finding example, you might assume the desired outcome - finding the home you want - by beginning to sell and throw out things you do not want to pay to have moved to the new location. By taking those steps you are acting as if your request is in the process of manifesting; you are assuming the desired outcome. This is a very powerful process. ANOTHER EXAMPLE: This time let's suppose the goal is to add another support person to your staff. The first step, as always, is to write a description of what you want. This is your Ideal Employee description, and should be in alignment with your Business Vision Statement. Describe the characteristics you prefer in an ideal employee, as if you could be working with the perfect person for the job. Include that you easily afford their services, that they love their job, and so on. Don't compromise or hold back; there are approximately six billion people on the planet and your ideal employee is out there somewhere. Next, prepare for their arrival. The job description should be written clearly, so you can show it to interviewees. Prepare their workspace, so they can begin work at once. As you are doing this, you are thinking about this person, how you will be working together, how they will participate in your office. Be aware of these thoughts and be sure to think 'good,' supportive thoughts. That is the point - to get what you want and not get what you don't want. If you are skeptical about this technique, if you think it couldn't possibly work, try it anyway. Use it with a mind open to the possibility that it may. Remember: Things are only impossible until they are not. It was impossible to go to the moon and back until it wasn't It was impossible to run a four-minute mile until someone did it. You can have what you say you want, or you can have more of what you already have, including more lack and limitation. In order to get different results, you must do things differently. If this technique seems 'different' to you, great! You prepare for the future by what you think and do today. The force of your thoughts and actions create a powerful momentum, which results as your future life's experiences and conditions. Continue to use the other tools I have presented in this column in past months. While you are using your powerful mental energies, you are still living in the material world, too. The other tools - such as Ideal Me, Project Planning, Calendaring and Time Diary - are also designed to focus your attention on your desired outcome. They, too, will support easy, rapid accomplishment of your goals. Visit my website to start creating your own success!! Charli Williams, founder of Lamont Williams in Orange County California, has been a Personal Success Coach for more than a decade. She is an author, lecturer, columnist and radio talk show personality. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Association of Health Underwriters. She develops custom tailored programs for entrepreneurs, designed to move each person along their path to success. Lamont Williams operates under the philosophy that just as Olympic athletes have private coaches to help them fine-tune their abilities, so too should business people have a coach to help them reach their goals more easily. Lamont Williams clients are varied. Current participates include engineers, financial and estate planners, physicians, top insurance producers, educators, loan consultants, real estate agents and sales representatives. The Coaching Program enables individuals to develop clear, detailed plans resulting in success on a consistent basis, and more time in their lives for relationships, fun and relaxation. Charli helps her clients formulate and achieve their Ideal Lifestyle. This Ideal Lifestyle is not only limited to business; it carries over into personal life as well. Charli, through her unique visualization techniques, has achieved her own Ideal Lifestyle. The tools and techniques used produce success more easily, eliminating the old fashion concept of the need for "hard work." The Coaching Programs are very "person specific."That is, they are tailored to fulfill the needs of each individual, rather than the individual needing to fit the program. The programs enable people to develop clear, detailed plans resulting in more income on a consistent basis. Living a balanced, successful life is the ultimate goal. The Coaching Programs from Lamont Williams include: Private Coaching, on an individual basis; Coaching for Team Synergy, for groups; and other custom designed training's. Her workbook, Creating Your Own Success,is a step-by-step guide to achievement. For more information, please call our offices at 800-353-1170 E-mailLamontwm@pacbell.net or Fax (713) 389-3038.