Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve in 2017

Tis the season for goal-setting and resolution making, and being the proactive gal that you are, I’m guessing you’ve already started envisioning what 2017 could bring to your life and business.

Which is why I want to talk to you today about how to set goals that you’ll actually achieve in the new year.

According to Forbes, more than 40% of Americans make resolutions at the start of each year, but only 8% actually achieve their New Year’s goals. I want YOU to be a part of the elite 8%, and today we’re going to cover how to do exactly that.

The goal-setting system I’m going to be sharing with you is the one I personally used this year to help me cross 6-figures in sales while working just 3 days a week!

Ok, so here goes…

1. Create your vision. What do you want life and business to look like and feel like in 2017? As you develop this, aim to find that “sweet spot” between expanding (out of your current comfort zone) into who you desire to become without pushing yourself too hard. It’s a great idea to journal your way through this. Consider your business, personal life, family life, health, spirituality, social circle and any other important categories for you.
    
2. Find the feelings. Now, reread what you wrote. (Sometimes it’s helpful to let it sit for a day or two before moving into this step.) Is it resonating? Does it feel good to you? Does it excite you? Do you feel a sense of anticipation and eagerness? Or, does it feel overwhelming, uncomfortable or not quite right? If need be, rework your vision. If things are a “go”, then I want you to define the key feelings of your vision. Read what you wrote and notice what it evokes from within you. (Danielle LaPorte’s book, The Desire Map, could prove immensely helpful with this!)
    
3. Set clear (feel-good) goals. Now is the time to set a few, clear goals that are in alignment with both your vision and your feelings. Oftentimes when people fail to stick with their resolutions it’s because they start here, at step 3, with goal-setting. But, since you’ve already done the foundational work, you’re setting yourself up for goal-achieving success in 2017! The most important thing to keep in mind as you set your goals is that they should FEEL GOOD to you! This isn’t about pushing and putting a ton of pressure on yourself to achieve something you think that you “should” want. This is about getting really clear about the few, simple, eloquent goals that when achieved will deliver the feelings you’re desiring and move you closer to your vision. Depending on your personal preferences, these goals could be as concrete or nebulous as you like. Again, this is about setting goals that feel-good, because that’s the ONLY way you’re going to stick with them. Here are a few of my feel-good goals from 2016 to give you a sense of what I’m talking about here:
    
   • Create space in my life for the things that I desire. (time space, energy space, financial space, etc.)
   • Enroll 8 amazing, perfect-for-me ladies into my 1x1 coaching program by March 2016.
   • Deeply impact and inspire as many women as possible to dream bigger and live bigger.
      
4. Give yourself permission to revise. This is super important. Sometimes visions change. Sometimes goals need to shift. And that’s OK!!! Just because you said in January that you want to quit your 9-to-5 by April doesn’t mean you MUST if you realize that staying with your steady paycheck will allow you to expand in other ways. Trust yourself. Trust your intuition and if goals need adjusting or revising give yourself permission to make the necessary changes. This is YOUR LIFE for the creating!

This approach to goal-setting is very intuitive. It means you need to trust yourself and your ability to achieve your biggest desires without pushing, pressuring and stressing yourself out along the way. 

Remember, the journey has to align with the destination. If your vision for 2017 is enjoying an easeful, prosperous life and business, you cannot get there by putting a ton of pressure on yourself and feeling crappy every step of the way. It just won’t happen!

Are you ready to set goals that feel good? Goals that light you up and get you truly excited to get out of bed each day? Goals that make you feel aligned with your soul’s purpose, not like you’re crushing your soul to achieve them? Those are the kind of goals I want for you in the new year -- and I hope you want them for yourself too. It’s what you deserve :-)

After you move through this process, and set a small handful of feel-good goals, please share them with me and the other members of our beautiful community here.

P.S. Mindset Reset is coming! If you want to clear any lingering Mindset Blocks that might keep you from reaching your feel-good goals in 2017, click here to be the first to know when the Mindset Reset Challenge launches in early January :-)

Do THIS to clear your money blocks...for good.

We’ve been talking a lot about finding “Money Clarity” for awhile, but what does that really mean?

Money Clarity means that you have a clear understanding of the way you feel about and interact with money (and how to shift it, if it needs improving), you have an undeniable sense of the value you provide to the world through your work, and you can (perhaps for the first time) see that your potential and abundance is unlimited, and you’re beginning to feel that expansion in a very real way in everything you create, think, say, experience and do in life and business.

Simply put, Money Clarity feels freakin’ awesome. Ready to feel freakin’ awesome? Get Money Clarity NOW before the sale ends tonight!

Here are a few signs that you’re lacking Money Clarity at the moment…

• You struggle to make money in your business
• You seem to always attract clients with “money issues” who can’t afford your services
• You worry about money a lot, and it’s a chronic source of stress for you
• You often think to yourself “I shouldn’t buy that” or “I can’t afford it”
• You feel like you’ll never be financially successful
• You want to do something impactful with your life + business but currently feel stuck and unsure
• You feel like successful people have something “figured out” that you don’t know (yet)
• If money were a person, she wouldn’t be your friend or ally.

Ok, so if any of those resonated with you, that’s a GOOD THING! Seriously. It means you’re self-aware, which you’ll see below is a very important step in the Money Clarity journey. 

Here are 3 ways to clear your Money Blocks & align yourself with the Money Clarity you desire…

1. Bring awareness to them. Until you know what your Money Blocks are, you can’t clear them. This is precisely why Lesson 1 of the Money Clarity self-study program is designed to help you clearly identify your most prevalent money blocks so that we can then address them head-on and eliminate them for good! Ahhh...sweet liberation!
    
2. Recognize your worth. Our money blocks are often deeply intertwined with our self-worth. After you bring awareness to your money blocks, the next step is to bolster your Money Confidence. Lesson 2 of Money Clarity helps you do just that. In this lesson, you’ll come to recognize your innate value and effectively offer it and communicate it to the world through your work. This is where your successful business is born.
    
3. Make improving your Money Mindset a clear priority. My mom likes to jokingly say, “If you want to keep on getting what you’re getting, keep on doing what you’re doing.” But there’s a real truth in that light-hearted statement -- if you want something to change, you need to put a catalyst in place for that to change to occur. So, if you’re recognizing that your Money Blocks are tripping you up in life and business and keeping you from becoming the abundant, successful, self-assured woman that you know deep-down you’re meant to be, it’s time to make a change and do something about it. You can’t keep on doing what you’re doing now and expect a different result. That never, ever works. Trust me, I’ve tried that route.

“Thanks to Money Clarity, I realized how much my mindset surrounding money was holding me back from charging more, doing more, and essentially making what I was worth. I realize that I not only need to take action in regards to obtaining more clients in order to be successful, but also in charging what is appropriate for my services. Thanks for MC, I’m getting aligned with my truth worth and then taking the necessary steps to implement that pricing structure. Loved this program! It was definitely an area that I needed to dive into!” 

- Emily Socha, Success Coach for Ambitious Introverts

Here’s the truth…

Your time is now, if you want it to be. 

A fulfilling life and successful business on your terms are waiting for you, if you’re ready for them. 

Let’s get started, shall we?

**50% off sale ends TONIGHT at 11:59pm ET**

The Money Clarity program covers the exact processes I used to take my business from broke to bringing in 6-figures in less than 10 months while working just 3 days a week. Your business can take-off like that, too -- and it starts with getting Money Clarity!

When you invest in Money Clarity, you’ll also be helping other women achieve their dreams, too! $5 of every sale will be donated to The MicroLoan Foundation which helps some of the poorest women in the world receive small business loans and on-going business training so that they can set-up their own self-sustaining businesses and move themselves and their families out of poverty. And, I’ll be matching the donations that come through your investment in the program up to $1000! 
 
Please don't miss the chance to move past your Money Blocks for good, and start enjoying success on your terms, once and for all!

P.S. Clearing my Money Blocks enabled me to go from making next to nothing in my business to 6-figures in just 10 months while working 3 days a week, and I share the exact steps I used in the Money Clarity self-study program, so that you can do the same! And, it’s yours for just $97...but only until 11:59pm ET tonight!!! Get Money Clarity now. 

“I now understand and feel aligned with my value and feel truly worthy of the abundance that I desire. Cailen has a way of making the material feel approachable, inviting and doable - she pushed me to explore my mindset, think big, understand my blocks, create tools & practices to help me leave my money blocks behind and get into a money flow & wealth mindset! Money Clarity is a must-have for all entrepreneurs.”

- Hannah Poles, The Baby Maven, Pregnancy Mentor & New Parent Coach

Confession: I went to school to be a professional French horn player…

Confession: “I went to school to be a professional French horn player.”
- Racheal Cook, MBA and Award-Winning Business Strategist

Today on The Clarity Confessions, I am so excited to introduce you to my very good friend, Racheal Cook. Racheal and I have known one another for many years, and it’s such been a pleasure watching her and her business develop into the powerhouse it is today! (I’m talking about multiple 6-figure success while working 20-30 hours/week!)

Besides being a super successful entrepreneur and mama to 3 little ones, Rach also holds her MBA, is a green smoothie enthusiast, restorative yoga advocate, and award winning business strategist who believes entrepreneurs can grow their dream business while living their dream life, right now. Amen!

Even cooler, Racheal’s business is so successful that she was able retire her hubby from his full-time job, and he now works alongside her. 

Above all else, Rach is committed to building a lifestyle and business she adores, which means she only works 20-30 hours/week and schedules in lots and lots of family time and self-care. 

This gal walks her talk, and believe me when I say you’re going to get so much out of her Clarity Confession.

Tune into Racheal’s Clarity Confession to learn…

• How to uncomplicate your life and business with a simple 2-letter word
• How to move quickly through doubt by doing and transform your mindset in the process
• Why you have to build your business “in order” (you can’t skip any of the important steps if you want sustainability!)
• Why you should NEVER make your business about you
• Why your community's words are your headlines
• The importance of listening more

After you listen to Rach’s Clarity Confession, head over here to learn how to Uncomplicate Your Business with her super helpful free quiz.