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BE A POSSIBILITY THINKER Focus on what it is you really want. Make that the star of your show, and let the obstacles, fears, and worries play a minor role. Our 3 Dimensional Wealth strategies can help you identify where it is you want to go, how to get there, and help you overcome obstacles along the way.
INTELLECTUAL DIMENSION GOALS • What continuing education will I invest in? • Which mastermind groups will I join? • What professional books will I read?
It’s the start of a new year, and while I’m a proponent of year-round goal-setting, it’s a perfect time to create your 2023 vision for growth in all 3 Dimensions of Authentic Wealth.
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Take a moment now to imagine the possibilities — ask yourself questions like:
How will I optimize my long-term financial strategies — will I open a new IUL LASER Fund? What other changes can I make to bolster my financial health in a potentially volatile year? What rules of governance will we add to our family’s KASH Blueprint this year?
FOUNDATIONAL DIMENSION GOALS • What talents do I want to develop? • Which charitable endeavors do I want to be involved in? • What relationships do I want to begin, mend, or enrich?
The key is to avoid getting stuck before you even get started.
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So keep in mind as you read through this issue: Possibility thinkers are resilient, knowing that obstacles are the raw material for eventual success.
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1 WAY TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE GOALS
TEACH THEM TO GET SMART
When my 11-year-old daughter, Taylor, recently started playing basketball, she said she wanted to become a really good basketball player. I asked her to think about what that meant. She articulated that she wanted to learn how to handle the ball well, dribble well, shoot better.
Have you ever run into similar scenarios? Teaching kids how to set goals and maintain the momentum needed to achieve them can be challenging (and not unlike keeping our adult selves on track with reaching goals!). HOW TO GO FROM WISHING TO ACHIEVING I often turn to something my dad teaches — the SMART goal method:
Not only does this encourage accountability — but it also fosters support from all of us who care about them (parents, grandparents, coaches, church leaders, and friends). Harmony and I have found it’s not always easy or fun to be the “goal coaches,” but helping kids build these muscles now will strengthen them for success throughout their lives.
I love to see our kids set goals, so I empowered her by buying her one of those DribbleUp smart basketballs.
When I followed up to see how her DribbleUp workouts were going, her response was, “But Dad, I’m tiiiired!” I explained, “That’s exactly when you do it!” WHEN GOALS GET TOUGH We saw a similar trajectory when Ethan, who is wrestling as a high school freshman, joined the team with big energy, only to hit the “practice is hard” wall a few weeks later. I encouraged him, saying, “Practice is really hard, but do you think achieving your goal is supposed to be easy? You've got to trust your coach, trust the process.”
S - Specific M - Measurable A - Attainable R - Relevant T - Timeframe
–Emron Andrew
We need to help our kids set goals that are precise, not general, that are achievable, and that pertain to their real-life circumstances. We also need to help them identify how they’ll gauge their progress, and when. It’s a good practice to set mini-goals that will lead to the big-picture goal. And it’s important they share their goals.
As you assist the children in your life with setting their 2023 goals, you’re invited to use the 3 Dimensional Wealth tools highlighted in the article on Page 4.
My wife, Harmony, has similar conversations with our daughters over violin and piano practice.
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