Does it surprise you to learn that many of today’s top executives, professionals & entrepreneurs have personal coaches? But this coaching has nothing to do with physical fitness.

This type of personal coaching is about being & doing your best-about time & goal management-about peak performance-about achieving higher levels of business or professional success.

This is where we also talk about accountability. To whom or what are you held accountable ? Do you have a coach or mentor that will listen to you without judging you or laughing about you idea to walk on water? Does your coach hold your feet to the fire & show you where you missed the mark even when you can’t see it because you are standing on it? This is what I am talking about.

Regardless of the focus for each person, however, in the end it is about living life the way they really want to live. And this is a goal most of us have!

Some people just are not ready to get a coach or mentor. So I have given you these ten steps.

But if you aren’t ready for your own personal coach, here are ten steps to coach yourself along the path to your preferred lifestyle:

Step 1. Get Clear Pick one major goal you feel ready to commit to, write it down, including all the steps that it will take to reach this goal & be sure you have a clear picture of precisely what your goal is. This may sound like old advice-and it is. This advice has survived over time for a good reason-it works! It is far more strong to write your targets down than just hold them in your mind. A goal not written down is just a suggestion or an opinion & we all realize about those. You must read it out loud to yourself once a day & if you will review them at least once a week, your rate of success will double.

Step 2. Get Committed If you want something more than you have today, you will have to do something more. ( How big is your WHY?) (read “The Power Of WHY”) This does not necessarily mean that you have to work harder or longer, although many super-successful people do just that. What it does mean is that you should commit to do your best! Peak performance is not something you achieve in the future-it’s doing a superior job right now-on whatever task or challenge before you. Do it right the first time & you do not have to repeat yourself. For successful people this is a habit & springs from a superior attitude. Remember affirmations are the self speak that will help.

Step 3. Get Focused Life is packed full of distractions. Successful people take the time to solve distracting problems, or give them no attention at all. Learn to focus on what you want, not what you do not want. What you focus on will grow. Pick a time & remember that business is business time & play is play time & self improvement is always important.

Step 4. Get Organized Successful people realize that space management is just as significant as time management. They have organized desks & files & organized day timers. If you want a higher level of success, spend some time getting your workspace organized, & make it a priority to keep it that way. It is hard to have an orderly & efficient mind in a cluttered & disorganized space. Also time management & sticking to it is just as significant as space management.

Step 5. Get Motivated Read or listen to something motivating every day. Even 20 minutes everyday is your goal that can make a big difference. Listen to educational & motivational tapes, CDs, MP3s while you drive. Turn your car in to a university for self improvement. This is significant “mind food.” See my article posting on this blog about what we spend on the inside of our heads verus the outside of our heads.

Step 6. Get Educated If you are committed to superior performance, part of that requires keeping your mind open & stimulated. Read both within & outside your field of focus. See my link at the bottom to better reading & the list of books no matter what your business or products.

Step 7. Get Connected Become part of a Master Mind group-a group of people committed to helping each other become successful. Meet once a week (even on the telephone) to brainstorm ideas & advise & support each other. Place like BNI & Chambers of Commerence within your city will help.

Step 8. Get De-stressed It is significant to take a personal evaluation of your stress level. Daily stress management is not just important-it’s essential! Stress has very negative impacts on your brain: (1) It is proven to actually kill brain cells, & (2) It focuses your mental activity in older portions of the brain that do not support higher creative thinking. It is not your friend! The more active the brain without stress the younger you feel. The more active the body without stress the younger you will feel.

Step 9. Get Balanced Super successful people realize how significant it is to have a balance in their life. Bill Gates takes an entire week off each month & seeks solitude so he can clear his mind. I take at least one day a week & withdraw to my hobbies & time to just do no business at all. But just as significant as personal retreats is some play time with your family & friends. Get balanced, & you will be far more productive & creative.

Step 10. Get Confident Successful people have strong self images. They have a sense of their own self worth & are confident they can handle whatever life tosses in their path. If you have personal doubts-that’s the first place to start on your desired pathway to success. This must be dealt with, or you will just continue to have the same problems holding you back! That’s why you need to visit my blog or email me to get a free self confidence course. Build yourself up & then you can help build others. Remember you are never to big to bend over & help someone else up. If you think you are TOO big to do this you are really just the smallest person in the world.

Copyright (c) 2007 Robin Rushlo

This type of personal coaching is about being & doing your best—about time & goal management—about peak performance—about achieving higher levels of business or professional success www.readingblind55.com