worring is negative goal setting

"Worry is negative goal setting." Goal setting should be positive. Some examples of goal setting are: n To increase the sales turnover by 25% within the next six months. n To write a book on creativity within the next 12 months. n To launch a new product within the next six months. These are specific outcomes which will focus our mind to specific action plans and strategy. We will be able to muster our resources and efforts required to achieve the goals. The raw material for fixing such goals is our enthusiasm and drive. With this frame of mind, we will feel confident and excited. On the other hand, if we are worried, we will not be fixing positive goals, but negative goals. Some examples for negative goals are: n To avoid an accident while driving my new expensive car. n To avoid a confrontation with the aggrieved customer when I meet him next. n To avoid a loss in the business during the next quarter. If you carefully go through the above two sets of goals, you will notice two different sets of patterns. The first set of goals will make us to focus on positive results. The second set of goals is something which we want to avoid and will make us defensive. Positive goals will give us the enthusiasm and drive and trigger us into actions. Negative goals will infuse fear in us. Positive goals will make us to feel confident and excited. Negative goals will make us to feel depressed if we are not able to come out with a suitable strategy to avoid the same. So, we need to redefine what we want from negative to positive. Instead of saying `how to avoid a loss', reframe the same to `how to increase the profit'. Instead of saying `how to avoid an accident', reframe the same to `how to drive carefully'. If we are able to do this slight shift, it will affect our mind set and put us in a resourceful state of mind.