To harness your personal power is to become more assertive, to act in your own best interests while maintaining a global awareness of world in which you live. By harnessing your personal power, you will become healthily responsible for your own emotions, thoughts and actions, and stop giving yourself away without your conscious consent.

Harnessing your personal power is a simple and true commitment to yourself and life you want to enjoy. The process entails taking following steps toward changes you want to see in your life:

*Know yourself: what brings you joy, comfort, drive, love? *Dare to be you. *Ask for what you want and what makes you feel good. *Treat yourself in accordance to your needs and wants.

On your path to unleash your inner power, you may have difficulty adjusting to a new paradigm. But you must hold true to your commitment if you are ever going to feel complete and achieve your full potential. With your newfound personal power you will truly be able to enjoy genuine and healthy relationships with others, feel content with life's goods and gifts, and view life as an opportunity and gift.

Summary: Making a goal SMART is only first step in making that goal a reality; here are 10 practical steps to achieving your SMART goals

============================================================================ Beyond SMART Goals

These days, everyone seems to be talking about SMART goals. That is, goals that are:

............Specific ..............Measurable ................Achievable ..................Rewarding ....................Time-based

However, making a goal SMART is only first step in making that goal a reality. Here are 10 practical steps to achieving your SMART goals:

1. Set a SMART goal. Make sure your goal can pass SMART test. Is your goal clearly defined (specific)? Can results of your goal be quantified (measurable)? Is goal realistic (achievable)? Will achieving this goal be beneficial (rewarding)? Is there a clear date set to meet goal (time-based)?

2. Align your goals with your values. There are certain things in life that each individual values: family, honesty, spirituality, having fun, wealth, etc. Goals that are not aligned with your values are goals that are doomed to failure. Take a moment to ask yourself: Why do I want this goal? What is it going to help me accomplish? Who will it make me become?

3. Tell 3 - 5 key people about your goal. Sharing your goals with others help you become more accountable. Be sure people you are telling are people who are supportive and positive.

4. Identify necessary resources. What are some things that you need to make your goal happen? For example, if your goal is to lose weight, purchasing exercise tapes would be useful. Or if your goal is to change careers, perhaps you can find 2 or 3 people in your field of interest.