The Science of Flipping - Goal Setting Basics

Episode Date: March 4, 2021

Goal Setting Basics

Hey, what's up everybody? It is Devin Burr, aka Mr. Burr. Wanted to actually come to you guys. It is Wednesday. I've been on vacation. I am back and I'm feeling amazing because mainly there's one thing that I do very consistently that I think is huge. And a lot of people neglect to do this and it is setting your goals and then reviewing those goals on a regular basis. So I wanted to actually talk to you guys today about that process and what I go through in order to do that and how it keeps me focused on what I'm trying to do keeps me intentional in my life. So basically what I do is every morning I have a routine. I get up in the morning very early. Actually, I get up at three 30 in the morning and I go meditate. So I get my mind clear. I get my mind in a great space about 10 minutes.

I just focus on my breathing. And I focused on just being if that makes sense, not worrying about, you know, what's going to happen in the day, not worrying about what happened the day before, just literally focus on being present and being, you know, focusing on my breath, breathe in, breathe out. So that's step one. I do that every morning. And then once I've done that for about five, 10 minutes, then what I do is I write down my goals and I write them down as if I've already achieved them. So a lot of people, when they write their goals down, they say, I want this, I want that. But if you do it that way, it makes it to where it's always something that you're wanting,

not something that you have. And you have to set your goals in a way to where your mind, you start believing that it's already there. And if, if you can really visualize something in your mind as being real, it's just a matter of time before it actually is real in your life. So example would be, I have a goal right now of getting to $50,000 a month in passive income. So instead of writing down the goal of, I want to get to $50,000 a month in passive income, I write it down as if it's already achieved. So I say, I have, very important, I have $50,000 a month in passive income from my rental portfolio. So again, I'm writing it down as if it's already achieved. Another goal that I have is I have paid off all of my debt. I have X amount of dollars in the bank. I have X, Y, Z, right? So you always want to write down your goals as if they are

already achieved. And you want to do that for your financial goals. You want to do that for your spiritual goals, for your family goals, whatever it may be. So always frame them as if they have already been achieved. That's step one. And then you want to do them consistently. A lot of people, New Year's resolution comes around and they're like, you know, I'm going to do this. I'm going to do that. Here's my goals. They write them down once and then they're easily forgotten. You got to do it every day. So if you are writing them down as if they are already achieved and you're doing that on a daily basis, you are basically programming your mind to believe they are already in your life. And if that's what your

belief is, and your constant thoughts are geared around that, they're going to become reality. It's just a matter of time. So basically what you want to do is write down your goals every day, write them down as if they're already achieved and preferably do this first thing in the morning, because it is scientifically proven that your mind is the most impressionable first thing in the morning. So instead of waiting till the end of the day or the middle of the day, when you've got so many things going on, your focus is off, focus on them in the morning. That's why I do it first thing I meditate. And then I get to my goals. So by meditating, I clear my mind. I am perfectly present in the moment. And then I write my goals down as if those goals are already attained. Do it on a daily basis.

And this is actually very powerful stuff, guys. I was like, holy moly, like I'm doing this and everything that I've been writing down is actually becoming real. And I remember that because I told my wife that I was like, this is insane. Let me read these goals off to you that I've been writing down every day. And I was reading them off and i'm like that is literally my life right now Those are the things that i'm i've already achieved And their goals I had been writing down as if they were already achieved, but they actually became reality So guys, it's very powerful stuff Write them down consistently

Write them down as if they're already achieved And have it in every aspect of your life, not just financially. Have it spiritually. Have it with your family, family goals. You want to have a balance. So you don't want to go try to make all the money in the world and the rest of your life is just horrible.

Have health goals. So I write those down every day as well. I write down, I am in incredible health. I am incredibly lean and in shape. Those kinds of things are important just as much as financial goals. So I hope this helps you guys. Again, this is structuring your goals as if they're already achieved, do it on a regular basis instead of just once, do it every day. And then another thing you can do, keep them visual. So a place that you see a lot, keep those goals around so you constantly see them throughout the day.

So I hope this helps you guys. Until next time, I love y'all. Peace.