Almost every successful, wealthy entrepreneur when interviewed states they had a significant, extraordinary goal they wanted to achieve. And it was this goal that has driven them to succeed in their chosen field. Refer to any "Rich List' complied by leading magazines, for example, Forbes Magazine, and you will find many wealthy people started with nothing but a dream and a desire to turn what they loved into a thriving viable business.

Some of these goals included to make money and never be poor again; to turn a hobby into a business; to never work for a boss; or to prove to everyone that they could be a success. The consistent thing amongst all of these goals is that they are deeply personalthey really mean something to the entrepreneur. In fact, they mean so much that the entrepreneur became inspired to achieve success and worked feverishly in doing everything they could toward that goal.

Yet setting goals for many other people are 'boring' or a 'waste of time' or something that 'doesn't work'. When pressed less successful people actually admit 'Yes, we know we should set goals. Yes, we know we can set goals for health, for sport, for work, for financialsin fact for all aspects of our lives. Yes, we know goals are extremely useful both to strive to achieve and to measure progress against."

So what is going on here? Successful wealthy people use goals regularly to help them achieve success. Other less successful people know goals are a good thing, but some never really get around to setting constructive goals.

Maybe successful wealthy people have a way of goal setting which is different to everyone else. Maybe the way they set goals is inspiring, fun and motivating. If so, then what if other less successful people adopted the same way of goal setting? Would they become more successful?

The Millionaires Plan 2006 Wealth Survey interviewed successful, wealthy people all over the world and found a method of goal setting that is inspiring, fun and exciting. Wealthy people interviewed say this goal setting method actually helps their subconscious to start focusing on their goals day and night which in turn drives their actions and behaviors toward achieving success.

The methodology is based on developing a visual Dream Board. It involves collecting over 200 images, photos and pictures from magazines and brochures of high interest. This could include images associated with finance and money, career, learning and development, lifestyle, relationships and fitness and health.

The key is to collect images that very appealing and that are closely related to lifelong goals (for example, dream home, boat, holidays, money, cash, investment portfolio, living relationships, fitness). The next step involves carefully cutting out the images and pasting them on a large blank canvas until the entire canvas is covered in the appealing images. Once this is complete, the canvas needs to be placed in a position which is seen as many times a day as possible, for example, office, kitchen, study, bedside.

This simple goal setting method and the constant reinforcement through glancing at the board many times through the day will reinforce positive thinking towards achieving goals. Positive thinking in turn leads to positive actions which in turn leads to success in the long run.

The secret to any entrepreneur's success is the ability to visualize success as if it were already reality. Entrepreneurs on the Forbes Rich List may not have overtly used the Dream Board methodology, however many of them have a vision that they can articulate in graphic terms and which they refer to every single day, both consciously and subconsciously.

The great thing about using the Dream Board methodology is that it is fun, exciting and inspiring. It can be used in any area of life; it can be used by kids and adults, business executives, university students, sports people and retired people. In fact, anyone who wants to set goals can use this method.

So next time goal setting is being discussed, consider the Dream Board methodology. It might just change your life.

Copyright (c) 2006 Sean Conway