Whatever the mind conceives to be truth, it will attain that perception.[2] For example, you have been walking 1 mile per day and then decide to set a new goal of walking 3 miles per day. Before you start the 3 mile walk, you constantly remind yourself that this is a long distance to walk. Your body will begin to struggle to complete the walk because the mind has perceived it to be a difficult task. So instead of being pleasant, the walk became painful. The same goes for business goals. If your goal is to be promoted to a management position but you still picture yourself working in your office, then that's exactly where you'll stay. The answer is to change the perspective in your mind before taking action to make your goal a reality. Do this by practicing positive affirmations every day. Write your goals in the present tense and repeat them out loud three times a day. So instead of saying, "I want to be promoted to vice president of information technology and work in an executive office," say, "I'm the vice president of information technology and I have the office of direction ". Even if you haven't achieved your goal yet, you reprogram your mind to make the goal a reality. In conclusion, goals should be developed as a series of steps that move the organization toward achieving the goal. Goals arise from the vision and purpose and provide measures or standards for evaluating progress toward the desired end. Finally,