It is important to have a goal, but you must remain flexible about how that goal will be achieved. If you have a set plan as to how the goal will be achieved this could prevent you from reaching your goal.

I was recently asked by a nurse entrepreneur if she could advertise on the www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com website. I explained that the nurse entrepreneur network did not accept paid advertisement. We then discussed the resource section where she could post information and also that she could submit a press release to be posted in the members' press release area. I also suggested that she could write an article that would be of interest and give value to the members of the Nurse Entrepreneur Network.

We discussed at least three ways that she could get more exposure to nurse entrepreneurs and those wanting to be nurse entrepreneurs. Her goal was to get in front of more nurses. If she had stayed attached to the idea of advertising as a way to achieve her goal she would not have been open to hearing about the other ways she could achieve her goal.

If you don't get too locked into one particular path to your goal you may discover other fun and interesting ways to accomplish the same or better results by taking a different path. 

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