I had something eye-opening happen to me a couple of days ago. I got to meet Prince! Okay, so it wasn’t THE Prince, as in “The Artist Formerly Know As Prince,” but he is a music recording artist who goes by the name of Prince. His real name is Matthew Griffith and he is a member of GS Boyz, who currently have a popular hip-hop song out called Stank Legg, which also has a specific club dance that goes with it. It is always cool to meet someone who is doing well for themselves within their chosen industry, but here is where the eye-opening part comes in…

I have a list of things I will do in my lifetime and a vision/dream board depicting some of those things. On that list, I have “Meet Prince and get to talk with him.” What I wasn’t specific about is which Prince! So, here I am at an event the other night with my husband, Tommy and my daughter, Felecia, and we are introduced to Prince from the GS Boyz. We talk with him for a few minutes and after he walks away, almost simultaneously Tommy and Felecia look at me and say, “You got to meet Prince!” at the same time I said “That doesn’t count for meeting Prince!” To prove she has been listening to what I tell her, Felecia reminds me that I need to be specific about my goals and she suggested I review my list and get a little more specific. She was right! I wasn’t specific enough. Now I have some work to do on my list to ensure I get exactly what I want and not a substitute.

Do you have a goal list? Do you have a vision board? Are your goals specific – I mean really specific? I can tell you that writing it down (and believing it can and will happen) will dramatically increase the likelihood of making it happen. No matter how outlandish your goals may seem, write them all down and be specific! Oh, if you happen to know Prince Rogers Nelson, born June 7, 1958, please introduce me!