Reach Your Goals

In order to get the results you want (in every area of your life), you must desire to, plan to, and make the necessary effort to get it. You have to plan every step upward to your own high mountaintop, and it is worth mentioning that a good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there. Here are 25 key reasons why you should plan and prepare diligently before you begin taking steps toward your goals (in every area of your life): 1.     That's what the scripture says: "Write the vision; make it plain upon tablets so he may run who reads it…" — Habakkuk 2:2 (RSV) 2.    Courage and confidence to do what you've planned (in every area of your life) comes through practice. 3.     It helps you to prepare yourself psychologically in terms of resolve and discipline. And knowing the price to pay (for example, learning new skills) helps you to accomplish this. 4.   The price for achieving p...

It is the beginning of a task that is more difficult than continuing once the momentum has been created. Once you have the momentum you will become unstoppable; consistency creates momentum and momentum is sustained through consistency. Moreover, the instant you commit yourself to something is the instant you start achieving it. And until there is commitment, there will always be a way back or a way to avoid doing what is essential to the attainment of your goals. The problem is that commitment is not something that we can manufacture – it is something that we discover deep down within us. I must admit that I was a procrastinator before I developed the habit of putting my goals down on paper and keeping a goal journal. And to be honest, if there is one habit that’s changed my life so much over the years is simply the habit of having written goals . I can’t list all the benefits here, but one thing I can tell you is that by writing each goal down on paper (in a goal journal), deve...

Each one of us has an internal dialogue, an inner conversation going on with ourselves. In fact, we talk more to ourselves than we do to anybody else.  The problem is that this conversation is often negative and it can reduce our desire to do anything.  Furthermore, it is easy to focus on the reasons why we can't do, have, buy, achieve, and become what we want (in every area of our lives) instead of giving ourselves all the reasons why we can do what they want. For instance, consider someone whose goal is to lose weight and get back in shape. Instead of giving themselves reasons why they can lose weight and get back in shape, they start to give themselves reasons why they can't achieve their goal. Things like: ·       I'm not that disciplined ·       I lack the determination ·       I love food; I just can't resist it - I’m a good cook you know. ·    ...

Motivational tips vary in their effectiveness depending on your mood and current state of mind. That's why a tip that worked for you yesterday may not be as effective today. Therefore, be willing to try something new if you feel uninspired by some suggestions. There are many more ways to motivate yourself than I could possibly list, but the following should get your creative juices flowing: 1. Make a to-do list If your tasks seem too many and overwhelming you should make a detailed list of everything you want to accomplish today (keep in mind that you have to plan the next day the night before). Ideally, what you write on this list should take you one step closer to each (high priority) goal in your goal journal. (Remember, having written goals help you to prioritize your work, set deadlines, and monitor your progress). 2. Pray Worry never fixes anything and it is a bad habit we have to break. The problem is that we easily get into the habit of ne...

The “big picture” is the end result or the outcome you want. You have to accomplish mentally what you want before you can accomplish it materially, and it is worth mentioning that successful people from all walks of life rehearse in their mind's eye first. They literally practice in their imagination. They see the end result. The problem is that as the picture of reality is so vivid in your mind it can often neutralize the picture you are attempting to establish. Moreover, what you do at the moment may not be your vocation, but they are vehicles to it. As a result, is easy to get snagged on the little task you have to do presently and lose sight of the “big picture” – the end result of what you are working toward.  To solve this problem, you have to revisit the end result of the dream/goal frequently, and remind yourself that the small steps you take daily are leading you in the right direction toward the attainment of your goal. Yes, you are the one to do this activ...

You cannot have a feeling or emotion without first having experienced a thought. Your thoughts are entirely yours to keep, change, share , or contemplate. The problem is that scattered thoughts can make any task seem more taxing, and it decreases your mental power. The good news is that you have the power to control your thoughts, train your mind to focus on one thought at a time, and let go of unimportant random thoughts. “The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature mind seeks to follow through.” – Harry A. Overstreet                                 Moreover, you may have nagging thoughts and/or worries about the future that distract you from giving 100% attention to the task at hand . As a result, they decrease your concentration and make it difficult to focus on one thought/activity at a time.  ...

Our way of thinking and rationalization can create our own self-limiting beliefs for why we cannot do, have, achieve, buy, and become what we want (in every area of our lives). We easily deceive ourselves more than others simply because we choose to give ourselves reasons why we cannot do something or reasons why what we want to undertake will not turn out how we want it to be.  And that’s why it is true that no one can impede your progress as surely and impeccably as you can. Moreover, because of self-doubt created by questioning your abilities it is easier to believe that things are not all possible; that you don’t have what it takes to do, have, achieve, buy, and become what you want (in every area of your life). As a result, self-doubt gets a strong foothold and starts to deplete your enthusiasm, motivation, energy, determination, discipline, and desire to get what you want as your lack of belief grows. What’s interesting is that if no one told you any differen...

Human beings are the only known creatures that can remold themselves through self-study.   Our individual growth depends on our understanding of what we can become and what we have to do to achieve this. Internal understanding and acceptance will lead to change in attitudes , habits , a nd the good news is that you can consciously and constructively change your habits and attitudes for the better. The problem is that change is uncomfortable and it is met with some form of internal resistance. As a result, most people are unwilling to pay the immediate price of change; therefore, they do not change and pay the ultimate price. A basic fear of the unknown causes a natural resistance to change and the result is that although we have the desire to have, we do not have the desire to become.                      One way to solve this problem, control your future, a...