At the start of every year come the expectations to set new goals, along with the plans to achieve them. Resolutions can be a powerful tool for your success, but the catch is, once you make a resolution, you have to work to make it come true. The reason most people don’t achieve their goals is not because of a lack of ability, but more because of a lack of action and persistency. If you dream of big plans, your next challenge will be to take that leap of faith; and if you are working towards your goals, the challenge is to keep pressing on even in the midst of setbacks and obstacles.
Here are a few steps that could help:
Set deadlines: If you have one big goal, try breaking it down into smaller pieces and setting shorter term goals that will ultimately lead up to you accomplishing the big one. Setting goals is easy and losing sight of them is even easier. Hence write your goals on a piece of paper and paste it somewhere as a daily reminder that you need to achieve them. Make sure that you have the strength, willingness and determination to purse them relentlessly.
Avoid distractions: Most people fail here because they get distracted and never do anything about their goals. They say that they want to build an online business, but once they got back from work, all they do is watch TV, get stuck to the phone or waste time surfing the internet mindlessly. The action step is the bridge that connects your dream and your reality.
Track progress: This is important to ensure that you are going the right way and that you are likely to achieve it in the time frame you had set in your mind. Take five small steps that will lead you toward your goals each day. The steps can be as small as sending an email or making a phone call. If you have a goal you’ve been putting off because things aren’t perfect, take that as a message to get started right away, because circumstances will never be perfect.
Go public: Share your goals with others who can help hold you accountable. The law of commitment says that we have a natural tendency to want to remain committed to accomplishing what we’ve told other people we’re going to do. This “pressure” will increase the chances you’ll do what’s necessary to accomplish your goal.
Believe in Yourself: It is important that you believe in yourself and in your ability to reach your goals. Naturally, you can begin to realize that you have already accomplished many goals in your life. You already have amazing qualities that make you a genius, even if you may not believe it, yet. The only person standing between you and success is yourself.
Visualize Success: This would help you get on the right track for success and keep you focused and motivated. Visualization will help boost your mental ability to reach for what you want. When you visualize the achievement of your goal, you will feel good about it. And when you feel good, you will want to take action and make your goal a reality. The journey to goal achievement is just as important as the result you desire. Remind yourself to love and appreciate the process of reaching your goals. Honouring the adventure will help you to stay confident, positive and motivated. Take care of yourself: If you're stressed out, overworked and malnourished, you'll never reach your goals. Or, if you do, you'll be wrecked by the time you finish. In order to preserve your health and sanity, be sure to focus on self-care throughout the process of realizing your dreams.