Goal setting is the true secret to success in any area of life. But although setting a goal may seem simple, achieving it is another question altogether.
Many obstacles and challenges will fly right in your face when you’re going after a goal. Here are 5 time-tested methods that will help get the success you deserve.
Your first task is to discover exactly what your goal is. What will achieving that goal really look like? Be as specific as possible about exactly what your desired end result is. Your success will be a measure of your clarity since an achievable goal plan cannot be created around an unclear, vague “dream.”
If your goal is to create a more successful business, what will that look like? Are you thinking in terms of simply hiring someone else to give you more free time? Are you looking for a very specific monthly profit? Or can your goal be best expressed in terms of a certain lifestyle?
2. Be willing to pay the “entry fee”
Success takes dedicated planning and effort. In a way, it’s like building a house. In the beginning, all you have is a rough concept. Then you develop a complete set of plans, and you immediately move closer to success. The same is true of creating a better lifestyle, or a more successful business. But there’s always an “entry fee” to be paid for success.
It’s the “full glass” deal. If your life, or your time, is already full to the top, there’s no room for something new. The entry fee is carving out the time to create something new.
3. Focus on your goal every day:
I’m sure you probably want to achieve your goal as fast as possible. That’s why a clear mental focus is so very important.
Consistent daily focus is absolutely necessary to “burn-in” the new neural pathways you need to create your new goal. Without daily focus, the old mental habits that have kept you from your goal will continue to take over.
4. Get passionate:
One of the most powerful tools in your “success toolbox” is having a real passion for your goal.
Why passion? Because the intense passionate desire for your goal will help you burn in those new neural pathways even faster. Many scientific studies have shown that intense emotion and passion, are key success tools.
A big PLUS is an intense passion that will also help you rapidly override any inappropriate old “failure messages” stored in your subconscious mind.
5. Take consistent action:
In many ways, actually taking action can be the most difficult step. Successful goal achievement is built by taking one small action after another.
The word is ACTION! If you commit to taking at least one small action each day, your actions WILL add up and make a difference. So avoid sitting back waiting for that big second when everything will magically “just happen.”
You CAN create whatever you want in life. The secret is to determine exactly what you want, then pursue it passionately. But remember, in the end, only action counts! You can’t just dream about it! You have to DO IT!
Roy Clayton.
