“We are what we repeatedly do.” Aristotle
Belief in Yourself and in Your Goals are an essential first step and ingredient for living the life you dream. You must believe in yourself and have faith in your abilities if you ever expect to succeed and prosper.
The adage — Winners expect to win and successful people expect to succeed — remains true today as it has over the past several decades.
A shortage of belief causes many people to give up steps short of their intended destination or to never begin in the first place. In many cases, it causes one to quit and sabotage their success when right on the doorstep.
Many people simply don’t feel worthy of success. It’s based on an erroneous belief or mindset implanted when young and allowed to grow unchallenged. Nevertheless, it’s essential that you have find that belief in yourself and faith in your abilities in order to have the life you desire and deserve.
You deserve to be successful. There is no reason for you not to have what you want unless you ignore the principles of success, fail to take the first step and quit before reaching your destination.
Set goals that are specific and challenging (but not too hard).
When people followed two principles — setting specific and challenging goals — it led to higher performance and achievement 90 percent of the time. Basically, the more specific and challenging your goals, the higher your motivation toward hitting them.
When you have that much clarity around your goal, your chances of hitting the mark increase dramatically.
Be passionate about your goals and committed to the end.
Research says that successful people achieve their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.
Use a feedback cycle to track progress.
Align all your goals.
Psychologists have found that people who are mentally healthy and happy have a higher degree of ‘vertical coherence’ among their goals — that is, higher-level (long-term) goals and lower-level (immediate) goals all fit together well so that pursuing one’s short-term goals advances the pursuit of long-term goals.
Lean on trusted advisors.
Seeking out expert guidance and advice makes a big impact on achieving your goals. That’s why successful people are no lone rangers. They surround themselves with mentors and advisors who will support them on their journey.
Avoid multitasking
The most successful people are very patient and live by the motto “one step at a time.” They also avoid juggling many things. Multitasking is not a good strategy for success according to research. Multitasking splits your focus over many tasks, causing you to lose focus, lowering the quality of your work and taking longer to hit your goals.
work on several smaller chunks to complete a big goal. But they do it by knocking one down then moving on to the next one.
As you break the goal down into smaller chunks, each of those chunks should have their own deadlines. Amy Morin in Forbes calls these “now deadlines”
“….break the goal down into smaller chunks, each of those chunks should have their own deadlines.”
References:
- https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/science-says-92-percent-of-people-dont-achieve-goals-heres-how-the-other-8-perce.html
- http://successnet.org/cms/goals/top-ten-reasons-people-dont-achieve-their-goals