You Can Achieve Your Goals and Live Your Dreams

There is an adage that says "He who fails to plan, plan to fail"  I believe this statement that it is true.  Every year we all have new year resolutions in place of things we will do away with and those we will incorporate, but down the line all the new resolutions are shoved aside and we continue in the same circle that we are used to.  However, if you put your heart at achieving your goals and you put it into actions with hard work, it is possible to achieve your goals and live your dream.  All you have got to do is to close your ears to negative people who will always tell you "you are not talented enough", "you are not smart" or simply that "you don't have the skills to do it"  With adulthood comes responsibility which as an adult, you must be prepared to take so that you would not end with the sidewalk.  You can achieve your goals and realise your potential if you are willing to take the right steps, leave your comfort zone, dare to face the uphill task and you will see all the bridges of impossibility crumbling before your eyes.  There is success for everyone that care to discipline themselves and take the right approach at the right time such as if you say you will read this particular book today and finish it by the end of the week, this can only be possible when you get up immediately and put it into action.  Nobody is born a failure, though you may fail several times before you achieve the success that you have set up for yourself.  The only thing that you need to bear in mind each time that you fail and it seems that are you not getting anywhere is to remind yourself of this adage that says: "A winner does not quit and a quitter does not win."  Many people have trod the path that you are in now, some failed, gave up, while others simply refused to give up.  The people you hear or read about today are those that refused to give up at the edge of their breakthroughs.

As the year 2015 is  coming to an end it is the time to start writing your new year resolutions, action plans, goals and visions for the new year 2016.  To succeed, you will need to do the following:

Draw up an action plan on how you will achieve the  goals you have written down.

Write your visions, goals and missions, make it plain and run with it every day of the year.  You will need to do the following if you discover after the 1st quarter of the new year 2016 that you are not getting nearer your goals:

This is because it happens even when we apply the best goal setting tips, but still fail to reach the desired goal.  What you do is simply summed up in one word which is "Experience".  Experience it is said is the best teacher as experience is what we gain when we don't reach our goals and the experience will prepare us for the future challenges as the experience we gain from not reaching our goals is often as valuable, if not more valuable than reaching the goal itself.  Therefore if you did not reach your goal during the first quarter of the year, all hope is not lost, simply take a moment, evaluate the experience you gained and be sure to apply what you have learned in the first quarter.

Review your action plans again to see if there any additions or improvement that you can add to your list.  Furthermore, if you want to achieve your goals and live your dreams, you must ensure the following is put in place:

• First, commit yourself to being all in.  What I'm trying to say here is that your whole body, soul and spirit must be committed.  If it is only your body, I can bet you that the goals will be discarded even before it begins.

 

• Secondly, you must develop a solid plan as this step moves your goals and dreams out of fantasyland into absolute reality as the plan is what will help you to achieve your desired outcomes.  When you develop your plan, make sure you incorporate the following:

 

•  Determine specific action steps that you will need to take your vision to the place you want it to end up.  This is just saying that you must start with  the end in mind as "Steven Covey" quoted in his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"  You must never forget that big picture visions are achieved with small, daily steps.

• Have a timeline as achieving big goals will take you two or three times longer than you anticipate.  The timeline is what will push you to take action and get moving.  Even if your plan ends up taking longer than you expected as in my own personal experience, you will not beat yourself up.  You will simply remind yourself that even the best plans cannot foresee all the variables.  Make sure to learn whatever you can from those things you did not anticipate so that next time around, your timeline will be more accurate.

 

• Evaluate along the way, don't get too busy working your plan that you did not take time out to make sure you are still following your plan.  You must make time out every week to review your plans and tweak it if it is required to enable you achieve your goals.

 

• Take a short break and party.  I mean it in all honestly and in sincerity of my heart.  When you accomplish part of your plans, you must celebrate and be sure to plan out your celebration before the day comes.  This will give you something to anticipate and the joy that you are getting nearer to achieving your goals.

 

• Also remember to tell your "Allies" that believe in you and who are positive that you can do it, so that they can celebrate with you and even give you more useful advice that will help you to actualise your goal within a short period of time. These people are invaluable in helping you achieve your goals and live your dreams as they want you to succeed as they will encourage you along the way.  Please do not tell those that I call "wet blankets" as they will only dampen your spirits.  These are the people I referred to as "it is impossible, you cannot do that"; "you are not strong enough"; "you do not have the right skills"; "which of your mates have done it before" "you are not even smart" and more.

 

• Finally, get moving as there is no time like the present to keep moving.  Once you are "all in", you have a plan and have positive Allies on your side, success is guaranteed.

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