Do you have a goal? And if you do, did you achieve it? Most people know that if they want to achieve success in their life, they need to have a clear and specific goal. The problem with this is that most people still fail to achieve what they want in their life even if they have set their goals.
Why is this so? Is that goal setting does not work? No, it is not goal setting that does not work, it is you that do not work! Before you can achieve your goals, you have to understand that it is action that will bring your goals come true. That means, without taking any real solid action, you are not going to achieve your goals. Action produces result. Make this clear.
Now, once you knew that in order to make your goals come true, you need to take action. However, what actually drives you into taking all the action? Most people fail because they procrastinate, they did not take enough action to make their goals come true. So what is the #1 reason you fail to achieve your goals? To answer this question, you need to know what drives you into taking action.
It is the Reason Behind that will Drive You into Action
This is the #1 reason people fail to achieve their goals. It is the reason behind you that will drive you into taking massive action. Think about it, if you your reason is not strong, will you do whatever it takes to achieve your goals? Hardly. Read: What Actually Drives You Towards Your Goals
Let me give you an example here. There is a father, who smoke all the time. And one day, he realized that he needs to stop smoking because it is a bad habit for his daughter. So he set his goal as to stop smoking. However, his reason is not strong enough, he just could not stop smoking. Until one day, her daughter cry and tell him, “Papa, I don’t want to lose you. I just cannot see you die because of lung cancer. My teacher taught us that smoking increases the chance of getting lung cancer!”
After this event, the father stops smoking completely. Why? This is because the reason has become stronger than before. When the reason for you to do something is stronger than to procrastinate, you will take the necessary to make it come true.
Take the example above, and imagine that you are that father who cannot stop smoking. And one day you went for medical check up and the doctor tells you that if you keep on smoking, you will die within 3 months because of cancer. Now, do you think that you will stop smoking and live a healthy lifestyle? You bet.
Therefore you see, when the reasons are so strong behind your goals, you will do whatever it takes to achieve it. People fail to achieve their goals simply because their reasons to achieve their goals are not strong enough. Just like if your goal is to become a millionaire, is becoming a millionaire a MUST for you? Or it is just a wish? For most people, becoming a millionaire is just a dream, it is just a goal for them to live a better life, it is not a must. And this is why most people are not millionaires.
Your Goals Must be Consistent with Your Values
Another big mistake most people make in goal setting is this, their goals are not consistent with their values. What I mean here is that the goals that you set must be aligned with what you really want to achieve in your life. If you hate mathematics, but you set your goal as to score A in maths, will you achieve this goal? Not likely because you don’t have the passion for it!
That is why I said that your goals must be consistent with your values. A lot of people set goals that they hate to achieve. Money is a very important subject in our life, people set goals to make more money in their life by doing things that they DON’T LIKE. If you are serious in achieving what you really want in your life, find out what really passionate you, then set goals in that area and you will find that it is A LOT MORE EASIER to achieve those goals.
I hope you can see it clearly now. Go through your values and find out what you really want to achieve in your life. Your future lies within your hand. Know where your passion lies and what you really want to achieve in your life today, take as long as you need to find out the reasons behind your life. Ask yourself what really drives you into taking action and what keeps you going in your life.
The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. Hence, take the first step to find out what you really want. Then follow through my post in Goal Setting, craft and design your road map to success.
If you are looking for financial success today, you must follow the 3D’s rule. So what are these 3D’s all about? They are Discipline, Dedication and Desire. I learned this from a book titled ‘Weekend Millionaire Mindset‘. It is a great book that I strongly recommend anyone who wants to be a millionaire read it.
Think about it, when you are feeling bored and tired, how does your physiology look like? Is your shoulder slouched forward? Is your head hanging down? Are your eyes looking down and unfocused? Is your breathing shallow and deep? Is your voice has low volume and low pitch? What about your muscle? Is it relaxed and having tension in the neck?
Jim, a former Yale University All-American football and lacrosse player, was hit by a bus at age 22; an accident that forced doctors to amputate his leg. However, Jim persevered, beat the odds and became a marathon runner, Ironman triathlete world record holder and earned the title: “The Babe Ruth of Amputee Athletes”.
Sam Walton built America’s vast chain of Wal-Mart stores on the philosophies of excellence in the workplace, customer services, and always having the lowest prices. Walton, affectionately known to his staff as ‘Mr. Sam’, was a true entrepreneur. He established Wal-Mart in 1962 at the age of 44. He died in 1992, having seen his company become America’s biggest retailer.
More than 2 billion “finger lickin’ good” chicken dinners are served every year in over 80 countries around the world. It all began when an entrepreneur in his sixties, living on social security, had faith in his idea. Born 9 September 1890, Harland Sanders learned how to cook when he was six. His father had just died, his mother was forced to work, and it fell to Harland to put meals on the table. He started working at 12, first on a farm, then as a streetcar conductor, a 16 year-old soldier in Cuba, and a railroad fireman. He studied law by correspondence, sold insurance and tyres, operated an Ohio River steamboat ferry, and ran gas stations.
King C. Gillette was born in 1855 in Chicago, and named after a prominent judge who was a family friend. The young man became a traveling salesman. In 1891 he went to work for William Painter, the man who had invented the cork-lined bottle cap. Painter suggested that Gillette should invent “something that once used is thrown away, so the customer comes back for more.” Inspired, young Gillette looked for an opportunity.
Everybody wants to be a millionaire, who doesn’t want to, right? To become a millionaire is easy in fact, what it needs is persistent and commitment in taking massive actions. However, this is what most people will not do about, because most people are lazy and they resist change.
