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.

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Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Shawn
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