Have you ever figure out why sometimes you are so motivated, you will take any action that comes into your mind and you wanted to achieve your goals so eagerly? There are also times where you feel frustrated and you don’t want to get a thing done at all?
If you have experienced these states, you are considered normal human. Everyone includes very successful person, they will somehow feel the lack of motivation as well. Just that they have a certain way to keep up their drive and they can be motivated very fast. Therefore, if you are going to achieve your goals today, you must learn how to keep yourself motivated all the times.
Many people have set their goals, and goal setting is just simple and ‘must do’ step in your journey to success. However, there are people who had set their goals, but they still fail to achieve them. Why is this so? Is it that goal setting does not work? No, it is not that goal setting does not work, it because of the people that did not work!
What Push You Towards Your Goals?
Today, if you feel you lack the drive to take action towards your goals, it is because of the reasons behind your goals are unclear. It is because the reasons for you to achieve your goals are not strong enough. That is the number one reason why people feel unmotivated towards their goals.
In fact, a goal is just like a target, it helps you to stay focused and it shows you the direction you should move to. That is why people often said that your goals must be as specific as possible. This is because if your goals are not specific enough, they will not bring you to where you want. (Read, How to Catalyze Your Thoughts and Dreams)
So you have to remember, if you are going to set your goals today, you have to write down the reasons why you want to achieve them as well. Without a burning reason, you will not drive into taking massive and consistent action. It is the reason that drives you, not your goals. Once you know why you want something so badly, it will propels you in such a way that you will do whatever it takes to achieve it.
Beside a burning reason, there is another thing that will drive you towards your goals. Read on to find out…
Your Goals Must Be Exciting
Yes, your goals must be exciting. Think about it, which one of the goals are going to drive you jump out of your bed early in the morning the moment you wake up?
- To earn $100 in one month, or
- To earn $10,000 in one month?
Which one of the goals above do you think will have a greater driving force on you? I bet you know the answer. So you see, the goals you set must be exciting enough. If your goals are not exciting, they will not move you into action. You know that it is easy to earn $100, all you need to do is just to work harder and take a little bit more action.
What about to earn $10,000 in one month? It is going to stretch your mind (Read, Think Big, Start Small), because by working just a little bit harder, you still will not earn $10,000. So what your mind will tell you is that you should come up with a strategy to achieve it. You know that by using ordinary strategy of what you do everyday is not going to make you to earn $10,000, you need to do something special.
This is how your mind will operate from a different frame, and this is what we want. It is going to force your mind to think more creatively. Think about it, if you are going to dream about something, why don’t you dream it excitingly and make it attractive since our imagination is free? How to Think Out of The Box by Setting Stretch Goals.
That is why Donald Trump often THINK BIG! He knows that by thinking it big, his dream is going to drive him excited and hence take the necessary action. And the best thing is, if he can do this, so can you. An extra words for you here, one of my favourite quotes from Donald Trump is this…
“My policy is to learn from the past, focus on the present, and dream about my future.”
So you can see how goals can drive you into action now. I believe that you will be more clearer about goal setting after reading through this article. Remember, if you feel boring about your goals, take a look at your reasons, think of why you want to achieve your goals so badly?
Clueless in how to achieve success in your life? Read, 4 Steps to Achieve Anything You Want in Life.
Thinking big and executing it at the same time….these are what drive someone to his/her goals and then, achieving them..
Hi Sinha, long time no see.
Thanks for dropping by.
I hope you are doing well.
Yea, you are free to dream, so dream BIG.
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