| Why is it so difficult for so many to achieve their | | | | goals will take you and why you want to achieve |
| dreams and goals? Take a look at the following list of | | | | them. |
| ten reasons and see if one of them is preventing YOU | | | | 6) Lack of Belief |
| from achieving what you most desire. | | | | We have all made mistakes. The real trick is to learn |
| 1) Not Having a Goal | | | | from our mistakes without letting them taint our |
| You can't achieve your goal if you do not have one. | | | | perception of future possibilities. You must believe that |
| Have a goal gives you purpose and direction. If you | | | | you can be successful no matter what your past |
| don't know where you are going, how will know how | | | | fallings may have been. Failure is nothing more than |
| to get there? Goals act as your life map. They chart | | | | learning. So learn, grow, and move forward believing |
| your course and tell you when you have arrived at | | | | that you can. You certainly would not drive a car while |
| your destination. | | | | staring in the rear view mirror! How can you direct |
| You needn't worry about how you will achieve your | | | | your life while dwelling on past mistakes? Believe in |
| goals. Simply concern yourself with the process of | | | | what can and will be. |
| setting short term, medium term, and long term goals. | | | | 7) Attitude |
| A written goal is infinitely more likely to be achieved | | | | Jim Rome has said, "With the right attitude human |
| that one that is merely kept in your thoughts or spoken | | | | beings can move mountains. With the wrong attitudes |
| aloud. Write your goals down and review them | | | | they can be crushed by the smallest grain of sand." |
| consistently. | | | | Let your spirit never be broken, despite the trials and |
| 2) Choosing Goals That Are Not Your Own | | | | difficulties that will inevitably come. |
| When setting your goals, be sure they get you excited. | | | | A positive attitude MUST be accompanied by humility, |
| Your source of inspiration must come from within your | | | | openness, and a coachability. Four of the most |
| own self rather than any kind of outside source, no | | | | dangerous words are, "I already know that." Be open |
| matter how much you love, trust or respect that | | | | to receiving training, to receiving success, and to |
| source. Your goals must get your juices flowing and | | | | receiving the rewards of success. Be grateful for the |
| your juices flowing. You want to feel excited butterflies | | | | help offered you. Be thankful for your successes and |
| in your stomach when you set your goal. | | | | your mentors. |
| 3) Setting Goals That Are Too Small | | | | 8) Procrastination Massively successful people take |
| Small, easily achieved goals are not motivating. | | | | massive action. Rarely will you meet wealthy people |
| Remember that no dream is too big. Take time to sit | | | | that are accustomed to laziness and procrastination. |
| down and think about how you would ultimately like to | | | | Achievers are Doers and Doers are Achievers. One |
| spend your life and what you'd like to be remembered | | | | way to keep your tasks current is to use the Success |
| for when you have moved on from this life. Make a list | | | | Six System. Each night you must choose six tasks |
| of things you want to achieve. Dream big, be bold. | | | | that you need to complete the following day. List them |
| 4) Lack of Focus | | | | in order of importance and write them on a 3x5 index |
| Don't let circumstances push you off track. Live your | | | | card. Keep the card by your bed and review it upon |
| life by design, not by happenstance. Read your goals | | | | rising. Complete task one as soon as possible and do |
| numerous times daily, specifically at night before | | | | not move on to task 2 until you have. |
| sleeping and again as soon as you rise. Post them at | | | | 9) Quitting Too Soon |
| your work space, on your fridge and in the bathroom | | | | You are unique. Your goals will be unique. Avoid the |
| so that your mind learns to focus on them continually. | | | | temptation of comparing yourself to others who have |
| Visual people may find it helpful to create a dream | | | | achieved the success you work for. Be aware that |
| board, which consists of pictures that represent the | | | | every successful person has paid their dues in one |
| things you want to achieve. Place your dream board in | | | | form or another and nobody has a free ride to |
| a prominent place and view it often. On the same note, | | | | success. Are you willing to stick it out thru thick and thin |
| remove items from your workspace that tend to | | | | to get what you really want? You must be in the |
| remove your focus. For example, put the bills | | | | game for the long haul to achieve lasting success. |
| somewhere else so that they do not consume your | | | | Quitting or giving up before your efforts have time to |
| thoughts while you are working. Remember that fear | | | | bear fruit will only beget future failure and |
| is what you encounter when you take your eyes off | | | | disappointment. Goal setting is a marathon experience, |
| the goal. | | | | not a sprint. Pace yourself accordingly. |
| 5) No Clear Vision | | | | 10) Failure to Measure Progress |
| Your purpose for wanting to achieve your goals must | | | | When a Space Craft leaves earth and is heading for |
| be bigger than yourself, bigger than any amount of | | | | the moon, they make sure they have a very clear |
| money, or any luxury. Rather than telling yourself that | | | | map before they leave! I addition, they constantly |
| you would like more money, ask yourself what is more | | | | measure and verify their position in relation to their |
| money able to create for you in your life. Perhaps | | | | starting point and their goal, making numerous course |
| what you really want is debt relief, better education for | | | | corrections and adjustments along the way. It is the |
| yourself or your family, the ability to visit family living | | | | same when reaching our personal goals. Our Daily, |
| abroad when ever you choose, or more time to | | | | weekly, monthly, and yearly goals must be clearly |
| support charitable causes. These deeper reasons | | | | monitored and measured. How else will we know |
| must provide you with a clear vision of where your | | | | when we've achieved our goal? |