Have you ever set a goal and failed to achieve it? Research shows that you will most likely forget about your goal within three weeks of setting it - unless you learn what's blocking you from achieving it.
The three main reasons you may fail to follow through with your goal are:
- The goal is not important
While you have set yourself a goal, it is more of a 'wish' than a 'need'. A good example of this is the New Year's resolution to get fit and be healthy. You may begin with good intentions but you soon become complacent. That indicates the goal is not important.
When you have a task to perform, your mind weighs up the positives and the negatives to doing it. Where the positives outweigh the negatives, there is a great chance you will do what you have planned. However, if the negatives outweigh the positives, you won't.
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You run out of time or you have more important things to do
When your daily schedule is full, your mind weighs up what is most important, or which things give the best feeling, and begins with these.
For example, you may say you don't have the time to exercise. There is work to do and family to look after. You will go through your mental list and do what you think is the most important, through to the least important. If you don't look after your health, it means you feel it is not important at this point. If it was, you would do something about it. You may even think looking after others is more important than doing things for yourself.
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You try to do too much
Where you set yourself five goals to achieve, this may mean making major changes to find the time to work on these. It can all be too much.
Select one or two of the most important goals to work on and give them the appropriate time.
Make your goals important
When you know you should be doing something, either:
- Increase the need to do it - make it a "need to"
- Eliminate the negatives against doing it, or
- Do both
In our example, you can increase the need to be healthy and fit by placing a large importance on your health. It means valuing your health both for you, your family and your friends.
Commit to improving your life in some way every day. After all, don't you deserve to be the best you can?
Author Credits
Clive Murphy helps program you for success. He is a best selling author who specialises in helping you achieve high self esteem and confidence. His method is new, simple, easy to implement and is regarded by many as one of the best available. To learn about the power of your mind and help realise your potential, go to www.clivemurphy.com