What motivates you to keep going to reach your goals? Setting goals is a great motivator to achieve things and pursue a path in life that allows you to do everything you dream. But turning those dreams into reality can be challenging, and it isn't about the motivation for many. It is to do with social or economic issues that hinder progress.
So when the going gets tough, how do you keep going even if all the odds are stacked against you.
Break it Down
Huge goals can seem unachievable. It can feel like you are treading water, not really getting very far at all. Break down your goals into smaller steps and climb the ladder, so to speak. It is more motivating to take it one small step at a time than trying to scale a huge wall with nothing to grip onto. It doesn't matter how many steps it takes. The smaller, the better to help keep you on track.
Set Time Goals
It is useless setting goals if you have no timeline attached to them. To really push yourself to get things done, you need to be realistic about your time to dedicate to the cause. Once you can identify your time, you can create realistic timescales to help you get there. For example, if you want to retrain to become a teacher, you need to assess its steps and look at the training periods. The time you will be dedicated to your training to give yourself the goal of having qualified and a job offer by your set date.
Read Success Stories
Take inspiration from others in your niche who have succeeded. Negativity breeds negativity, and surrounding yourself with people who are not supportive and pulling you back will greatly reduce your motivation and affect your journey. Instead, turn to like-minded people, follow those who have reached their goals, such as Michael DeNobile and use their journey to help you on yours.
Commit Publicly
There is nothing like peer pressure and being held accountable for making you commit and see things through. Being open and public with what you want can help reiterate what you want and allow others to check in to see how you are getting on. Whether you post a timeline on social media or set up a blog chronicling your life so you can have something to look back on, doing so can be the push you need.
Create A Routine and Commit
Routine is the key to being organized and dedicated. Without a schedule, you can take liberties with your time, and it becomes easier to push things to the back of the line or down your list of priorities.
Be honest about what commitments you have, where your free time is, and how often you can carve out time to hit your goals. It may feel a bit forced and regimented, but it will allow you to compartmentalize your life and assign blocks of time, no matter how small your dreams are.
