How to achieve your goals and dreams in life – Part Two
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Hello, and welcome to part two of our goal-setting series. In part two we're going to talk about your why. Did you read the post from last week yet? The previous blog post helps you figure out the goal that you want to work towards and achieve. Here is the link to How to Set Goals for Yourself. Let me ask if you are a person that struggles to achieve your goals. A possible reason could be your why is not strong enough. Use me for an example, I have some goals that I'll crush. Then I have others goals I fall a little bit short on and never actually achieve or even look at again. Well, I've discovered that when a goal falls short for me, or off my radar completely. It is for one reason, it's because I did not have a strong enough why. Here’s what I mean, I did not take the time to figure out my why. Why did I want to actually do it or what was gonna change in my life when I actually accomplished that goal.
Circle Back To Your Why
Do you have goals that have fallen off your radar? Now, it's important to circle back to your why and refocus.
For those goals that have fallen off your radar, it's essential to come back to them. Take time to refocus and troubleshoot the obstacles that you have to achieve this goal.
Do you know why you wanted to achieve this goal in the first place? If not, figure out your why. Is that why strong enough to keep pushing you when it gets in the messy middle and it's hard?
Get your homework from last week
Did you get your homework done from last week?
Fantastic, I knew you would.
I'm guessing that you have an exhausting list of how to improve your happiness rating in all the areas of your life.
Here’s the tricky part pick one area in your life to focus on that will increase your happiness rating.
Why do you want to achieve your goal?
In other words, everything starts with why, why do you actually wish to achieve this goal? What is the driving factor that you have behind it? What is your true feeling that you have behind it?
Recently, I came across the book, The Most Powerful Goal Achievement System in the World ™: The Hidden Secret to Getting Everything You Want by Mike Pettigrew.
I love goal setting.
So much so, that it’s an area that I take time to study and master. I find it fascinating the various drivers' individuals have to achieve their goals. Or their process to set their goals.
You must be wondering what is secret to goal setting. According to the book, the hidden secret to getting everything you want is to discover your big why.
He has his readers complete an exercise on how to discover your big why.
Be willing to do the work to achieve your goals
You’re going to figure out your big why for your one focus goal. I'm gonna have you do this exact same thing this week. Are you ready?
In the book, and this is so good, Mike has you write out your goal. Simple enough, am I right?
The magic is about to happen, after your goal you will write the words so that.
Again, add the words so that to your reason. You'll continue until you discover your big why.
For example, if your goal is to get 1,000 followers on Instagram. You would write your goal, followed by so that.
My focus goal is to reach 1,000 followers on Instagram so that I can increase my reach. So that I can increase my impact.
You'll keep going with adding, so that until you find your big ultimate, why.
Mike explains that when you drill down through your goal like this, you get to the big why.
You'll become filled with a deeper sense of purpose, connection, energy, and passion for that goal.
How to achieve your goals when it gets tough
You must understand your big why to keep you going when things get a little bit tough.
If achieving goals were easy, we'd all be goal crushers. I am right? When achieving your goal, get hard and you might not be making the progress that you want.
You see it's critical to figure out what your why is for your goal. So this is exactly what I want you to do this week. I want you to drill down into that why you want to actually achieve this goal.
But, there's a catch if you're not able to find a why that fills you with a sense of purpose. You must find a different goal that has meaning for you.
Figure out a goal, that deep down you hold passion to achieve. This is how you achieve your goals. This provides the fuel.
The solution is simple complete your big why exercise. Once you have your goal or desired outcome you're working to achieve drill down into why you want this.
Different types of goals
Now let's break down how I actually see different types of goals. For instance, I've found they fall into different size buckets depending on the goal.
Stick with me here, because this is what I mean. Is it a small, medium, or large goal? Further, another option would be a lifelong goal!
But what exactly is a lifelong goal? Simple, you have a lifelong goal that you're trying to achieve in your life.
Why is that? The timeframe determines the size of the goal, and how long will it take you to reach that outcome.
Let me elaborate if goal setting and achievement are new to you start with a short-term goal. Listen to me, short-term goal.
You don't want it to be too long because it becomes overwhelming for you.
Large goals will make you feel overwhelmed and you'll struggle to achieve them.
Smaller is better because it's going to help build your goal achievement confidence.
Lifelong goals
Here is an example of my lifelong goal. Cause I get it. A true goal is measurable and has a timeframe on them.
My lifelong goal is to live a long healthy, and active lifestyle. I measure this goal by creating what I refer to as micro-goals. Micro-goals determine if I'm staying on track with my lifelong goal.
Why I have these micro-goals, goals need to be measurable by a timeframe.
That's why micro-goals allow you to stay on track toward your lifelong goal as they have an end date.
When you have micro-goals that go along with your lifelong goal, it's milestones to achieve.
How to achieve your big goals with micro-goals
As I mention, living a long, healthy, and active lifestyle is my lifelong goal.
One micro-goal, that I set is exercise. Now for me, exercise is a habit. It's something that I do, as I refer to myself as a person that exercises five days a week.
I'll be honest, I also must switch up my workouts and try new things for it to be exciting.
When I do not check in with myself, it is easy for me to get bored. When I get bored with a workout, exercise begins to feel like a chore.
A micro-goal that I achieved recently was a six weeks pilates challenge with the FitOn app. Here is a link if you'd like to try it out.
When I change my workout routine, it feels fresh and I don't fall off exercising.
Have you ever stopped something that was a habit? It can be so difficult to get back on.
To stay on track, I relate to myself as being somebody that works out five days a week. I set micro-goals with different workouts to make sure it happens. Furthermore, it feels amazing to achieve a goal.
Little Side Quote
What is your why for your focus goal?
It's your turn, figure out what your big why for your focus goal.
Add a so that until you drill down enough to find out why you're passionate about achieving this goal.
Please come back next week and we're actually gonna talk about setting a smart goal. Thank you so much for reading. I hope you have a wonderful week and I appreciate you.
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