The first thing we need to understand about achieving our goals is the fact that we need to change. Albert Einstein said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The things we want to achieve most in life are not the easy things or we would already have them. Getting a new job, losing weight or improving our relationships all require change on our part. We need to develop new habits; we need to change to make our goals a reality. 19th Century American Poet Henry David Thoreau once said, “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Achieving our goals helps make us new and better people as a result of our efforts.

Here are Five Keys to Achieving Your Goals:

  1. Be Realistic – ensure your goals are not impossible. If you make an unrealistic goal like wanting to lose fifty pounds in one month, you will soon become discouraged and quit because the goal was not reasonable or realistic in the first place.
  2. Remember: Failure is part of achieving – we learn from our mistakes, it is what ultimately makes us a better person. We cannot expect every decision we make to be the correct one every time but we can learn from it. It is a process and we grow and change every step of the way. I once heard the lubricant WD40 was given that name because it took forty attempts to finally arrive at the product we use today. We cannot stop at failure we need to keep at it until we get to our goal.
  3. Remain Patient – Motivational Speaker Tony Robbins said, “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” Setting the goal is the first step but it takes time and hard work to achieve your goals. It is important to understand good things don’t just happen by accident, but you need to keep striving for what you want.
  4. Think Baby Steps – Chinese Philosopher Lao-tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” You need to set small attainable goals to reach your final goal. Be careful of your expectations and don’t try to bite off more than you can chew. Set your daily goals as small steps easily attained to keep your momentum day-to-day.
  5. Remain Consistent – consistency is the mark of a successful person, when the task becomes a habit, you will perform it without fail. If you keep at it consistently you will see progress and that progress will be the small successful steps that help drive you to achieve your goal.

Set yourself up for success from the beginning and stay the course. You don’t usually get more out of something than you put into it so give it your best all the way through.

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