Learn Why You Fail to Achieve Your Dreams
Dreams are wonderful things
Dreams are wonderful things. They keep us going. They inspire us. But if we fail to make any progress towards our dreams, they become a weight that drags us down. Not the dream itself -- but the failure to achieve it.
The problem with dreams is not really the dream itself. Rather, it is how we go about making it real. We actually let ourselves down. And when we do this repeatedly we develop a negativity towards goals and dreams which becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. We stop trying.
Get Moving!
Well, rather than giving up, we should be learning how to be more effective in achieving our goals. It takes a little bit of work, but anything worth having is worth working for. So get up and start learning how to make your dreams a reality.
Define the Goals
The first problem that people have is that they don't take the time to define the goals that will help them achieve their dream. The dream is a vague, hoped for end point, but there is no clear destination or direction involved. So you need to learn how to clearly define the goals.
One technique that is quite successful in helping you to create achievable goals is the
SMART goal setting technique. This is a way that you can define what your goals should be in a way that makes success more likely and builds into the next step.
Plan Your Strategy
Many of us can get to the step of writing down our goals (maybe even defined as the SMART plan requires) but we still fail. That is because failing to plan is planning to fail.
So your next step is to plan out the steps that will be taken to achieve the goal. This is very important. You may know exactly where you want to go, but without a plan you don't know how you're going to get there.
Execute Consistently
Now we get to the meat of it. Many failures comes down to improper execution of the plans. A great plan is worthless if you don't follow it.
To make sure that you follow your plan, you will need motivation and tools to help you. Building on the SMART foundation and having a good plan will help with the motivation, but you'll often need more help than that. It is available.
You can find different motivational systems that increase your ability to follow the plan. Things like motivational speakers, hypnosis, subliminal audio and many other techniques can help you out. It is also good to have a support group that can encourage you and help you get over the hurdles that will come your way.
Review and Refine
Another area where people get sidetracked is when things don't go exactly according to the plan. This can be discouraging. But it doesn't need to be. If you have regular reviews of your progress, you can see where you are struggling and adjust the plan accordingly. Perhaps you've set too tight of a time frame, so you need to relax it. Or possibly you are missing a specific resource and need to focus on that.
Don't be afraid to modify the plan, or even the goal, to keep yourself moving forward. It is better to make progress slowly than to quit.
Helpful Resources
So where do you go from here? Excellent question. One thing that you can do is sign up for the
Goal Setters' Newsletter. This newsletter leads you through the SMART goals, into the planning and execution phases of your goals. On top of that, you'll receive a free eBook.
The 1918 classic The Power of Concentration has 99 jam-packed pages to help you understand and improve your ability to concentrate. It may have been written over 90 years ago, but it is still relevant for today -- maybe more so!
Learn Why You Fail to Achieve Your Dreams
By: Bill Nickerson
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