Goals often fail to deliver for most people.
Avoid the failure of your dreams.
Although many successful leaders and entrepreneurs have failed in business at some point, this doesn’t mean that setting goals doesn’t work. So why are they successful now? They aimed to become successful at something they wanted to do, and they stuck to it until it happened.
These successful people kept going regardless of how often they had to pick themselves up from their failures. They kept moving forward because they wanted whatever their goals were, and so can you.
You and I both know each year has a sameness about it. We start with a clean slate or a forest start and set some new goals. Most people do, and they get excited and think we’re going to achieve them, only to have them slip through their fingers as they refocus on doing “Stuff”.
So why not try a different approach to goal setting? If you set goals, you risk failure, but you also learn and improve. The more times you succeed at anything, the more likely you are to keep thriving. Start with small successes and work your way up to unbelievable accomplishments.
When you feel like you lack it, remember what you want, set goals, and become action-oriented. Your struggles will continue if you can’t predictably achieve your goals as successful outcomes and do it quickly.
How can I stop overthinking my goals?
Overthinking arises only when you’re not sure about your decision. Suppose you want to take your career in a different direction. You decide to make a change and become excited about it.
Now you wonder if it is a good idea. After all, you have a good salary, and life is not that bad; why move out of my comfort zone? Or will the change deliver on the dreams I have had for a long time about what I want to do with my life?
In this situation, there are only two options:
- You either reach out for new knowledge and start becoming more action-oriented, or
- You maintain the status quo, and your life continues with regret.
There is no third option. If you’re going to do something, be 100% sure about it, not 50% or 60%, but a complete 100%. If you choose to do it, accept it entirely; if you choose not to, let it go completely and never dwell on it again. Overthinking happens only when considering a third option between yes and no.
Our brain cells only learn from experience. When we do things well, while never guaranteed, success is inevitable.
Quotable Quotes
“Doing basic operational tasks might be stress-relieving but not goal-achieving, and it will be stressful if you are not goal-achieving”. Peter Sergeant.
“Show me a goal with no challenge or risk, and I’ll show you a goal which is not worth your time and resources”. Peter sergeant