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04.11.11
If I had to choose one of the most difficult challenges in goal setting, I would choose this one.
How many times have you set a massive goal while thinking, “This will be a breeze”? You imagine yourself effortlessly undertaking your action steps each day, easily moving toward your chosen outcome, and reaching it in record time. Unfortunately, that is not the way it usually happens.
Instead, you find yourself struggling almost from the get-go, feeling overwhelmed and frustrated when you don’t seem to be progressing as quickly as you planned. Rather than acknowledging that you may have set your sights too high, you may be tempted to give up altogether. Talk about a recipe for disaster!
Unfortunately, we often fail to realize that it is far easier to think about doing something than it is to actually DO it – especially if we are trying to achieve something radically different from what we are currently used to.
With every goal you set, understand that there is going to be a period of transition as you work toward it. You cannot expect to make a giant leap from mailroom clerk to CEO in a matter of weeks, or lose 50 pounds in a month, or go from being a couch potato to a marathon runner without first undertaking months of training.
The Remedy:
The solution for this challenge is obvious: start smaller! Not many people will enjoy hearing that, but it’s necessary.
There’s nothing wrong with setting big goals, but you also want to set goals that are actually achievable. That means either: setting smaller goals to start with, or lowering your expectations of how and when your goal will come to fruition. Which one you choose will depend on your personal preferences.
There are people who can set a large goal and diligently work toward it for years until they achieve it. They never lose sight of what they are working toward, and they are willing to wait patiently until they get where they want to be.
Personally, that has never worked for me. I like to see results – and I want those results to come as quickly as possible! I would rather see small and steady progress now instead of waiting for a payoff years from now. Maybe you are the same way. If so, you will probably be happier setting smaller goals and enjoying moderate results as you go along.
Remember, you can expand your goal as you go along too! If your ultimate goal is to be earning $100,000 a year with your own business but you feel too overwhelmed to try it, start with a smaller goal of $20,000 and then raise the amount when you reach that first benchmark. If you want to lose 50 pounds, try focusing on 10 pounds at a time. Fifty pounds sounds like a lot, but when you consider that it is only 5 sets of 10 pounds, it seems a lot more achievable.
Nearly any large goal can be broken down into smaller pieces – and when you focus on achieving those smaller goals, they eventually add up to big success!
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Challenges of Working Towards Goals – It’s Too Hard!
Working toward any goal will seem hard at the beginning, but sometimes we underestimate just how hard! Sometimes it’s the result of unrealistic expectations as. Taking on a bigger goal than you’re ready for can definitely make the journey seem impossible.
But there’s also a more common reason for goal-achievement seeming difficult, and that is: you are building momentum!
A common analogy used to describe momentum is pushing a car. To get the car rolling, you have to exert a lot of force. But the longer you push, momentum begins to take over and you hardly have to push at all to keep the car moving along.
Goals are very much the same in that you have to work harder at them in the beginning than you do toward the end. If you work at them for long enough, you enter this “zone” where it just seems simple to take the action steps and make steady progress each day.
Another good example is starting a new fitness routine. Your first workout will probably seem a little bit like torture. Your muscles will burn and ache; you’ll be drenched in sweat and end up wondering if a sedentary life might not be so bad after all . .
But what happens if you keep pushing through your workouts every day? You build muscle and get stronger. You feel more energetic. You’ll probably even begin to enjoy working out! The stronger you get, the more easily you are able to keep up the momentum.
Every goal will have this in common!
The Remedy:
Obviously, the remedy for this one is simple: keep pushing yourself until you reach the point where it doesn’t seem so hard anymore.
Remind yourself that it won’t always be so hard. While that sounds simple, it may not always be easy to convince yourself.
Therefore, here are a couple more remedies that may help you through the rough spots:
• Relish the challenge.
One thing that seems to work surprisingly well for me is choosing to enjoy the challenge. Rather than mentally whining that “it’s too hard,” I engage in some self-talk like this, “I thrive on challenges. Bring it on, baby! I can handle this, no problem! No pain, no gain! I refuse to give up!”
Use whatever phrases work for you, but the idea is to convince yourself that you have what it takes to push through any difficulties. Often, just believing you do is enough to make it so!
• Baby steps.
If you’re really struggling and unable to talk yourself into believing it’s easier, try focusing on ONE tiny aspect of your goal. Every goal will probably have numerous action steps that you’ll take each day as you work toward it, but trying to do all of them at once might prove overwhelming.
If that’s the case, try doing just ONE of the action steps until it gets easier. Then add another one, and another, until you are doing all of them with less struggle.
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Attn: Sherea VeJauan
P.O. Box 3566 Cerritos, CA 90703
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