Goals Lead To Success
If you want to be a successful marketer, then you need to have a strategy, determination, and focus to get there.
Take a look at any of the world’s most successful people and you will find they have almost superhuman levels of motivation:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about visualizing his goals from a young age and even breaking into the gym to train on days when it wasn’t open.
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson frequently posts on Instagram his alarm going off at 4:00 a.m. so he can get up to train. Neither of these guys ever seems to have a day when they’re too tired or not enthusiastic.
- Will Smith says the secret to his success is just being willing to run further and longer than everyone else on the treadmill of life.
If you have the determination and the energy, then putting more hours into your work always guarantees a successful end game. The more enthusiastic you are about your business the happier you will be at it. Imagine coming home from a hard day at work and still having all the energy you need to do a workout, then work on your side project before playing with the kids and spending time with your significant other.
How many times have you lamented that you don’t have ‘time’ to get into shape or achieve the things you want to achieve. Could it be that you don’t have the energy – and this is why you may find yourself just crashing in front of the TV rather than doing anything productive?
So how can you change this lethargy? How can you get the drive that produces the energy you need to go after the things you want?
Setting The Right Goals
One thing to do is to have a strategy and set goals to get there. The mistake that many of us make is to have goals that are out of our control, too long term, and too vague. For instance, saying you want to lose three pounds in a year makes it hard to know how much you should train or how you should eat. You can take it easy for a week and just make up for it next week with intense workouts… right?
Instead, make your goals much more immediate and much more within your control. In this case, your strategy might be to work out four times a week and to eat less than 2,000 calories a day so you can meet your goal of losing those pounds. These are specific goals that you can accomplish every single day – nothing is left to chance.
Visualization
At the same time, it’s also important to make sure you always remember why you are doing these things and you have a clear vision for what it is you’re trying to achieve. If, for example, you want to be a famous fitness vlogger on YouTube, then you should visualize yourself as one whenever you don’t feel like going to the gym, convince yourself that you have to go and workout. Think about what it’s like and really immerse yourself in the emotion of it.
Practise Mindfulness
A truly effective way is to be mindful.
Simply sit comfortably, in a quiet place and pay attention to your thoughts and surroundings – without judgment. Just be aware.
Set aside two to five minutes, every day to be mindful, you’ll be so surprised by the benefits.
Mindfulness contributes to “calmness, clarity, and concentration” (attributes to setting goals) according to the American Psychological Association.
Goal-setting is an important skill to master these days. Don’t underestimate its power.
“A good goal is like a strenuous exercise — it makes you stretch.”– Mary Kay Ash
Meditation is a habit that may come easily to some. I have been meditating for over five years, but there were many days I found myself slipping. These days, not so much, not since I completed the no-cost Action Habits Challenge by Connie Ragen Green, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, independent publisher, and serial entrepreneur. You can check it out here.
If you’re interested in revitalizing your life through meditation and would like to learn a virtually risk-free, and cost-effective practice, that people of all ages can do with a little patience and guidance and that will serve you for the rest of your life, I would love to connect with you. You can connect with me here.
I’m Donna SLam, who loves to blog about how meditation brings self-compassion, peace of mind, and clarity to my life and others by sharing tips and strategies on how to live a fulling and purposeful life. I enjoy championing others to lead a healthy and happy life through meditation, walking, self-development, and spending time with loved ones.
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