HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
I’ve been doing, as always, a lot of thinking about
goals. Both mine as well as helping
others with their ambition and trajectory forward towards their goals.
Life is sometimes so full, difficult, complicated and
overwhelming. There is so much to
manage, seemingly all at once. Sometimes
it seems too much to add in a SOLID, structural goal to the mix. It is almost
as if holding ourselves accountable is just pushing over the line- just too
much.
However, it is sometimes exactly this space of defined structure
that leads to our success. What I mean
by this is that, if we can take ourselves aside for a few minutes to sit and settle
our hearts on what is our fire inside, we can ask ourself the questions that
connect us to our truth:
WHAT AM I WANTING TO ASK OF MYSELF?
And
HOW BAD DO I REALLY WANT IT.
Those questions aren’t really hard. But they are really important. So many times, we say we want something, but
we really don’t- it isn’t worth it enough for us to make changes. If we aren’t willing to commit to the action,
then it really isn’t something we want and therefore we shouldn’t tell
ourselves this story that we want it.
Saying things like that leads us to buy into a story that we don’t have what
it takes to make this thing happen.
Let’s take just a quick second to go over this.
We all say we want things:
we want to get more fit, we want
to run a 5K, we want to lose 10 pounds, we want to go on XYZ vacation, we want
to see our friends more regularly. Pick
something in your mind you sometimes SAY you want. OK.. now:
really ask yourself—do you honestly and sincerely want this? Really. I’m truly asking--- do you really? BECAUSE HERE IS THE SCARY THING.
IF YOU DO WANT THIS, YOU CAN HAVE IT.
If you have thought about what is in your mind and decided
it is truly on your heart, then there is your answer.
Now onto part 2.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN.
And honestly, this is not really that much harder than part 1!!
Isn’t that COOL?! Depending
on the goal, it isn’t necessarily EASY… BUT REALLY ALMOST ANYTHING CAN BE DONE!
What is your plan for 6 months or 1 year down the road (if
this is when you want the ultimate “goal” to happen)?
Ok, so if so, what does 4 months from now look like- what
things will you need to be able to do at 4 months into this plan.
What about 1 month from now?
And if you want to be at a certain place in one month, then
what MUST you do this week? Every day? TODAY, in fact.
OK, I’m not joking either.
I know this makes it sound light and frivolous, but it isn’t. It literally is the PATH to what you
want. That is, if it is something you
truly want. And if it isn’t, it isn’t
something you should say you want- because we start to believe these stories we
tell ourselves.
*And, if you aren’t willing to sit for 5 minutes and lay out
your plans and goals, then it wasn’t worth very much to you anyway. (I’m not saying this to be mean or rude, it
is just the truth- if you truly want something, you will sit and be able to
write it down and begin a plan).
I have been thinking on this, and just wanted to share it
with you😊
