Step 1: Set the right goals
When coming up with a goal, you need to first determine if it’s the RIGHT goal for you. This can be done by asking yourself the following questions:
Am I setting this goal because I believe I’m SUPPOSED to? Or because I WANT to?
Am I setting this goal for me or for someone else?
What will happen if I achieve this goal? Is that what I REALLY want?
Am I willing to sacrifice time and/or money to achieve this goal?
Why is achieving this goal so important to me?
Your goals need to have meaning. They need to be important and they need to be important to YOU. Ask yourself the above questions for every goal you set and you’ll be able to tell if it’s a goal worth shooting for or not.
Step 2: Go all in
This is where the magic happens. And this is where most people fail, because they put forth half-assed efforts.
Commit to going ALL THE WAY IN on your goals. What this means?
You show up every day of the week and do the work necessary to get the result you want.
You treat achieving your goal as a top priority in your life.
You invest time and/or money into achieving your goal quickly.
You do NOT make excuses, ever. You simply do the work and make it happen.
Going all in on your goals ensures that you will not only accomplish them, but that you will accomplish them and actually get the results you really want!
Step 3: Be held accountable
If you are truly serious about achieving your goal, you need some accountability.
You CAN just hold YOURSELF accountable, if you have the discipline, but most people don’t, so I highly recommend getting someone else to hold you accountable. This could be a friend, a business partner, a coach or mentor, your spouse, or someone else.
The most important thing? That they give a shit about whether or not you hit your goals! Because if they don’t care, they’re not going to push YOU to care, either.
Whether you have someone other than yourself holding you accountable or not, you should also do the following to stay on track –
Write out your goal(s) every single day, ideally multiple times per day
Share your goals with others so you have that sense of accountability (regardless of whether or not they are committing to hold you accountable)
Develop daily habits that help you to achieve your goals (for example, if one of your goals is to make an extra $5K a month, one habit you can develop is to sell something every day online)
Every week (or more often), brainstorm ways that you can speed up the process of achieving your goals + implement at least one of them
Be grateful for where you are and give yourself massive credit for every step in the right direction
There are so many books and courses and programs on goal setting, it’s no wonder people believe it’s so challenging! When really, setting goals and actually ACCOMPLISHING them, is as simple as this –
Set the goal
Get out of your own way
Do the work
Get the results
Easier said than done? Nope. It’s pretty fucking easy, actually. You’ve just been lazy or unwilling to accept the help you need to achieve your goals.