What it Takes to Reach Big Goals
The moment you reach a big goal can be euphoric.
You see all the effort you put in come to fruition.
Yet, many people will quit before they get there. Often the ones that quit were just on the verge of making it happen.
Reaching a big goal isn’t a walk in the park. Its like climbing a mountain that throws things at you as you go.
This isn’t a problem if you start the climb prepared.
I am going to share with you what it takes to reach big goals. Use these to be prepared for your climb.
BIG
Your heart should thump louder when you say you think about your goal. If, it doesn’t scare you a little bit it probably isn’t big enough.
When you strive for big goals you are going to get big growth.
We have a gut reaction to set goals that we are confident we can reach. Push those boundaries and challenge yourself. Whatever the first goal was intensify it at least two-fold.
Your brain will tell you its impossible. That’s okay, its job is to try and keep you safe. Your job is to tell it that you can do hard things and you have exactly what it takes to reach that goal.
Set your goal and make sure its BIG.
Resource – Personal Growth Goals for Every Area of Your Life (Blog Post)
Giving up your current identity
To reach a big goal you have to give up your current identity.
The person that you are here and now doesn’t have that goal. To get it you have to become someone new. You have to become the person that already has that goal.
You can become them ahead of time. You think like them. You act like them. You make decisions like them.
If, you stay the person you are right now then you will keep having what you currently have.
This isn’t always easy and can be very hard to do. Especially when you really love who you are and what you are doing. You can still love it and move on from it for something new.
Get Committed
In the beginning you will for sure be excited. It’s new and exciting. You will have all the energy in the world and all for it until…you hit an obstacle.
The obstacles will come. Excited doesn’t get you through obstacles. Committed does.
Commit to making this happen no matter what. Act as if it is inevitable that you will reach your big goal.
Things will get hard, there is no easy journey to reach big goals.
Resource – How Do You Know When it is the Right Time (Blog Post)
Fail Forward
You are going to do something wrong. You will make a mistake.
This is a sign that you are on the right path.
Growth happens in these moments.
Take a moment to acknowledge the mistake. Figure out what went wrong and how you can do it differently in the future.
Now take your next step forward.
What you may usually note as a failure isn’t the end. It doesn’t make everything come to a screeching halt. This is the time to dig in and move forward.
Plan & Schedule
Reaching your goals doesn’t happen by accident.
It takes intentional actions.
Plan out what you need to do to reach your goal.
You may not know all that you need to do. Plan what you can even if that’s the first step you need to take.
As you move through the step you know the next one will become apparent.
Scheduling your time will keep you focused on what you need to be working on.
Once you know the steps put them on your calendar with a set amount of time to work on it.
Resource – The Ultimate Productivity Guide (Free Download)
Belief
Until you fully believe that you can reach your big goal you won’t get it.
Belief is the basis for how you show up.
If, you are doubtful that you can reach your goal that will come across in the work that you do. You will have an underlying energy that affects what you can accomplish.
Your mind needs to align with where you are going.
Before you set out to reach your big goal you need to sit with the belief that you can have it and you can reach it.
Resource –
The belief you have in You (Blog Post)
How Do You Know You Are Doing The Right Thing (Blog Post)
Support
While you have everything, you need inside of you having support as you work to reach your big goal is helpful.
Support can come from a friend or family member that will be encouraging.
You can find a group of people that are working towards a similar goal as you. They will have great insight into your journey.
Another form of support can come from a life coach. They will help you manage your mind and keep you progressing in the direction that you want to go.
Resource – Life Coaching Consult
Final Note –
Reaching a big goal can be such an amazing moment. Getting to that goal isn’t meant to be easy but it is worth it.
Be prepared for what it will take to reach that big goal.
