Why Goals are SO Hard to Achieve

Why Goals are SO Hard to Achieve
by Jane Powell 

“Goals that you believe in are the ones that really count.”

Does the effort you put into achieving your goals feel more like a burden, than a welcome challenge?  This is a sign that your goals are not your own.
You may be trying to live up to the ideals of your spouse, friends or parents. You may even be trying to live up to society’s version of success and perfection.
Goals set for you by others may not be realistic. And, the more you strive for goals that are far from your heart, the greater your dissatisfaction and frustration may become.
For you to feel happy inside and out, you must pursue what is important to you.
Never think that what you want is not good enough. It is! As you set and achieve goals that really matter, you will feel more successful, positive and optimistic.

Never give way

to anger - otherwise in one

moment you could

burn up the joy that you

collected over a long period

 

Do you hesitate to take action because you're not sure if you'll be effective? Remember that achievement is built on efforts that work as well as efforts that don't work.
Some of your individual efforts may not bring the desired results. Yet when you are committed to keep doing whatever is necessary, you are sure to find a way.
The important thing is to focus on the goal, and put your energy into doing your best to reach that goal. Accept that you may not get the result you desire, then step forward anyway, and do everything within your power to achieve that result.
At the very least, you'll gain valuable experience. And with enough experience, you'll eventually be able to get it right.
It's true that there are no guarantees. After all, if it were a sure thing, someone else, far less capable than you, would have already claimed the prize.
Go ahead and make the effort. It will work when you're committed to make it work.

Ralph Marston

 

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Are you satisfied with your life?

 

 

by Jane Powell

“Your life will always be, to a large extent, what you make it.”

Your life is yours. You own it, and what you make of it is purely up to you. Others may support you in your aspirations, but, in the end, it’s your creation. You are your one and only boss, and with that awareness comes a special responsibility.

Once you accept this responsibility and stop waiting around for others to make you happy, you will become unstoppable. There will be no denying you. Your life will change, all because of you.

So, turn on the green light and go!

 

One way or another, you will get something accomplished today. Exactly what you get accomplished is up to you.
The hours of this day will go by, no matter what you do. What you get from them is up to you.
The world is filled with challenges, frustrations, joys and opportunities. What you make of them is up to you. Some of the people around you will praise you and encourage you, others will curse you and oppose you, still others will ignore you. Yet the way you respond is completely up to you.
You can hide away from life or you can dive into its glorious richness. Some people will help you, others will hurt you, yet no one can live your own unique life for you. The way you experience this priceless gift of life is now and always up to you. 

 

You always have the ability to change your life for the better. To take the specific actions that will bring about that change, you must find the motivation within yourself to do so.
To create your own powerful, personal motivation, set yourself up to do two things that come naturally. Move away from pain and move toward pleasure.

If something is painful, you will be highly inclined to move away from it. So remind yourself at the deepest level about the painful consequences of not taking action, of not making the changes you know you must make.

When something is pleasurable, you will naturally and without hesitation move toward it. Arrange to make the changes so completely and meaningfully pleasurable that you cannot help but take the actions necessary to bring them about.

When you give yourself a compelling reason to change, you will most certainly find the way to make those changes. When you clearly know why, within the depth of your being, you will figure out how, and you'll enthusiastically do whatever must be done.

Yes, you can indeed make a positive change in your life right now. Move away from the pain of inaction and toward the pleasure of whatever you sincerely seek.

Ralph Marston

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It's a choice

 

IT'S A CHOICE

 

One man tells of driving a long and lonely road, the last 65 miles
of it unpaved, in order to watch Hopi Indian ceremonial dances in
the state of Arizona. After the dances, he returned to his car only
to find that it had a flat tire. He put on the spare and drove to
the only service station on the Hopi reservation.

 

"Do you fix flats?" he inquired of the attendant.

 

"Yes," came the answer.

 

"How much do you charge?" he asked.

 

With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, "What difference does it
make?"

 

This is what has been called a "Hobson's choice." A Hobson's choice
is a situation that forces a person to accept whatever is offered or
go without.

 

According to Barbara Berliner (The Book of Answers), the phrase was
inspired by sixteenth-century entrepreneur Thomas Hobson, who hired
out horses in strict rotation at Cambridge University. There was no
choosing by the customer - it was strictly Hobson's choice.

 

But most of the time we really do have a choice, and the choice we
make does make a difference. We may not always believe it. We may
feel as if we have no choice, but almost always there is a choice in
the matter. And when we realize that most of what we do we do by
choice, then we are taking control of our own lives.

 

Someone challenged me to try an experiment that completely changed
my perspective. "For the next seven days," he said, "eliminate the
words 'I have to' from your vocabulary and substitute the words 'I
choose to.' Don't say, 'I have to work late tonight.' Instead, say,
'I choose to work late.' When you choose to do it, you take control
of your life. Instead of saying, 'I have to stay home,' try 'I
choose to stay home.' The way you spend your time is your choice.
You set the priorities. You are responsible. You have control."

 

In just seven days I was no longer saying "I have to" and I felt
better about my decisions. I learned that there is very little in
this life I actually HAVE to do. You and I decide to do certain
things because we believe that it will be for the best. When we
eliminate "I have to" from our vocabularies, we take control.

 

Try it for a week (after all, it's your choice) and you see what
happens. I think you'll see it's a change for the better.

 

Steve Goodier

 

 

 

If there was ever a time to dare, to make a difference,
To embark on something worth doing, IT IS NOW.

 

Not for any grand cause, necessarily... But for something that tugs at your heart,
Something that's your inspiration, something that's your dream.

 

You owe it to yourself, to make your days here count.

 

You cannot move forward from some idealized point in the future that has not yet arrived. If you are to move forward, you must do it from where you are now.
Start from where you are. Though it may not be perfect, it is plenty to get you going.

 

Make full use of what you already have. Wishing for more, or feeling resentment because you don't have more, will only waste your precious time.

 

There's no guarantee that your actions will be effective. Yet you are certain to not be effective if you take no action at all.

 

Open yourself to the fullness of your possibilities. Step positively forward using what you have, from where you are right now.

 

Gently and thankfully accept where you are. And tap into the unique richness that has always been yours.

 

 Ralph Marston

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