I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. In two weeks 2019 will be here. As we all get ready for the new year there is something we should have on our new year’s resolutions, or on our goals for the new year and that is to stay focus. Stay focus? Yes, stay focus. Stay focus on our dreams and our life goals, just stay focus. A lot of times we get discouraged, unmotivated, and stop working towards our goals or dreams. We sometimes get distracted and that keeps us from reaching our life goals or dreams as well. To help us stay focus, motivated and encouraged here are my top 5 keys to reaching your life goals.!
- Write out the dream and/or life goal. I know everyone says to write out the vision but writing down the vision helps reinforce it. Repetition deepens the impression. By writing out the life goal again and again it stays fresh on the mind and helps you to continually work on it.
- Write down all the accomplishments that you have made in 2018 or in general. Even though it may not feel like it, we all have made successful strides towards fulfilling our life goals. Document the milestones, whether they are small or large because then you can see you are not at square one anymore. Always remember that every milestone is a victory and should be celebrated!
- Make smaller goals. Break the life goal down to smaller manageable goals that you can reach in a smaller period of time. By creating smaller goals, you can decrease the amount of stress and worry you experience. I like to create 2-year goals, 1-year goals, 6-month goals, 90 days goals and 30-day goals that way I know I am working towards my goal constantly.
- Leave room for error. We all want to reach our life goal ASAP but the reality of life is we will experience setbacks, failure, and pauses on the journey to reach our life goals. It is up to you to embrace the setbacks, learn the failure, and enjoy the pauses.
- Enjoy every part of the journey. Yes, the destination is exciting but it’s the journey getting there that prepares you for your goal. Ralph Waldo Emerson says it best, “Life is a journey, not a destination.”
As you prepare for 2019 and continue working towards your life goals, remember to stay focus. There might have been goals you wanted to accomplish during 2018 that you didn’t and that’s okay! Just stay focus and work towards your dream. If you just stay focus, one day you will reach your dream!
