15 Reasons You Are Not Achieving Your Goals

 

15 Reasons You Are Not Achieving Your Goals

 Thinking up a goal is the easy part. Pinpointing the specifics of a goal, developing a plan of action, and then following through with that plan of action and pushing past the inevitable obstacles that will arise is a different story altogether

When it comes to goals, there are two categories: goals.

who do you want to be or

what do you want to achieve?

But before you rush out and set goals at random, you need to know what to avoid

1)Losing focus on the end result

Thinking about the end result and achieving the victory of reaching a goal is exciting: “I can’t wait until I get that new job” can be a nice motivation. It’s easy to start out full of energy and motivation at the beginning because our focus is on the end result.

However, there’s a disconnect with our brain’s focus before we start our goals and after we actually begin. Before we start putting the work in, we’re focused on the reward. Then, slowly but surely, we begin to focus more on the effort (i.e. hard work) it takes to get that reward. The key is to redirect our focus back to the reward as often as it takes to push through.

2) Perfectionism

So many people have deep desires within themselves and truly want to achieve certain things in life. Many people let questions and doubts paralyze them. They believe they can’t start on a goal until they have all the answers to every scenario. However, no matter how long and hard you prepare, you will never have all the answers to the questions you ask.

Additionally, most people make their decisions and/or answer their questions based on where they are right now, rather than on where they want to go or who they want to become. Always base your decisions and answer your questions with a view to the future, not a view to current situations.

Your situation will change because of the decisions you make today and will dictate the success of your journey. So, move forward toward your goal knowing that you’ll never have all the answers.

3)Lack of understanding

Many people mistakenly believe that goal setting simply means putting a goal on paper, setting a date for completion, marking off checkpoints as they occur and then starting all over again. Such a mentality hinders people from success, because a goal isn’t a one-time thing that you eventually scratch off a list.

Setting a goal is really about changing yourself for the long-term. Goals aren’t short-term, quick-fix things; they are fixed and immovable destinations that show the world who you want to become or what you want to achieve.

4)Failure

We have a wrong perception of what failure is these days.

Most people fear it, they don’t even try because of the chance of not succeeding. And that’s why they never see their dreams come true.

It’s followed by lessons and experience, and it makes you stronger, with more willpower, more focused. It shows you what exactly not to do next time, because it didn’t work out this time.

5)Poor Planning

Just about every goal is going to require at least some planning, and others are, of course, going to need extensive planning. If you neglect to work out the steps for how to actually get from point A to point B, well, you very likely will never make it to point B.

Maybe you want to increase your business’s customer base by 30 percent in the next year. Will you need to hire more staff to make this happen? What new strategies can be put in place? Do old marketing efforts need to be reworked or discarded? Asking/answering these sorts of questions in the beginning and along the way is crucial.

6)Taking big steps

There’s a certain path you’ll need to walk before you get there. And its purpose is to make you strong enough to handle the success that’s waiting for you.

Most people take impractical method while trying to achieve their goals

Perhaps you want to be the Oil or Real estate mogul. Well, that’s great, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but how do you plan to make any of this happen? Without a clear definition of your goals, that is just a wish Set SMART goals by being Specific, making sure they are Measurable, Achievable and Realistic divide those goals into small steps, then into even smaller, give yourself a Time deadline make them so easy and quick that it will be impossible to say no.

7)Excuses

People often give excuses I’m not ready, it’s not the right time, I’m not good enough; who do you blame when something comes up and you don’t achieve your goal, stop and reflect on why you’re giving that excuse;

Realize that your mind is tricky and prefers to stay in its comfort zone, doing the same old activities and tasks on autopilot, and not try anything new. That’s why it’s making up all these excuses, that can often sound quite convincing.

Your job is to eliminate them, to even exaggerate them and see how ridiculous they sound. Because if you choose the other option – if you believe them – you’ll never do anything different with your life and will never see the things you desire come true.

8)Failing to Anticipate Obstacles

Problems arise, and obstacles get in the way—that’s just how the universe works. If you fail to plan for some of these problems ahead of time, they may just prevent you from reaching your goal altogether.

Try building in strategies and incentives for when you may feel yourself losing focus or run into problems. Having a solid plan, A is always a good thing and a plan B is not ever a bad idea.

9)Failure to set Deadline

Whether it’s trying to learn a new skill or becoming a tycoon of industry, set a deadline for yourself, and write it down! You’re likely to achieve your goals if you write them down, and if you don’t put a deadline on them, they’re not going to happen.

Having a deadline puts the pressure on you to get up and get to work!

10)Allowing to people to Doubt the Goal

The bigger the goal, the more people you may have doubting that you can accomplish it. It’s easy to listen to people and allow their doubt to sidetrack and even derail your goals, and this can be why we fail to achieve our goals. There are always going to be critics and haters, and a lot of that negativity is rooted in jealousy.

Don’t allow their doubt to get the best of you, and, instead, use it as fuel for the fire to buckle down on your focus and forge ahead.

As long as you know the purpose of your goal, ignore the people that think you can’t achieve those goals .

11)Procrastination

procrastination is another thing that stops us from taking action towards our goals.

Abraham Lincoln reportedly once said: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.” Out of all the reasons why we fail to achieve our goals, none are as deadly as procrastination Keep in mind one thing: now is the best time to do what you want, any other time is later than now.

The present moment is where you create your future and the only time you can be productive and work on what you believe in. one of the best ways to beat procrastination is to publicly commit do something today that will help you move forward and get closer to your dreams.

12)Lack of consistency

That’s a big one.

Because whatever you do, if you don’t do it each day, you won’t see any progress.

Consistency is trait of the successful people, and it becomes a habit, as everything else.

But without it, you won’t get far. So break your steps into smaller ones, make time each day, and find the will to get up and do this one thing.

13)Expectations

Stop expecting so much. It’s a destructive behavior that brings deep disappointment in your life. You expect things to turn out in a certain way, you expect people to behave like you imagine them to, and whenever that doesn’t work out, you feel upset and lose any motivation to take action.

Let go of these fantasies you live in, eliminate the scenarios you play in your head of how things should be, and accept them as they are while doing what you know is right.

14)Having too many goals

Some people have too many goals and not enough focus. It’s like they’re standing in front of a dart board with three targets in mind. Hitting just one target is difficult enough; hitting three targets simultaneously with one dart is impossible. Therefore, determine the one goal you are focused on and move forward with that one goal only.

Eliminate other goals that are secondary. This is not to say that you should never have more than one goal. Rather, you need to realize that you have only so much time and energy. Therefore, choose the goal that will give you the highest satisfaction and focus on that one goal first. Once complete, you can then focus on other goals in sequence.

15)Feeling unworthy of the end result

Some people really don’t believe they’re worthy of attaining the goal. As such, they self-sabotage themselves. Perhaps they suddenly walk away from the key contact who will help them with their goal, or they neglect to do a critical activity that will enable them to achieve their goal. People who feel unworthy usually lack self-confidence, and confidence is the keystone to goal attainment.

Many people are simply satisfied with what they have and where they are in life. As such, they don’t explore what else is available or what greater things they could achieve. Research tells us that there are only two motivating factors that cause people to change: pain and pleasure.

And even if someone is feeling pain in a situation, that pain may not be great enough, or he or she is simultaneously receiving ample pleasure, so the person doesn’t strive for more. Change and goal attainment only happen when you’re ready to break the status quo and truly want something better in life.

Accomplishing goals is not usually easy and can often take a long time and a lot of mental and physical sweat. However, by knowing what to avoid you can improve your chances of crossing the finish line to victory.

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