Goal Setter Blog

Don't you hate unresolved issues? Things that never seem to budge. Setting goals is one thing. Achieving them is another matter. How many casualties are found on the path to weight loss or debt cancellation?

Willpower alone sometimes doesn't cut it. Like trying to fit square pegs into round holes it's not going to work.

The quickest way to reach a difficult goal is to find somebody "who's been there - done that". Sometimes you have to be smart and humble enough to admit that you can't fix it on your own. Rather if you could come across someone else who completed that journey it might not be that lonely anymore.

Sometimes your resources are inadequate. Are you trying to shift 20 tonnes of dirt with a wheelbarrow? Are you applying yourself to the task regularly or are you missing out on opportunities?

Sometimes you sabotage your own efforts. Are you trying to exercise but you are stuffing your face after the exhaustion? Good habits need to displace bad habits. You can't keep both.

Sometimes you need a feasibility study or rather a test run. Are you going to enjoy doing that and be committed to it? Better to be honest with yourself and wait until you have enough energy to tackle that one rather than starting half cock. Worse you may be doing some progress but you can't measure it so you give up saying to yourself that it's not working. Sometimes there is a delay between action and reaction. Do you have reasonable expectations as to how long it would take for your efforts to bear fruit?

What about a trip to the library or a search on the internet to figure out how it has been done before? Are your expectations too high? Can you break down that big goal into manageable tasks? Do you need to go into partnership with someone else? Do you need to relocate to another town to make it happen in more hospitable circumstances?

Do you have the right mindset? Question your reasons for doing this. Do you have a hidden agenda? Is pride or jealousy getting in the way? Do you have selfish motives or can you think of other people who might benefit making the whole exercise even more worthwhile?

Do you have the acceptance of your family or friends or are you doing it alone? Do you thing you can keep it a secret? Are you being encouraged or put down when you talk about it? If you were to communicate a bit more would you rise in their appreciation and would you enlist their support?

Sorry for firing so many questions. The fact is that a spark of creativity might come to you unexpectedly as you literally sleep on it. Take a break. Smell the roses. Come back to it with a new angle. There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.

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