Monday 16 June 2014

9 Ways to Achieve Your Goals on the Road Less Traveled…

Achievement in any field requires effort and sacrifice. You need to act in a manner that will allow your goal to become reality. If you want to be an Olympic medalist, a bestselling author, or a great actor it requires hard work and dedication. Every achievement in life comes with its own price tag. Here are nine guidelines for those on the journey toward achieving their dreams:

Write down what you want to achieve: Be clear and concise on what it is that you want in life. You can’t commit to memory what you don’t remember. Put pen to paper or fingers to the keyboard, but get your dreams and goals out of your head.

Make preparations: Know where you’re going, make a plan and work your plan.

Act deliberately: Do it NOW! Taking decisive actions instill a sense of purpose and confidence.

Get others involved: No one is a self-made person. Life is teamwork. Find your team. All achievement requires the help of other people.

Expect failure: Bummer, but true. Failure is a necessary ingredient of success. There can be no success without some failure.

Keep your focus: Don’t allow yourself to be distracted. Stay focused on your written goals.

Examine your journey: What’s working, you keep, and what’s not working, you toss out. Make sure you insert some new directions. Review your goals often, this way you’ll see how far you’ve come!

Take a reward: Give yourself an occasional ‘high five’ for a job well done. Treat yourself to something special. Be refreshed and encouraged by your progress.

Be true to yourself: Never compromise your integrity and moral character. It’s not worth it! Achievement is gained when we are seen as a person who can be trusted and relied upon. Be that person!

Thank you for reading my blog. If you have time, please comment and share what you are doing in your life that will help you to achieve your goals and dreams. Love to hear your comments! Cheers!

12 comments:

  1. Great post Sharon! I've got to remember to give myself a high five once in a while! I forget to do that when I get busy! :) tweeted for you and I'll share when I get on FB. :)

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  2. Hugs and thank you, Lisa! We all need encouragement, especially when it comes from ourselves!

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  3. Great points, Sharon. It's so easy to lose track of the goal, or let "life" get in the way of putting in the time and effort we need to. But if we don't keep working at it, we certainly won't make progress!

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    1. True that, KM! Sometimes we need a list to check off and see how far we've come! Thank you for stopping by to read and comment! Cheers!

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  4. Great post Sharon! I often find I don't allow myself to have goals, as if my books aren't good enough to become popular. I'm going to work on this much harder and know that my books are a great read!

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    1. But, Lisa, your books are a GREAT read! Just use some of the Djen magic you have and you'll never look back! Cheers for the comment and support, my friend!

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  5. Being true to yourself is the hardest IMO. Shared.

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  6. Thanks, Vonnie and Lizzie! Being true to yourself comes with a lot of burdens. The trick is to drop what's not working for YOU, and honor your feelings. Hard, but worth it! Cheers, ladies!

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  7. Excellent! People need to read your post and take it to heart.

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  8. This is what is needed now and again a good shake and reshuffle of strategy. . Great advice Sharon give yourself a reward for a great blog:)

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  9. Thank you, Sloane! Doing my part to put out the positive! And, Susan, sometimes we need to reinvent the wheel. Cheers and thanks!

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