Three weeks ago we welcomed a new year. We welcomed it in hope. We welcomed it believing "This year, things will be better. This year, I will be different. This year, I will do different things. This year, I will do better things."
Some of us set goals. Some of us even considered actions to reach those goals.
Some of us set goals. Some of us even considered actions to reach those goals.
A lot of us purchased apps, notebooks, journals, day planners, goal planners and task lists to help us track progress to our goals. Some of us took the time to set them up. Some of us use and carry them every day. Some of us don't. And some of us have forgotten the purchase and leave our planners, journals, and lists lying neglected on a shelf or in a drawer.
So, how is all that working out for you?
Where are you on the path to achieving your goals?
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Have you considered what the first step will be? For example, if you intend to get in shape, have you considered how to do it? You could, for example, join a gym, hire a personal trainer or design your own exercise routine.
Having identified a first action, have you taken it? Have you made the phone call, visited the gym or trainer, or done the research to design your own routine?
Having taken the first step, have you identified the next one? Have you allotted time to do it? If I were to look at your calendar, would I find time scheduled to do the research, visit the gym or trainer or perform your exercise routine?
How are you doing keeping these appointments?
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Have you considered what the first step will be? For example, if you intend to get in shape, have you considered how to do it? You could, for example, join a gym, hire a personal trainer or design your own exercise routine.
Having taken the first step, have you identified the next one? Have you allotted time to do it? If I were to look at your calendar, would I find time scheduled to do the research, visit the gym or trainer or perform your exercise routine?
Do your schedule and your actions support your intent?
How are you doing keeping these appointments?
If so, you're moving toward your goal. Keep it up!
Or is your goal stuck in the realm of "things I intend to do"?
Intentions are great, but attaining a goal requires action. It's easy to say "I want to lose weight", but losing weight takes actions like limiting food intake and increasing activity to make the loss happen.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions; the road to success is paved with actions, and therein lies the difficulty. Actions are not always easy. Actions can be be repetitious and boring. Taking action requires an act of will and altogether too often, it's easier to not act that than to act.
By not acting, we are saying in effect "Our goal is not worth achieving." We say to ourself "It would be nice to achieve this, but it's not worth the effort." And with that admission, achieving our goal becomes as likely as winning the lottery.
Without action, we will continue doing what we've been doing and getting the results we've always gotten.
It is written "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." You've had the intention. You've set the goal. You've mapped out the actions you need to take to get there.
Are you tough enough to get get going and get there?
If you've taken the first step, are you tough enough to keep to the next step and the one after that all the way to the goal?
If you take action, you will move toward achievement. If you don't take action, it is certain you will not.
Are you tough enough to take action?
If you're taking action, how's that working out for you?
Or is your goal stuck in the realm of "things I intend to do"?
Intentions are great, but attaining a goal requires action. It's easy to say "I want to lose weight", but losing weight takes actions like limiting food intake and increasing activity to make the loss happen.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions; the road to success is paved with actions, and therein lies the difficulty. Actions are not always easy. Actions can be be repetitious and boring. Taking action requires an act of will and altogether too often, it's easier to not act that than to act.
By not acting, we are saying in effect "Our goal is not worth achieving." We say to ourself "It would be nice to achieve this, but it's not worth the effort." And with that admission, achieving our goal becomes as likely as winning the lottery.
Without action, we will continue doing what we've been doing and getting the results we've always gotten.
It is written "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." You've had the intention. You've set the goal. You've mapped out the actions you need to take to get there.
Are you tough enough to get get going and get there?
If you've taken the first step, are you tough enough to keep to the next step and the one after that all the way to the goal?
If you take action, you will move toward achievement. If you don't take action, it is certain you will not.
Are you tough enough to take action?
If you're taking action, how's that working out for you?
No comments:
Post a Comment