7 Reasons Why You Won’t Achieve Your Goals in 2010. Studies show only 12% of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions. Here are some reasons why 9 out of 10 people won’t realize their 2010 goals:
Setting Vague Goals.
You’ve set goals like “lose fat”, “build muscle”, “eat healthy” or “exercise more” instead of being specific.
Setting Too Many Goals.
You’re going to try to achieve several goals at the same time. Often conflicting ones. This usually leads nowhere.
Setting Realistic Goals.
You’ve set goals you THINK you’ll be able to achieve instead of setting goals you WANT to achieve. Losing Motivation. Because you didn’t set the right goals and because you’re going to forget why you wanted to achieve your goals.
Lacking Confidence.
You don’t really believe you’ll be able to achieve the goals you’ve set. You fear failure and think this will be hard. Procrastinating. You’re never going to take consistent action to achieve your goals. Worst case you’ll never take any action.
Forgetting Your Goals. You’ll neglect to review your goals & progress systematically and so you’ll forget the goals you’ve set.
Here’s How to Achieve Your 2010 Goals.
These 4 simple tips sum down most of the content from popular self-help books. Apply them.
1. Know What You Want. This is harder than you think if you do it thoroughly. Start with what you don’t want if you don’t know what you want. Think Big. Stop being realistic. Aiming high will motivate you more. Go for what you really want. Don’t hold back or limit yourself.Be Specific. Give as many details as you can. Set a deadline. Know why you want to achieve what you want to achieve. Focus on 1 Goal. Set 1 major goal. Prioritize it. Then break that goal into several measurable mini-goals.
2. Take Action. “No one gives it to you. You have to take it.” – The Departed. You have to take the initiative. Make it happen. Start Today. Stop putting off until tomorrow what you could have done yesterday. Take action today. The smallest step makes a difference. Stop Endless Planning. Mistakes are inevitable and you’ll never get your plans perfect anyway. Plan less, take more action. Face Your Fears. Self-doubt is the biggest one. Followed by the fear of failure & of what people think. Out of courage grows confidence.
3. Be Consistent. “Persistence is the key to success” – Napoleon Hill. If you take action consistently, sooner or later you’ll achieve your goal. Take Action Daily. Even if it’s something small. Rule of thumb is to free at least 1h/day to work on your goal. This is the secret.Prioritize Your Goal. Build the habit of working on your goal first thing in the morning every day. No matter what happens. Persist. Mistakes are part of the learning process. Success is always preceded by some sort of temporary setback. Don’t let it stop you.
4. Review Your Goals. Most people don’t set goals. Those who do forget about them within weeks. Reviewing your goals and progress frequently will push you towards action and keep you motivated. Popular approaches: Review Progress. Success breeds success. Track your progress each day. Review your progress & past successes daily. Affirmations. Write your goals daily. Say them aloud in front of a mirror. Hang affirmations everywhere in your house.Visualizations. Picture yourself mentally as if you had already achieved your goal. Use vision boards, treasure maps or Mind Movies.
Why Visualizations Are Key. Maxwell Maltz’s Psycho-Cybernetics introduced me to visualizations years ago. But it’s Napoleon Hill’s Law of Success that gave me a solid understanding of how to use them.
Many successful athletes have used and are still using visualizations to achieve their goals more easily. They visualize themselves over & over as if they already had achieved their goal. Here’s the main reason why this works:
Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a real experience. – Maxwell Maltz. Visualizations allow you to practice endlessly in various situations with perfect skills. This builds confidence since you’ve done it over & over. And overcoming fears like self-doubt is key to achieving your goals. That’s why: Boxers use shadow-boxing: they visualize their next fight. Athletes often visualize themselves winning competitions. Many readers visualize their next set while resting between sets.
More important: most people never set goals, and those who do forget about them within weeks.
Visualizing your goals regularly acts as a reminder of your goals while building the confidence through mental practice. You can even use visualizations outside of sports. Think of job interviews, sales, presentations, dates, … Visualizing yourself going through the exact steps with perfect skills decreases self-doubt which helps goal achievement.
You’re probably already doing visualizations. But incorrectly. Most people think about what they don’t want all the time instead of focusing on what they really want: achieving their goals.
Why I Don’t Like The Secret. Some try to explain why visualizations work using concepts like The Law of Attraction & Quantum Physics. They do this because it sells. Best example: the movie The Secret.
I don’t like The Secret. Here’s why. They’re trying to make you believe that if you visualize your goal while sitting in your couch all day, you’ll realize it effortlessly.
Fast & easy sells. But that doesn’t make it true. I’m sure that someone, somewhere realized some goal with zero effort. But for most people, like you & me, thinking about getting ripped all day won’t get you anywhere. You have to exercise & eat healthy. The real secret is that you should focus on what you want, review your goals regularly so you don’t forget about them and take consistent action until you have realized your goals. That’s how you attract what you think of.
3 Reasons Why Visualizations Don’t Always Work.
For visualizations to work, you have to do them in a relaxed state and imagine yourself as if you already had achieved your goal. The more details the better. Common issues: You Can’t Visualize Your Goal. Some get clear vivid pictures, others only impressions.
Sometimes you can’t visualize anything for a while. You Can’t Get Emotional. You need to get emotional to fix your goal deep into your subconscious mind. Men often struggle with this. You Fall Asleep. Visualizing your goal in a relaxed state and with your eyes closed often leads to falling asleep if you’re tired.
Visionboards & treasure maps are popular alternatives to visualizations: look at a collage of pictures of your goals. Easier to visualize & eyes are open. But you still need to get emotional. Mind Movies address this.
Mind Movies. A mind movie is a video that has pictures and affirmations of your goals with inspiring music playing on the background. It’s like a visionboard, but with moving images and music to get you emotional.
You know that the music you listen to while lifting influences your state and thus your performance. Same here. The right music during a mind movie will get you emotional. This is key to get your goal imprinted into your subconscious.
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