but so you can see the world.
How are coming along with your goals for this year?
Six months of 2017 are already gone and there are only six more months left for you to accomplish those goals that you set out to accomplish and the beginning of this year.
What was the goals you decided that you wanted to make your reality at the beginning of this year?
Was it to finally leave a dead-end job and start your own business? Or maybe start a new healthy lifestyle by exercising and eating healthier? Maybe it was to leave a relationship that was leading to nowhere? Maybe to start dating again after being single for serval years? Or starting a new hobby?
What was it for you?
One of my goals for 2017 was to read at least two books per month.
And I am not talking about just any kinds of books. I am talking about educational books that will make me learn, stretch and improve myself and my skills so that I will be able to create more value for my coaching clients and also in writing my books, newsletters and blogs.
I have read books about personal development, leadership, financial books, relationship books and books about spirituality.
I want to constantly grow, expand and learn new things.
So how am I doing on my goal?
So far I have read 16 books so that leaves me with 8 more to go. I believe that I will reach my goal at the end of this year.
Eventually I want to be able to read a book per week. Maybe that will be my goal for next year?
Books are a great source of inspiration and motivation on those days when doubt, fear creeps into our lives and on those days when our self-confidence takes a deep dive.
Books will keep us motivated to keep on going and they will remind us that anything is possible for you and me .....if we continue to work on ourselves, our skills and our talents.
Goals are like magnets. They will pull us through almost anything that is going on right now in our lives and they will pull us towards a brighter and better future. Make sure that you have a clear vision of where you want to go in life or you might find yourself driving around in your car not having a map and not knowing where you are going.
Unfortunately a lot of people won't reach their goals or live up to their true potential.
And here are a few reasons why.
A lot of people will allow fear to stop them dead in their tracks. Almost all fears are fears that we have learned and picked up on our journey called life. Sometimes we might even pick up someone else's fear if we spend a lot of time together with them. Fear of failure is a big one and also fear of success. We are afraid that we won't be able to handle it.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you couldn't fail?
Some people will get too comfortable. They stop growing. They stop wanting anything and they become satisfied. People will stop looking for new ways that they can improve themselves.
Progress and growth = happiness. If you keep on growing you will live but if you stop growing you will eventually die. Maybe not physically but you will die spiritually, emotionally and mentally.
A lot of people will not feel worthy of having their goals so as they get closer to accomplishing their goals they will unconsciously start sabotaging their own success by destructive habits like procrastination and also by wasting and spending time on things that will eventually prevent them from reaching their goals.
People will also complain and blame everyone and everything. They are not hurting bad enough yet to do something about their situation, they just want to constantly complain about it.
They constantly moan and groan about their job, their finances, their health, their spouse or their friends but they don't do anything about it.
They haven't yet gotten to the point that they are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Complaining takes a lot of mental energy that these people could instead use to better themselves and their situation.
Actually a lot of people think that complaining is equivalent of doing something about it.
Another thing that will prevent people from reaching their goals is their circumstances and their environment. Just because they haven't seen it modeled in front of them, they don't think it is possible for them to change themselves and their environment.
Where they are right now is all they know.
You can always become more by having goals and work towards them.
In life we usually don't get what we want - You get in life what we are. We can always become more by working to develop ourselves.
This is the reason why a constantly work on myself and reading insightful and inspiring books of what is possible.....is one way of accomplishing more in my life.
If other people can do it - so can I and so can you!!!
A few TIPS!
Start by looking at your life. Where are you today?
Look at your strengths and weaknesses. (If you can't figure it out ask a trusted friend or family-member.)
What will give your life meaning, fulfillment and a sense of joy?
What does a meaningful and rich life mean to you?
What can you love and can see yourself doing seven days a week?
Think about those questions when it comes to all areas of your life.
Your personal life, professional life, financial life, family life and spiritual life.
In Wednesday's blog I am going to talk about the next step in accomplishing your goals.....
REASONS..... Why do you want to pursue and accomplish your goals?
What is it that you would like to have in your life?
Karin Glannstam - Personal Success Coach
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