Reach You Goals With Ease
How many times do you come up with a great idea, put together a way to implement it, but ultimately fall short? It happens to the best of us and it happens for three main reasons:
- We are too busy with other things.
- We come up with other great ideas and move on.
- We never put together a realistic plan to make it happen.
If you’re like me then you’ve got great ideas running through your mind all the time: affiliate marketing, starting a newsletter, writing a book, building a membership site, creating a webinar, building an automated online business, and the list goes on.
But do these ever get done?
Beyond that, I used to have trouble keeping up with the little things that I should have been doing all along: attending networking meetings every week, getting more exercise, eating healthier, and so on.
You probably find yourself in a similar situation - most people do. We think we have too much to do and too little time to do it. Sometimes we even thing that an extra hour per day would save our world, or maybe an added day each week.
But you know what? It wouldn’t! It wouldn’t even come close. Another day in the week would simply mean another day of doing what you already do.
The good news is that you don’t need another hour each day or an added day in the week to accomplish all your goals and aspirations. All you need is a plan that works - and I’m going to show you it to you right now!
Achieve Your Wildest Dreams
Step 1: Take one thing that you really want to accomplish - whether it’s writing a book or traveling to every continent on the world - and estimate how long it will take to accomplish if you set aside a reasonable amount of time each day, week, and month towards achieving that goal.
For some reason, I’ve always found there to be power in threes: 3 weeks, 3 months, or 3 years - but you can choose whatever time length you’re comfortable with. Just make sure to choose a specific completion day - a time where you don’t need to do anything else except enjoy the benefits of your work.
Step 2: Take your dream project and completion date and create as many milestones as possible along the way…set mini-goals to make sure that you are staying on-track as you work towards this goal. Writing a book? When will chapter 1 be done? How about chapter 2? Don’t forget to set aside time for editing, contacting a publisher (or learning how to publish yourself), and other details that might otherwise be overlooked.
Step 3: Choose a specific time each day or week that you will work on this project. If you’ve estimated it will take 5 hours a week, then book 5 hours a week to work on it and nothing else. Without putting your plans into action you’ve got nothing.
Step 4: Share your dream with a few others that are close to you - by getting the support of loved ones you’ll have people to encourage you along the way. If possible, find somebody else that wants to work on a dream project of their own - keep each other accountable along the way.
Step 5: Review your progress regularly. Sometimes we can find ourselves falling so far behind that we want to give up, but that leads us nowhere. Instead of giving up, go back to Step 1 - re-estimate the workload, set new mini-goals, reschedule time that works better, and continue to get support from others to push you to completion.
Nobody Said It Would Be Easy
Remember, the path may be a long and difficult one, but it’s one that you know will be worth it when you’re finished. I’ve always found that the harder things get, the better they feel when they’re done.
Stop letting your dreams get away - chase them down and make them a reality.
What is one dream project that you want to work on right away? Please share…
