It’s not to say you can’t achieve goals that aren’t written, but it makes it a lot harder. And scholarly studies have proven it.

According to a study in the Dominican, simply writing your goals down gives you a 33% higher chance of achieving any goal you set.

Debunking Myths | Achieving Any Goal

Before I get into the study I want to debunk a common myth. A lot of personal development books quote a Yale and/or Harvard study that said “Only 3% of graduates set goals.”

20 years later, researchers found the 3% of people who set goals earned 10X of their fellow graduates who didn’t set goals. This is an urban myth. Now, here are some goal setting strategies that will set you up for success, based on real science!

Goal Setting Study | Achieving Any Goal

A study in the Dominican took 267 people from the ages of 23-72, participants came from all over the world and all different professions.

The types of goals included things like completing a project, increasing income, getting organized, reducing work anxiety, and learning new skills. 

Here’s how the study measured each group:

Group One

This group was asked to only think deeply about their goals and what they wanted to accomplish over the next month. They did not write their goals down.

Group Two

The second group thought deeply about their goals and write them all down.

Group Three

This group thought about their goals regularly, wrote them down, and made a list of action items to help them achieve it. 

Group Four

This group thought about their goals, wrote them down, made a list of action items and shared them with a friend.

Group Five

The final group did all the actions of group four and also had a weekly progress report with a friend.

Goal Setting Group Results

The results are pretty incredible:

• Group 1: 43% success rate 

• Groups 2-3: 56% success rate  

• Group 4: 64% success rate 

• Group 5: 76% success rate

Can you believe these results!? That’s the power of a plan to help you achieve your goals, no matter if they are big or small.

Now, think of a goal you have in your life right now..

It could be something like doubling your income, getting in incredible shape or achieving an huge. 

Now….imagine giving yourself a 43% – 76% chance to make that goal happen by using these simple steps.

That’s the power of goal setting. | Achieving Any Goal

Next Steps

This is the year to finally turn ambition into a solid plan.

It starts by creating a vision of what you want to achieve and creating goals to help turn your vision into reality.

Goals are the bridge between dreams and success.

Now, this doesn’t mean that magically all your goals will come to life if you are like the participants of group number five.

For example, if your goal is to make a million dollars in 30 days and you’re broke right now, that’s gonna be tough. Although, not impossible. 🙂

But, creating goals that are challenging is extremely important! You want to make sure not to set the bar too low but also make sure they are attainable.

Set it high enough with a great time frame to make it achievable and challenge yourself. As Michelangelo once said, “The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and achieving our mark.” 

ATTACK YOUR GOALS 

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Human potential is nearly limitless once you have a goal and a strong enough reason to complete it.

There has been a lot of research in positive psychology on the benefits of goal setting, to help maintain a happier and healthier life. Being happy takes a lot of practice and hard work, and goal setting is one part of the equation.

According to Positive Psychology, “It is pertinent to establish non-zero goals as opposed to zero-sum goals. Non-zero goals will encompass the welfare of other people, besides yourself, and they will promote complete life satisfaction. Zero-sum goals are those goals that offer more commitment to your own desires.”

Here are the best quotes about goals and dreams to get you fired up for the challenges ahead.

Epic Quotes About Goal and Dreams

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie was at one time the wealthiest person on the planet. He was the reason that the classic, “Think and Grow Rich” was ever created.  So when it comes to setting goals, make sure you don’t go too small.

Create big goals that will stretch you and make you become more. Challenge your mind and with enough determination and hard work, you can turn it into reality.

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” Pablo Picasso

Goal setting is great but without a plan, it’ll never happen. Be bold enough to create a huge goal.. then make a detailed action plan. It’s okay if it changes along the way but you need a framework to help you see it through.

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” Earl Nightingale | Quotes About Goals and Dreams

Success isn’t a big house, money or a high-paying job. It’s constantly setting goals, working hard, and seeing them come to life. The feeling you get from constantly achieving your goals is better than any material possession.

“You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.” Steve Garvey

Never limit yourself, even if you don’t know “how” you’re going to make it happen. You should have a combination of achievable and stretch goals.

One way to do this is by setting short deadlines to help you focus even more. Big shifts in little time can help you 10X any part of your life.

“By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands—your own.” Mark Victor Hansen

Writing your goals in your own handwriting is a powerful way to trigger the help of your subconscious and unleash the power of your mind. Write your goals on a regular basis to affirm them to your mind.

Repetition is how you can reprogram your mind to help you achieve any goal! 

“One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.” Michael Korda | Quotes About Goals and Dreams

Once you accomplish a goal, make sure you celebrate to reward yourself but don’t get content. Focus on keeping your momentum by setting a stretch goal.

Don’t let your hard earned momentum go to waste!

“All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. ” Norman Vincent Peale

Clarity is key to setting effective goals. The clearer you are on what you want to achieve, the more likely you are to achieve it.

Use these quotes about goals and dreams to set big goals for 2019. Once you create them, don’t forget to make a clear plan of action. And when you pull it off, make sure you celebrate and get back to the next one!

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If you’re like most people, the end of the year is a time for reflection. It’s a time to look back on your wins, losses, and what you want in the future. I recommend you do more than set resolution (as they almost always fail by February) and instead focus on long-term life changes.

Instead of saying “I want to lose 10 pounds or I want to make more money” you should try to start aligning everything in your life toward a common goal or dream. Spend some time at the end of December and figure out what you want to do in 2019.

And before setting any resolutions, ask yourself, “Who do I need to become to achieve those goals?” This tactic is different than normal goal setting but I promise will be more effective as well.

Once you figure out who you need to become, check out these quotes about the new year to get motivated and start taking action.

This Is Your Year. Become Unstoppable.

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – William E. Vaughn | New Year Quotes

Choose optimism in 2019. Yes, you can choose what type of attitude you want to have in this world.

Success with a negative, pessimistic attitude is nearly impossible. And even if you do succeed, not too many people will want to be around someone who’s narcissistic and negative.

“Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you, shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”- Helen Keller | New Year Quotes

Don’t just choose optimism, choose joy in 2019 as well. You decide to be happy every single day. Choose joy so you can enjoy your life more, even when the difficult times happen.

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson | New Year Quotes

Like I mentioned at the beginning, start by finding out who you need to become to do the things you want to do. Most people focus on the doing (working out more, working harder, etc) instead of focusing on who they need to become.

Think from the “Be-Do-Have” model. Who do you have to be, to do the things you want to do so you can have the things you want to have.

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” – Abraham Lincoln | New Year Quotes

You are in control of your life. If you want to change any area of your life, it’s up to you to make it happen. No one else.

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Ben Franklin | New Year Quotes

Strive to become a better version of you. Don’t just try to earn more money or lose a few pounds.

Try to become a 2.0 version of you with family, friends, and everyone else in the world. Quit settling for average in any area and start striving for extraordinary.

You owe it to yourself to not settle for another year of average.

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis | New Year Quotes

No matter how old you are or what you’re going through, don’t ever quit setting goals. Goals are the first step in turning your dreams into reality.  

Hopefully, these quotes about the new year will help you get one step closer to achieving your biggest goals and dreams in 2019. Remember, figure out who you need to be and then work on becoming the person that can achieve your goals.

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Outside of his unbelievable track record of investing. he’s also a machine when it comes to his daily routine. He reads for five hours every day, hits the drive-thru at McDonald’s every morning, and drinks Coca-Cola.

While I’m not recommending his diet program, his reading is a great one. There’s a method behind his madness and when you look at most of his habits, it’s no surprise he is the massive success he is today.

He has an unbelievable tool to help you set goals so you can achieve massive success as well. It’s known as the two list rule.

Warren Buffett’s ‘2 List Rule’

This “2 list rule” started when Mike Flint, Warren’s personal pilot of 10 years, went through a goal-setting process when talking with Warren. Like many of us, Mike had a lot of goals and looked to a mentor to help him achieve them.

Step One

Mike wrote down his top 25 goals for his career. By the way, I also recommend you doing the same while you’re reading this post. Start by writing out 25 goals you want to accomplish this month, this upcoming quarter or your entire career.

Step Two

Buffett asked Flint to check his list and find the five that were the most important to him. After much deliberation, he chose the top five from his list. If you’re following along, make sure you circle your top five here as well.

Step Three

Flint now had two lists after step two. The first list had his big five goals and the other list was his other 20, less important goals.

Flint said he committed to start with the top goals first. Buffett asked him about the second list and if he’d do those as well. Mike said they were important but he’d focus on the big five and do the other ones when he had time.

Buffett replied, “No. You’ve got it wrong, Mike. Everything you didn’t circle just became your Avoid-At-All-Cost list. No matter what, these things get no attention from you until you’ve succeeded with your top five.”

How to Use the 2 List Rule In Your Life

If you’re an overachiever or even someone who wants to set and achieve goals, I’m sure you’ve had this problem before. You have too many goals and not enough time or people to help you make it happen.

It’s a good problem to have considering most people don’t even set goals. But too much ambition might lead to not getting anything done which is the same as not setting goals.  

This 2 list rule is great because it forces you to pick out your top big five goals. Often times, one of those big five goals will make such a massive impact in your business or life it will help take care or eliminate the rest of them.

I challenge you t to do this exercise and get really caller on your goals. Do the 25 goals for the next 30 days or even for the rest of the year.

Goal Setting Tips

• Eliminate distraction, narrow your focus and make the top five come together by your given deadline 
• Get an accountability partner to help you ensure you have the necessary support
• Add strong reasons or “why’s” to each goal
• Review your goal regularly so it stays top of mind
• Speak your goals to your trusted inner circle
• Do at least one thing each day to move you to closer to one or several of your goals

I’m confident if you use Warren’s 2-List rule you will amaze yourself. Develop laser-like focus, stay disciplined, and start climbing the ladder to massive success.

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If you have, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Most people wake up and go to a job they don’t like, make it to retirement age, and go through the motions for decades in between.

Maybe you’ve wanted to change your life completely but aren’t sure where to begin. Becoming aware is the first step but making the change is the second step.

If you want to live an extraordinary life of success, health, wealth, and fulfillment you need to take action. Instead of waiting until the new year, get started now and start living a life that you love.

How to Change Your Life Completely: 4 Proven Ways to Success

1. Commit to A Morning and Evening Routine | 4 Proven Ways to Success

A great morning routine actually starts the night before. As Thomas Edison said, “Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.”

The Perfect Evening Routine

Before you go to sleep, spend 5–10 minutes with a journal to think of how you want your life to change. Start by writing out three wins for the day to feel accomplished and proud of your day.

Then, look at your goals and ask some questions about why you are struggling to achieve them. Instead of thinking of them too hard,  write out the problem and several questions asking for answers.

This will give you subconscious mind something to work on while you sleep. Another great method is to write your goals as though they are already complete or visualize them before drifting off to sleep.  

For example, instead of saying “I want to be a millionaire” write out “I am a millionaire.” Putting in the affirmative is a great way to trick in your mind into 

Then, I visualize for a few minutes each of these dreams as already completed to give myself a positive visual image before going to bed.

The Perfect Morning Routine

The best part of getting up early is that it allows you extra time to focus on you and your goals. It’s a time for you be proactive instead of reactive in designing your future. 

Here are five ways to create the perfect morning routine:

• Wake up on time – don’t hit the snooze button
• Do a brain dump in a journal to start each day fresh
• Exercise before you go to work so you don’t skip it later in the day
• Practice some type of mindfulness practice
• Eat a healthy breakfast or stick with coffee and try out intermittent fasting

All of these habits will set you up to crush the day and win the morning. Changing your morning and night routines is the first step in learning how to change your life completely!

2. 10X Your Goals | 4 Proven Ways to Success

How often do you think of taking your goals and multiplying them by 10? If your goal is to earn $100,000 in the next 12 months why not add a zero and make $1,000,000?

Ultra successful entrepreneur Dan Sullivan swears by the 10x method. As he said, “It’s a lot easier to go 10x on your goals instead of 2x.”

By choosing to 10X your goals you will gain intellectual engagement and emotional commitment. Once you are committed, your brain will act as a filter and get rid of anything that is unnecessary to your goal by delegating or deleting it.

With every decision you make moving forward your brain will see if it is helping or hurting your 10X goal. 10X vs. 2X made will help you create a totally different mindset to operate in the world.

3. Invest in Yourself | 4 Proven Ways to Success

As Warren Buffett said, “The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself.”

If you want to change your life completely you have to upgrade your mind to create new thoughts and new experience. You can’t change your life if you keep doing the same things over and over again.

The reason why investing in yourself is so effective is a principle known as “sunk cost fallacy.” The term tends to have a negative connotation because you are overvaluing something (i.e. relationship or business) and continue to stay with it when it’s clearly not working.

But as Benjamin Hardy said in Willpower Doesn’t Work, “Sunk cost doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. Actually, you can leverage this human tendency to your benefit.”

Essentially, by investing in yourself you put skin the game. You are telling your brain what is important and what is a priority. Whether it’s spending money on a coach, trainer, mastermind, or event, it will help you speed up success.

4. Change Your Environment | 4 Proven Ways to Success

Most books preach about discipline and willpower to achieve your goals. While those are needed, you also need to change your environment to shift everything else.

Your environment should create conditions that make your success inevitable. For example, if you want to be focused at work, you need to remove all distractions from your physical and digital workspace. If you want to eat healthy food, remove all of the junk foods from your house. If you want to get creative insights, get out of town and relax for a day or two.

Willpower fades but your environment can always be changed to help you reach your goals. Start by decluttering, cleaning, and removing anything that doesn’t give a feeling of success.

This may seem too easy but start by cleaning your desk or closet and you’ll notice a significant change. Your environment forms every aspect of your life. Don’t forget the power of a clean, clutter-free, and a well-designed area in your home and office. 

Start Changing Your Life Today | 4 Proven Ways to Success

Hopefully, these tips will help you learn how to change your life completely by creating new habits and rituals. As Napoleon Hill said, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.” You can achieve more than you thought possible if you can begin to change things in your life. 

Remember, success and achievement of your goals will only come from getting outside your comfort zone. By changing your environment, routine, and thoughts, you can change your life completely. Once you are clear about your future you can use these lessons to accomplish anything.

Don’t expect change to happen naturally. As Tony Robbins said, “If you want life to change, you have to change. If you want life to get better, you have to get better. It’s the only way.”

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Here are three lessons you can learn from one of the greatest racers of all time to help you become the best version of yourself.

1. Always Focus On The End Goal

From an early age, Lewis Hamilton knew that he wanted to become a race car driver. After receiving a radio-controlled car from his dad at six years old his family saw his passion for driving.

And by eight years old he was winning local go-kart circuits and junior races. During his childhood, he even met his future boss Ron Dennis. He told him at a young age, “One day I’ll be racing your cars.” Sure enough, with his focus and determination, he made that dream into a reality as a driver for Ron Dennis and Mercedes.

How focused are you towards what you’re trying to achieve in your life? Do you have the same level of focus Lewis has to achieve your goals?

If not, you must learn how to cultivate your focus by getting crystal clear on what you’re trying to achieve and then reverse engineer everything. If you don’t know where you’re going it’s easy to get lost end up nowhere. 

Keep the end goal in your mind at all times!

2. Discipline Always Pays Off

Lewis Hamilton is one of the most disciplined athletes in the world. While some people might not think of F1 racing as a sport you need to be in peak shape to be successful in. Lewis treats his body like a temple. His physical condition enhances his mental clarity.

When speaking with Men’s Health, “Well, I’m an athlete, but people tend not to see that with F1 drivers. I train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical – the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 for the whole race. On the qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions.”

His discipline to clean eating and constant training have helped him win 43 F1 races in his career.

How disciplined are you toward achieving your goals?

Once you’re focused, keep putting in the work to stay committed day in and day out. Remember, success comes from doing the little things on a consistently.  

Success and failure don’t happen overnight. They are based on the discipline to do the little things well, day in and day out.

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3. Put in the Hard Work

The last lesson from Lewis is all about his commitment to achieving greatness. As he said, “You start training in December, start testing end of January and through all of February, then you go to the season. In the season, you’re gone for a month-and-a-half, then you come back for a few days and you’re gone again. You’re constantly traveling. Formula 1 doesn’t stop.”

How committed are you to achieving your biggest goals? Are you willing to commit to making progress every. single. day?

Learn from Lewis that success isn’t overnight but instead happens from continual hard work. Small progress eventually leads to perfection.

Use these three lessons from Lewis Hamilton to become the greatest version of you. Life is too short to settle for an average existence.

Put in the work daily achieve your biggest, most audacious dreams.

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Do you set outlandish goals that scare you?

I hope so.

Because most people don’t.

And the older people get the more they seem to “play it safe.” But if you want to live an extraordinary life you can’t be afraid to think BIG.

After reading the book, “The Magic of Thinking Big” I realized how much belief plays a part in achieving big things in your life.

As the author David Schwartz said, “Believe, really believe, you can move a mountain, and you can. Not many people believe that they can move mountains. So, as a result, not many people do.”

Use these Magic of Thinking Big quotes to reset your goals and start to believe in your own potential.

“Nothing – absolutely nothing – in this life gives you more satisfaction than knowing you’re on the road to success and achievement. And nothing stands as a bigger challenge than making the most of yourself.” – David J. Schwartz | Magic of Thinking Big

Achieving a goal is great, but the best part is actually the process. Not enough people enjoy and trust the process and just want the end result.

The million dollar house. The sports car. And the freedom that comes with success.

But in reality, if you set a goal and are actively working towards it you can already feel that feeling. Pursuing something that means a lot to you is one of the best feelings ever. It’s how you can feel alive.

Without setting big goals it’s easy to end up crawling and living in mediocrity. Don’t settle.

Set big goals and start moving toward them every single day. I promise you will feel more alive than ever.

“The point is this: Big thinkers are specialists in creating positive, forward-looking, optimistic pictures in their own minds and in the minds of others. To think big, we must use words and phrases that produce big, positive mental images.” – David J. Schwartz | Magic of Thinking Big

Thoughts become things. Your words determine your reality.

If you want to think big and create an epic life you need to choose to be optimistic. You need to choose to believe in yourself.

Speak your dreams into existence by focusing on the dream working, not what will happen if it doesn’t work. Don’t spend time thinking of plan B, focus 100% of your efforts on Plan A.

“Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.” – David J. Schwartz | Magic of Thinking Big

If you don’t believe in yourself no one else will. But sometimes the hardest person to convince is yourself.

Anytime you’re trying to make a massive change in your life you might feel stressed. You might feel doubt, worry, and fear. Don’t worry, that’s normal.

That is your mind trying to protect you. Your mind’s number one job is to help you survive.

If you start doing new, scary, and BIG things it will feel stressed. Keep going, keep pushing, and keep believing in you!

“Whether the psychological problem is big or little, the cure comes when one learns to quit drawing negative form one’s memory bank and withdraws positive instead.” – David J. Schwartz

Learn from your past mistakes, failures, and experiences but focus on more the future than looking back in the past.

“Action cures fear.” – David J. Schwartz | Magic of Thinking Big

Taking action also ends suffering and cures perfectionism. Take action and start making the change you want to see in your life.

“Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because they are afraid to act on them. And afterward, the ghosts of these ideas come back to haunt them.” – David J. Schwartz

Don’t be afraid of your ideas, take action. You will never regret the risks and chances you took. You will only regret what you didn’t try at the end of your life.

Use these Magic of Thinking Big quotes to think BIG and believe in you with 100% conviction!

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Use these 7 focus quotes to take your energy and success to the next level.

“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” — George Lucas

George Lucas is the billionaire genius behind the epic Star Wars franchise. He focused constantly in his early days on his work on Star Wars. He was determined it would be a hit and 40 years later the franchise is a cultural phenomenon. By staying focused on his work he was able to create an unbelievable reality and is loved by fans around the world.

“Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.” — LL Cool J

If you want to achieve your more difficult, long-term goals you need to have the discipline to stay the course. Often times, when you set huge goals it might be hard to continue making progress. Break big goals into smaller, more attainable goals so you can make progress toward your dreams. 

“Our focus is our future and what we focus on will multiply in our life.” — David DeNotaris

Your ability to focus on a goal will increase your chances of achieving it. When it comes to achievement, in your business or personal life, you must stay persistent to make it happen.

“Focus on the possibilities for success, not on the potential for failure.” — Napoleon Hill

The majority of people spend time focusing on what could go wrong instead of what could go right. Don’t waste your energy on all the bad situations but instead use 100% of your focus in creating a desirable outcome. Your future success depends on it.

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” — Socrates

Similar to the last quote, you need to focus on the future, not of the past. Everyone makes mistakes, learn from them and move on. To create an epic future you can’t be looking in the rearview, dwelling on your mistakes.

Focus on building a new you. Each day is a new opportunity for something great to happen.

“I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.” — Venus Williams

Big goals attract big people, like tennis superstar Venus Williams. If she spent her time focusing on how hard it would be to achieve as much as she has she would never be the success she has become today. Once you get clear on your goals use a laser-like focus to work toward them.

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” — Bruce Lee — Focus Quotes

What separates good from great in life, business or sports is your ability to focus. The ones who are the most disciplined and focused will achieve more than someone who suffers from worry and doubt. Once you make up your mind on something go after it with all your effort.

Use these focus quotes to take your life to the next level. Your ability to focus, in any area of life, will determine how successful you become.

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Life is full of up and downs, and sometimes it can get so difficult that it’s hard to focus on achieving your goals when there’s so much that’s challenging your progress. However, no matter how hard it gets, it’s possible to stay motivated even during the hardest times.

Here are a few tips to help you stay motivated:

Remember Your Goals – Stay Motivated

Oftentimes, the best way to pick yourself up when going through a difficult time is to remind yourself why you do what you do in the first place? What matters to you the most? Is it your family? Is it to improve your situation or the lives of those around you? Whatever it is, make sure that your goals are bigger than you, because you’ll need to draw on them for strength when the odds are against you, which they inevitably will at some point. That’s just life. It’s how you face you challenges that will define you.

Build Courage – Stay Motivated

Like building a house, building courage is a gradual process. You have to lay one brick at a time, and soon enough you will have a wall. For example, the best way to build courage as a writer is to write every day. Even if it is for 30 minutes, you’ll soon find your skills improving and over time you’ll have more courage to share your work with others. This rings true no matter what it is that that you want to do.
Keep in mind that as soon as you start moving in the direction of what you want to achieve, your energy will start changing, and that’s ultimately how you build momentum and courage to do what you love which will bring you closer to your goals.

Take Care of Your Health – Stay Motivated

When somebody asked Dalai Lama what surprises him the most about humanity, he responded “People sacrifice health to make money. Then they sacrifice money to recover health.”
The take away from this is that you shouldn’t get so hung up trying to make a living or chasing your dreams that you forget to take care of your health. As it’s often said, “health is wealth” and without good health, you won’t be able to enjoy the fruits of your success. Luckily, staying healthy in our day and age is really easy.

All you have to do is practice good lifestyle habits such as:

Diet – Thanks to the internet, it’s really easy for anyone to learn useful information about the essentials of good nutrition and how to eat a balanced diet. Generally, you should try to stick to whole foods and keep your diet balanced yet dynamic. You should also include fruits, vegetables, grains, good healthy fats and proteins. On the other hand, reduce your intake of processed foods, fast food and sugary snacks and drink alcohol in moderation. Better health means more energy and increased vitality, to put towards your goals.

Exercise – Typically, 60 to 90 minutes of exercise per day for 3 to 5 days per week is enough to keep you fit and energized, no matter what type of exercise program you follow.

Sleep – Try to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night for optimal health, as poor sleeping habits can negatively impact your concentration and energy levels throughout the day. So try and maintain a routine time that you go to bed each night, as your body will naturally adjust to this schedule and adjust itself accordingly for a more efficient sleep.

Face Your Fears – Stay Motivated

We all have fears. It’s just part of being human. But what sets those who achieve their goals and dreams apart from those that don’t is the ability to face fears. Most of the time, facing your fears can help you discover more about yourself, and overcoming them will show you that you’re actually stronger than you’ve ever imagined. Face your biggest fear head on and you will be empowered.

Seek Help – Stay Motivated

Whatever you do, don’t close yourself out when you’re down. Instead, reach out to your support system, especially your mentor. Keep in mind that the people who make things happen in life don’t do it alone. They have mentors who guide them towards their goals so if you’re lucky enough to have a mentor then call on that resource when you need to. It has been said that you are the average of the 5 people you associate with most. Take a look a your circle of friends are they helping or hindering your progress? Surround yourself with winners and soon you will become one.

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Setting and achieving goals is a crucial part of finding peace and happiness. We humans are
at our best when we are striving towards something, and when we can feel a sense of growth
and development as we work towards it. Yet, as you likely know, this is much easier said than
done, especially when your goals are longer-term. It’s far less of a big deal to say you’re
going to try to go to the gym three times this week than to say you’re going to write a novel.
The latter requires a lot more persistence and drive to accomplish.
This is why your habits become so important. Building things into your routine that support
your desire to achieve your goals will help make these tasks seem less tall, clearing the path
you need to take to complete them. There are lots of things you can add to your routine to
assist you in attaining what you want, but here are five that are relatively easy to establish
and that will transform the way you look at life.

Early to bed, early to rise…

Makes a man (and woman) healthy, wealthy and wise. Benjamin Franklin hit the nail on the
head with this one. Sleep is so critical to you being the best version of yourself. It
not only recharges your batteries, but it also helps clear your brain so that when you wake up
you are ready to achieve your goals. Far too many of us are sleep deprived. And this
has a cumulative effect on the way we view life. If we constantly feel like we don’t have
energy, why would we ever want to focus on long-term, difficult-to- attain goals? It’s hard
enough making it to lunch, never mind next year.
Start heading to bed a bit earlier. Begin with small changes, as your body will need time to
adjust. Consider taking a book with you to tire out your eyes (stay away from smartphones,
tablets and televisions), and keep doing this for a little while. You’ll soon see a major change
in your energy and attitude that will help give you the strength you need to focus on what you
want to achieve.

Practice meditation

Meditation is such a powerful practice. It’s particularly effective in helping you achieve your
goals because it helps you better understand your failures. So much of what we do is a
product of our subconscious. Our mind takes in stimuli from the outside world and guides our
actions without us even realizing what we’re doing. This causes us to waste time on things we
think we want to do but that we really don’t. Later, when we look back, we feel bad about
ourselves for this misuse of time, and the cycle of negativity begins. Insert even just 30
minutes of meditation into your routine (ideally in the morning) and you’ll soon notice you
have more control over your own actions. This will, in turn, give you the chance to make the
best choices for you so that you can achieve your goals.

Make your food work for you

For too long we’ve considered food to be nothing more than just a source of energy. Luckily,
things are changing, and we’re starting to understand just how much of an impact the food we eat can have on our mental state and functionality. Obviously, you want to enjoy eating, but
start working some foods into your diet that support your body and mind in their quest to
achieve your goals.
Leafy greens such as spinach, kale and broccoli are full of Vitamin K, a useful nutrient for
boosting brain function. If you snack, keep healthy snacks that are full of quality proteins and
low on sugar around the house. And if you drink coffee, make sure you’re only drinking
premium, freshly roasted coffee so that you can protect its nutritional value. Most of the stuff
you get in stores is old and has virtually no benefit apart from being a stimulant.
You don’t need to make radical changes, but by introducing some foods that can help you be
a better you, you’re giving yourself a much better chance at reaching your goals.

Create practical to-do lists

Frustration occurs when reality meets unrealistic expectations. We all have limits; after all,
there are only 24 hours in a day. If you make plans to accomplish things you simply cannot
do, you’re going to feel like a failure, and this negativity will seep out into all aspects of your
life. It’s better to underestimate and exceed than overestimate and fail. Start small and after
you’ve had a streak of productivity you’ll start to feel better about yourself, and this will arm
you with the confidence to focus on the longer-term goals you’ve perhaps been too timid to
approach.

Surround yourself with positivity

The Buddha once said, “What we think, we become.” This simple quotation embodies the
power you can have on creating your own reality. If you are constantly thinking about all the
things that stand in the way of accomplishing your goals, then these obstacles will indeed
block your path. If you instead envision a future where you’ve done all that you dreamed, this
positivity will fill you up and guide you towards correct action. The subconscious mind is very
powerful, and by simply changing the way you think about and perceive the world, you can
put it to work in your favor.

Final thoughts

These habit changes are small, yet they can be transformative. And that’s the beauty of them.
By making tiny changes in what we do every day, we can see huge effects. This then spirals
into a pattern of positivity that will help you turn your dreams into reality.

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