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"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life." -Greg Anderson

Achieve Your Goals by Moving Beyond Discipline, Willpower, and Perseverance

Are you tired of going through the same old goal-setting routine then kicking yourself at the end of the year for not following through? Have you ever set goals and then a few weeks later, lost interest as the day-to-day "stuff" of life and business got in the way? Sound familiar? Perhaps it is time you tried a new goal-setting strategy.

Here is a more effective way to set goals and actually achieve them.

First, gain clarity. Identify exactly what you want out of your life. Design your perfect day, perfect month, perfect year, and perfect life. You cannot set goals, let alone achieve goals, if you do not know what you want out of life. Remember the Blueprinting Process(TM)!

Second, scratch discipline, willpower, perseverance, and their synonyms from your vocabulary. The characteristics represented by these words will not get you to your destination. Why? Because they lack two things - emotions and values. For example, let's say you drive your kids to school in the morning. Do you do that because you have discipline, willpower, or perseverance? No. You do it because you love your kids, you want to see them succeed, and you enjoy spending that quality time with them.

Third, set goals that are imbued with strong emotions and are connected to your deepest values. For example, let's say your goal is to, "Increase my personal income by 25% for the year." Okay, where's the emotion behind that goal? How does increasing your income by 25% tie to a strong value? Many people simply set goals because they know that is what they are supposed to do, but they give little thought to the meaning behind achieving those goals. Here is a better way to state that goal - "Increase my personal income by 25% so I can add $10,000 to my children's college education fund." Now you have emotions and values tied into your goal and the likelihood of achieving that goal just rose dramatically.

Fourth, replace discipline, willpower, perseverance, and their ilk with an all-encompassing action called rituals. When you add a powerful emotion and a deeply held value to an activity, it no longer requires discipline, willpower, or perseverance to accomplish. Instead, it turns into a ritual. Rituals are activities you perform because you want to, not because you feel you have to. You do these activities because they are fueled by emotions and values. Rituals pull you to action versus discipline, willpower, and perseverance, which require you to push yourself to action.

The next time you set goals, identify the emotions and values that will drive your actions toward achieving those goals. If you cannot tie any emotions and values to those goals, then you have the wrong goals and you need to start over. Setting goals that are backed with strong emotions and connected to deeply-held values will ensure that your next goal-setting process will be your most rewarding.

Until Next Time,

Your True Wealth Community Team
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