When we make goals, we believe we have a change to reach them. However, how do you believe in your goals?
Do you have confidence that you can reach them, or, do you think it may be too hard?
You might answer yes reflexively. Most of us do.
Do you believe in what you are doing, in the goals you have set for yourself?
Types of Goals
There are all kinds of goals. Some examples:
Health
Many people find that taking care of their health is a key goal. It makes sense when we think about how foundational our health is to everything else in we want in our lives.
Career
Building our work life is a very key goal. Our career allows us to provide for our selves and our family. Finding and building a career that we like is usually pretty key as well.
Relational
Who we share our life is is also crucial. When we make a goal of finding and building a relationship with someone, we do so with intention and with purpose.
Financial
Our relationship with money impacts many parts of our life and that of our family. Being able to shepherd it to serve it’s purpose in our lives helps us meet the other types of goals we have for ourselves.
They Motivate Us
Goals are what drive us every day to get up and do the work that has to be done. They are what drive us to be the person we strive to be, to create the future for our families that we envision, to challenge ourselves to face our fears and to overcome them.
Goals that are financial in nature aren’t that distinct from other types of goals we may have for ourselves.
They still require us to believe in them, to set the tactics to achieve them, and to have the perseverance to keep going day after day until we eventually get there.
Reaching Your Goals
And the day a goal is met is so rewarding, it’s it’s own reward, because while having a sense of accomplishment matters, it matters more to know we can face a challenge, draw up from within ourselves what is necessary to meet it, and then to execute against it to make it happen.
If someone doesn’t support you, listen to them to see if they have merit. But also discern what their intentions are for their feedback: Is it legitimate or are they just trying to hold you back?
Next Step
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