Goal Realization:
Never Give Up and Think Positive
   

Realizing your goals is really quite simple if you put a few proven strategies to use.

#1 Never Give Up

This strategy seems so simple, yet many people fail to live by it. Too often, people give up when they encounter an obstacle in their life. Ironically, most of these obstacles could be easily overcome if a person refuses to allow the obstacle to stand in the way. If you run into an obstacle, look for another route toward achieving your goal. Or, better yet, find a way to use the obstacle to your advantage. Look at Stevie Wonder. He didn’t let his blindness stand in his way. Instead, he achieved his dreams and earned additional recognition and respect in the music industry because of his disability. Bruce Willis did the same thing. As a youngster, he had a stuttering problem. He realized that when he acted on stage, however, he didn’t have the problem. So, he spent a great deal of time on stage and today, he is a multi-million dollar award winning actor.

#2 Think Positive

Your mindset can truly make or break whether or not you achieve your goals. If you believe in yourself, you are more likely to put forth the effort required to achieve your goals. If you don’t believe in yourself, however, you are more likely to give up after encountering your first problem.

Negative thinkers also have the tendency to destroy their chances for success before they even begin working toward a goal. They convince themselves that they can reach the goal and that there is no use trying. Positive thinkers, on the other hand, realize that there may be obstacles along the way, but believe in their ability to overcome those obstacles and reach their goals.

Furthermore, your attitude is contagious. If other people sense your ambition, your desire, and your positive thinking, they are more likely to jump on your bandwagon and help you achieve your goals. The more people you have working with you toward achieving your goal, the greater your chances of success.

#3 Keep Your Eye on the Goal

In sports, the best athletes are always aware of where they are in respect to the goal. A basketball player knows which end of the court the basket is on, a soccer player knows where the goal is at, even a track star knows the location of the finish line. Those athletes at the top of their game continually keep an eye on the goal, while simultaneously determining the best path for getting there. You should use this same philosophy when working toward your own life goals.

It is too easy to become distracted by the obstacles along the way when working toward your goal. Do you think Brett Favre, one of the best quarterbacks to have ever played the game, would have ever reached this status if he allowed himself to spend all of his time worrying about the guy trying to sack him? Brett Favre gives that guy very little thought. He does his best to avoid the obstacle while keeping his eye on the receiver. If he looks away for even a second, he might lose him and the play will not be completed. At the same time, Favre keeps his options open. If the opposing team runs a good play against him, he might need to change his plans at the last minute and throw the ball to a different receiver. This play might not gain as many yards as the one that was planned, but it still helps get Favre, and his team, one step closer to the goal.

#4 Remember Those Around You

One problem many people forget when working toward their goal is to still take care of those around them. It is important to maintain your relationships and to not let the rest of your life fall apart around you while working toward your goal. This may seem contradictory to “Keep your eye on the goal.” In reality, the two go hand and hand.

Consider Favre again. Would he be able to win the game without the rest of his team? Of course not! At the same time, the guys on his team won’t play nearly as hard or as well with him if he is not a good leader on the field. Many teams throughout football history have failed largely because the quarterback failed to connect with the rest of the team. Therefore, it is important to keep your eye on the goal while still juggling the other areas of your life, including your relationships. This is why planning steps toward achieving your goal is so important, because you can plan steps that will allow you to work toward your goal without giving up other things in your life that are important to you.

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