What are your goals? How do you achieve them? Long term or short term?
On Steemit, I have seen people have goals orientated around getting rich (usually newbies), others to become Steem witnesses, others a certain number of subscribers. Some are more socially minded, and rather than seeing numbers, want to build an audience, implying they want to interact with people.
Having a goal, implies having direction. Navigating, or orienteering requires at least three things, the previous or starting point, the current location and the destination. That means, knowing where you've come from, where you are and where you are going to. If you don't have this overview, you end up lost.
The above applies for your life, career, or any activity where you have desired outcome. So firstly you have to know your desire. Is it really what you want? If not, you're going to be struggling with finding the motivation when things get tough.
There is a tendency with New Age speak these days, to say one is being guided. Rather more often than not, it is a misguided belief, that planning is bad and the spontaneity of life will do all of the hard work for you to end up at the right place. Granted synchronicity does happen, but if one is aware of their desires, they then more easily recognise opportunity when it presents itself. For some people, life is something that happens to them, while others make their life happen.
For me, the following quote sums it nicely.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca, Roman philosopher
For, I have to admit, there have been many times in my life when lucky opportunity has come a knocking, but, I was unprepared, and I lost the chance. Oh, but the times when you have what you need, ready and on hand, ah, so sweet is the ease of moving ahead towards your goal.
So when you know your desire (thoroughly), have a plan, have made preparations and willing to stay the course, great things can be achieved. Note that last part, stay the course. That implies, time. Yes, some, if not many things in life take time; a point that is somewhat neglected in today's culture of instant gratification.
But because things do take time, that's why we need to periodically, pause and examine our plan, look back (reflect upon) our starting point, consider where we are now, take a breath, let it go, look around and at ourselves, and then look ahead to the goal. Are we still on course? Are will still in harmony with our desire?
If yes, then we should still find ourselves with the energy to continue. If no, then something is amiss and we need to examine everything from the start again.
What are some of your personal habits or tools that you use to keep you on target for achieving your goals?
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