Prepare...why?
Because most of us have things we want to do. We have goals and objectives that we are trying to meet and dreams that we are trying to make a reality.
We daydream and visualize ourselves achieving certain awards, driving a certain car, buying a particular house, having a certain amount of money in the bank, or being a certain weight.
Now we always picture what life could be like but the reality is that most of us don't achieve that life. It's because we don't prepare for it.
Benefits Of Preparation
Preparation is your road map that is going to lead you to everything you want. It's going to show you exactly how to get to your destination or goal.
Preparation also helps you to get off to a good start when working on other projects. It also helps you to understand the action that you need to take to achieve your goals for that project.
The more you prepare to achieve your goals, the more you are able to align your strengths and weaknesses up to complete the task at hand.
Preparation is essential if you want to achieve outstanding results.
Results Of Me Not Preparing
When I started my first LLC, I did so without doing any preparation. Now in a way it was good because it put me into motion with starting the company, but in the long run, not preparing hurt because I didn't have specific goals to continuously aim at. It was more so me just going and going and going.
Since I didn't have any specific goals, eventually, I started to get distracted easily. I would go and create new vague goals for other ideas.
In the long run all this did was spread me thin.
Now don't get me wrong, working on multiple projects can multiply your success, but, you have to have specific goals that will allow you to keep pushing until you meet the criteria of those goals.
S.M.A.R.T. Goals
S.M.A.R.T. Goals are effective in helping you to prepare.
S is for Specific
This is your who, what, when, why, how, where, etc.
M is for Measurable
This is your how much or how many. How is your success measured? What dictates the goal to be accomplished?
A is for Attainable
Is this goal realistic? If so, how will you attain it
R is for Relevant
Is this goal worth it? Do achieve this goal match up with what is trying to be accomplished as a whole?
T is for Timely
What is the target date for this goal to be accomplished
When you think of a new task that needs to be completed, just run it through this filter to determine if it's something that you really need to do or if it's something that's not relevant.
Whatever You Do...Prepare for it
There is a saying that "success is where preparation and opportunity meet."
If you want to be successful...prepare
If you want that house...prepare
If you want that vacation...you guessed it, prepare
Let's say that you dream of being an author and you want to write your first book. Well what is the book going to be about? Will it be fiction or non-fiction? How long will the book be? Will it have illustrations throughout the book? Will it be for children, teens, or adults? When do you plan on completing the book?
It is almost impossible to say that you want to do something and not prepare to get it.
Preparation is one the keys to success whether it be in your business, at work, at school, or in a relationship.
Conclusion
I hope this was helpful in some way.
Being able to write about these things as I implement them in my own life is therapeutic.
I have had so many revelations writing this so I hope you will have even more reading it.
Till next time Steemians...Steem On!!!