Stop Focusing On Keeping That Ball Rolling!


Question:

"My main problem is I do all the prelimary steps, such as planning my goals and drawing up work schedules, but I don't seem to keep the momentum going. I fade out and then start again.

How can I become focused and keep the ball rolling?"

Answer:

We're often told that we must make lists and plan for our goals.

The trouble is...most of us, even with the best intentions, don't really know what we want!

Quite often - we may spend a long period of time chasing something that we THINK that we want - yet, when we get there it either isn't what we thought it was...or it STILL isn't enough!

It might be becoming a 'manager'...or taking that dream vacation...or owning that car...or buying that huge TV.

Yet...once we achieve what we have aimed for - it's often not as good as we thought it might be.

On the other side of the coin...there are also many things that we DON'T get around to doing (even though we think that we want to) - because once we begin to make plans and take steps towards our 'goal' - we quite often just lose interest and momentum.

And...believe me...once you fall out of that 'zone' of focusing on what you are really fired up to do - it's very rare that you get back into it.

So...what's the answer then?

Well, (in my book anyway) - the answer is a simple one.

Don't get hung up on a end result that you THINK that you might want or need.

Instead - focus on making the most of learning from what sort of person it makes you if you try to get there.

What I really mean is that, by all means, aim for those things you aspire to - but, if for some reason - you lose that 'spark' for it...then just accept that perhaps it wasn't the right thing for you after all (at this stage of your personal development).

That's not to say that you will NEVER get whatever or be whoever you want in your life...it just means that perhaps now isn't the right time for you to be in that position - you might have a liitle more 'growing' to do in order to make the most of it when you DO achieve your goal.

You may also (like I did), realize along the journey towards where you think that you want to go - that perhaps you found something along the path towards it that suits you so MUCH better!

Believe me...once you DO find your 'purpose'...then there will be no stopping you!

But, in the meantime...keep focusing on moving TOWARDS something that inspires you, and stop focusing on 'what could have been'.

If you move forward...yet don't quite reach the mark THIS time - then isn't that a much greater success than not doing ANYTHING at all?