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Top Ten Obstacles That May Be Keeping You From Reaching Your Goals
(and How to Overcome Them By Being S.M.A.R.T.)
2. Your goal seems too big and/or you don’t know where to start. Begin by getting clear on what exactly you will do. Be specific and break the objective down into smaller, more manageable goals. Make steady progress on small goals, then use that momentum and energy to take further action. Consistence is key.
3. You do not have a support team. Ask for help from people you trust, respect and admire. You’ll be surprised at how many people are willing to help you reach your goals.
4. You started and now the goal involves more than you expected. It is difficult to know what is really involved until you dive in and take action. If the task is much bigger than you expected, it’s natural to become frustrated with slow progress. Give yourself permission to lessen your expectations and take smaller steps.
5. You are faced with competing priorities, or you have too much to do in too little time. You cannot do everything. Every decision you make regarding how you will spend your time impacts all the potential ways you could be spending that time. Clarify the priority each of your goals has with respect to all of your goals and commitments.
6. You don’t want to do the work. If you aren’t committed to reaching the goal, let it go. If you aren’t prepared to commit the energy, time and other resources that are needed to reach the goal, then it’s not the right goal for you. Accept that and move on to something else.
7. You want to achieve the goal, but you can’t pinpoint what is preventing you. Usually these are not goals, but rather something that you think you should want or perhaps something that other people think you should want. To make your goals a reality, they should be energizing and important to you. They are individual and unique to you. You are setting yourself up for failure to set goals based on what someone else will think. Let them focus on their own goals and leave yours to you!
8. You don’t have the buy-in of others who are involved. This can be a difficult obstacle to overcome, particularly if you must have the commitment of others. Remind yourself and others why this task is important – to both you and them. Help them identify and express the personal benefit they will receive by achieving the goal.
9. You lack information, knowledge, or skills to reach the goal. Determine what information, knowledge or skills you need and where you can find them. Add interim steps to your goal for acquiring what you have identified.
(HINT: Don’t forget to use your support team as a possible source!)
10. Lack of money, tools or other resources. Determine what actual resources you need to accomplish your goal and possible sources to attain those tools. Utilize your support team and others involved to develop interim steps or sub-goals to acquire those resources that are needed to accomplish the larger goal.
These are ten top reasons why you may not be achieving your goals.
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