Reaching a long-term goal or aspiration requires both a clear vision and the right amount of motivation. You’ll need to know what you want, why you want it, and the steps you need to take to make it happen. Sounds good? Not so fast.
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In truth, too many of us undermine our own efforts to attain our goals through our expectations and efforts.
One of the most common things that can deflate one’s motivation is excess visualization. Visualizing your plans does play a key role in driving you forward by providing a clear goal to plan around. Fixating on the end rather, however, may consume too much of your energy, leaving little to make aspirations into reality.
Material compensations can be very motivating things for many people, but they have their limits. Meeting compensation requirements that become too steep can really bum you out when you always fall short of them. Indeed, the desire to meet these basic requirements may even cause you to attempt to cheat the system, which would defeat both the intention and goals of the reward system.
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Having a backup plan can alleviate some of the discomfort caused by uncertainties, especially if the efforts to see your ambitions through are not always enough. Put too much effort in backups, however, and you risk undermining both the scope of your original goals and the motivation to see them through. Relying too much on smaller fallback ideas can prevent you from being confident enough to pursue bigger ones.
For years, Marc Accetta has helped inspire people to accomplish their lifelong goals. For more on motivation and goal-setting, visit this blog.
