| Achieving Goals and Some Research Findings | | | | So, here are a few key traits I have picked up along |
| I thought it would be of great use to explore this topic | | | | the way that Sylvester Stallone along with other |
| of (not setting goals) but instead "Achieving Goals". So | | | | numerous successful people seem to have in common |
| many people have systems and strategies for setting | | | | and these seem to be the crucial inner resources and |
| goals but what I believe is more important in nature, is | | | | qualities one needs for achieving goals and dreams |
| what it takes place during the process of achieving | | | | consistently: |
| goals and what is required. | | | | 1) Inner Resource Number 1: |
| What is Involved in the process Achieving Goals | | | | You must have and cultivate Awareness about what |
| So what is basically involved in the process of | | | | it is that you want, about what it is that truly moves |
| achieving goals? We all know that in order to achieve | | | | you deep inside and what your life mission or purpose |
| any goal, you must first set the goal, do some sort of | | | | is. Aligning your what you want, with your passion and |
| planning and then create and action plan and finally | | | | your life mission or purpose naturally makes it easier |
| execute the action plan. So then, what is it that makes | | | | for you to do whatever it takes to achieve goals. |
| the process of achieving goals "seem" so difficult that | | | | 2) Inner Resource Number 2: A never ending and huge |
| the percentage of people who actually achieve goals | | | | Desire for what you want to achieve is like the inner |
| is so low? | | | | fire inside of you that keeps burning and keeps |
| Therefore instead of addressing all the usual stuff that | | | | growing in order to burn through all the obstacles, |
| people talk about when it comes to achieving goals, I | | | | challenges and doubts that come along during the |
| think it would be more useful if I offer you another | | | | process of achieving goals. |
| perspective and highlight to your awareness a few | | | | 3) Inner Resource Number 3: Uncompromisable Faith in |
| "key" inner qualities and resources that are crucial to | | | | yourself and your process through life and the process |
| the process of achieving goals. They are Awareness, | | | | of achieving goals is like the Oxygen the the fire inside |
| Desire, Faith, Committed Willingness, and the | | | | of you needs to keep burning. Faith is necessary to |
| Persistence to Consistently Take Action. | | | | burn and see through the fog that comes to cloud |
| I believe these 5 inner resources are what makes the | | | | your journey every once in a while. |
| difference between the people that achieve goals and | | | | 4) Inner Resource Number 4: Committed Willingness to |
| those who don't. Although they aren't any real secret, | | | | do whatever it takes in order to achieve your goals. |
| it's almost as if they are a secret that once discovered | | | | Commitment alone doesn't seem to enough nor does |
| and made a part of your life, achieving goals becomes | | | | Willingness alone. But put the two together to form |
| a much easier, attainable and realistic process. | | | | Committed Willingness, and there is a strong force |
| Studying and Modeling Great and Successful People | | | | inside of you that helps break and push through |
| In all the research and study I have done of great and | | | | obstacles and challenges. |
| successful people, people who have all somehow | | | | 5) Inner Resource Number 5: And finally, the |
| managed to find that "secret" way to achieving goals | | | | Persistence to take Consistent Action towards your |
| and to consistently do it, I have found some similarities | | | | goals and dreams must be cultivated because |
| in not only methodologies but more importantly | | | | although achieving goals requires action, action alone |
| "personal qualities and characteristics". One of the | | | | seems to be insufficient. Consistent Action must be |
| stories that comes to mind when I think of people who | | | | taken and the underlying quality needed to take |
| have been through struggle after struggle before finally | | | | consistent action is Persistence. |
| making it big is the story about how Sylvester Stallone | | | | The above 5 inner resources or qualities need to be |
| finally got the lead part in the "Rocky" movie. | | | | developed within yourself and made stronger in order |
| His path was not easy by any means and in fact, | | | | to make easier your process of achieving goals just |
| although he had written the entire Rocky script himself | | | | as muscles need to be exercised frequently in order |
| and wanted to play in it, none of the movie makers he | | | | to be strong and ready for use during situations of high |
| approached wanted "him" to act in it mainly because | | | | demand. |
| of his speech challenges back during those days. But | | | | I hope you've enjoyed this article and you will be able |
| he was clear about what he wanted, he pushed | | | | to integrate it into your daily life. Thank you for reading |
| through, he didn't take "no" for an answer and he finally | | | | and success in your process of achieving goals. |
| became "Rocky"! | | | | |