Thread by @devnson

Are you feeling difficult to stick to a Goal?

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Setting goals is quite exciting and serious.

But the harsh reality is that all of us have at some time in our life give up on some of our goals,

either because of
- changed circumstances,
- changed priorities, or
- changed mental focus.

While it's true that not all goals are achievable,

we can do our best to identify the reasons why our goals don't work, and take corrective steps to work on them.

1/ We didn't translate goals into daily actions.

Setting goals is itself is full of seriousness and emotions, the excitement it generates pushes up to the sky until we zoom back to nowhere. Where does the problem lie?

"There is only one way to eat an elephant - one bite at a time." - Desmond Tutu

Every goal can be daunting like an elephant.

- Running a marathon.
- Writing a book
- Running a startup.

We take our goals as a one-day achievement, we are too intent on a short-term pleasure that we want to achieve our goals as soon as possible.

The rush pushes us to frustration and misery, which ends up being burnout and demolishing the goal at all.

💡 What can be done ?

Apply the rules of the First Principle. Breaking the goals into single pieces.

- To complete a book, write a single page every day.
- To run a marathon, run an hour every day.

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2/ We don't track ourselves

"What gets measured gets managed" - Peter Drucker

If our goals are measurable, they are easier to follow through.

In research conducted by the American Psychological Association, the one crucial thing that comes between setting a goal and attaining it is monitoring its progress.

For e.g. If you see your monthly spending sheet and notice an increase in food spending, you cut down your expenses on it.

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💡 What can be done?

- Record the calories you take to reduce your weight.
- Record the number of hours you are distracted to be productive.

3/ We did not try to achieve our goals the strategic way

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy are the noise before defeat." -  Sun Tzu

What if you are already working hard, but not reaching your goal?

Could it be that you are in the wrong direction? Are you rowing harder, but headed in the wrong direction itself?

If that's the case, you need to stop and rethink your goals and develop a strategy accordingly.

💡 What can be done

This can be done by the GSOT method by Mike Belicove.

- G: Goal - Finish the book by reading [ 3 weeks - 300 pages]
- S: Strategy - Divide the book into [300 page / 21 days = 14 approx page a day ]

- O: Objective - Plan to finish almost 15 pages each day.
- T: Tactic - Use a habit tracking app to keep track of your daily progress.

📝 TLDR ; Summary:

- Don't just set goals, start taking actions.
- Track your progress.
- Use some strategy.

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