Julia, a focused bubbly young lady full of energy, recentlygraduated from the university and was so determined to secure employment or aninternship opportunity in one of the organizations in the city. Having hadfirst class honors for her Bachelor’s degree, she felt on top of the world andknew she would make it automatically in the job market. Four months after hergraduation she secured an internship opportunity with one of the organizations shehad been eyeing.
Her focus was to work hard live the life she always desired.Her pay wasn’t much and this was the beginning of her problems that would seeher out of the company. Julia had friends who could tell her there was no pointof working hard for people who don’t value her work hence the little pay. Aftera few months of good work and praises here and there, she began not caringabout going extra miles just to achieve her goals in the company.
Julia couldbe literally pushed to do things she was able to do on her own. Some of herfriends would even advise her not to make any effort at all and Julia listened.Poor performance, lateness to work, complains became her norm. Julia let the complicated relationship she had with her thenboyfriend take a toll on her, and that became her focus.
Those became herpriority and she forgot about work. She had no plan, no focus and was justliving each and every day as it came. Her seniors couldn’t take it anymore andshe was shown the do. That is when she realized what she had lost and her lifechanged.Everyone has dreams and goals, that kind of life they aspireto have and live. However, not everyone can achieve these goals and make thosedreams come to reality. This is because many of us have let our limits hold usback. When we encounter our personal limits, we feel resistance hence thismakes everything harder to accomplish.
Many of us are unable to hold on when wefind ourselves in such situations and we easily give up. We need to beself-driven individuals who can push beyond limits. The physical inability, thedoubt, the fear or a negative past should never hold us back and in order toachieve this we have to adjust our mindset to that of a self-driven individual.Here is how to push beyond your limits and achieve yourbiggest goals. Adjust your mindset The mind isthe greatest weapon in our personal caches. It is capable of any thought hencecan help us to accomplish anything we want. For many, it convinces them to quitwhen the path gets too challenging.
Our minds instinctively protect us.Therefore, when we face imminent hardship, the first response is to give up. Ifyou become used to accepting this, you will become a quitter. If doneregularly, this can create a limit and keep you within it. To achieve yourgoals, you have to overcome the desire to give up.
This can be accomplished bylooking up to someone whose resilience you admire such as your role model, yourparents or your mentor. Watch how they overcome the desire to give up. Then youcan visualize yourself doing the same every time that you face difficulty andfeel like giving up. You will find yourself holding on for longer, trainingyour mind to become more optimistic and eventually become strong enough toovercome your limits. Once you’ve adjusted your mindset, benchmark your goals tosomeone you respect and look up to then focus on doing your best to achievethose goals to your level best .
Set your career ambition early and be clear on what successlooks like to youHaving a clearvision of the end state you are trying to achieve before you take action toreach your goals is the key factor in accomplishing any goals that you set. Have a clear mental image of who you will bein the future? Your vision is a “picture” of what you aspire to – and whatinspires you – in your work life. Articulating your vision statement for yourcareer is the first step in helping you eventually reach your career goals.What are the circumstances and strategies you can use to achieveyour goal?Now that youknow the right way to set your goals, what are some actual strategies forachieving them? How do you actually follow through with things that we say thatwe want? Identify how you are going to work towards achieving your goals. Plan yourself,create discipline, lessen distractions, create milestones, overcomeprocrastinations and then effectively manage your time.
Go for what is unknown to youMany times wefeel threatened going beyond our comfort zones. The unknown chance of success orfailure makes us fear moving forward since the older we grow the more we desiresafety and security. However in order to succeed we should be risk takers andgo for that which is unknown. Do not stay in that comfort zoneSee yourself at the next levelStay focused. You need to focus on what you want so as to get motivatedin pursuing your plan despite your imagined limits. Many times, we know wherewe have been and where we currently are.
However, we rarely knowexactly where we need to go. Take the time to imagine where you want to be by acertain time in future. Visualize this every single morning when you get up.This will motivate you to go out of your comfort zone and achieve your goals.Establishclarity about your next step It is essential to have clarity for your goals but you donot have to see all the way down the path. All you need to see is the next stepor two.
To do this, you need to have clear milestones or list of checkpoints.You also need the tools required to achieve this step. A strict timeline isalso essential for success.
Youneed a support system to keep you focused. This is a manageable way to handle abig dream. Therefore, work to establish a clear plan of action for the nextstep and follow up on it. This will help you to gradually overcome your limitsand achieve your goals. Eliminateyour weaknessesOnce you realize where there are weaknesses there are limits,you have to face your weaknesses and transform them.
We can either turn theminto strengths or eliminate them completely. This is the only way to overcomeour limits and achieve our biggest goals. It is a painful process with lifetimebenefits.Identify whatGod given gifts you have Look at those talents you have, the gifts you were naturallygiven by God that will enable you achieve your goals and do not let them laydormant since they can push you higher.There are limits that hold us back from reaching our goals andsome of these are, fear, financial constraints, External criticism, theenvironment we live in and the situations we go through in life. There are aswell some religious doctrines and beliefs that may impede us from actualizingour own personal goals. Over dwelling on our past success is another thing thatmay leave us thinking we are perfect and leave us with no room for learningwhich may lead to terrible failure.
Once we get to know our limits, our fears and every other factorthat prevent us from reaching our goals, there are things we can leverage. Weneed to deliberate friends and relationships. Focus on friends andrelationships that add value to your life and can help you reach your goals.Stay away from bad influence.
The kind of influence you want around you willdetermine you reaching your goals or failing them. Always learn to sacrificeyour short term goals for long term goals. Always have a plan and prioritize them.You have to change the context in which you operate under in order to achieveyour personal goals. There is power in positive thinking and positive language.
Always use positive language both internally and externally, gives you positivevibes and positive energy to keep you pushing against all odds. Know you well,your strengths and weaknesses. Self-awareness is important.Everything you have ever wanted to have, experience, or become,the power has and always will be within you, but nothing will happen until youget and stay motivated and focused to make something happen, to change yourlife, achieve your desires and reach your goals.
