Someone recently contacted me as they were struggling to stay motivated to achieve their goals. When they had originally come up with their goals they were sure they were feeling supremely positive, felt they were all achievable and had started off, fired up with enthusiasm. However, as the days had passed they were finding that with so many things they wanted to achieve they were just feeling overwhelmed and were struggling to find the motivation to move forward with any of them!

Here are six suggestions that I have found really helpful for staying motivated and achieving goals.

1. Being grateful is the real key to achieving all that you wish for and more. Think of all the things you can be grateful for right now, that you already have in your life. Writing these things down so that you can regularly remind yourself helps you maintain that state of gratitude.

2. Know WHY you want to achieve your goal, if you have a compelling reason why then it becomes so much easier to do what needs to be done and to stay focussed on achieving that goal. Apply the ‘so what?’ test to your reason why, so that you get to the real essence of why it is important for you to achieve this goal.

3. You will get what you focus on – so focus on what you want and all the things that are going really well in your life.

4. See yourself in the future, having achieved your goal. Feel that sense of satisfaction that you will feel when you achieve it. What will you be doing? Seeing? Hearing? Saying? Enjoy that moment.

5. Concentrate on achieving one thing at a time – even if it seems like a little tiny step. Each step will move you closer to achieving your goals.

6. Remember to celebrate every time you take a step towards achieving that one thing – and celebrate even more when you finally achieve it :-)
That way you will enjoy the journey towards achieving your goals – not just the arrival at your final destination.

How about you? What goals have you achieved and what helped you stay motivated and on track?

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