There is something to consider. Most people start life with ambition, with high hopes, with dreams. When we grow older, we are told we have potential. Then we meet life as adults, and the possibilities seem so far reaching, that we think they will only be possible in the next life! Or at least with some big divine intervention!
The doubts can creep in, and we wonder if we will ever reach the goal. The truth is that you can reach the goal. Many people are negative, and this point, you have to realize now, if you have not in the past.
As a society, we hear and see many limiting beliefs. These limiting beliefs do exactly what it says on the tin, they limit us. The first key to break out is to realize that if others have, then you can also.
We live in an infinite universe. And at this point you may say, yes I see we live in a big world, and an infinite universe, I still have money problems. The universe is abundant and does things with ease. You see, there was a point, when you found limitations.
A good example is to consider elephants. When elephants are brought up to serve man, they will tie the elephant to a pole when it is only a baby. Now, as the elephant grows the pole even though hard when as a small elephant and now is a large elephant, could pull it out, and have its freedom, the truth is that it does not! Why is that?
Humans operate with similar functioning. We try something, and it doesn't work. Gradually we believe that we are stuck and can never reach our goals. The truth is that you can reach your goals. You can reach your dreams. You can be all who you ever wished you could be!
All it takes is to do things differently then other people. Where many people fail, you need to believe in yourself and work at it. You can reach your goals, but there is a reach. You need to get from point a, to point b. To get there will require action. The television, the radio, and the self development programs can't do it. Nor can the life coach, who you paid thousands to. All these things can inform, at least in a positive or negative manor.
What is required is action. Don't focus on the time, focus on the journey. Take the steps and gradually you will reach your goal!
With spring approaching, we often start reassessing our New Year's resolutions and goals for the year. I am always looking for inspiration to make sure I achieve my goals and I came across a great quote: ?good parents are the ones who learn more from their kids than they can teach them.? Can you think of something a child has taught you? As a mother of a 20 month old, one of the lessons I see every day is how lots of little accomplishments (like baby steps) can lead to a big accomplishment (like walking and running).
So how do baby steps apply to us as adults, whether or not you are a parent? Like so many parents, I mark my calendar for every milestone my baby makes - the day he first took a step on his own, the day he fed himself, the day he could crawl up and more importantly, down the stairs, the first day he said Dada (why did that have to come first?) and the first day he said Mama. At 20 months, he is now walking, running, babbling and eating with a spoon. But he didn't start at that way, before he learned to walk he crawled, then he walked holding on to things, and when he first started walking he lurched one time and hit his head on the table requiring 12 stitches, but that did not stop him. His goal was to walk on his own and eventually run. He did not think he was a failure if he could not run right away. He did not judge his actions or his ability; he just focused on his goal.
His accomplishments made me start to wonder, why we as adults don't congratulate ourselves on our ?first steps?. Instead we judge ourselves and focus on our failures. Everything seems to be all or nothing. So many of my coaching clients are so hard on themselves and focus all their energy on the process instead of the end result. One client wants to lose five pounds a week and when she doesn't, she feels like she has failed so she forgets about eating right altogether. I challenged her to think about her goal in another way. Instead of focusing on the pounds, focus on the ultimate goal (like my son wanting to walk ? he didn't care how it happened). So maybe if she concentrated on her ultimate goal of looking and feeling healthy and the lifestyle that would bring, the process would be easier and she would not beat herself up if she had a dessert one day. Every small step in the direction on your goal is an accomplishment. Another client wants to exercise every day, and when she does not, she gives up and does not exercise at all. She focuses on the process of exercising instead of the ultimate goal or being healthy so when she does not meet her expectations she has set herself up for failure.
My question is why can't we approach our goals as little accomplishments? If you want to exercise every day to be healthy, congratulate yourself on every time you exercise and move towards your goal of being healthy. Any step in the direction of your goal is an accomplishment. It's the baby step approach ? you sit up, you crawl, you walk and then you run.
We all have our ?to do? lists crammed with every conceivable task. What would happen if instead of focusing on the ?to do? lists, we made ?lists of accomplishments?? And if we started making lists of accomplishments, what would that tell us about ourselves? My bet is that we would feel better about ourselves; we would feel powerful and energized and feel closer to accomplishing our ultimate goal.
Turning your own baby steps into accomplishments So I challenge you to make time to celebrate your accomplishments and put away the ?to do? lists. You already know what you need to do. Every baby step you take towards something you value is an accomplishment and lots of baby steps can lead to an even bigger accomplishment. With time, you'll see that your list of accomplishments will become longer than your ?to do? list.
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