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::Why Having a Goal Isn't Nearly Enough::
Twenty-three out of twenty-five people couldn't give me the
answer I was looking for. Unfortunately, this means that
twenty-three of the twenty-five people I met with will
never experience the motivation necessary to get what they
want.
If you want to get motivated to change something in your
life or achieve an important goal, you must know the answer
that ninety-two percent failed to deliver.
Before you can offer the right answer, however, you have to
know what I'm looking for.
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I Used to Believe This...Not Anymore
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So much has been said about the importance of having goals
that many people have been lured into the false notion that
having a goal naturally leads to the motivation to achieve
it.
Even more, setting a specific goal with a timeline will all
but guarantee success. As someone who has set goals in the
past, I'm sure you know firsthand that merely having a goal
isn't enough.
While setting clearly defined goals is critical to living
the life you want to live, lasting change requires
something more than a specific goal.
And this extra step was something that twenty-three out of
the twenty-five people I spoke with didn't know. They had
goals, some of them even specific and scheduled, but
without answering the most important type of question, the
motivation to achieve success will be short-lived.
And if you don't have the motivation to follow through on
your goals and dreams, you'll never succeed. That is why
you must take that extra step, you must answer the most
important questions.
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Here is the Missing Link
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If setting a clearly defined goal isn't enough, what's the
missing link?
W-H-Y
That's right, the missing link is why you want the goal.
Without a strong and persuasive 'why' behind each one of
your goals you'll never achieve it.
As I sat down with those twenty-five individuals I asked
them each about their personal and professional goals.
Every one of them had an answer. Some took time to think
about what they wanted while others already had a clear
idea of what they hoped to achieve.
After the goal was identified, I asked each the exact
reasons why they wanted to achieve the goal, the compelling
and powerful motivators.
Only two out of the entire group offered satisfactory
answers. I say 'satisfactory' because reasons such as being
happier or making more money aren't strong enough. Reasons
such as these will never overpower the habits and obstacles
that stand in your way.
We will soon discuss specific techniques to uncover the
reasons you need to get what you want, but before we do
that I want to mention a note about choosing your goals in
the first place.
If you don't know what you want, nothing else matters. I
have worked with many people who only knew that they wanted
something different in their lives, but it stopped there.
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How to Uncover Your Quality Reasons
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Here's the real kicker about my meeting with those twenty-
five men and women - each and every one of them had the
answers they needed inside of them.
The problem isn't that you don't have the type of
motivators you need to succeed, it's that you haven't
brought them to the surface. That's about to change.
Take one of your goals in mind and answer the following
questions with as much detail and emotion as possible.
Remember, the more powerful your reasons for wanting to
achieve the goal, the more you'll be motivated to take
action and get what you want.
1. What will achieving your goal do for you physically?
Mentally? Emotionally? Financially? Spiritually?
2. What will you think of yourself years from now if you
achieve your goal?
3. What will failing to achieve your goal cost you
physically? Mentally? Emotionally? Financially?
Spiritually?
4. How will failing to achieve your goal negatively affect
your friends and family? What will it cost them in the long
run?
5. What will you think of yourself years from now if you
never achieve your goal?
This short list of questions should be enough to get you
started on the right path. All of your goals require this
type of questioning. Without it, you'll quickly let habit
and routine run the show and fall far short of what is
possible in your life.
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What Happens Next
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When you answer this line of questioning with your goals
you'll finally enjoy the limitless motivation you need to
change your life for the better. Every time you encounter
an obstacle and you feel like you can't go on, revisit your
reasons and you'll have the leverage you need to proceed.
We all deal with moments of indecision and weakness. We
know we should do one thing but we have an urge to do
another. While the majority of people will give in to their
temptations and regret it later, you will have the secret
to staying the course day in and day out.
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The two individuals who had powerful motivators behind
their goals (one man, one woman) have already made progress
toward their goals. They are thrilled about the changes and
find it rather easy to get motivated about what they want.
As for the remaining twenty-three, I can't say the same.
Answer the questions above as well as others you think of
during the process and you'll not only get motivated to
reach your goals, you'll stay motivated until you create
the life you have always wanted to live.
Warmest Regards,
Jason Michael Gracia
Founder and President
http://www.motivation123.com
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