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In a recent post we talked about getting to your real reasons or your ‘why’ for wanting what you want. Now that you have gone through this exercise with each one of your goals, how strong is your why? Is your ‘why’ strong enough to give you the drive you need to persevere when times are tough?
In many cases this requires a desire which is bigger than ourselves. There is nothing wrong with wanting to achieve a goal for selfish reasons, after all it is your life. You are much more likely to give up on a goal that is purely self-serving when it becomes difficult to achieve it. It is so easy to say, ‘Oh well, I am OK without it’, if you are the only one being affected.
We tend to want to serve others more so than ourselves, and therefore we can be quite content with what we have now. This can also be due to a deservability issue, many times we don’t think we need anymore than we have now, which kills the motivation to achieve more.
Make your goals and your ‘why’ bigger than you. This can be done by focusing on how we can give back to others. If it is a specific amount of money you want, how will this money help your family? How much will you be able to give back to your local community or your favorite charity?
We are typically very giving by human nature. We tend to care more for others than we do ourselves, so make your goals about the difference you can make in someone else’s life. You will notice a greater drive and success than you achieve by simply focusing on what you have to gain.
