The Key Ingredient That Makes Achieving All of Your Goals Possible
While reflecting on the progress of my goals, I realized that I wasn't making progress in several areas. Then I thought back to a time where I seemed to easily achieve my intentions. I wondered what the difference between then and now. Â After contemplating for a while, the answer became clear.
The differentiating factor between then and now was simple.  I easily achieved all of the goals that I developed an obsession with.
Sometimes I have an idea and I bounce it around for a little bit, then it fades into the darkness. Other times, the idea takes over and I can barely operate like a normal human being. Â The right term to describe what happens is that I become utterly obsessed. Â And when that happens, I don't rest until my intention becomes real.
Obsession allows us the opportunity to place a high level of focus and intensity behind your goals. Â If you aren't able to focus on your goals for long periods of time, they can't happen. Â A healthy level of obsession causes you to stay on course despite the multitude of distractions that will come your way.
When I'm obsessed with achieving something it's like I have an internal force pulling me from within. Not unlike the sea turtle who instinctively treks to the beach to lay hundreds of eggs. Â Working on my goals feels instinctual. Â Like this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Â When the feeling of obsession isn't there, working on my goal can sometimes feel like an uphill battle.
The million dollar question is how I can recreate the feeling of obsession with everything I do?
According to the definition above, being obsessed means that we're constantly thinking about our obsession.  I gotta admit, there are some goals that I barely think about.  I can go a whole day (or week) and not take any action related to my goals.  If I was honest with myself, I behaved more like someone who was uninterested than someone who was obsessed.
In the past, when I was obsessed with something, one of the first things I did in morning was immerse myself in it. Â I'd go online and watch videos of people who had what I wanted. Â I read articles on how to achieve it. Â I basically surround myself in my future vision. Â I thought about it day and night. The more I immersed myself on a daily basis, the more progress I made. Â Now I understand why success books urge us to write our goals down every day. Â The simple act reminds us to start our day with our goals fresh in our minds.
Thinking about an outcome is one thing, but dedicating a ton of time to it is life changing.
Time is your greatest asset when it comes to reaching your goals. Â The reason why we don't have what we want is because we aren't putting enough time to it. Â Plain and simple.
Most of us allow non-essential activities to take up too much of our time. Â If you have a goal that you actually want to reach, be diligent about how you allocate your time. Â Your time is all you have. Â And your time will give you all that you want. Â
Obsession can sometimes be viewed in a negative way. Â That's cause we might be obsessing over the wrong thing. Â Â Instead of being obsessed with a television show or a celebrity, transfer that energy into something real that can alter the quality of your life.
You deserve it.
The differentiating factor between then and now was simple.  I easily achieved all of the goals that I developed an obsession with.
Sometimes I have an idea and I bounce it around for a little bit, then it fades into the darkness. Other times, the idea takes over and I can barely operate like a normal human being. Â The right term to describe what happens is that I become utterly obsessed. Â And when that happens, I don't rest until my intention becomes real.
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When I'm obsessed with achieving something it's like I have an internal force pulling me from within. Not unlike the sea turtle who instinctively treks to the beach to lay hundreds of eggs. Â Working on my goals feels instinctual. Â Like this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Â When the feeling of obsession isn't there, working on my goal can sometimes feel like an uphill battle.
The million dollar question is how I can recreate the feeling of obsession with everything I do?
According to the definition above, being obsessed means that we're constantly thinking about our obsession.  I gotta admit, there are some goals that I barely think about.  I can go a whole day (or week) and not take any action related to my goals.  If I was honest with myself, I behaved more like someone who was uninterested than someone who was obsessed.
In the past, when I was obsessed with something, one of the first things I did in morning was immerse myself in it. Â I'd go online and watch videos of people who had what I wanted. Â I read articles on how to achieve it. Â I basically surround myself in my future vision. Â I thought about it day and night. The more I immersed myself on a daily basis, the more progress I made. Â Now I understand why success books urge us to write our goals down every day. Â The simple act reminds us to start our day with our goals fresh in our minds.
Thinking about an outcome is one thing, but dedicating a ton of time to it is life changing.
Time is your greatest asset when it comes to reaching your goals. Â The reason why we don't have what we want is because we aren't putting enough time to it. Â Plain and simple.
Most of us allow non-essential activities to take up too much of our time. Â If you have a goal that you actually want to reach, be diligent about how you allocate your time. Â Your time is all you have. Â And your time will give you all that you want. Â
Obsession can sometimes be viewed in a negative way. Â That's cause we might be obsessing over the wrong thing. Â Â Instead of being obsessed with a television show or a celebrity, transfer that energy into something real that can alter the quality of your life.
You deserve it.
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