If you wish to reach your heart’s desire, consider taking a few minutes out of every day to focus on your goals. Taking this time makes it easier to attain your dreams. If you are a very shy person, this exercise can be especially helpful because you don’t have to put yourself out there at this very moment. You just visualize what it is you want out of life—to be more outgoing, for example—and paint a picture in your brain of what that would look like.
Who would you be as a more confident person? Would you change your line of work, start a new business, or climb the corporate ladder? How would you behave differently in social situations? Asking yourself these questions will help you develop a better picture of what you want out of life.
Once you create a clear goal in your mind, take the next step to write it down on a piece of paper. Then display your stated goal on your desk or tape it to the bathroom mirror, or any place where you will see it every day. This reminder will act as an affirmation and help keep you focused on your goals even when your life is at its busiest. Remember that the more you think about your direction, the easier it will be to get there. Studies have shown that writing down your goals and reviewing them regularly makes them much easier to reach.
It’s always a good idea to keep your goals achievable. For example, deciding you want to be a rock star would be inadvisable if you can’t play the guitar or sing. Make sure that what you choose to achieve is something that you can actually make happen.
When you take an inventory of your talents and abilities, you will see pretty quickly how far you can go. If you are having a hard time believing in yourself or finding things that you might be good at, you might want to ask a few close friends to name what they see as your greatest abilities and assets. People who care about us can sometimes see things within us that we don’t fully appreciate or even acknowledge in ourselves.
If you tend to enjoy time alone, reaching your goals may include lots of quiet time or being in peaceful surroundings, which is great. But make sure your choice for more alone time isn’t coming from a place of fear or insecurity. There’s a difference between enjoying your solitude and telling yourself that you can’t do something that you are, in fact, more than qualified to accomplish. If you allow your fears to rule, your entire life will be focused around playing it safe, and you may miss out on the good things that are waiting for you out there.
About the Author: Barton Goldsmith
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