AMY HANSEN

The beliefs you have are holding you back from achieving your goals.  Henry Ford said, whether you think you can, or you think you can’t - you’re right.  What you think and believe matters.  Whether you believe in yourself or not, you’re right.  You have the ability to change the beliefs you tell yourself in order to move forward and achieve your goals.  Here are three areas you can control so that you stop holding yourself back from achieving your goals.

Thoughts

Start by noticing your thoughts.  Catch the thoughts that aren’t serving you.  Commonly, these thoughts are fear, worry, and self doubt.  You begin to believe these thoughts are true.  When in fact, these thoughts are just limiting beliefs that are holding you back.  Take back control by deciding what you want to believe instead.  Perhaps a new belief is that you can do anything you set your mind to.  Choose to think new thoughts...

Maybe you’re at the point where you feel like giving up because you’re not achieving your goal fast enough.  You’re not where you want to be, you’re fed up, frustrated, and wondering if it’s ever going happen.  You start to question if you’re ever going to achieve your goal.  So, you give up.  Unfortunately, this is how your goal never gets achieved.  Here is how to keep going and never give up on your goals!

Set Realistic Expectations

When you’re not seeing results as fast as you think you should, then you start to worry.  You think that it’s not working.  You feel like failing if you’re not where you think you should be.  But, this is an unrealistic expectation.  You think success should happen much faster than it really does.  That’s why you need to set realistic expectations for yourself.  Don’t think that you’re going to achieve your goal...

You’re working towards your goal and you want to achieve it immediately.  You want to see the success happen quickly.  When this doesn’t happen, you start to doubt yourself.  You begin to think that it’s not going to work.  You lose faith and hope, only to give up on your goal.  But, you can’t let that happen.  Achieving your goal is not an overnight success.  Here is how to trust that your success is inevitable so that you will achieve your goal.

Trust

Write down your goal with the word TRUST in big capital letters.  This will act as a reminder to trust the process that you will achieve your goal.  You can make it happen.  Trust that you will find a way.  Often you don’t know how or when you’ll achieve your goal but, trust that somehow it will become your reality.  When you begin to fully trust that you can achieve your goal, that’s when the pathway will unfold for...

Think about what setting a goal might do for you.  Perhaps it will improve your life in some way.  Maybe it will make you a better person.  Or, it could just be that it moves you from where you are to where you want to be.  If you’re ready to find out what setting a goal can do for your life, then here are five reasons why you need a goal.

Clarity

Having a goal gives you clarity on what exactly it is that you want to achieve.  Without a goal, you’re just going through the daily motions of life without a clear path.  Almost like a boat, floating aimlessly in the ocean without any idea of where it will end up.  A goal gives you direction and focus.  You know where you want to be and what you’re working towards.  You have a clear direction to move forward towards something that you want in your life.  Like a beacon of light in the distance, you can clearly see where you’re headed when you have set a goal.

When you set a goal, you can either declare it publicly or keep it secretly to yourself.  Everyone is different, but there might be a few reasons why you should make your goal public.  Often you don't make your goal public because if you fail, then you're the only one who knows about it.  It's less likely to look bad on you and other people won't judge you.  Yet, there is some accountability and support in making your goal known.  Here is why you should make your goal public.

Fear

One of the biggest reasons why you don’t declare your goal publicly is because of fear.  The fear of being judged if you fail.  The fear of what other people will think of you for setting your goal.  The fear of the backlash of people who try to cut you down and tell you all the reasons why you shouldn’t, can’t, or won’t achieve the goal that you’ve set for yourself.  This is why it’s so much easier to just keep your...

You might be losing motivation to achieve the goal that you’ve set for yourself.  This causes you to stop taking action towards your goal and it soon falls to the wayside.  Life takes over and you’re back to your normal daily routines.  Only to kick yourself for giving up on your goal once again.  Don’t let that happen!  Here is how to stay motivated to achieve your goal.

Set A Realistic Goal

One of the fastest ways you lose motivation to achieve your goal is when the goal seems out of reach.  Perhaps you set an unrealistic goal for yourself.  Maybe that’s unrealistic expectations of what you can achieve or by when.  You need to be realistic with the time and effort it will take to achieve your goal.  You may also need to seek out help in order to achieve the goal that you’ve set.  Be realistic about what you can do and make a commitment to yourself that you’ll show up to take daily action...

In order to achieve your goal, you need to make daily progress towards your goal.  What you do on a daily basis adds up.  That’s why it’s so important to look at what you’re doing each day if you want to achieve your goal.  Here is what to do on a daily basis to achieve your goal.

Goal

The first thing you need to do each day is to remind yourself of the goal you’re working towards.  Write down your goal at the top of a piece of paper so that you communicate to your subconscious what you want to achieve.  Reminding yourself daily of what you want to achieve will put your goal at the forefront of your mind.

Actions

Then, make sure you’re taking daily action towards your goal by scheduling in at least one task that will move you closer to achieving your goal each day.  Small actions add up and build momentum to help you achieve your goal faster.  This daily progress will keep you motivated to continue taking...

Having a system to consistently make progress towards your goal will help you stay on track and achieve your goal faster.  Here are six steps to help you consistently make progress towards your goal.

Create An Action Plan

Start by getting a paper planner.  On paper, write down an extensive list of the tasks you need to complete in order to successfully achieve your goal.  Then, choose at least one task that you’re going to do each day to move you closer to your goal.  Create your action plan either first thing in the morning or the night before.  This way you’ll have a clear view of what you need to be doing each day.

Schedule Your Task

Next, schedule a daily task in your planner with a specific time.  It’s usually easiest to do this task first thing in the morning.  That way, you won’t leave it up to chance and get to the end of the day without completing it.  Set aside the time you need to get this one...

It’s the start of a new year and you most likely have some big goals that you’ve set for yourself.  Maybe you’re feeling a bit excited or nervous about what you want to accomplish this year, which is completely normal.  But, imagine if you had a crystal ball and could see exactly how this year went.  Some of your anxiety and fear might disappear.  You can give yourself some reassurance about how this year will go by writing a letter from the future detailing the amazing year you’ve had and everything you’ve achieved.  Here is how to write a letter from your future self.

Set The Scene

Begin by finding a quiet place with a notebook and pen.  Maybe you want to light a candle or grab your favorite beverage.  Whatever puts you in the zone to visualize and write unapologetically from the heart.  Now, visualize it’s the end of the year.  Imagine your future self is writing some words of wisdom and...

January is a great time for new beginnings and setting your intentions for the year ahead.  One of the best ways to set your intentions for the year ahead is to pick a word of the year.  This word should empower you to achieve your goals.  Here are five steps to help you in choosing your word of the year.

Dream

Give yourself permission to dream.  Close your eyes and just allow your mind to run wild.  Visualize the year ahead and what amazing things you want to make happen.  Nothing is too big or too small.  See who you’re with, what you’re doing, and most of all, how you’re feeling.  Take the next few minutes to get in touch with your hopes, goals, dreams, and aspirations for this year.

Vision

Next, write down what you saw in your vision.  Write down what sorts of things you want to achieve and how you were feeling in your vision.  Maybe you felt proud, accomplished, excited, happy, etc.  Think...