Goal Setting

I always wondered what it takes to become successful? In anything we do. Initial days I thought Formal education from a well-known university would make people successful, but I was proven wrong when I saw Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, Who are hugely successful being a college dropout.

Then I thought it is probably because of Rich Family background that helps people to become successful; again I was proved wrong, the moment I studied about Jay-z and Barack Obama who didn’t have any wealthy family background.

Then I thought maybe they are born super talented then again was proven wrong when I learned the all the successful people spent ten years/10000 hours in their craft before they become an overnight success.

So I was proven wrong again and again until I figured out that success is just another habit, which anyone can form with few simple steps. Some learn it naturally by their life experience and for others like me, it takes a lifetime wondering how to become successful and figuring out.

Every other book on personal development talks about the same principle in their unique expression, In my opinion,

Following are the three steps to success:

Clarity

We are very good at knowing what we don’t want versus what we really want, So the first is to create an absolute clarity on what you really want. If you can describe what you want in less than three words then that’s your goal, Keep it.

Decision

Most of the times the goal will just end up as a wish or a weak prayer because we don’t commit ourselves to achieve them. Either we are not inspired by the goal or we give a reason why it’s not the time to engage in achieving our goal. Either way, we need to make a decision to commit ourselves entirely to achieving our goal.

Action

Remember: Dreams don’t work unless you do. In my words, success is directly propositional to the amount of action you take in the right direction. Spend few hours in chunking down your massive goal into tiny small actionable steps, spread it over the few days, taking few small actions every day as a first thing in the morning. I promise you will see a significant progress over time.

My favorite quote from Bruce Lee

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”

So reading this post is not enough you must take action to achieve massive success in your life.