There isn’t another way to reach your goals, it’ll always be long initially.
The single greatest determining factor will come down to persistence– a word I used to hate; In short: You’ll need a process.
First, you need to understand your personality. Know where and how you operate best, and then leverage that by creating a process that supports your nature.
This is how you maximize chances of success.
I suck with long term goals– I’m impulsive, switch up fast, and always attracted to shiny object opportunities.
Trying to change that is pointless– it’d end in misery.
So instead, I keep goals short.
I keep them related to what I’m naturally good at– because that’d be harder for me to leave.
The role I’m in now is very related to the goal I’m pursuing. The work and the clients I take on– it’s the exact same thing. I’ll always feel like leaving but because this is so closely related to my character, I never do.
That’s the key.
What can you do on a long enough timeline and still enjoy?
That’s process– you have to find fulfillment in it and not the end goal. Otherwise, you’ll constantly put off happiness and if you don’t succeed– it was all for nothing.
My whole MO now is to inject joy into my day to day. If it’s unbearably boring, make it fun. Figure it out– enjoyment is a practice.
As you move towards your goals, don’t forget to play on your way there.
#FOOLFWD
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