Podcast Episode 089 - How do you get what you want? Create a plan to achieve your dreams
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How do you get what you want?
How do you achieve your dreams when they seem soooo big?!
Have you ever made goals but never finished them? Yea, me too!
Over the last two podcast episodes, you learned who you are and what you want.
Now, today I'm talking about how to get what you want.
Today is for you if you need help creating a plan to achieve your dreams.
I'm talking to you if you struggle to make or keep goals.
"I've never met a goal I couldn't ignore.” – Heather Bunch
That was me for years. But no more! Check out my story in the podcast today.
Here are three ways to achieve your goals. Next episode, we'll actually create the goals.
1. Pray for guidance
Ask Father for wisdom.
Pray for which goals to do and which ones not to do.
James 1:5 NASB
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
Proverbs 16:13 NASB
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
We don't want just to achieve goals, but we want to aim for something that changes lives and us in the process.
2. Start Small
Start with 1 to 3 goals max if you've struggled to make and keep goals.
Goals are really baby steps to keep you on the path, so you end up where you planned for your life to go.
3. Discover and Remove the Blocks
Seven years ago, I lost 40 pounds. I have tried that before but always failed. Why did I do it this time and couldn't do it all the other times I tried?
What stopped me the other times? I had a block. I didn't realize that food equals family, and if I say no to food, I'm saying no to family.
When I removed the block, I accomplished the goal.
Blocks are wrong mindsets that we need to rewrite.
What is really blocking you from achieving your goals? What's the real issue?
Dig out and discover the block. Then remove it. Rewrite it.
Do you think you're undisciplined? Rewrite it so that you just need accountability to get done what you want to do for yourself.
Do you rebel against goals? Rewrite that goal, so you bake in options for yourself.
Do you procrastinate? Rewrite that goal so that it doesn't have to be perfect.
Don't forget to give yourself grace when you fall or don't do what you said you would do.
So, what's one baby step you can start today that will bring you closer to your big picture?
Next episode, I'll talk about how to craft your goals with a framework, so you make your goals more effective.
If you want more help on goals, here are two books that were amazingly helpful for me.
Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt
Click here if you need help crafting goals.
Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff
Click here if you struggle to get to the goal finish line!!