According to the Google, there are 185 days left in this year. That means this Thursday marks the official halfway point of 2018. That means you still have 3 days where you'll be ahead of the game in terms of reaching those 2018 goals. Remember those? There's still time. I'm gonna cut to the chase because time is running out. YOU've got to make some decisions about whether or not you want to reach your goals. You can hire all sorts of coaches and join all sorts of programs, but at some point YOU are going to have to do the work.
Again time is running out, so I'm just gonna list a few questions to ask yourself to get back on track with your 2018 goals.
- Why is this my goal?: you should've ask this at the beginning of the year when you set the goal, so ask it again. Did the reason change? If so, is this goal still important to you? It might not be (maybe it never was), that's ok. You can either change the goal or forget about it completely.
If the reason didn't change, pretend you're like my 3yr old son and keep asking "why". Ask at least 5 times. This process will help you get down to what your absolute motivations are. These will be what you come back to whenever things get tough.
- Is there still enough time?: when you originally set the goal you had a whole year. Now you've got a little over half the year (if you read this after July 5th, you have less than half). If your goal was to save 50% of your 2018 income and you haven't saved a dime up to this point, well unless you can live completely free the rest of the year, then you need a new goal.
Can your goal be adjusted to fit this new time frame? Or do you have to set a new goal? This takes us back to the first question: is the goal (whether it's the same, adjusted or a completely new one) important enough to you to go after in this condensed time frame?
- What's the plan to reach this goal?: again you should've of done this when you originally set the goal. Now you'll not only need a new plan, but you'll need a better one. I'm comfortable saying that because if you've reached this point in this post, it probably means your original plan didn't work.
When planning most people only think big picture. They say things like "I'm going to lose 2 pounds every week". Which is totally doable...if you take the necessary daily steps. Well what are those steps? I'm not sure, everyone's plan is probably going to be a little different. But everyone needs a plan that eventually tackles the smallest variables.
So if you're still chasing those goals from the beginning of the year, ask yourself these questions and get to work. There's still time.
