When I help leaders achieve their goals they often encounter certain transition periods where it’s difficult to make it to the next level. This is perfectly normal because there is a natural ebb and flow to achieving your goals. Sometimes there is a lot of movement and in other instances there is little change.
Being an excellent leader and achieving your goals requires self-awareness, which means that you understand how your emotions, thoughts, and actions affect you, the people around you, and your organization. Being self-aware means that you really know yourself and are able to set and meet goals that are healthy and positive for you and others.
Once you build up your self-awareness, there are five steps you can take to increase your chances of success and avoid feeling stuck:
- Set a clear goal and keep it simple.
- Take one small action per day to achieve your goal.
- Review the result of your action and either do another or move on to the next action.
- Keep doing things. It doesn’t matter what you do, just keep taking small actions.
- Celebrate along the way. Pat yourself on the back when you notice a positive development.
The major elements that will help you achieve your goals are to build up your self-awareness and keep taking action. Many leaders get discouraged and give up too soon because they don’t keep moving forward. Success comes from constantly and consistently working on things. Try these five steps and measure where you are a month from now, you’ll likely appreciate what you’ve been able to achieve.
What will you do to develop your self-awareness and achieve your goals?
Cheers,
Guy