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4 Things That Stop You From Achieving Your Goals

"If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else." –Lawrence J. Peter

By Arsalan HaroonPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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4 Things That Stop You From Achieving Your Goals
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Most people wish they want to do something they love to do, But some people make it their goals and take action. But in the long term, only a few people achieving that goal which they set years ago.

Because they won’t quit, the other people are too afraid of getting ahead. So they go back to their 9 to 5 job because people think that they never going to achieve it.

But only a few still believe that they achieve their goals. No matter what happened, they will achieve what they want in their life. So the only few ones got ahead in life. That’s why only 2,755 billionaires in the world because these people never quit. So how can you become that way?

Well, first you have to understand what things stop you from achieving your goals. Because most people don't know what are things that stop them from achieving their goals.

If you know this, then you have to understand what you need to do. Which will create new opportunities for you to achieve your goals, but it something you do later.

But first, If you want to achieve your goals. Then you have to know what are the things stop you from achieving your goals.

Care too much about what people think

If you care too much about what your friends and family think if you start your online business. Then let me tell you one thing, family and friends will criticize you when you start. But in the end, if you become successful. Then they all feel proud and tell everyone that you are their relative or friend.

Their mindset will change with time But don't let them change your mindset. You have to do what you want to do. Why do you care about what people think? You are thinking about the people who don’t know What your passion is and what you want in life?

If you think about them and listen to them, Then Surely, they will stop you from achieving your goals. If you want to achieve your goals so stop caring too much about what people think.

They always feel jealous of you and want you to don't become successful. Because people won’t become successful in their life. So they don't want anyone to become successful.

Lack of consistency

Consistency is key to everything, You don't work consistently. You don't achieve your goals as simple as that. But the problem is most people know this, and they don't do anything about this issue.

They think they will become successful while not being consistent. Well, Let me tell you a cold hard truth, you don't become successful in your industry. If you don't work consistently.

It’s the most powerful thing to do to achieve your goals. Most people don’t become successful. Because of their lack of consistency dont tell yourself this lie that you become successful without working consistently on your goals.

It will never happen, so accept this truth and take action. Working consistently on goals will make you successful. You can achieve anything you want if you work on it consistently.

High expectation

Often people have high expectations about when they achieve their goals then this happened and this or that happened. it seems so appealing to them when they think about it.

But the journey is hard, and If you have a very high expectation. It creates trouble for you to enjoy your journey towards achieving your goal rather than feeling bad about that.

That's why people quit because they only think of the results. But they don't enjoy their journey towards their goals. When you enjoy your journey towards your goals. It becomes much easier for you to achieve them.

Not willing to put in the time

If you aren't willing to put in your time to achieve your goals. Then how you achieve them? You have to ask yourself, Most often people want to go to the gym. But they dont willing to put in the time to go to the gym daily. Because it’s not something that gives them pleasure. So they do things which give them pleasure like playing games.

But unfortunately, you don't get good results in the long term in playing games. Now I am not telling you not to play games. You can, but you also have to give time to your goals that you want to achieve. I know it’s not a sexy thing to do to achieve your goals. But you have to do it if you want great results in life.

Conclusion

If any of those things you think that stops you from achieving your goals then you have to work to let go of them from your life. I know it’s not that easy, but it has to be done. If you want to achieve your goals in life and become successful.

These are things that become a barrier in your way to success. You have to do something about this problem because it eats up all the efforts you did in the past for your goals.

Key takeaways

  • If you don't work consistently in anything, you didnt achieve that thing in life same goes for goals. If you dont work consistently, you will dont achieve them. So you have to work consistently to become what you want.
  • If you care too much about what people think, This always makes you unsatisfied. So stop caring about what people think and do whatever you want to do.
  • High expectations will never make you satisfied with your work. So always work hard but expect low it makes you happy and satisfied with your work.
  • If you aren't willing to put in the time to achieve your goals. Then, how you get what you want? Just thinking about that goal is not enough. You have to put in your time and start doing things that make you closer to your goals.

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