ACHIEVING major goals can often be fraught with danger. Obviously it is great when we achieve them. But what happens after we achieve these goals? Is that it? Do we celebrate it, then sit back and relax? It would be easy to do that, but we shouldn’t.
Thinking you have made it or becoming complacent is the first step to your decline.
So, how do we stay motivated to achieve higher goals when we reach major goals that we have set? Well, to me, success shouldn’t just be about achieving certain milestones.
It should be about the journey.
ACHIEVING major goals can often be fraught with danger. Obviously it is great when we achieve them. But what happens after we achieve these goals? Is that it? Do we celebrate it, then sit back and relax? It would be easy to do that, but we shouldn’t.
Thinking you have made it or becoming complacent is the first step to your decline.
So, how do we stay motivated to achieve higher goals when we reach major goals that we have set? Well, to me, success shouldn’t just be about achieving certain milestones.
It should be about the journey. When setting goals, careful thought should be applied.
Consideration of what the next step is if that particular goal is achieved (or not) should be applied. Often, people have goals that will centre around promotion at work. In my sport, that may be something like captaining your club, or representing your country. But, the journey does not stop if we achieve these things. It’s not the end of the road, it’s just a checkpoint along the way. Achieving these types of goals should be a platform to go further and achieve something potentially greater than you already are.
The responsibility of a team captain/leader is huge, and it puts a certain pressure on that individual. However, the opportunity of leading the team and helping the other members to achieve their personal goals is not simply a bigger challenge, but a potentially more fulfilling one.
I know from previous experiences that it is impossible to fully reach the potential of a team if there are individuals more concerned with achieving individual goals. Yes, we must strive to improve individually, but that should be because it will make the team better for it. Legendary US basketballer Magic Johnson summed it up well when he said: ‘Ask not what your team mates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your team mates.’
I believe this mindset is crucial to helping individuals and teams embark upon successful journeys together.
Alan Price of Maximum Profit Growth says: “This is so true. The art of successfully growing any business involves management and their teams setting individual and collective goals, which are achievable and realistic; reviewing progress at every stage; and setting new goals as the others are achieved.
That way the business can build on its strengths, and identify and deal with any weaknesses before they become a problem.
