Are you working towards your goals?

We all have goals. It can be anything from reading 100 books a year, to traveling the world, to learning a new craft. However, are you actually putting in the work, to achieve your goals? Do you have a vision for what you want to achieve, how to measure your improvement? I think most people are guilty of wanting something, but not working hard enough to get it. I myself, have been guilty of this too often.

There are things I want so badly, so why don’t I do what it takes? Sometimes it feels like suffocating. I have a clear vision of what I want. I can see it right there in front of me. But often I fail to put in the work. Do you? Are you doing everything you possibly can, to achieve your goals?
I heard a speech once where the speaker said “When you want to succeed, as bad as you want to breathe then you will be successful.” How do you interpret this? To me, it means that you have to put in all your effort, all your time and all your strength to achieve your goal. You have to go all in. You cant go in just 50%, 70%, not in 95%. You have to go in 120%, all day, everyday. If there is something you really want, you will find a way to get it. Everything is possible. Everything. If you feel like you can do more, you can. If you are satisfied with your days work, you probably didn’t do enough anyway. Spend 8 hours reaching out to companies for work, watching tutorials, reading articles to improve? You should have spend 9. You can always do more than you think you can.

In the movie 14 peaks, Nims Dai said “Sometimes when you feel like you are f*cked, you are only 45% f*ucked.” I don’t see why this cant be applied to almost everything in life. It’s not only about physical effort. When you think that you cant possibly put in more work, that you cant spend more hours, then why not? Why can’t you do tomorrows tasks today? You will achieve your dream much faster. If you want something bad enough, you WILL find a way to get it.

The most difficult thing is to get started. To take that first step. Dont put it off for tomorrow. Don’t make it a new years resolution. Start now. There is no reason you shouldn’t. If it is your dream, you have to put all your effort in to achieving it.

I started today. I took the first small step today. I have tried so before, but it has to be now. I have reached huge personal milestones but putting in much less effort than I should. So what can I achieve if I put in all my effort? If I do all I possibly can to achieve my dream, who says it won’t happen? It has to happen. If I can already see it and reach out for it, I just have to put in the work I need to. And then some! And you should do the same thing. Do what it takes to reach your dream. We only have this one life, why not live it on your own terms? Why let society dictate your life? Live the life you want. Work towards it, and it will happen.