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How To Get Beyond Preparation

You feel so ready to reach your goal it isn’t even funny.  I mean, you are good to go. Seriously pumped.  You feel like a kid again, with all your back-to-school tools in place.  You haven’t forgotten a thing:

  1. All the new shiny tools you need to succeed
  2. A new journal to track your progress
  3. Your calendar to plot out what you’ll do each day
  4. You’ve got your books & other resources to answer questions as you need them
  5. You have an accountability partner
  6. You even hired a coach

You are primed to move forward and take action right now.  You can feel it. This is it. It’s finally going to happen.

Ok, then, why aren’t you doing anything?

Does this scenario sound familiar? You put all your tools & resources in place and yet you still can’t manage to take that first step?  Well, it does to me!

It’s easy to get wrapped up in preparation to achieve that we often forget what we wanted in the first place. And by forget I mean, get sidetracked.

In the past, I was the queen of gathering all the necessary tools and then not taking action.  Luckily, I learned a few tricks that allowed me to jump over any of my self-made roadblocks and truly start moving toward my goals.  Unfortunately, I learned the lessons the hard way after spending a year paralyzed and in that preparation mode (just after my daughter Mila was born).

Here are 3 Reminders about Reaching Your Goals…they work like magic for me and I know they can for you too:

  1. No amount of planning is going to give you the motivation you need to get moving. You need to have a why and a need for mastery in a certain area. A bigger, deeper reason that achieving that goals would mean the world to you.
  2. Knowing HOW to do something is only half the battle.  You need to have a strong hunger, desire, and passion for something that can fuel you forward when your motivation wanes.
  3. You can’t achieve success in a vacuum or a bubble.  If you think you can be like the boy in the bubble sitting at home, plotting your path to millions, you are nuts.  You must connect with the world and others in the world in order to reach goals.  Even if your goals are personal, you’ll have a much easier time reaching them if you REACH OUT to others.

So, today, I’d love to encourage you to think about what and how much you are achieving.  Are you living your life the way you want to?  Do you set goals and reach them easily?  Do you prioritize what you want to get done – and then do it? Do you even know what tasks are the most important?

In this holiday season when we’re getting ready for a new year–evaluating what we accomplished this year, setting resolutions for the next, making a new start, starting a new journey, wouldn’t you love to know that you are doing everything you can to actually get to the goal you want? Why set a goal if you aren’t prepared to do the work and take the journey to achieve it?

Check out this video showing Pink’s performance last year at the Grammy’s.  What did it take for her to achieve this moment?  I get chills when I watch this video and a little emotional because I can truly see the passion & work she had to do to perform this song. Watch the whole thing, so you see what I mean.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3stsDXki__U

Get inspired. Get prepared.  But then get to work.

Have a great week!

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  1. Jess Webb (aka Jessilicious) says

    December 17, 2010 at 7:08 am

    Hi Anne!

    These are great reminders about reaching goals – and very timely, of course, as I am also going into a time of reflecting and planning ahead for the New Year. 🙂

    Happy holidays to you and your family! I hope you have a lovely holiday season and can’t wait to see what you get up to in the new year! 😉

  2. admin says

    December 17, 2010 at 8:17 am

    Jess – thank you so much for your comments. Can I just tell you that I’m beyond excited for how you’ve been kicking it big time on your website? I’m not just saying that either. I dare you to take a look back at yourself when we started VM in March. Seriously crazy what changes we’ve gone through.

    I think you’ll like a video I”m going to post in a few days about making your passions a reality.

    I hope you also have an amazing holiday and I think you so much for your support. Your comments always make me smile.

  3. Melody Granger says

    December 17, 2010 at 8:34 am

    Anne, that is an absolutely beautiful video. Thank you so much for sharing your motivating words and a lovely song.

    In the past few days these words have been listened to or read on a blog: You are the average of the top 5 people you surround yourself with. Those words popped into my mind just now.

    You are awesome!

    And I can’t wait to see the video you mentioned to Jess!

  4. Debbie says

    December 17, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Thanx Anne for your inspirational thoughts. Stepping out of my comfortzone is also necessary to achieve my goals. I need to ‘just do it’. 🙂

    Pink’s performance really is fabulous. I never saw it before… Thanx for sharing!

    Keep up the good work!

  5. admin says

    December 17, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    Melody – I’m so with you on this. I’ve realized that this year has been such a success merely by choosing to be in VM. Even though the last few months I haven’t been posting a ton, the inspiration and support have been there. I’ve been constantly challenged to remember what I want, why I want it and how can I do more to help others–regardless of the money value.

    I am so excited to see your post here!

    Stay tuned for more posts like this – and I’ll be posting the video I mentioned in a few days!

    Thanks so much for your support – it’s great to get feedback on my newly shifted posts!

  6. admin says

    December 17, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    Thank you Debbie!
    I swear we’ve met before. And if so, you must tell me!

    I’m personally stepping out of my own comfort zone with my new posting direction. The topics of lifestyle design, time management, goal setting have been lifelong topics I’m passionate about. I even denied them for awhile.

    Thanks for checking in and commenting. I truly appreciate your eyes on my posts!

    Anne

  7. Debbie says

    December 17, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    We met on Facebook! 🙂 Never IRL (I’m from the Netherlands..)
    Have an nice weekend!

  8. Elsa says

    December 19, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Anne, this post is great! i can relate here in so many ways! love that you shared that Pink performance too. i remember watching it live and being completely mesmerized during her entire performance. definitely an inspirational moment!

  9. admin says

    December 19, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    Elsa – thanks for your comment! I think we’ve all been there — it’s especially maddening when we do all the prep work and then something inside us fizzles. Sometimes all we need is a little nudge back or have someone remind of our reason why. I know that’s what works for me!

  10. Shay says

    December 21, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    I love this post! Sometimes you just gotta channel Nike and “just do it.”

    That Pink performance was AWESOME! Thank you for sharing this great post.

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