When your goals are clear and compelling, they usually inspire you to take action and taking action is the single most important factor that differentiates people who dream from the people who do make things happen. As a result, it is very important to have clear goals and also focus on them, and this article is written with the purpose of giving you a way on how to achieve that clarity.
Asking questions is one of the best ways of finding solutions to your problems, and if you ask better questions you ask, you get better answers. Moreover, you can get better at asking better questions by making them more often.
A very good set of questions that can help you get a crystal clear view of your outcome can be this: If you were to ask someone to see your goal and the action plan that you have prepared to achieve it, will they be able to prepare an action plan with some specific action steps to act upon? Will they be able to win a Nobel Prize by following that scenario without having to ask you anything further about the outcome?
If your answer in one of the above questions is yes, but you are still not inspired to take action, then it might probably be better for you to upgrade your goal to a more compelling one, and also associate with it some reasons. Some examples of this type of case might be:
I want to lose 10 kilograms. This goal is clear, but it does not sound much inspiring that might turn your inner trigger of action to act. Some reasons that might inspire you for this goal are:
I want to be able to wear that pair of jeans.
I want to be considered as a fit person.
I want to have more energy and have a body full of muscles.
I want to get more attractive.
If your answer is no at all of the above questions, than try to work on reformulating the words that you use to describe the outcome that you are after, so that at least one of the answers is yes.
This technique alone sounds good in theory and might make you feel good about yourself, but remember that if you do not implement it, it would only get lost in your memory and would thus not bring any benefit to you. Remember what you have read at the beginning of this article: taking action is the single most important factor that differentiates people who dream from the people who do make things happen.
