10 ideas that help me continue to find my WAY
1. Confront mortality.
We will all die someday. Once you reconcile with the reality of your own death, it can be incredibly empowering and clarify what really matters in life. 2. Catalogue your dreams. Don’t worry if you think your goal might be too big, shallow, abstract or just kinda lame... if it matters to you, write it down. When possible, use a specific image or video to help further illustrate the dream. 3. Find your inspiration. Clearly define why you added a goal to your list, and then ask yourself why that matters twice more. It will feel tedious but you'll be glad you did it, because down the road you'll lean on that vision to evoke the emotion needed to push through the burnout. 4. Recruit a partner as early as possible. There will be some people that think your goals are cool and others that think they're lame -- surround yourself with those that think it's cool. Things happen a lot faster and it's just more fun once you have someone else in your corner, whether they're crossing off the goal with you, guiding you through the process, or rooting you on from the sidelines. 5. Set S.M.A.R.T. parameters. SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound) goals are clearly defined and leave no room for subjective interpretation. I personally like to set a location for each goal, because it helps me visualize actually being there and completing the mission. 6. Reduce decision fatigue Eliminate the insignificant and inconsequential decisions that you make in everyday life (e.g. should I check my IG?). With fewer decisions to make, you can be much more consistent. And consistency is the precursor to progress. 7. "Habitify" as often as you can. I know that's not a real word, but you get the idea. Any goal can be broken down into a repeatable, measurable habit. If it can’t, that’s not a goal, that’s just a dream. There are lots of fantastic resources on habits. One of my favorites is Atomic Habits, by James Clear. I love chapter 6: Motivation is Overrated; Environment Often Matters More. 8. Document the journey. Take a picture or write down your thoughts in a journal on Day 1. And then continue to take pictures, record video, journal, or document in some other way. Do it more often than you think you need to, especially when it seems pointless. You can always delete something after the fact, it's much harder to recreate from memory. Before vs After is an awesome way to see the progress you've made. 9. Reward yourself along the way. The loftier the goal, the harder it will be to complete, obviously. But those goals are often the BEST ones to go after. So, celebrate the small wins & milestones along the way to reward yourself for sticking to your plan (see Habitify above). This practice will force you to love the process, which is really what this whole thing is about anyway. 10. Celebrate failure. I guarantee that you will not achieve every goal on the first try. And if you do, then your goals aren't challenging you enough. So get used to failure, and even celebrate it! The journey becomes a lot more fun if you see mistakes & rejection as just steps closer to eventual success. |
"You miss 100% of the shots |