Get Excited, Achieve Your Goals

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by Dale Stuemke

The fifth letter in the word change, G, presented a bit of a challenge. G for goal? That seemed a bit obvious, and this whole thing is about goals anyway. G for grow, for gravitate, for—for what?

Then I remembered what one of my business mentors used to say: "Nothing ever happens until somebody gets excited!" It's true, and it's the topic of this article looking at the word change.

Now you might be thinking "Get excited? Do you know how much work I have to do to accomplish this goal? Do you understand that I could be out playing golf, but instead I'm studying so that I'm ready to pursue the next step in my action plan? Get excited, right!"

Well, no, I don't know just what you're going through and how hard you're working to achieve your goal. And, I know that the actions you need to take to reach your goal aren't always fun. And, yes, you need to take time occasionally for some down-time, some recreation that will give you a break. But, yes, you should get excited!

Get excited about the fact that you are going to realize the changes in your life that will result from achieving this goal. You're not just trying to reach a goal because it's a goal; you've established that goal because it is going to bring about a change (there's that word again!) in your life that you sincerely want. The rest of your life will be better in a way that you can visualize and see yourself experiencing because you've put forth the effort to achieve the goal. That change, that result should be getting your blood pumping! Get excited about it because it is going to be real!

Get excited about how much you've learned and how much you've already accomplished on your journey to your goal. Stop for a moment and appreciate the fact that you have learned and accomplished things already because you committed yourself to a worthwhile goal. Think about how the achievements you've already accomplished make you feel. I'll bet you're more positive now than you were when you began the journey. I'll bet you're even sort of proud, in a positive way, of some of the things you've accomplished that you were a bit concerned about doing. I'll bet you believe more in yourself and your ability to achieve success than when you started. Stop for a moment and focus on those things. You'll get excited!

Finally, think about how you feel. If you're pursuing a goal that's truly important to you and you're starting to see some progress, you're certainly experiencing a happiness that you didn't have before. Think about it. You set a goal because there is a change you want in your life. You've probably wanted or thought about that change for a long time, maybe years, before you got serious and set a goal to go for it. Now you're doing it!

Someone said that success or happiness is the pursuit of a worthwhile goal. You are now in that pursuit. You're doing what successful people do; you are pursuing a worthwhile goal, and you're going to achieve it! I think that gives you every reason to Get Excited!

I'm a husband, father, and grandfather. I couldn't have dreamed of the life I've lived. I've learned that dreams and goals are achieved with a good plan, focused effort, good mentorship, and commitment. Humans are designed to be achievers. Visualizing the future and setting and achieving goals to make it a reality is uniquely human! I'm still dreaming my future into existence and setting goals to make it happen. Visit: Launch Your Goals Blog

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