Comments on: Learn The Art Of Following Through: 5 Steps To Ensure You Will Achieve Your Goals http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Guy Farmer http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-79077 Guy Farmer Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:13:22 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-79077 Thank you for your great tips Vincent. In almost every instance it is those who follow through who actually make things happen in their lives. As you've indicated, it's not enough to do something once and hope it will change everything, we need to keep moving forward. It's like learning any new skill: At first we don't do it very well but, as we practice, we get better at it. It's the repetition and learning from persevering that creates change over time. Take care, Guy Thank you for your great tips Vincent. In almost every instance it is those who follow through who actually make things happen in their lives. As you’ve indicated, it’s not enough to do something once and hope it will change everything, we need to keep moving forward. It’s like learning any new skill: At first we don’t do it very well but, as we practice, we get better at it. It’s the repetition and learning from persevering that creates change over time.

Take care,

Guy

]]> By: A-Z Directory for Mental Health http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78831 A-Z Directory for Mental Health Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:05:30 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78831 [...] Learn the Art of Following Through: 5 Steps to Ensure You Will Achieve Your Goals [...] [...] Learn the Art of Following Through: 5 Steps to Ensure You Will Achieve Your Goals [...]

]]> By: larissa http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78531 larissa Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:47:10 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78531 this blog totally rocks. it's completely obvious to everyone. :) this blog totally rocks. it’s completely obvious to everyone. :)

]]> By: Fawn http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78525 Fawn Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:36:52 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78525 These are great suggestions for following through on one's goals. I agree that setting the goal is the easiest part of the equation. Doing the work required to achieve them is where people get lazy. I've found another exercise critical in my efforts to follow through. In addition to these five steps, consider doing a weekly after action review. When you sit down and evaluate your progress and/or current obstacle(s), weekly, you can make adjustments and improve your efforts for the following week. This may even entail tweaking the way your goal is stated. Thanks for the post! These are great suggestions for following through on one’s goals. I agree that setting the goal is the easiest part of the equation. Doing the work required to achieve them is where people get lazy.

I’ve found another exercise critical in my efforts to follow through. In addition to these five steps, consider doing a weekly after action review. When you sit down and evaluate your progress and/or current obstacle(s), weekly, you can make adjustments and improve your efforts for the following week. This may even entail tweaking the way your goal is stated.

Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Darrell Davis http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78520 Darrell Davis Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:01:12 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78520 I think, Vincent, your point about replacing goals only after you achieve one is a key to success. Seems like every year people make brand new resolutions/goals, without any consideration as to whether or not they accomplished last years goals. I think, Vincent, your point about replacing goals only after you achieve one is a key to success. Seems like every year people make brand new resolutions/goals, without any consideration as to whether or not they accomplished last years goals.

]]> By: Martyna http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78519 Martyna Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:58:52 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78519 hi :) yes, thanks for your post I have been following this path for a while now, setting goals, writing them down, having a card where I write everything that needs to be done in order to achieve what I want to achieve there are TWO additional points that come to my mind: 1. in order to boost yourself with positive energy and to be self-aware of your progress on the way to the goal, it is great to write down all your successes, like every evening 2. have a grand vision, be conscious of the bigger picture, so you may constantly assure yourself of the great great purpose of your project, goal, IT WILL MAKE YOU BULLET PROOF ! best wishes Martyna hi :)
yes, thanks for your post
I have been following this path for a while now, setting goals, writing them down, having a card where I write everything that needs to be done in order to achieve what I want to achieve
there are TWO additional points that come to my mind:

1. in order to boost yourself with positive energy and to be self-aware of your progress on the way to the goal, it is great to write down all your successes, like every evening
2. have a grand vision, be conscious of the bigger picture, so you may constantly assure yourself of the great great purpose of your project, goal, IT WILL MAKE YOU BULLET PROOF !

best wishes
Martyna

]]> By: Craig Thomas http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78513 Craig Thomas Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:20:12 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78513 Nice post. I like the metaphor of the chopsticks - makes perfect sense. Nice post. I like the metaphor of the chopsticks – makes perfect sense.

]]> By: Dan @ Anxiety Support Network http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78508 Dan @ Anxiety Support Network Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:23:46 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78508 All good tips. I think the hardest thing to do is to not have the mixed emotions when we are chasing a certain goal. After all, we have no guarantee that our goal is going to happen; maybe it's just a wild dream. This is a great time to reach out to others, as the article mentions. But, when you don't have the results you desire, it is easy to become ingrained with self-doubt. Just my take, and thanks for the article! All good tips. I think the hardest thing to do is to not have the mixed emotions when we are chasing a certain goal. After all, we have no guarantee that our goal is going to happen; maybe it’s just a wild dream. This is a great time to reach out to others, as the article mentions. But, when you don’t have the results you desire, it is easy to become ingrained with self-doubt. Just my take, and thanks for the article!

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78507 Lincoln Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:18:04 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78507 Simple yet effective I like it. The power of certainty is overrated. Often times you need to act decisively when you are a leader, with less than all of the info. You need to be comfortable with ambiguity. Simple yet effective I like it. The power of certainty is overrated. Often times you need to act decisively when you are a leader, with less than all of the info. You need to be comfortable with ambiguity.

]]> By: Tomas Stonkus http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/learn-the-art-of-following-through-5-steps-to-ensure-you-will-achieve-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-78501 Tomas Stonkus Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:50:22 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-78501 Yup. You are right on. I have done all of the above things and I can feel that I am on the right track. It feels great! The most important one in my life is to remind myself about where I am going and what I am doing. Sometimes that reminder comes from other people, sometimes it comes from within myself. But if I am able to just stop sometimes and remember why I am doing what I am doing, then I feel recharged and alive once again! Thanks for reminder :) Best, Tomas Yup.

You are right on. I have done all of the above things and I can feel that I am on the right track. It feels great!

The most important one in my life is to remind myself about where I am going and what I am doing. Sometimes that reminder comes from other people, sometimes it comes from within myself.

But if I am able to just stop sometimes and remember why I am doing what I am doing, then I feel recharged and alive once again!

Thanks for reminder :)

Best,
Tomas

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