Now that you have a clear SMART goal to express your aspiration, it is time to prioritize it with your three key resources: time, energy, and money. This is how you test the strength of your aspiration. Are you ready to commit, or are you merely “interested”? Simply being interested is not enough. It doesn’t …
Should you be focused on what you want to achieve (the end goal), or on the process to get there? You need a healthy balance of both. Being focused on the end goal is important. Yet, if you are focused too narrowly on your end goal and keep measuring to see if you are making …
Once you know your aspirations and have magnified them, the next step is to set SMART goals, so that you can implement them in your daily life. A SMART goal is a goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. Specific means that the goal is concrete enough that you know what success looks …
Once you have clarity about what is your aspiration/purpose, next you need to magnify it, so you get more energy for your journey. Big purpose equals big motivation. How do you magnify it? Here I suggest a thought exercise and a meditation practice. The thought exercise is to enhance your awareness of the rewards of …
Every aspiration is about self-transformation: becoming a new person and living a new life. We need self-discipline because we want to achieve a goal, get somewhere, stop a bad habit, transform ourselves, live better. In other words, we want a new identity; we want to live a better version of ourselves. We can call this …
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. —Rumi Would you love to be driven, more “on fire”, with your goals? Then spend time with people who are on fire with theirs—until you find something that resonates with you. Inspiration begets aspiration. Seek role models in the area you are pursuing. Listen …
We all have a deep aspiration inside of us, waiting to be discovered, owned, and realized. How do we find it? This page explores one of the five exercises to uncover your deeper aspiration and values. It was inspired by the Fivefold Why exercise from Josh Kaufman. If you want to develop self-discipline, you probably …
We all have a deep aspiration inside of us, waiting to be discovered, owned, and realized. How do we find it? I offer four exercises to help you find your aspiration. This first one is exploring your core values. Mark Twain said: “The two most important days in your life are the day you are …
Is your goal a “have-to” goal or a “want-to” goal? Do you want that new BMW because all your friends have one, and you believe that you are lagging behind? Or do you want it because you saw your dad enjoying his, and you desire the sense of freedom and independence of driving your own? …
Let’s clarify the differences between a goal and an aspiration. In the table below, we start with the goal, which is more specific, because that is usually what people are aware of. Then we cover an example aspiration that could be behind that goal, and some of the strategies (tactics) that can be used to …
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