In Others’ Words: Focusing on Your Goal

When you look ahead, what do you see?

Do you see your goal? Where you’re headed, what you want to accomplish, the finish line … You may not be able to say, “The end is near” but can you close your eyes and see whatever it is you’re working for in your mind?

Or, when you look ahead, do you see nothing but trouble? Have all the things that could go wrong, all the naysayers’ negativity and doubts, become obstacles that have slowed your step or, even worse, caused you to stop moving forward?

Sometimes we can lose sight of our goal — whatever it is we want, wherever it is we’re going — because the obstacles loom larger. Closer. We stop believing in who we are and in what we can accomplish. All we see are the can’ts and the don’ts and the shouldn’ts. Our lack of expertise. Our lack of time.

By keeping our eye on the goal, we remember why we started. All the reasons we should stop fade away when our focus is on why we’re headed toward our goal.

In Your Words: How do you focus on your goals and not the obstacles that always appear in front of you when you’re trying to accomplish something?

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'Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.' Quote by E. Joseph Cossman #obstacles #goals
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