It has been a while since I wrote this blog. I thought this was an appropriate time to restart writing. Hopefully, I haven’t lost too many followers and should I be able to catch the attention of a few more, I would think my start to 2026 would a great one.
Everyone makes mistakes; if you do not, you are not doing anything. Keep this in mind when you have a second look at the quote above. Are you not taking a decisive step because you fear making a mistake? Has it occurred to you now that, this is precisely the BIG mistake you are making? So what is holding you back ?
With 2026 around the corner, it is an opportune time to go on and dream big and achieve your dreams. You can start by listing out a few goals that you have secretly hoped to achieve but never dared to start. Writing the goals is the relatively easier part; having a clear cut action plan for each of those goals is the more challenging part. This is step 1
The next step is to begin. Yes pick up the most important goal that you have in mind and being with the first point of your action plan. Step 2 is to START
The final step is to keep going. If you visit my blogs (https://actspot.com/blog-2/ )that I first wrote in 2010, you will notice that I had written roughly 300 plus posts that year. The reason was simple; I targeted writing every single day. With this action plan clearly in front of me, I was determined to stick to a routine. Many days, I would be tired and demotivated but then the goal spurred me on. The next year I had no such goals, partly because my blog posts had got a fair amount of traction so I moved on to other goals. You too can take a cue and get going.
It is possible that you begin with great gusto but along the way you realize that the goal is not what you really aimed for or felt comfortable with. There is no shame or guilt in accepting that reality and cutting your losses. However, have goal no 2 ready, to be given your best shot. The failure to achieve goal No 1 should not dissuade you from channelizing all your energy into goal 2. It is when you fear that goal 2 could go the same way as goal 1 and oscillate between beginning and reviewing, which is when you need to have one more look at the quote above.
Here is wishing each of you a fabulous, goal oriented, happy and productive New Year 2026
Try this
- This video could be a good start to get more inputs about goal setting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKVAGxoU2AM
- You might find the following video quite insightful to help you achieve your goals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmFdyn648UY
- For those having a keener interest this video could be quite thought provoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4N1q4RNi9I
