5 Keys to Achieving Your Goals

5 Keys to Achieving Your Goals

Every time I do an event, whether it is a school assembly, basketball camp or anything in between, I always send a message that is important not only in basketball, but in all of life.  I invite everyone to get rid of their dreams and turn them into goals and then provide them with the 5 keys to achieving their goals.

1. Passion

This one is is easy.  If you have a dream, then you have a passion.  Passion is what you love, and it is what will push you to follow through with the next 4 keys.

2. Planning

This is your road map to achieving the goal you’ve set.  Without having a clear plan determined you’ll be wasting time and energy to get what you truly want.  You may need to do a little research and ask experts for some advice to ensure you have a solid course of action set up.

3. Practice

All the passion in the world and the greatest plan ever devised will not get you anywhere without putting in the practice, or the time and effort required to carry out your plan.  If you want results you have to put in the time, there is no way around that.  If you look at the best NBA players of all time one common thing you’ll hear about them is their unbielevable work ethic.  Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.

4. Positive Attitude

There’s two reasons for having a positive attitude.  For one, studies actually show that people who think positive and imagine themselves being successful have a higher rate of success.  Think about it this way, if you don’t believe you can do something how likely are you to even attempt it?  Those who attempt it surely will be more successful than those who don’t – it’s that simple.

The second reason for having a positive attitude is that people are attracted to positive energy.  If you’re a positive person you’ll have a lot more people that are willing to help you achieve you goals.  Be confident and be happy and you’ll surely win the support of others.

5. Perseverance

If you have a big goal achieving it will not be a smooth ride the entire way.  There will be potholes, bumps, dead ends, and traffic jams.  It’s the people who persevere and keep on working towards their goal despite setbacks that become the most successful in life.  Look at the big picture – if one person perseveres through tough times and another quits, who is the most likely to be successful?  It’s pretty obvious.  Don’t give up on your goals just because of some rough times and you’ll be rewarded in the end.

Don’t Wait, Do It Now!

It’s one thing to read this and think it could help you, but if you want to achieve your dreams you have to do it – not tomorrow, not next week, and not in a couple hours.  Do it now, because every second you wait is another second you have to wait for your dreams to come true.