Those who succeed in achieving their dreams always have one common
characteristic. They never give up. This isn’t an attitude that they develop
toward the end, it’s a mindset that they establish from the beginning and
nurture throughout the process.
Here’s are 22 ways to never give up on your goals and dreams.
1. Change your perspective
Believe in yourself because when you believe, you will achieve.
2. Be persistent
The ability to keep pushing forward no matter the circumstances
– that’s persistence.
3. Develop Grit
Grit is consistency, not giving up, and finding a way because you
understand the long term value of your goals.
4. Be Resilient
To become resilient you need to stay optimistic, keep your cool,
and accept failures as a form of helpful feedback.
5. There is
No Perfect Time
If you are thinking about giving up on a goal until the conditions
in your life are just right, chances are you’ll be waiting a long time. There
is no perfect time to do something. It’s one of the secrets of success to know
this. Looking for the perfect time is just an excuse to procrastinate.
Never give up just because you think the time isn’t right.
6. The Wait
to Feel Like It is Forever
Motivation follows action, not the other way around. Once you get
started, your motivation will begin to build. This is especially true during
the early stages of developing a new habit or way of living.
Never give up on a goal because you don’t feel like it. Force
yourself to do it anyway and your motivation will begin to grow. Imagine, how
great you feel when you’re done, and the results that you see in reality.
7. Adopt a
No Excuses Mantra
Your mind can come up with endless excuses as to why you should
give up on a goal. You can put an end to all the internal debates, questions,
and arguments by simply saying to yourself, “No excuses!” This works because
these two words leave no room for negotiation or debate. I’ve used this
technique to push myself to get out of bed at 4:00 or 5:00 am to exercise six
days a week for years. It works every time. (Update: I now get up at 3:40 am.)
The no excuses mantra says, “I’ll never give up.”
8.
Disneyland Wasn’t Built in a Day
Have you ever noticed a new building or house at the start of
construction and then were amazed to see it completed the next time you saw it?
What you did not see was all the work that was done each day over six months to
finish it.
It’s the same with our progress toward our goals and dreams. It’s
hard to see any significant progress if you look at on a daily or weekly basis.
But if you look at your progress over several months or years, then you can see
how far you’ve come and what you’ve built in your life.
You never give up because you know that goal achievement is a
process and not an event.
9. Trust
that You Will Find a Way
Everyone wants to see the entire route and pitfalls before they
begin their journey. Trouble is that the ideal route to your goal doesn’t
exist. This is because no one has ever traveled the unique path that you
require.
No one on earth has had the same experiences as you. Therefore,
your path to your goals will be the one that you create.
Instead of giving up, trust that you will find the way as you go
along. Never give up on your goal until you are certain that you’ve reached
your desired destination.
10.
Eliminate the Escape Routes
Try means fail. When you say to yourself “I’ll try to become a
non-smoker,” you’re leaving the door open to give up. When you say to yourself
“I will become a non-smoker,” you are closing the door to failure and opening
the door to success.
Do it right now with one of your goals and see how differently you
feel when you say it. Just say to yourself “I’ll try to… (Insert your goal).”
And “I WILL… (Insert your goal).” Don’t you feel weak went you say “I’ll try…”
and strong when you say “I WILL…”
You’ll never give up if you eliminate all your escape routes.
11. Don’t
Let Setbacks & Difficulties Derail You
To expect a perfectly smooth ride to your goal is not reasonable.
Why drive yourself crazy expecting perfection. It doesn’t exist.
Obstacles are the tests that will make you feel worthy and proud
once you reach your goal. The true value and reward in accomplishing a goal are
in the challenges you overcome during the journey.
The point here is that setbacks and difficulties are your
opportunities to become a person who is truly worthy of the success that you
seek.
Character building is a key component to the “never give up”
mindset.
12.
Awkwardness Comes Before Skillfulness
Skills are developed. We are not born with them. Think back to the
first time you drove a car or used a computer and compare it to the skills you
have today.
The same learning process happens when you are working toward
achievement of a new goal. This means that you must be willing to go through
the awkward stage to get to the point of being skillful.
Don’t allow yourself to give up simply because you haven’t gotten
through the awkward stage yet. Eventually, you will become highly skilled in
living your dream and barely remember all the uncomfortable moments.
Giving up strengthens awkwardness. Having an attitude that you’ll
never give up, defeats it.
13. Give
Your Mind and Body Time to Adjust
Your mind is wired and your body has adapted to your past way of
doing things. You need to give your mind and body time to rewire and adjust to
your new way of living.
In the meantime, ignore the mental tennis match that’s going on in
your mind. If you get a little confused or forgetful, don’t worry about it.
Once your mind rewires itself, you’ll be back better than ever.
If you can decide in advance to give your mind and body plenty of
time to adjust, you’ll never give up.
14. Find
Your Answers and Motivation Within
Your best answers are within you! This might sound funny, but only
you have been present throughout your entire life. Therefore, no one on earth
is better qualified to provide solutions regarding your life than you.
There’s nothing wrong with getting advice and ideas from other
people. But ultimately, only you know the best solution for yourself. This idea
parallels with the principle of accepting 100% responsibility for your life.
Full acceptance of this responsibility will ensure that you never
give up.
15. Stay
Focused on What You Want
Dismiss thoughts of failure and uncertainty and stay focused on
the vision of what you want to accomplish. Spend some time imagining in detail
what it will be like to achieve your desired outcome. Once you have a detailed
life-like movie of that outcome playing in your mind along with the wonderful
feelings that it produces, that’s where you want to stay emotionally. That’s
the emotional reality that you want to create in the present. When you have the
emotional charge of what you intend to manifest in the present, you’ll have the
motivation to do the things necessary to accomplish your goal.
In addition, your subconscious and the Law of Attraction will also
be at work in helping you achieve your goal. Your subconscious mind represents
the majority of your mental capacity and it contains all the experiences of
your life. Therefore, it is a very reliable source for solutions and guidance.
This is where our intuition (or gut feelings) comes from. It is produced in our
subconscious and articulated in our conscious mind.
The Law of Attraction
states that what you think about you bring about. So it’s very important
that you choose your thoughts carefully. The LofA has worked so many times in
my life in both bad and good ways depending on the focus of my thoughts that
it’s impossible to ignore and exciting to embrace.
If you stay clearly focused on what you want, you’ll never give
up.
16. Face and
Walk Through Your Fears
Attainment of any worthwhile goal or dream will require courage.
Courage is not something that you can bring about intellectually. Courage is
the ability to feel fear and take action in spite of it.
The fear of failure and not being good enough are common. They
feed on each other. When you feel that you are not good enough to reach a
particular goal you are being fearful that you won’t succeed. Which comes first
then? Fear or the feeling that you’re not good enough? They happen
simultaneously. Both of them can be traced to a fear of the unknown, which is a
perfectly normal response.
The solution is to face and walk through your fears and
uncertainties. Once you have successfully done this, then you get a measure of
courage. Each time you do it, you will gain more courage. Eventually, you will
reach the point when you realize that your fears and uncertainties are no
longer present.
Courageous men and women never give up.
17.
Seriously Consider the Alternatives
Take a serious look at your alternatives if you were to give up on
your dream right now. How do feel about those alternatives? Now compare those
alternatives to how you’d feel if you hung in there and achieved your dream.
Get yourself into the feeling place of giving up your dream and
living with the alternatives. Then get yourself into the feeling place of
having achieved your dream and living with that outcome. How do feel? I’d bet
that you now have no other choice but to never give up on your dream!
Once you seriously consider the alternatives, you’ll never give
up.
18. Consider
Your Reputation & Legacy
What do people say about you today when you are not around? What
will people say about you after you die?
I know that we aren’t supposed to worry about what other people
say about us, but wouldn’t you rather they speak well of you? How will the
accomplishment of your goal or dream affect how other people think and speak
about you? How will your family, friends, and coworkers treat you differently
once you achieve your goal? How will you behave when you are around them?
Define what kind of man or woman you will be after you achieve
your goal or dream and work toward becoming that person now. Once you become
that person, the achievement of your goal or dream will be close behind.
Those who never give up create great reputations and legacies.
19. Nothing
Worthwhile is Easy
Can you think of a single impressive accomplishment by you or
someone else that was easily attained? It’s the difficulty of the climb that
makes the view at the summit so magnificent!
Ask any retired millionaire what they enjoyed most in their life.
They would probably tell you that they enjoyed the challenges and the struggles
and the rewards for prevailing over them.
Giving up is easy. To never give up is worthwhile.
20. Setup a
Meaningful Reward
What kind of reward could you give yourself that would really
inspire you? Select a reward that is equal to the goal that you’re trying to
achieve. Pick one that excites you to the point that if you didn’t reach it
you’d be extremely disappointed.
It’s also important that you set up specific criteria for earning
the reward. For example, if your goal is to lose weight you might use these
criteria.
Lose 25 pounds by October 1.
Learn about healthy eating by February 1.
Establish a healthy diet by March 1.
Join a fitness club or build a home gym by April 1.
Be exercising 3-4 days a week by May 1.
Be power walking 5 days a week by June 1.
This is extensive criteria, but it gives you a good idea of what’s
possible.
Your reward can be anything that’s meaningful to you. A reward for
a small goal might be a new electronic gadget, a massage, a nice dinner out, or
a weekend getaway. A reward for a big goal might be a new television, computer,
car, or a vacation. Once you decide, shop for it, get some brochures, and cut
out the best pictures. Put the pictures on your inspiration board. I’ll be
describing the inspiration board in the last section.
Those who never give up reap the rewards.
21. Attach a
Motivation IV
Stay motivated by reading or listening to a steady stream of
personal development books. This will feed your mind will ideas for staying
motivated and on track.
Reading or listening to this material is particularly effective at
the beginning and end of the day. I often listen to self-improvement books in
the morning as I am preparing breakfast. This practice helps to set a positive
tone for the day. When you do it just before you go to bed, your subconscious
mind will process the information while you sleep and give you the benefits the
next day.
Reading or listening to personal development books is especially
useful during those times when you’ve had a setback and are struggling to stay
motivated.
If you can’t afford to buy any books right now, go to your public
library. It’s free! I’ve listened to just about every personal development
audiobook available at my public library.
Strengthen your never give up attitude with a steady stream of
inspiring books.
22. Create
an Inspiration Board
Some people call it a vision board. I call it an inspiration board
instead because that’s what I want it to do –- inspire me!
An inspiration board should contain anything and everything that
inspires you toward the accomplishment of your goals. This would include things
that give you clarity and inspiration like numeric objectives, action steps,
completion dates, mission statements, values & principles, pictures,
inspirational messages, and quotes.
An inspiration board can be made on many things including a
bulletin board, poster board, plywood, or picture frame backing. You can also
create them for different purposes. For example, you might create one for your
goals and one for inspiration. I created one for inspiration using quotes.
Men and women who never give up on their dreams use inspiration
boards.
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The fact that you’ve read this entire article indicates that you
are a person who will never give up on your dreams.
Die trying, but NEVER give up.
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