What You Want Most is on the Other Side of Pursuing a Difficult Goal
There are goals and there are difficult goals. Chances are what you want most is on the other side of pursuing a difficult goal.
By difficult goal, I’m generally referring to those goals that require a minimum of 4 years effort to achieve. So a good gauge for a difficult goal is to compare the effort to getting a 4-year college degree. The college drop out rate is about 54%. With all things being equal, one can assume less than 50% of people will achieve any given difficult goal.
Obviously, I’m stretching it with this math but I’m only using these numbers for the sake of argument. The exact percent of the population who will achieve their difficult goals is not the point. Frankly, the true number is likely much lower than 50%. The point is the things we all want most don’t come easy and don’t come fast. As a result, most people aren’t willing to do what it takes to achieve their difficult goals.
What You Want Requires Time, Effort, and Consistency
Everything worth having requires a consistent investment of time and effort. The biggest mistake anyone can make in pursuing what they want is to believe trying to become an overnight success is the best course of action.
The question we must all ask ourselves about what we want most is if it’s worth having today, is it still worth having 4 years from now? If the answer is no, then it’s time to reevaluate what you want. If the answer is yes, then ask yourself if you’re willing to commit to a daily goal for 1,460 days in a row to get what you want?
When you commit to a daily goal consecutively for 1,460 days or 4 years, you can almost guarantee that you will be on the right side of 50%. This may sound daunting. However, if you plan to be alive 4 years from now then you might as well plan to have want you want most when that day comes.