You Want the Goal. But, Are You Ready to Sustain the Outcome?

Think about the big goals you’ve set for yourself…

Have you assessed what it will take to get there? Have you created a plan for achieving the goal? Have you mapped out the milestones to achievement of this goal?

In most cases, people would say “Yes! I have a plan. I know what’s next. And I know what I need to do to get there.”

Now… Let me ask you one more question about your goal:

Have you assessed your goal’s aftermath?

In other words, have you asked and answered the question: Once I achieve the goal, what will be required of me, on a consistent basis, to sustain what I’ve achieved?

After all, your goal might be to lose fifty pounds and you put all of your attention on dropping the weight… and you do… but how do you keep the weight off? And have you developed a plan that goes beyond the actual weight loss? The aftermath is not about “Can I achieve the thing?” but “Can I sustain the achievement for the long term?”

And that’s where a lot of people get stuck.

Whether it’s buying your dream home or starting a business, it’s one thing to achieve the goal; it’s quite another to sustain the achievement… and both…