Clarity is important.
It can also be hard to find, particularly in the modern age when we are constantly trying to sort through the information overload we face very day through our smart phones, social media, and the 24/7 news cycle.
The opposite of clarity is uncertainty and a sense of feeling overwhelmed. Thinking one thing but feeling another; knowing one thing but doing the opposite.
Finding clarity is essential to then be able to focus on taking the necessary actions to move forward.
As the saying goes, ‘if you’re standing still, you are going backwards’ (I think that saying was invented in a high inflation environment!).
We get clarity from doing two things:
- Having a clear picture of where we are going, where we are at today, and what’s required to move from point A (today) to point B (going); and
- Putting in place a strategy and formula that will get us from point A to point B.
We need to understand where we want to be by a certain point in time, what our goals are – without that it’s impossible to have clarity. My goals book will help you do that and it’s free to download here.
One of the most important things about setting goals is that they have a deadline and be measurable.
A good example of goals to be achieved by 2030 would be something like:
- Paying off your home loan;
- Reducing tax to 10 per cent; and
- Have a net wealth (outside the family home) of $2 million.
All of these goals are clearly measurable. You have either paid off your home, or you haven’t. You either paid 10 per cent in tax or you didn’t. You built wealth of $2 million, or you didn’t.
A couple of weeks back I wrote about how roughly 199 out of 200 Australians are finishing their working life and having to make significant lifestyle changes in retirement.
It’s a damning statistic.
The irony is most of the 199 don’t realise that’s going to be their reality until it’s too late. They meander their way through life, working hard, but without any clarity. Thinking one thing but feeling another. Knowing one thing but doing the opposite.
Once you come up with your set of goals, you need to overcome your fear and lack of confidence about achieving them.
It’s normal, upon writing down our goals, to feel a sense of vulnerability and fear.
Fear and a lack of confidence are challenges all of us face at some time. To overcome it we simply need to take one step at a time.
As the saying goes; The journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step.
Inevitably one step then leads to two, and three, and so on.
Each step builds confidence and gradually dulls your sense of fear over time.
So, what step first step can you take?
Ready. Set. Go!
Clarity awaits… GOALS BOOK.
