Become Determined

Question

Good afternoon!

Questions: How can I become persistent and dedicated? How can I become committed to accomplishing my goals?

I have written many schedules and plans, but I am always unable to follow them after three or four days. I genuinely want to be able to be determined to achieve my aims. If I could at least be committed to my goals for 1 month, I will accomplish them. 

Every time I tell myself that “I will follow the schedule,” something always happens. For instance, sometimes my leg will commence hurting hard, thus I will be unable to work. Other times my laptop or computer will stop working. There is always something happening to make me find a reason to stop following the schedule.

Moreover, I am behind on my personal and academic goals because of my lack of determination. There are numerous things that fancy doing. 

I have almost every resource I need to start working toward my goals. I discover that the problem is merely me. I only have to commence, but every time I start working on my goals, it does not necessarily take long for me to stop. 

How can I be determined toward my goals? If I am determined to follow my schedule and start working on my aims, I will undoubtedly accomplish them.

Answer 1

Oh, welcome to the club, sweetie. And don't be so hard on yourself. The club has a population of about 7 billion :(

Honestly, I think every person on Earth can sympathize with you. Look at all of the crowded gyms in January that are ghost towns by March.

Really, it's about developing habits. One way to do that is change your environment so that it is EASIER to follow your new habits, and HARDER to stick to your old ones. Also, don't try to change everything overnight: focus on one thing at a time. learn to prioritize, too, and do the thing that excites you most - that will probably help you stay motivated.

Remember that you will fail or find fault in yourself every day. Don't use failures as a reason to stop. It takes time to develop new ways of doing things. Humans are built to take the path of least resistance.

Join a group or report to Facebook or Instagram or something that you are doing this new thing. give regular updates with pictures or video, too. It helps to keep you honest if you're doing something publicly.

Put time aside every day or week to work on something that is important to you. tell everyone that you are working / busy at that time so and don't feel guilty about not answering the phone or anything.

Best of luck!