We all have a dream.
Financial freedom, finding the perfect partner, travelling, becoming famous, buying a house on an island, you name it.
The sad truth is that most of the people give up on their goals and end up settling for something that does not bring them joy.
In fact, according to a global poll conducted by Gallup, about 85% of the people hate their job.
If you want to avoid this and reach your objectives, you MUST invest time and energy into them.
In the following, I will share with you 6 steps for success in life that will help you to buid a life you LOVE.
Let’s get into them.
1. Define what you want
The first step to achieve ANYTHING in life is to know what you want.
If you don’t know what you’re aiming for, you will end up drifting around with no direction, going where life takes you instead of taking life where you want it to be.
To achieve your dreams, you therefore must create a clear vision of the life you desire by describing in detail your goals in each area of it (e.g., career, relationships, health, etc.).
Using a wheel of life like this one can help you to do this.
Here are some guiding questions you can ask yourself when doing this exercise:
- What is your dream job?
- How much money do you want make each month?
- Where do you want live? With whom?
- How do you want spend your free time?
Remember: the more details you add, the better, so let your imagination go wild and do not hold back!
2. Prioritize
Since your time and energy are limited, you can’t focus on all of your life spheres at once.
Thus, you need to prioritize.
To do this, think about which life areas require the most of your attention right now.
Is it your health? Your finances?
Decide on 1 to 3 life spheres.
When making your decision, make sure to take into account the short and long-term effects of your decision.
3. Set milestones and SMART goals
Now that you decided on the life spheres you want to start working on, it is time to make a plan.
To do this, determine the most important milestones you need to achieve to reach your goals and write them down in a journal or any other organizational system.
I personally like using Notion, as it is both mobile and desktop-friendly.
Whatever system you decide to use, make sure that it feels personal and that it is something that you come back to each day. This will help you to stay motivated and keep track of your progress.
After determining your milestones, you have to break them down into SMART goals, i.e. goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
This will enable you to make the steps you need to take more tangible and come up with a concrete timeline to follow.
Here’s an example showing how this exercise could look like for your career:
- Focus area: career
- Desired state: full time blogger
- Milestones: 1) setup a blog on wordpress 2) Create a content plan 3) Start publishing blog posts
- SMART goals: 1) Create a wordpress account by the end of June 2) Choose a blog theme by mid July 3) Prepare August’s content plan by the end of July, etc.
4. Work hard
The fourth step for success is to WORK HARD.
Success is not easy, and it does not happen overnight.
It requires you to put in a lot of work and to persevere. There is no workaround.
So get ready to sweat and hustle: your journey towards success will be tough and challenging, but I can guarantee you that it will also be 100% worth it.
5. Believe in yourself
The fifth step for success is to believe in yourself.
This is fundamental because your brain always reinforces what you already believe in by looking for evidence to support your beliefs (this is called the “confirmation bias”).
Furthermore, your beliefs influence your thoughts, which in turn impact your behavior and therefore your results.
If you struggle with self-doubt, repeating or writing affirmations is one technique that can definitely help you.
If you decide to give them a try, make sure to use assertions that are personal, positive, in present tense, visual, and emotional.
This will ensure their effectiveness.
6. Be Patient
The final step for success it to be patient.
Any real success requires time, so keep persevering and DO NOT give up!
One big tip I have for you to stay motivated and consistent is to create a vision board, or anything that helps you to keep your vision vivid in your mind.
A method that I like using is saving all kinds of assets representing the life I am trying to build in a dedicated “dream life” Pinterest board.
I hope you enjoyed these 6 steps for success in life and that you will implement them to reach your dreams.
I wish you a lot of luck and remember: DO NOT GIVE UP! <3
If you’re interested to learn how to build self-discipline (which is essential to persevere and therefore another important life success factor), make sure to check out my previous blog post teaching you how to achieve it!