Unstuck Goals and How to Reach Them

“Always live your life with one dream to fulfill. No matter how many of your dreams you have realized in the past, always have a dream to go. Because when you stop dreaming, life becomes a mundane existence.”

- Sara Henderson, Writer


Are you stuck? Do you feel that things are not moving forward? Does life feel boring and uneventful? Do you feel as though time and opportunity are slipping away from you? Does it sometimes feel like your circumstances and situation will never change for the better? Do you feel trapped?

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then ask yourself this, “Do I have clear and written goals?”

It doesn’t matter if you have accomplished great things or nothing at all, you must have something that you are reaching for, and that something must be clear and written.

One of the first mentors I had was an incredibly successful entrepreneur. At the time I met him he owned a chain of over one hundred hair salons. The advice and resources he introduced me to made a lasting impression on my life and was instrumental in helping me find my purpose.

One of the things that he always stressed was the importance of having clear goals. I remember him telling me that the thing that separated people who accomplish great things from people who don’t was that people who accomplish extraordinary things set and went after clear specific goals.

Over the years I lost touch with him, but one thing is certain, he is still living the advice he gave me. Today he owns the largest privately held salon chain in the nation with nearly one thousand hair salons in about 19 states. If I were a betting man, I would bet the farm that there is more to come, lots more. Why?

He has made the habit of always living his life with at least one dream to fulfill.

You may not have aspirations of building a multimillion dollar business, nor should you if that does not speak to who you are. The important thing is that you have a clear goal that you are moving toward. Start right where you are.

Within your imagination is something to aspire to. Write down your aspirations and then educate yourself on what you need to do to accomplish those goal. Forget what you think you know about the topic and seek the counsel of those who have done what you want to do. If you don’t have access to them directly, buy a book, or do your research online.

After you've educated yourself look at your clearly written goal and ask, “What is the next step?”

This is important!

Don’t just dream it, act on it. The only step you need to take to reach your highest aspiration is “the next step.”

Do this consistently and there is no limit to what you can accomplish.

-L. Andrew Morgan