There are literally thousands of books, articles, studies and experts on the topic of successfully reaching your goal, whether your goal is losing weight, making more money, getting a job or finding a husband. At the end of the day, certain methods work for some people, some work for others... while some just plain don't work at all.
No matter which way best motivates you, they all boil down to 3 aspects:
1) GETTING you 2) from HERE 3) to THERE!
Simply put: 1) GETTING you to do things, things that will get you closer to where you want to be, 2) assessing HERE, understanding who you are and what you have to offer, and 3) researching THERE, really knowing who you want to be, where that is and why.
If you don't know where you are and where you want to go, no one can help you get from HERE to THERE. So let me restate the three in order of how you need to think about them:
1) Define your goal - a goal - any goal. This could be as general as "I want to earn more money" or, better, slightly more specific like "I want to transition from an engineering job to a finance job" or best of all "I want to take my skills from computer programming to work in a financial institution in the area of risk management." 2) Assess your strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, education background and work experience. 3) Identify the gaps and translate them into actionable baby steps, using all the resources available to you... and there are more than you probably realize!
So the first question you should always ask yourself is "Do I know what THERE is for me at this point in time?" If the answer is no, we know where to start!
