When You Haven’t Worked on a Goal for Over a Week
When you haven’t worked on a goal for over a week, you have a problem. No need to sugarcoat this. Goals are not something you work on whenever you feel like it. Indeed, that would be a hobby not a goal.
If a goal is not motivating you to work on it almost every day, then you must rethink that goal. Unquestionably, having the motivation to sacrifice something you want for something you want more is the ultimate sign you have what it takes to achieve a goal. At a minimum, if you aren’t willing to sacrifice your time, then you are sacrificing the goal itself. This is a fact.
With that said, it’s not the end of the world when you lack motivation to work on a goal. Lacking motivation is a solvable problem. One of the things I suggest you try when your goals aren’t enough motivation to push you is to think about your fears.
Instead of starting with your goals, start with what you fear about failing to reach your goals. Everyone fears failure, at least a little bit. Fear is a good indicator that you really care about something, like fearing for your life. Having higher levels of fear is an indication that something matters more. So, start with the thing you fear most about failing to reach your goals.
Next, imagine a few of the scenarios that could cause you to fail. Then, write down all the ways you can sacrifice, give extra effort, stay up later, wake up earlier, and push your limits to prevent these scenarios from coming to fruition.
This fear and this list to prevent this fear from happening now becomes your motivation. Review this list often and make sure you do at least one thing on it every single day.