Dear\nFriend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talent is overrated. Most of the people who end up achieving their\ngoals aren\u2019t those who are more talented than others, or are more intelligent\nor better looking than others. What sets them apart from others is their\nwillpower to succeed and their persistence towards their goals, irrespective of\nhow small or large their goals may be. Little do we realise that our willpower\ncan make us achieve things that we presume to be unachievable at the outset.\nPromises that were never kept, resolutions that were never fulfilled, goals\nwhich were never achieved, all point towards lack of willpower. It all comes\ndown to a battle of mind against your heart and ego. Every smoker has a craving\ntowards cigarettes, everyone urges for delicious but unhealthy food. Yet, there\nare some who are able to contain their feelings while others find excuses that\ncould justify their actions. What separates these people from others is their\nwillpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Failing to achieve your goal doesn\u2019t make you an outlier. Millions\nof people set goals everyday and only a handful of them go on to achieve their\naim. What sets you apart is your will to try again and again, till the goal is\nachieved. Contrary to what some people might want you to believe, willpower is\nnot God gifted. It is a human creation. Thus, gaining willpower is a matter of\npersonal efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Define specific goals : <\/strong>Your\nmind and body crave for specific goals. \u201cI will lose 15 kg\u201d is a much better\ngoal than \u201cI will slim down.\u201d Similarly, \u201cI would score 90% marks\u201d would\nencourage you much more than \u201cI will do good in studies.\u201d Quantifiable goals\nlead your mind to break them down into smaller parts and encouraging you to be\non track. These quantifiable goals also help you keep track of your progress\nand exhibit that you are on the right track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Compete with yourself, and no one else :<\/strong>If God wanted you to live someone else\u2019s life, He would have made\nus all replica of each other. We are made differently because we have different\nlives to live, different goals to achieve and different ways to achieve it.\nWhile making a goal for yourself, remember that it is for you and no one else.\nMake a commitment to yourself since you are answerable to yourself only. Your\naccountability is with you. Achieve your aim for yourself and no one else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid distractions, remember your goal :<\/strong>Long term goals are the hardest to achieve. Studying for 8 hours\ntoday is much easier to accomplish than studying 6 hours every day for the\nentire month. Saying \u2018no\u2019 is a tough task. Saying \u2018no\u2019 to an offer to play or\nsaying \u2018no\u2019 to your favourite sweet takes a lot more guts than it seems.\nRemember, the hardest \u2018no\u2019 is always the first one. The satisfaction of\nconquering your short term desires with an eye on the long term goal goes a\nlong way in strengthening your willpower and ensuring that you stay on the\ntrack to achieve your goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Break down your goal into smaller pieces :<\/strong>The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.\nWhatever your goal is, try to break it down into smaller, easier goals which\nare easily achievable and before you know it, you would be within the close\nproximity of your goal. Don\u2019t think about losing 15 kg. Work towards the next 1\nkg at a time. Rather than aiming to finish the entire syllabus, make a plan for\nthe next few chapters. Making realistic goals ensures that you have no excuse\nto give up midway. Setting up humongous, unrealistic goals not only discourages\nyou to work towards them but also deters your persistence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The human mind is capable of performing some unbelievable tasks if\nit is pushed to the core. You\u2019d be surprised how much your mind can endure, if\nyou want it to. People have uprooted centuries old empires without firing a\nbullet, differently-abled people have won marathons because they wanted to,\nShahid Bhagat Singh and his friends undertook a 116-day long hunger strike\u2014all\nthese seemingly impossible tasks have been achieved riding on strong willpower\nonly. You are no different than any of these great souls. There is only one way\nto find out what you are truly capable of\u2014use your willpower and win the\nbattles of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Friend, Talent is overrated. Most of the people who end up achieving their goals aren\u2019t those who are more talented than others, or are more intelligent or better looking than others. What sets them apart from others is their willpower to succeed and their persistence towards their goals, irrespective of how small or large […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":554,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions\/554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}