What It Takes To Pay The Price Of Success

Pay The Price Of Success

It’s time for you to commit one way or another. You must make up your mind whether or not you are willing and able to commit and pay the ultimate price for success — the ultimate price to attain your goals and objectives. The decision is yours to make, however, it’s a decision that should not be made lightly. Sacrificing is never an easy thing to do. It must make sense for you and must provide you with long-term benefits that far outweigh the short-term sacrifices you will ultimately need to make. Here are a few guidelines that will hopefully help provide you with some clarity.

Step 1: Clarify What You Want

First of all, before deciding what you will sacrifice, it’s important to clarify what exactly you would like to achieve. Ask yourself:

What do i want?

Why do i want this?

How badly do i really want this?

The more reasons you have for wanting something, the more sacrifices you are likely to make.

Step 2: Clarify Action Steps

In order to determine what you will need to sacrifice, you must first become familiar with the action steps you might need to take along your journey. Ask yourself:

What will i need to do to attain this goal?

What specifically do i need to attain this goal?

Do i need specific knowledge, skills, tools and resources?

Have a think through these questions and take a little time to draw up your plan of action moving forward.

Step 3: Consider Impact Of Goal

Take time to consider the impact that the process of achieving this goal will have on your life. Ask yourself:

How will the process of achieving this goal impact my life?

How could it potentially impact many different areas of my life?

How could it impact my relationships with others?

What potential conflicts may arise?

Take into consideration the impact it will have on you emotionally, financially and socially. Think about how it will impact your habits and routines, your priorities, your personal time, and maybe even other goals that you are working towards. And ultimately search for potential conflicts that may arise as a result.

Step 4: Consider Possible Changes

Based on the conflicts you identified within the previous step, take some time to outline the kinds of changes that you might need to make to your life in order to minimize or eliminate these conflicts altogether. Ask yourself:

How must my life change in order to make room for this goal?

How must i change as a person in order to make room for this goal?

Changes must happen in two significant ways. You must first look at ways you can change your life, and secondly, at ways, you can change yourself. If you neglect any one of these areas, then it’s likely conflicts will continue to exist, and as a result, you will continue to sabotage yourself and fail to meet your long-term expectations.

Step 5: Make The Necessary Sacrifices

Having clarity about what it is you want, about how you will get there, about the impact that these goals will have on your life, and about the possible changes that you must now make, hopefully brings some insight into the kinds of sacrifices that you will ultimately need to make to attain your desired outcome. Ask yourself:

What specifically must i sacrifice to achieve my goal?

What will be the impact of these sacrifices on my life?

Will these sacrifices be enough?

Who could shed some light on this?

Asking other people for their insights and perspectives could help shed some light on the kinds of sacrifices that they for instance needed to make in similar situations. This can help you to cover all bases — making sure that you have taken everything into consideration before committing to this goal.

Finally, the ultimate question is:

Am i willing to make these sacrifices to obtain this goal?

If the answer is yes, then also consider:

What if things take much longer then expected?

What if things are much harder then expected?

Given this, will i still be willing and able to make the necessary sacrifices long-term?

Sometimes while deciding to make sacrifices it’s easy to look at the short-term and ignore the long-term scenarios. Maybe you will achieve your goal quickly and it will be worth it. However, just maybe it will take you far longer than expected and as a result, you will need to sacrifice far more than you imagined. If you fail to consider these scenarios, then you will fail to make the long-term changes necessary to create space for this goal in your life.

In the end, if you are not willing and able to make the necessary sacrifices to attain your goal, then either change your goal or dump your goal. There is no point pursuing something you will ultimately not be able to achieve. Yes, of course, the journey is important. However, you will probably be better off spending your time focusing on other areas that will bring you greater rewards long-term.