We probably all have something that we could improve about ourselves. Maybe you could work on your health, or maybe your realtionships, and of course you musn’t forget to work on your spiritual life. But whatever we choose to work on the secret to success is to set good goals for them.
I trained as a Life and Performance Coach and so goal setting is a passion of mine. It’s too easy to set a goal that is either too hard (and so you will never achieve it) or too easy (so you never feel motivated to work for it). People also set themselves unrealistic time targets and so get fed up when the time passes and things don’t seem to come together as was hoped.
So my suggestion to you would be to set goals and keep reviewing them (say every few days at first and then every week or so). If you don’t feel motivated by them it could be because they are so difficult to achieve that you are beaten before you even get going or maybe not difficult enough and so you just don’t care. Ask if you have given yourself enough time to achieve them (or maybe too much time). Can you picture yourself as having achieved the goal? And don’t forget to reward yourself for the good you achieve, small rewards will help keep you motivated for the bigger goals.
I also think it is important to understand that there is someone who is greater than you who is also willing you to succeed – namely God. If your goal is in line with God’s plans for you then you have a help that goes beyond your normal capacities. God wants us to be better than we are and has promised his help in getting us there. When you feel like a task is just too great to achieve then remember that God is on your side.