Earlier we touched on the importance of self belief when it comes to stopping us from losing before we’ve even begun, and we talked about how it’s also essential to allow us to bounce back from the ropes and keep charging on in the face of setbacks. But this driving force of self-belief will only be useful if we know which direction we’re charging in.
As Stuart just mentioned, we need clear and defined goals to focus our efforts on. Stuart gave us the mnemonics of PURE and KISS to remind us that our goals need to be – amongst other things – clear, tangible, suitable, and simple.
What we should be wary of, though, is creating goals simply for the sake of having a goal. For a goal to work effectively and contribute towards your overall resilience, it has to stem from an original desire. Our goals should be things that we genuinely want to achieve, for our own reasons, and not just ideas that we adopt because we think we should have them.
With enough self-belief, and a solid set of goals, you’ll set yourself up with a strong starting position ready to face the challenges ahead.
