Bottom Line Up Front
The point of being specific with you goals is to hone it what is important to you. We all have a preference for something but the idea is to primarily focus on the fine details rather than the big picture. If you wanted a new car, you would have a preference of year, make, model, and color. The point is to specifically focus on those details rather than stating you want a new car. Get everything you want by working towards it! Let’s get into the article!
Specifically Speaking
Be Specific! Imagine you have made it successful enough to build your dream home. You can probably think of a million ways to customize it and make it yours. You sit down with the contractors and they ask you for the details of your dream home. The contractor wants to know the who, what, when, and why of your home before they start building. And this is when things get a little tricky.
This is no different from achieving your goals. When you begin to desire a lifestyle change or career change, it is important to start thinking about the specifics. Why do you want this change? What does this change look like? Where does this change take place? When do you want this change to happen? These are all important questions, but they only scratch the surface of what it truly takes to be specific.
Sometimes being specific can be difficult, especially when you aren’t sure what you want. For example, let’s take the classic scenario of being hungry but not sure what you want. You do know in your mind that you want food but are not exactly sure what the cuisine is. From that point, you start narrowing down the options by filtering the search.
You begin to eliminate based on a specific taste and the criteria for obtaining what you have a taste for. You then decide what is too far, too expensive, healthy, unhealthy, etc. Once the filtering is complete, you then must decide on where to go, and then execute. The sad part is that this occurs almost weekly and even sometimes daily. However, this is a way to specifically decide when, what, and where to execute to obtain a desire.
This may seem like a lot, but the thing is that it is a lot. When it comes to reaching your goals, being specific is the only way to purposely get what you truly desire. The kicker is, you must decide on what it is you truly want in life and that is the part most of us struggle with.
The Wants and Needs
In some way shape or form, we all have wants. But for the most part, most of us want the same things with some exceptions of course. Some of the common wants are, being rich, healthy, happy, and successful regarding something notable. The problem with having these wants in mind is that they lack much context.
Taking another look into the common wants above, each one could mean something different to all of us readers. But, this is why it is important to specify and define what each category means for us individually. This can be very thought provoking but to obtain your goal, a path to the desired results must be paved. This calls for specific details. Let’s get specific!
Being Specific
The specifics are vital to your dreams and goals because you have to know exactly what you want to obtain. This means you need to quantify everything about your goal. Yes, I mean everything. The more details, the better the result. From dollar amount, location, color, smell, appearance, etc. By doing this, you are creating your blueprint for this specific goal.
Now, once you have built your blueprint for this said goal, research the requirements for every piece of detail about your blueprint. From here, you must analyze the requirements. Now, before we get into the requirements, you must be specific about your destination. Failing to do so will result in you being disappointed in the views of your vision.
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Requirements of Being Specific
Now that your imagination has driven you to be specific about your goals, it is time to execute what it will take to make the goal a reality. Knowing the requirements to make this goal a reality, it is a matter of time, energy, and execution before you see this dream come to fruition.
At this point, the requirements are multiple tasks that need to be accomplished before this dream is a reality. During this time, multiple emotions take hold of you. Confusion, doubt, and excitement send us into a daze that can sometimes hinder us. It is important to remember that the requirements are not optional. They are required. Accomplishing anything less will ultimately, lead to disappointment.
The battle of your faith and will is the determining factor of how long it takes for you to see this goal through. Lastly, keep in mind that this is the goal that you’ve designed in your mind. No one can do it for you. You must meet every single requirement to meet your destination in its totality.
Conclusion
Speaking to specific details is rather hard when you are not sure if it is obtainable. We all have some sort of desire that we downplay because it does not seem realistic. The saying goes, “If you don’t have a plan, then you are planning to fail”. This is no different from reaching your desired outcome. This is so true, however, the key part of planning is knowing the specifics first.
So, to all you visionaries, dreamers, achievers, and so forth, when you start your process of building your blueprint, be specific! The more specific you are the more vivid the reality becomes in your mind. And lastly, almost everything we see today has come from the mind of someone who planned specifically. What will you bring to life?
Stay blessed and always remember that, nothing works unless you do!
