Mar 12, 2025
Top Motivational Speakers Share How To Achieve Goals
Are You Taking Action Toward Your Goals Today?
Research has shown that people who write down their goals are more likely to achieve them.
If you’re not writing down yours, you might consider using popular goal-setting systems such as SMART or FAST goals.
Setting SMART goals means you make your goals Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
On the other hand, making FAST goals means your goals are Frequently discussed, Ambitious, Specific, and Transparent.
Whatever system you choose, here are four things that top motivational speakers suggest for achieving your goals.
Pick something out of reach.
Albert Lin suggests that when setting ambitious goals, ask yourself, “What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money or responsibilities?” What dream would you follow? Albert Lin used this question as an unhappy graduate student to pursue his dream of becoming a National Geographic Explorer.
Choose your own goals.
Avoid following other people’s dreams or letting people tell you what you can achieve.
When it comes to setting goals, Molly Bloom believes “the world does not get to tell you who you are or what you can do.” Molly knows from first-hand experience. Over the course of her life, she not only went on to join the U.S. ski team despite suffering from scoliosis as a child, but she also built a multi-million dollar business after losing one and had an Oscar-nominated movie made about her life—when few people knew who she was.
Start today.
When it comes to working toward your goals, the best time to start is now.
James Lawrence believes “there’s only one time that’s important, and that time is right now—because it’s the only time when we have any power.” So, if you’re wondering when you should get started on your goals, the answer is today. Since starting on his goals, James was able to go from barely finishing a 5K race in his 20s to completing 100 Ironman Marathons in 100 Days.
Make your goals personal.
Finally, choose goals that are personal to you because what you achieve will become your new identity.
James Clear, bestselling author of Atomic Habits, explains that “every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.” If your goal is to write a book, then your new identity will be a writer. If the goal is to run a marathon, then your new identity will be a runner. James Clear followed this system when pursuing his baseball dreams and ended up being named to the ESPN Academic All-America baseball team in 2008.
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