Lately, the goals I’ve set for myself have become harder and harder to reach. That could push some into working harder and hungrier to complete their list, but for me it’s just a disappointment.
I know numbers and milestones don’t mean everything in life, but they are a good motivator to always strive to be your best self. When those things don’t budge, it becomes easier to focus on all the things that are wrong rather than the many things that are right.
I’ve always been a big supporter of making goals to keep life interesting, even if it’s just very tiny attainable goals that will boost your ego a bit. And I’ve been making what I thought were attainable goals, but I still can’t seem to hit them. The thought of lowering the standards is depressing on top of the bummer it is that I can’t hit any of my goals in the first place.
I’m losing motivation and I just need to suck it up and accept the fact that I need to go back to the basics, like I have to do with many things in my life right now. Because once I get into this funk there’s no way I can get out of it just by continuing down the same path. Sometimes we just have to admit defeat and start over, sometimes these experiences can be humbling, but they mostly just suck.
Rosie Culture 
It just means that you get to set new goals and become that much more focused. Everything we do gives a chance to learn. Learn from this experience and move on. 🙂
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I agree!! 🙂 xx
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Life goes on. We fall sometime and that’s OK. Need to get up, regroup and move on. Goals are not set on stone.
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That’s true! I feel like they are so permanent sometimes, they do more harm than good but it’s okay to just chalk it up as a loss and move on
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Permanency is a matter of perspective. Nothing in this world is permanent. So why bother for some brief road blocks. Just take a detour. Ultimately all of us will arrive at the same goal.
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totally agree!..goals are not set on stone.
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You have a beautiful blog. Unfortunately I don’t have facebook or instagram. Still old style.
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thank you so much..:)
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Fewer goals that are easy to reach can build confidence. Don’t burn out because that does no one any good. Hang in there. It’s alright.
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Thank you, I will try smaller goals this time around!
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Don’t burn yourself out and be proud of all you have already achieved. Life is full of twists and turns – take it from this much older lady 🙂
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Thank you!! I think I need to take some time to reflect on my accomplishments
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It happens. New month. New goals. We all get that way. Rewrite them.
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I kind of forgot when I wrote this yesterday that today is August! A great time to start over.
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I feel you on this! I have so many goals that I have yet to reach.. hopefully this new month will bring better times for us both x
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Yes new month and a new start! Good luck 🙂
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I totally feel ya on this one. It’s like we’re always taught that if we work hard we’ll complete our goals but unfortunately some things are just out of our hands – especially when it comes to adulthood. Just gotta keep swimming (as Dory would say) and keep pushing on.
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Definitely, it especially sucks when I was crushing for goals for a while then hit a wall! Dory is definitely right 🙂
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Rosie I feel you on this one! Quite often when I think I’m getting g ahead I fall flat in my face again and it’s ok! You see we have this misconception that progress goes up like a straight line. Wit in reality it’s more of a zig zag. We get up we fall down we get up we fall down. But you ARE improving even if it doesn’t seem that way.
Marta Justyna
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Thank you Marta! You’re right, and it’s the downs that make the ups that much more exciting!
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Absolutely!!!
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Rosie you’re not alone on this one. I’ll start by saying, learn to set SMART goals.
S- specific
M- measurable
A- attainable
R- realistic
T- time bound
Secondly, I know goals are not cast on stones, but if you feel your goals are SMART, Don’t give up on them. Even when you feel like you are losing, take a break from them, just relax, re-strategize. Work things out in your head before going physical. It’s all in the head. I don’t believe in giving up. My goals are like mountains I must climb, I’ll get to the top no matter what, its just a matter of time. Great inventors found their break through tough.
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Thank you so much! This is great motivation, I will def keep in mind when I make a new set of goals ☺️
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You welcome Rosie. Hope you checked out my blog for more of my inspirational posts.
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This is so true with me too. I have been so out of focus of late for many reasons. And it is so so so true that the only way back is to going back to basics. Also recently I came across an article by Mark Mason who spoke to a great length about “the defense of being average” Check it out. I believe you will like it.
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That definitely sounds like something I would like, I will check it out!
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Losing motivation is one of the biggest hurdles I face. But getting back on track is what all I need. 🙂 amazing post
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thank you 🙂
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Amazing post. Also pls check out my new post. Would be honored
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Well expressed
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Hi Rosie,
that is normal, and it is not a phrase “Life is full of ups and downs “. What is important, to that be your temporally phase, and I am sure it is 🙂
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well expressed
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Reblogged this on The Reality.
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Ride the wave! I think we are always so hard on ourselves to be striving for greatness and our goals, which is important for the majority of the time…but some days just suck a little bit and its good sit in that feeling, take stock, re-evaluate and then most importantly, after you have conserved a bit of energy or thought of a new approach, then get back on it and keep going. It doesn’t matter how fast or slow, as long as we just keep moving 🙂
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You are right, I’m definitely too hard on myself!
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I’m with the pug! At this exact moment I’m trying to convince myself to get up from the couch and exercise…..ugh….
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Lol I am frequently jealous of my pets napping when I’m leaving for work
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Such an honest post, thanks for making this! I attempt to set goals about uni work all the time and don’t reach them. Definetly need to start setting more realsitic goals so I don’t feel so bad about myself all the time!
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Me tooooo! Some reach goals are fine, but all reach goals leads to unnecessary disappointment
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Very useful. The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you (John E. Southard) – thanks for the share!
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I can completely relate to this. Keep going at it. You’ll get where you need to be x
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Agreed. Remember it is always day one!
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Sometimes there does need to be a do-over.
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