6 Ways to Stay Focused on Your Goals Even When Life Tries to Distract You

To stay focused on your goals, you have to create a strong purpose for your goal. This purpose must be more substantial than your goal itself. The reason you must create a more significant purpose is that it is this purpose that will keep driving you even when life tries to distract you. There must be a driving force for any object to move, and this driving force must be more potent than any other opposing force that is posing as a hindrance to the object.

In this blog post, I am going to guide you through and open your eyes to how you can stay focused and resist any obstacle or distraction that may try to hinder you from achieving your goals, no matter what they are. So let’s do this!

1. Keep Your Eyes On The Goal.

When your eyes are always on your goal, you will never get distracted, just like an athlete running to win a race. The reason they keep running until the final whistle is that they already know where the finishing line is. They have already started targeting the finishing line before the takeoff whistle blows. So this is the more reason they will never stop till they get to the finishing line

I know a man who works in a hotel as a cook. The most disturbing challenge he faces from the job is the unending trouble his boss gives him. This man has a wife and children to support, so no matter the level of insult he receives from his boss, he will never stop working. You know why? Because his eyes are on the goal. And you already know what the goal is: to earn a salary and support his wife and kids.

Now, taking care of his family is the goal and purpose, and that is why he has to stay focused so as to achieve what he wants. Now he has a more substantial purpose, which is his family. This is the same way you have to stay focused on your goals, no matter the challenge you are facing.  

2. Have a Purpose that Is Even Stronger Than This Goal.

Your goal is that which you are aiming to achieve; the purpose behind this goal is the reason why you want to achieve it. We all have a reason or purpose for wanting to achieve a particular goal. So, what I’m trying to explain here is that when your purpose is more substantial than the goal you are working hard to achieve, it simply implies that you will never give up until you reach your goal, no matter what the challenge is.

If you want to buy a new house, and you are told the amount of that particular property, which is a house. Now, you already know the benefits of having and living in your own home as the landlord, right? Maybe you have gone through a lot at the hands of some terrible landlords in the past.

These landlords have put you through a lot, and now you vow to work hard and buy your own house at all costs. Now your goal is to own your own home, and your purpose is to be free from the punishments and hostilities of landlords and house agents.

And if you check, you will see that this purpose alone is strong enough for you to do all you can to buy a house of your own. This purpose will also act as a driving force that encourages you to stay focused on your goals until they are achieved.

3. Become Obsessed With Achieving Success.

Sometimes you need some elements of craziness to achieve what you want. The truth is that the world does not always favour cool-headed people. Have you observed how politicians behave during campaigns before elections?

They become so consumed by their obsession that they become petty and dramatic in the way they attack their opponent. This is nothing but a desperate attempt to display every single madness within them, to defeat their opponent. Sometimes, they do this to prove to those who are not interested in voting for them that they are the best for the position.

My point exactly is that the reason you have not gotten what you have been wishing to own is because you have not become obsessed enough with it. Hey friend, want it so badly that your life depends on it, and work hard enough; you will be surprised how it will come to you. No matter what it is.

4. Constantly remind yourself of what will become of You If You Fail.

If you fail to make money, nobody will give it to you for free. Even if someone gives it to you, it still wouldn’t be enough, and guess what? This person may not provide you next time you ask. Many troubles await you if you fail. Yes, it’s good that you stay focused on your goals, but you will even stay more concentrated if you constantly remind yourself of what is going to happen to you if you fail eventually.

Let me provide another example using the tenancy and landlord scenario I mentioned earlier. You already know that as a tenant, if your house rent is due to be renewed and you fail to pay the money to your landlord as due, you will be evicted from the house, right?

Now that is going to be the consequence of your failure, and there is no two ways about it. What else are you going to do? Is it not to start on time and do all you can so that the landlord will not disgrace you? Now, each time you remind yourself of that which will become of you if you fail, you will see that the strength and the energy to remain focused and work so hard enough will come to you.  

5. Make Up Your Mind Never to Relent.

Trust me, you are going to meet a lot of reasons why you should relent. And mind you, this is normal, it’s no big deal, that’s a part of the process, honestly, I don’t know how else to make you understand this better. Challenges will confront you along the way, forcing you to improve immensely. This is why you should always try as much as possible to stay focused on your goals.

If you take a closer look at this journey of your now, you will find out that you have come a very long way to quit or relent at this time. I believe you have reached the point where if you relent now, you will be considered the loser. And I’m sure you don’t want to be regarded as a loser.

So, push on, friend. Consistency is the key, and it does the magic, even when you don’t expect it. Consider what will become of you if you relent now, and how about all the time, effort, and energy you have already invested? So do not relent. Just keep pushing.

6. Think of This Goal of Yours as If Your Life Depends On It.

When you convince yourself that your life depends on this particular goal you are going for, there is no way you will not get it because you want to stay alive. And this is not an exaggeration; sometimes, there is a particular thing we might be pursuing, and it will be so clear to us that our life depends on it. This is why some people go into depression after losing a business deal.

Some people give up in life after losing a particular thing that is so dear to them. So, anything you think of as if your life depends on it will indeed become your priority, and you will keep pursuing it until it becomes yours. All it will take is time, but if you remain consistent, it will surely come to you.

Summary

I have just taken you on an incredible journey of how to stay focused on your goals even when life tries to distract you. Yes, the truth is that this distraction will surely come. I want you to know that they are a part of the journey. But all you need to do is have a more substantial purpose that outweighs the goal itself.

I would like to remind you again to be patient while doing your best to reach your goal. Patience is a virtue, and we all need it in whatever we are doing in life. Keep your eyes on your target and constantly remind yourself what is going to be the consequences of your failure. I’m sure that will help you to be strong and push on whenever those discouraging challenges confront you.

This is where we call it a day on today’s blog post here on Real Life Affair. Do feel free to drop a comment in the comment box because we would like to hear from you. Till we meet again in the next blog post, keep winning!