There is no success without effort and intent. Although you may not know the outcome, only you control your effort and intent. Besides, isn’t success worth it?
“Outcome is not in your control. What’s in your control is your effort and your intentions.” – Amit Sood.
Effort and Intent: Your Best Path to Success
How much effort and intent do you put into your plans? If you want to succeed, there’s more to it than the goal. You must want to reach the stretch goal and be willing to work for it. So, how do effort and intent fit in? So, consider these tips.
Planning Is Crucial
What’s on your agenda today? If you’ve only got a vague idea, expect few results. However, if you have a goal, what is your preparation?
- Do you have a list? Did you prioritize it? Also, factor in which resources and how much time you need to get it done.
- Beyond this, do you have help? Is your schedule clear? Minimize your distractions, and prepare yourself mentally to get to work.
- Furthermore, will you put in what it takes to be successful? Also, you must recognize that initiative is vital to success.
- Finally, examine your overall intentions for your top priorities.
Effort and Intent are in Your Control
Maybe you don’t ask yourself these questions daily. Maybe you should. While you may not control everything, you control your effort and intentions.
Remember, intention means you know who you are and what you want to achieve. It requires commitment, clarification, and regular re-assessment.
Furthermore, you can always boost your effort and learn or develop new skills that use your talents well.
However, these are only some of the ingredients of success or a positive outcome. They don’t guarantee it, either. Yet anything worthwhile requires a good amount of each.
Work With Passion to Achieve Your Goals
So, if you’re passionate about a goal, make a plan and work with passion to achieve it. Still, there’s no assurance you’ll get a work bonus, win a contest based on skill or creativity, or find the love of your life. But you can put forth passionate and diligent effort with the full intention of achieving your goal.
- Granted, many distractions seek to pull you away from your work. Sometimes, you must take a break to maintain balance and perspective. That’s not a waste of time but a wise use of time.
- If you don’t dally and use the break as an excuse not to resume work, you’ll be OK. Learning to weave short breaks into a busy schedule is part of your overall effort and intent.
Perhaps you think you’ve already got this figured out. That’s terrific. Still, you can benefit by remembering that finding fulfillment is often more rewarding than other outward signs of success. You can be happy with how things turn out if you put in all your effort and intent. It is possible to have it all.
