Three Steps to Prepare for Any Challenge

Setting goals from a place of feeling motivated can sometimes seem pretty easy. ⁠
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Whether it's launching a project at work, a decision to change career or planning a new fitness regime, we feel revved up, excited and ready to go!⁠ What could possibly stop us..?⁠
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We’re prepared for success - but what about those points along the path where obstacles appear, challenging our commitment to the cause, leaving us feeling stuck, demotivated and questioning why we even made that decision in the first place?⁠⁠
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How can we better prepare for those times?
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Well, the good news is there are lots of techniques to use - and here’s a simple one in just 3 steps: ⁠
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Step 1: Write down and then visualise all the possible challenges that could arise; it could be all manner of delays, setbacks, injuries, a lack of motivation, or self-doubt.
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Anticipate how you'll feel when these arrive to try and knock you off course. Frustrated? Annoyed? Bored? Ready to quit?⁠
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Step 2: Now write down how you’ll approach, adapt and react to these feelings when or if they come up. What mindset will you choose to commit to? What actions are you prepare to take from that place of ?⁠

Why is this goal important to you?

Step 3: Practice simulating these situations in your mind. Go over them, anticipate them and you’ll be better prepared for challenges.⁠
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These steps ensure we can approach challenges from a place of preparation, and with the knowledge that we know exactly how to deal with them, if and when they arrive
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Now when preparing for ultra marathons, I imagine how I'll be feeling when my body's in pain, telling me just to give in and give up.

And now I anticipate when it's happening and know where to go in my mind to first, acknowledge and then work through these thoughts.⁠⁠
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What are your tips for preparing for, and overcoming, obstacles in the pursuit of goals?⁠