{"id":1319533,"date":"2020-04-19T23:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/worthwhile-goals-are-often-difficult-to-achieve\/"},"modified":"2020-04-19T23:24:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T05:24:00","slug":"torres-column-worthwhile-goals-are-often-difficult-to-achieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/torres-column-worthwhile-goals-are-often-difficult-to-achieve\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres column: Worthwhile goals are often difficult to achieve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sandro Torres<\/strong>
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When we think about the life we desire, we get either excited or discouraged. Many people think that their dream is impossible to achieve because they don\u2019t have the resources or because it requires a lot of effort and they don\u2019t want to get out of their comfort zone. Others get motivated and start their journey to their dream but stop as soon as it gets difficult.<\/p>\n

I remember a conversation I had with one of our members. We were talking about food, and the issue was that she did not want to make time to prepare her food. She is a hair stylist, and I wanted her to understand the importance of time and effort. As a comparison, I asked her to imagine a client walking into her business and telling her, \u201cI want the best haircut, with color and style that suites me perfectly, and I want it in 5 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

She admitted that it takes time (more than an hour) and effort to get a good hairstyle. I continued adding examples: \u201cDo you think a nice house will be built quickly and easily?\u201d \u201cCan you grow a family quickly and easily?\u201d \u201cCan you write a good book quickly and easily?\u201d If nothing that is worthwhile can be made quickly and easily, why do you want your meal to be quick and easy? For the same reason most fast food is not good for us. Everything that is worthwhile requires time and effort.<\/p>\n

Therefore, I am guessing your goal is worthwhile, so why do you think it will be easy to achieve? I have set many goals and achieved them. Often I have anticipated problems, and that makes it easier for me to achieve the goal, but not easy. The truth is that for every goal I have achieved I have had to overcome problems or obstacles.<\/p>\n

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