Michael Phelps credits his sisters for inspiring him to aim for Olympic gold, and says visualizing that specific goal kept him motivated for years. The host argues that precise, measurable targets push people further than vague ambitions, but only if the work itself matters to you.
Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is: Have goals that motivate you. Over to you, Michael Phelps. I wake up every morning, espresso keep me going.
I had two older sisters that I kind of looked up to, and for them having the chance to travel nationally and internationally Whitney was on a national team with people I looked up to. And she would always come back with autographs and stuff. And I was like, I want to do that. I want to be on those teams. I want to travel the world. And at that point, I was just like, I want to be an Olympic gold medalist. I want to break a world record. And I want to be a professional athlete. And those goals that I thought about every single day kept me coming week after week and year after year until I was able to accomplish them.
So, Green, I think that goals can be highly motivating. It can push you a little bit further than you are comfortable going. Even something as simple as saying, you know, hold your breath for as long as you can, and then you time it, and then maybe that's a minute that you can hold your breath for, 30 seconds. Then you say, okay, I wanna beat that 30-second mark. You can do it, right? Even though the first time somebody told you hold your breath for as long as you can or reach as high as you possibly can, the next time you can go a little bit further because you have a benchmark. And so having specific goals can be motivating, can help you get through, can help you push a little bit harder than you're comfortable pushing. I remember when I was doing my YouTube channel, my goal was to beat the other YouTuber that was at my agency and get to 100,000 subscribers first. And so that motivated me daily, where I'd look at how I was doing, how he was doing, how we were competing, you know, who was growing faster. And I ended up beating him, but the, the process was fun too. And I think that's one thing that may be missing a lot of people's goals. Goals can help you push harder, but you have to make sure that the work you're doing is inspiring, is motivating, is something that you love doing, right? I could have made getting to 100,000 subscribers my goal for my channel, but if I didn't enjoy the process of the work that I was doing on my channel, it would have been a fruitless goal. I think a lot of people set the wrong kind of goals. They set goals to try to motivate and inspire them, but the work that they're doing they're not inspired by themselves. Like, they don't enjoy that work. And so you have to enjoy not just the outcome, which is the goal, but you have to enjoy the process too. If you get both of those, then you hit the gold mine. So the question of the day today is, what is the most important goal that you have for your business right now? Leave in the comments below and I will join in the discussion. I also want to give a quick shout out to Yoshimi. Yoshimi, thank you so much for buying one of my books. It really means a lot to me. For those of you watching, if you want a chance at a shoutout in a future video, make sure to pick up a copy of the book and email in your receipt so we can keep track. Thank you guys so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, or whatever your one word is, and I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso. I wake up every morning, espresso keep me going.
