What are your life goals? I'm not talking about just the day-to-day stuff. I'm talking about the goals that you envision for yourself in the next month, year or 5 years. Do you think if you had a specific goal broken down into daily tasks to reach that goal that you would be successful in reaching it?
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Goal setting is not just having a vision for the future, it takes a solid plan and laser focus! Here are four steps to achieving your life goals:
1. Write down your goal. Take a blank piece of paper and at the top, write down what it is that you want to achieve. Anything is harder to forget or ignore if its written down.
2. Set specific dates for achieving each goal. We're not talking those vague "oh, next month", or "maybe in March". Write down the date that you will achieve that goal i.e. "I will achieve this goal on March 15, 2016.
3. Chunk down your goals in life into a series of smaller steps. Write down how your going to do it and go for it! For example if your goal is to increase your income by $40,000 a month within the next year, write down the steps, by month, by week and then by day, how you are going to reach that goal. Taken in smaller steps that huge, life changing goal is much easier to manage. In the beginning these goals might include reading books or watching video's that will help you gather information to achieve your ultimate goal.
4. Review your written goals regularly and measure your progress. Keep those goals fresh in your mind everyday! Make sure that they fit in with they vision you have for your life. I like to review my goals every morning before I do anything else just to remind myself why I am doing this and how close I am to reaching my goal. You really have to have tunnel vision to make it happen!
If you take a minute before you leave for the day to write down your goals for the next day. Be consistent with it and you will find that you are much more productive when you have a clear outline of what needs to be accomplished. You might even think about setting yourself up some daily habits, yes... write them down! Check your lists every day until those things you want to become habits actually are!
Smart Goals
A simple way to make your goals more significant and powerful to you is to use the SMART mnemonic.
S = Specific (significant)
M = Measurable (meaningful)
A = Attainable (action oriented)
R = Relevant (rewarding)
T = Trackable (time-bound)
M = Measurable (meaningful)
A = Attainable (action oriented)
R = Relevant (rewarding)
T = Trackable (time-bound)
Remember to set your goals as performance based goals instead of outcome based goals. You'll need to have goals that you have as much control of as possible or it could be a serious let down when the universe decides to throw you a curve ball and you are unable to fulfill your goals for reasons beyond your control.
So, decide what it is you want. Separate what's important from what may distract you or not be relevant to your purpose. Keep yourself motivated towards those goals and build self confidence on the way!
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