Setting Your Goals - Easier Said, Easily Done
The basics of setting a goal is an open secret known
by top-calibre athletes, successful businessmen
and businesswomen and all types of achievers in many different fields. Basic goal setting gives you short-term and
long-term motivation and focus. Goals help you
focus on the acquisition of required knowledge and help you to plan and organise your resources and your time so that
you can get the best out of your
life.
Setting clearly defined short term and long term
goals will enable you to measure your progress
and achieve personal satisfaction once you have successfully met
your targets. Charting your progress will also
enable you to actually see the stages of completion leading to the actual realisation of your goals.
This eliminates the feeling of a long and
pointless grind towards achieving your aim. Your self-confidence and level of competence will also improve as
you will be more aware of your capabilities
while you are achieving your goals.
The basics of goal
setting will involve deciding what you really want to do with
your personal life and what short term and long
term goals you need to achieve it. Then you have
to break down goals into the smaller, more manageable targets that
you must complete on your way to achieving your
lifetime targets. Once you have your list, waste
no time in tackling your it.
An ideal way of achieving a manageable list is to
have a daily and weekly set of goals. By doing
this you will be always in the position of going towards your life
plan goals. Everyday will give you the
opportunity to fulfill a certain goal giving you
the feeling of accomplishment.
Here are some pointers that should be taken into
consideration in setting goals and achieving
them.
Attitude plays a very big role in setting and
achieving your goals. You must ask yourself if any part of you or your mind holding you
back towards completing your simplest goals? If
there any part of your behavior that is being a hindrance or puts
your plans into disarray? If you do have
problems in these areas then the immediate thing
to do is to address this problem. If you cannot overcome these
problems, yourself, it may be wise to bring in
some outside assistance, a good friend or maybe even a professional - doctor, etc.
Careers are
made by good time management practice. Failing in a career is often
attributed to bad time management. Careers
require a lot from an individual which often
makes the career the life of the individual. Plan how far do you
want to go into your career.i.e. how much of
your personal life are you prepared to sacrifice for your career.
Education is key in achieving your goals. If your
goals require you to have a certain kind of
degree or require a certain specialisation or demand a certain skill
to be developed, make plans to acquire the
appropriate education.
Your family should never be left out of your plans.
If you are just starting out then you have to
decide if you want to be a parent or when you want to be a parent.
You also have to know if you really would be a
good parent and how well would you relate to
extended family members. Remember to lock in family time in your
busy schedule.
Personal financial situations also play a major role
in achieving your goals. Have a realistic goal
on how much you really want to earn. You also must be able to create
plans or stages by which you will be able to
reach your earning potential.
Physically gifted individuals may be able to achieve
sports related goals like being in the National
Basketball association or National Football League. Determining your
physical capabilities should be one of your
priorities. Physical limitations can however be
conquered with proper planning.
As the saying goes -'All work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy'. You MUST allow time for personal
entertainment and relaxation. Also remember that family must be
included in your personal plans.
To start achieving your lifetime goals, set a
quarter of a century plan, then break it down to
5 year plans then break it down again to 1 year plans, then 6 month
plans then monthly plans, then weekly, then
daily. Then create a things-to-do list for the
day. Always review your plans and prepare for
contingencies, update them, as often as is required. The basics of goal settings
should not be difficult once they become a habit.
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