Setting Goals for Personal Success
Imagine the next time you join a discussion about goals. When
you start sharing the fascinating facts about goals below, your
friends will be absolutely amazed. :~)
The basics of setting a goal is an open secret known by
top-caliber athletes, successful businessmen
and businesswomen and all types of achievers in all the
different fields. The basics of setting goals give
you short-term and long-term motivation and focus. They help you
set focus on the acquisition of
required knowledge and help you to plan and organize 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 goals. Charting your progress will
also enable you to actually see the stages of completion leading
to the actual realization of your goals.
This eliminates the feeling of a long and pointless grind
towards achieving your goal. Your self-confidence
and level of competence will also improve as you will be more
aware of your capabilities as you
complete or achieve your goals. The basics of goal settings 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 and manageable targets that you must complete in
your way to achieving your lifetime
targets. Once you have your list waste no time in tackling your
goals.
A good way to have 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 you 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 are 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. Solutions may include a visit to a
doctor or psychiatrist to control your emotions. 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.
Education is key in achieving your goals. If your goals require
you to have a certain kind of degree or
require a certain specialization or demand a certain skill to be
developed, make plans in getting 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
Think about what you've read so far. Does it reinforce what you
already know about goals? Or was
there something completely new? What about the remaining
paragraphs?
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 could however be
conquered with proper planning.
As the saying goes -'All work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy', or something to that effect, is by all
means true down to the last the letter. Giving yourself a little
pleasure: should be included into your
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.
The basics of goal settings should not be so difficult once you
get to be familiar with them.
So now you know a little bit about goals. Even if you don't know
everything, you've done something
worthwhile: you've expanded your knowledge.