Are You Setting Goals?
Are you living a life filled with passion and motivation? Or are you going through life doing the day to day routine without any sense of purpose or passion for what you are doing?
If you are frustrated, and yearning to do something more, to be more, or to go places, you have to realize that the only thing holding you back is your Fear. So what could you do?
There are steps that you can take to motivate yourself. There are steps that you can follow to start living your life with more passion.
The very first thing to do is to identify your goal posts. If you are dissatisfy with your life, you certainly do not want to be where you are right now in 5 years time; but do you know where you want to be? Where do you want to be 10 years from now or even a year from now?
A lot of people have hard time setting their goals for even a year let alone for 5 years. Some people are afraid that they may never achieve the goals they set for themselves. Very few people dream big. They fear disappointment. Without setting a goal, you can never truly work towards one. You should never underestimate the importance of having specific goals and working towards them.
Most successful people write down their goals and work continuously toward them. Successfully working toward a goal and achieving it can prove to be a tremendous motivating factor. You will have a sense of purpose as you work to overcome the obstacles and the adversities in the pursuant of your goals. Once you achieved your goal, you will have a sense of fulfillment.
Begin right now to give yourself time to plan out your goals. It might be difficult at first, but it will help redefines your life. Outline all your important goals and a time line to achieve them.
Let’s look at goal destinations. Goal destinations are targets that you can certainly achieve with the right amount of effort.
Make lists of all you want to achieve in every aspect of your life–personal, professional, relationships. You may want to lose weight. You may want to buy a new home for your family. You may want to take your family to Europe for a summer vacation.
Once you have a list of goals, it is crucial that you make them more specific. Instead of saying ‘lose weight’, refine it to ‘lose 15 lbs by Dec 25th’. Make sure that each goal is a specific end-goal in itself. Some goal can be easily achieved in few months. Other goals might take longer. It is important that you are realistic in setting the time line. Do not set yourself up to fail.
Planning how to achieve your goals can be intense but also the most satisfying step. Here is the step-by-step plan for each of your specific goal.
- Write down each goal on a piece of paper. Make sure it is written in one sentence at the top of the paper. It should be clear and simple.
- For each goal, write down whatever is required for the accomplishment of the goal. In addition, write down the obstacle–what is holding you back from reaching the goal.
- Sometimes you need to accomplish some smaller goals before you can achieve the bigger goal. Be sure to write down all these smaller goals as parts of the bigger goal. For example, to vacation in Italy you will need x number of dollars. You will also need to get information on all the places you plan to visit. You may need to study some basic Italian. These are the smaller goals that should be listed under the bigger goal–the trip to Italy.
- You will need to list steps that are needed to achieve your goals. You need to identify the kind of action you need to take. All these steps are your checklists and your way of verifying how you are progressing towards your goal destinations.
- Write down the specific date for the completion of each goal. If an exact date cannot be specify, try to state a time frame. For example, learning to play the guitar and being able to play a certain song within three months.
- After following the steps above, be sure to specify things that need to be done in the next day, next week, next month and then the next year to get you closer to your goal destination.
Once you have specified things that need to be done each day, each week, each month and each year, keep track of your progress. Cross out the things you have accomplished from your lists. See if you are on track. If there are things that had to be postponed because of various compulsions, make sure you make time to get it done so you would not be falling behind your schedule.
It generally takes years to accomplish anything significant in your life. The important thing is not to lose sight of your goal. Everything can be accomplished one step at a time. Each small step gets you closer to your goal destination.
Keep your eyes on the goal so you would not lose focus. If your goal is what you are passionate about, you will be motivated to get up every morning filled with energy. Each smaller goal you accomplished will make it easier for you to aim for higher goal.
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