Today we are going to start a discussion about goal setting. One way to enhance the quality of your life is to learn how to apply an effective goal setting program. These tips will help you on your way to doing this.
First of all, why set goals?
The biggest predictor of success is direction. If you don’t have something to aim for in for in life, the chances are you will end up achieving very little. Almost every successful person in the world started with a clearly defined goal in their mind of what it is they wanted to achieve. This provided them with a sense of purpose and direction.
The beauty of setting goals is that they help to streamline your life, adding a focal point and something for you to work towards.
Working out what you want.
It’s amazing how many people work towards goals that they don’t really want.
Usually the motivation to achieve these goals comes from a feeling that you should want them. Fame, recognition, and a high status job, are some of the modern day desires that society conditions people to think that they want.
It is important that all goals and desires come only from a place of wanting and not from a place of should.
When you cut out all the noise that society deafens you with, and directly ask yourself, “what is it that you want?” honestly and whole heartedly, you are able to generate goals that come from a place of inspiration, and not from a place of conditioning.
It is from inspiration that all worthwhile goals are created. When you work from this place your commitment to your goals is full of desire and passion.
Set goals based on your values.
Working out what your goals are is often the hardest part of the goal setting procedure, and the part which requires the most thought.
The first step to working out what you want is to establish what is important to you in life.
If for example you value your friends and family above anything else, then it makes sense to set a life goal of spending as much quality time with these people as possible.
If financial independence is valued highly you may choose to set a goal that focuses on reaching a specific sum of money within a set time frame.
Ask yourself a series of questions that force you to look at who you are and what is important to you in your life.
Consider answering the questions below and start devising goals around the answers you produce:
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What would you want to achieve if you knew you could not fail?
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If you could leave one message to the world what would it be?
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Who are you when you are at your best?
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If you had one day to live, what would you do?
