One thing everyone has in common is the desire to succeed. It doesn’t matter what we want to succeed at, setting goals can help us to get there. So often, we manage to set goals that aren’t effective or achievable. This may be due to having unreasonable expectations, or simply never being taught how to set good goals. Whatever the reason, it can be quite upsetting to not be able to reach your goals.
Creating goals that are both effective and achievable..
Start by jotting down all of the resources you believe will be needed to attain your goal, whether they are physical resources or mental ones. If there are things you need to finish before making your goal a reality, clearly oragnize and prioritize what steps must be taken to complete those things first.
Once you have your resources lined up, you have opened the gate on the road to your achievement.
These strategies can help you to create goals that are effective and can be achieved.
1. Set specific goals. Set a clearly definable goal so that it can be reached and you will succeed. Determine exact numbers and dates of whatever it is you want to accomplish, and you will be able to easily judge wher eyou are on your journey.
* Saying your goal is to be a faster runner or a better cook doesn’t work since there is no specific end target. You won’t be able to judge if you’ve reached your goal because there is no specific end to it. You will always be able to continue improving.
* Instead, try saying that your goal is to “increase your running speed by shaving 10 seconds off the time it takes you to run your course.” This is very specific, and you will easily know when you have reached your goal.
2. Make your goal attainable and realistic. You wouldn’t want to set your goal to lose 30 pounds within the next 5 days, because it is just not realistic. Instead, try setting your goal to be to lose 30 pounds over the course of the next 10-12 weeks. This is a real and attainable goal.
* Unattainable goals are counterproductive. Not only can you never complete an unattainable goal, but it can also prevent you from even trying. By setting a goal you cannot possibly meet, you’re setting yourself up for failure.
3. Set a time limit for your goal. Setting a deadline makes the goal a priority, keeps it in your mind, and makes it easier to achieve. If you know you only have a specific time in which to achieve something, you tend to focus more time and energy on that task.
* If you have a big goal, then divide it into smaller goals, or steps. Smaller goals keep you focused on attaining the bigger goal as long as they’re related to each other.
* For example, if your goal is to be promoted in six months, then establishing six one-month goals designed to improve your work performance will contribute to the overall goal.
4. Write down your goals. Most people have more than one goal at a time. You can set goals in many different areas: family, work, health, education, hobbies, or any part of your life in which you’d like to make changes.
The question is how to handle all these goals at the same time. Writing down each goal can help you organize them and better motivate you to work toward achieving them.
* Once you have them written down, you may see ways they connect to each other and can devise ways to work on them at the same time.
* For example, let’s say one goal you have is to get a job making more money and another is to continue your education. Once you complete your education you should be able to land a better job. See how one goal feeds another?
* Perhaps one goal is to spend more time with your family and another one is to workout. Well, if you exercised as a family once or twice a week, you’d accomplish both goals at the same time.
Using these goal-setting tips will make your goals more effective and achievable. Once you’ve created your objectives, make a plan of action steps and stick with it. In time, you’ll achieve these goals and you will have a system in place for any endeavor!
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