4 Steps for Setting Successful Goals
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Do you know anyone who is successful? Have you spent time talking with them about their success? Chances are, they credit setting goals as a major step in their success, and continues to be important as they look for new ways to challenge themselves.
Surprisingly, many people drift through life with no goals or only vague dreams, hopes and wishes. No wonder we achieve less than we could. Here are four simple steps to keep in mind when setting goals:
- Clarify your values. Too often, people choose goals that are inconsistent with their priorities and daily behaviors. Do you value health, or comfort? Is financial independence a priority, or merely a wish? In a clash between your values and your wishes, your values will win every time. Be certain your goals are consistent with your values.
- Decide what you want to accomplish. Do you want money in the bank or would you rather have new car. Choose the life you prefer. You can’t have everything, but you can have achieve those things you choose, if you focus, pay the price, and pursue them with all your heart.
- Put your goals on paper. Using your own words, describe your goals in detail. When will you achieve them? What will success look like? Write down the details and review every day; take a moment to summarize them every morning. Stay focused.
- Get started. To run a marathon, you must jog every day. Building a business requires making sales, every day. A loving marriage or happy kids require your time, your attention and your love, every day. Your daily actions don’t need to be large and spectacular, but they do need be regular and persistent.
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From eureka to achievement, the evolution of a goal begins in the mind and immediately takes shape when pen is put to paper. The goal progresses from thought to sketch; from sketch to action; and finally from action to achievement, in real time. The achievement of a goal is an exemplary tale of power, purpose, and potential.