Anyone can set a goal. But to achieve your objectives, your goals need real muscle. The strength and power of this muscle will depend on how specific, achievable, challenging, measurable and inspirational your goals are.
A strong and powerful goal must be aligned with the overall picture of who you are and how you want your life to be. Setting strong and powerful goals are not as hard you think. In fact, it is as simple as a-b-c if you follow the methods given below.
1. Make sure your goal is specific and measurable.
It must have an end point where you will know you have "achieve it". Wishy-washy goals get wishy-washy results. Instead of the statement: "My business will be successful", let your goal be: "My successful online business is turning over $200,000 a year with a net profit of 40% by the end of 2 years. Be very specific and measurable.
2. Write Down Your Goals
It is proven that people who externalize their goals by writing them down achieve them far more often than those who do not. There is something about the act of writing that gets intention out of your head and into the physical world where it will happen.
It is so much better if you record your written goal somewhere you can see it often. Put it in your bathroom, stick it on your study desk or even have it as a wall-paper on your personal computer.
3. Keep Your Written Goals Short And To The Point.
The story of why you want the goal and how you are going to get it can dilute the power of the goal. A goal that is brief, punchy and very easy to remember has much more strength and energy. Here are one example to express your goal not as story but as strong and powerful goal.
Story: I have lost 5kg by next New Year by eating less and exercising more, so I will look good at networking dinners and staff meetings in my new suit and I won't need to keep the jacket on to hide my stomach.
Strong and powerful goal: I have lost 5kg and looking wonderful by the next New Year.
4. Your Goal Must Have A Completion Date.
A "some day" goal that is not dated just sits out there in the future as a dream or possibility that may or may not happen. The trouble is that without setting a deadline for your goal, one day you may wake up and find that some day has been and gone and it is too late. You may want to keep your time frames short so that you can enjoy step-by-step success. This can help you stay motivated to achieve your goals.
5. Make Your Goals Realistic
Be very careful of choosing goals that are just pipe dreams, or that sound wonderful and will impress your peers but honestly have no base in reality for you. This will lead to failure and you will feel disappointed. Worse still, loss of credibility with yourself and those around you. One of the most common traps in unrealistic goal setting is the time frame. For example, is it realistic for you to have captured a world wide market for your new product in three months time? Is financial freedom by this time next year realistic? The bottom line is that it is your perception of whether the goal is realistic and achievable that matters and not anyone else. If you have the heart, courage and tenacity to go against the odds, do not let anyone discourage. GO FOR IT!
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