Now, you know goals are important. You’re prepared to leap over
those hurdles life throws in your path. You’re all excited, and
you’re thinking of all the things you’d like to do with your life.
You’re ready to start setting goals, but you’re wondering how to do
it. How do you set goals you can achieve in your life?
The method for setting goals may vary a bit depending on the type
of goal. It might be a short-term goal, such as a day or a week. It
could be a long-term goal such as a month, year, or even five
years from now. It may be a complicated goal that takes several
smaller goals to reach. Here’s how you get started:
- Setting Daily Goals—Daily goals may be things from that timetested
“to do” list. When you first start setting goals, it’s good to
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think of one major thing you want to do today. Sure, you’ll have
several little things on that “to do” list, but these are just little tasks
to complete. Goals are different. Think of one goal you want to do
today that’s most important to you. If you reach that goal, it will
feel like you’ve had a productive day.
It may be to finish a project
at work. It may be to avoid chocolate. It might be to run two miles
instead of one. Whatever it is, make it your important goal for the
day, and achieving it will help you feel successful.
I know...life can get in the way sometimes. If you’re busy, you’ll
have ringing phones, or any number of other distractions
throughout the day. Just keep your eye on the prize. If you try to
set too many goals, you can’t possibly reach them in a day, and
you’ll feel bad about yourself for not doing reaching them. You’ll
feel like you’ve had an unsuccessful, non-productive day.
Day-to-day tasks may seem boring and totally not motivating.
That’s life.
If, however, you do those little things around doing
something you’re excited about, they won’t seem as bad. Focus
on that one thing.
Make everything you do help you work toward that goal. Be sure
to write these goals down. They can be in a notebook or a daily
calendar, but it will help you keep track of them. If you try it the
paper and pencil way, and it doesn’t work for you, don’t worry.
There is goal setting software that can help you. On these
programs, you list your core values. Then based on these areas of
your life, you create goals and tasks. When you write a goal, you
have to list a task and a deadline. You can usually set up a few
goals on these programs for free. If you want to do more, there’s a
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small yearly fee.
They even will send you a reminder to keep you focused. Many of
them work with Google Calendar, and even have iPhone apps.
These programs work well for those into technology. If you’re not,
don’t worry. Just get a notebook or calendar and write them down
though. It will make a big difference.
- Setting Weekly Goals —Reaching weekly goals can take a little
more discipline than daily ones. Ask yourself, “What do I want to
achieve this week?” Your weekly goal may be just one for that
week, or a step in a long-term goal. Keep these goals either on a
weekly calendar you write, or an online calendar. Again, try to
focus your tasks around that goal you’re excited about reaching.
It is important that you review your weekly goals at the end of each
week. Notice what you completed, but also notice what you didn’t.
Think of why you didn’t.
This will help you plan a new way to do it
the next week and avoid doing the same things that kept you from
reaching it this week. It will also help you identify weak areas in
your goals setting/reaching abilities.
When you reach your weekly goals, acknowledge it. Be proud of
yourself. You’ll begin to feel more confident and successful by
completing a few goals each week. You’ll probably begin to notice
how much you’re accomplishing. No, you’re not working
harder…you’re just working in a more focused manner. That’s
what setting goals is all about. That’s the purpose of them.
They’re there to give you a structure to your life that makes it
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become a better one.
- Setting Monthly Goals—Life can surely sometimes drive you
crazy. You can get so busy you realize you haven’t taken any time
for yourself. If you prepare monthly goals, you want to make sure
you set aside time to not only reach the goals, but have a little time
left over to enjoy your life.
If you’re using a monthly written calendar, or a notebook, it’s
important that you don’t neglect to check it each day to see your
progress and keep up on what still needs to be done to reach the
goals. If you don’t reach them, look back to see if maybe you tried
to do too much. That’s often the case when you’re new to goal
setting and excited about it.
Setting and reaching monthly goals is easy if you stay organized.
You don’t have to be a major organizer to keep things straight.
You just have to have the desire and a few helpful tips. Here are
several things to help you:
- Get yourself an organizer calendar of some kind. All you really
need is one of those small ones you can carry in your pocket, but if
you’d like a larger one to carry in your brief case or purse, that’s
fine too. For those of you who prefer the electronic way, you can
use the calendar on your phone or pocket organizer of some type.
Any and all of those methods work. Just find the one that’s best
for you
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- Having the calendar handy at all times will allow you to keep your
work and personal schedule at a glance. If you have any days you
want to dedicate to yourself, simply block them off by highlighting
them before you do your monthly schedule. Work your other work
and family goals around this time. This allows you to set your goals
and the days you want to reach them on the other days during the
month.
If you like, you can use different color highlighters and highlight
work, family, or social goals each differently.
The important thing
is always having a way to see what your goals are and where you
are in your steps to reaching them.
- Set your goals for various things. Write them in the time you’ve
allotted for each category. Don’t just stop with work and personal
goals. You can also set financial goals. To do this, for example
you might write: “Spend no more than $10/day for lunch this month
at work.” Then each day, you can write down how much you
spend. Meeting that goal will not only make you feel good about
yourself, it will help you save money. That could be a small goal
on the way to a bigger goal to buy a car, pay a down payment on a
house, take a college class or any number of things you want to
save for.
You don't want to put every goal for each individual day's work.
Just write down the important ones. Things you need to do every
day, such as take a shower, for example, don’t need to be
included. Write down one goal a day, or at least one or two goals
a week, that are important to you and schedule time to work on
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them.
- Setting Yearly Goals—Annual goals can often be difficult to
keep. After all, how many New Year’s resolutions have you
actually stuck with until completion? While they can be difficult
sometimes, they can also be a great roadmap for your year in both
your professional and personal life. That’s why at the beginning of
each new year, you need to set goals. They need to be both
specific and realistic.
Think of things you’ve dreamed about achieving. Now pick one of
those to focus on for the year. It doesn’t matter if others think it’s
crazy, it’s your dream.
Once you have your list of your most desirable goals, and envision
them happening, you’re ready to begin preparing your annual
goals. You want to start by asking yourself which goals,
specifically, will move you closer to having the things you dream
about. Remember as you prepare your goals, they should be
measurable as well. For example, if you want to save $1,000,
you’ve put a dollar amount down, so it’s measurable. You can
even measure it at any point during the year to see how much
you’. It’s the same with weight loss. You can measure that.
Maybe you want a promotion, but there are several things you
need to do first. Each step along the way is a measurement.
After you have specific, realistic, measurable goals, you want to
make sure you set a date you want to reach that goal. It may only
be one that you feel will take six months. If so, write down the date
you want to complete it. You need to have that target goal so you
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can push yourself toward it.
Be sure not to write too many goals. If you do, it will be easy to
lose focus. You probably don’t want to write down more than five.
Once you’ve written the goals, you need a plan of action for each
one. What steps do you have to take to reach them? If there’s
something that will keep you from doing it write it down too. Then
write a plan to overcome that obstacle. For example, if you want
to lose 10 pounds, but you’re a “chocoholic,” not buying chocolate
will solve that problem.
Write the goals on a calendar, either online or off, and target dates.
Now write on your calendar each step you need to take to reach
the goal and target dates for those things as well. You have now
set yearly goals. It’s as simple as that. You’ll need to prioritize
them so you know which things to focus on first. Set your focus on
those things. Keep your eye on the overall goals, but the little
things that help you reach that are what you should focus on.
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