Ok so I guess you already know a lot about goals and goal setting. At some point of time you would have even thought why goals are important. I am happy wherever life takes me. Well, there is no problem in having that type of attitude in life. But if you want to achieve success and happiness that you need to have goals. Goals are very important in life. Goals help in improving clarity and guide you what needs to be done by you to achieve what you want in life. Goals can be both in personal and professional life. Goals can be related to improving your career, or your relationship or your health. In whatever area of your life you set your goal, always keep in mind the below mentioned points that will further help you in setting clear concise goals and at the end achieving them too.
Lets say for example my current goal is to achieve good health by reducing weight
1) Set goals that both enjoys and excites you - Why it excites me because reduction in weight will not only help me in looking better but also increase my stamina for other activities of my life. I will also be able to feel better because the probability of contracting diseases reduces as weight reduces.
There are different ways of achieving this goal. However , I will follow the way that I enjoy. I tried out different ways like Yoga, strength training, Dance, Walking etc.. to lose weight. However at the end I found that walking and dance works for me. Similarly you have to find yours.
2) Goals that pull you out of your comfort zone - Its very easy to sit, eat and sleep. However, its very difficult to keep yourself moving and reducing your weight. The goals that pull you out of your comfort zone are the ones that will give you maximum satisfaction in life.
3) Daily focus - In order to achieve your goals, you need to develop laser-like focus which means that you will have to continuously imagine yourself as an athlete who can climb 8-floor stairs in a jiffy without the loss of breath. How will this help ? These positive thoughts will help you in sinking your thoughts to the subconscious and consequently your mind will now function even more effectively to help you in achieving your goal.
5) Keep goals positive - Instead of saying I will not eat food, you should say I will consume less unhealthy food and more healthy food. This way you are keeping your goals positive. The more you say " NO" to a particular thing, the more your brain will coax you into doing that thing. Remember your brain is a monkey and you are its master. You need to know how to tame it .
6) Self- Development - Despite all the good things you are doing in life to achieve your goals; all the success and hardwork will be lost if you mix with bad people and perform activities that are not good for your soul . You should always remember your mind is as important as your body. Just like you need to do exercise for good body, reading good books and staying in the company of good people are essential to develop a good mind. Thus, always make an effort to surround yourself with few good friends and good books. Both of these will help you in your overall development and growth
7) Measurable goals- Its very important to measure your goals to confirm that you have achieved the success that you always wanted for yourself. Like for e.g, a good measure of confirm that you have achieved your goal of weight reduction would be to see if your old clothes still fit you - are you too small for them ? I am not suggesting weighing machine here because inches loss is a better predictor of weight loss then kgs loss. And also, checking out the weighing machine every now and then is not a good thing. It only leads to more frustration. You need to remember even if you don't achieve your goals at the end, you have to keep on moving. That is the real indicator of your success.
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