Setting and measuring your goals
In order to set powerful goals that are achievable, take some time to research the dreams you have to find out if they are truly what you desire. You do want to challenge yourself but you don’t want to make the goals so hard that you experience only failure. To ensure maximum success, make sure that your goals meet the following criteria and are measurable.
Do your goals match your values?
The more any goal fits into one of the four main areas of life – Personal, Physical, Family or Financial – the more likely you are to be able to set a realistic goal that you can achieve. If a goal for some reason doesn’t fit into one of your core values, it’s not likely you’ll experience much success.
Be 100 Percent in Control
While goals that rely on others aren’t wrong, they are harder to achieve. Any goal that you control 100 percent is a goal that you can reach. Do ensure that you’re not letting fear get in your way or blaming fate for your failures, though. Self-limiting beliefs can get in your way on this one. Be realistic about whether you do have control or not and give yourself more credit. For example if you think you do not have control over your financial future because ‘that’s just how it is’ then you need to eliminate this way of thinking and create a new story for yourself around this belief.
Be Able to Envision the Goal
If you can’t see the end result, it will be very difficult to move forward toward achieving the goal. If you need to draw a picture, make a vision board, or take a day to yourself to map out your big idea, then do so. You need to see the end to be able to truly achieve it.
Be Very Specific
Every goal you make needs to be very specific in nature. If you really want to be sure of reaching the goal, you have to know when you’ve reached it. Instead of saying ‘I want to start a business’ state exactly what type of business you want to start, who you want to be your clients and as much information as you need to make the goal real and achievable.
Be Measurable
At which point have you achieved your goal? If you can’t give a number or something that is measurable, then you won’t have a real goal. If you want to use the business example, you might include that you want to earn a certain amount by a certain date and then you can plan the steps of how you are going to do it.
Be Actionable
To achieve any goal there has to be steps that you can take to get there, like using a map to reach a destination. You need to draw a map to your vision of success with the steps and paths you’ll take along the way. Put not only what but when and how you’ll accomplish each step.
Be Realistic
Be sure that it’s actually possible to achieve your goal by researching everything realistically. For example, you’re not likely going to start a business today and earn six figures by tomorrow or even the first year in business. Look at the research and determine what is doable and how you’ll do it.
Be Timely
Every goal has to have a time limit otherwise you may never achieve it. Start with the end and work your way back to today, creating the list of things to do each day or week to finally reach the end result. But do set a time limit. You can adjust as you go if required but resist the urge to change the time just because you’re not sticking to your task lists.
If you use this method to create powerful goals that you can achieve, you stand a very good chance of achieving your goals because you can always adjust your time line and your goals as you learn more. The important thing is to give each goal a lot of thought and consideration before setting it. If you do this and you are consistent then I’m sure you will be successful.
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