I found this article title "Smart Goals + Motivation = Success". This article was about different ways to help a person achieve their goals. In the article the author has six things that must be followed in order to help people achieve their goals. First, is to visualize your future success. The author says one of the ways to get motivated about your goal is to think about what it would be like to have successfully finished your goal, and what perks could be part of the outcome to your goal. Second, plan the work. Most goals require a lot of work; this work can sometimes become overwhelming so one of the best things that will help you not become overwhelmed would be making a plan. Third, accept mistakes. You will probably make mistakes along the way to achieving your goal, and you should not view mistakes as negative but positive. With mistakes a person can come up with new approaches that will help to succeeding. Fourth, focus on mini goals. One huge point of motivation is success, so if you break down your goal into mini goals that you are able to accomplish on the way to your ultimate goal, the more able you are to continue on the road to succeed. Fifth, psych yourself up. Some parts of your goal may take a lot more effort than others, so to accomplish them get yourself motivated before you try to accomplish that task. Finally, don't let yourself quit. It is hard sometimes to continue on to your goal when it may still be far away, but don't give up on your goal, sooner or later you will achieve it.
I think that all of those are great pieces of advice for succeeding in a goal. Our book talks about a person being more likely to have greater performance when a goal is difficult and specific. Our book also specifically talks about how strategic planning comes into play when you have a specific goal. With planning it helps a person to focus their attention on the goal at hand and not other tasks.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/11/26/smart-goals-motivation-success/
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