In class the other day we were talking about how making lists is a great way to achieve goals, yet this could easily get out of hand. I was thinking recently about how if you don't set your goals right, then you won't be able to achieve them, for example lets talk about those New Years Resolutions, like the one you set stating you were going to go to the gym everyday? It almost seems as though with New Years resolutions, the goals we set for the year are far-fetched and don't seem to be reasonable, according to Why Setting Goals Don't Work!. This article continues to state that with New Years Resolutions, no real thought or planning is involved when setting these goals, so it is hard to follow through with them. In order to set proper goals you will need to take into consideration your beliefs and your values. After you understand these, then you will need to make a detailed goal and have a specific outcome. The article states that just saying something vague like "I want to be rich" is not good enough to be an actual goal. The article states that you should build from that and say something like "I want to earn $10,000 passive income per month from my online internet affiliate programs"
It is easy to see the difference between those two statements of goals. How you get from the first statement to the second is to ask yourself questions like "who, what, when, where, why and how?" One advice the article gives is that you should "Set a goal with end in mind." It is important to determine the outcome in order to figure out how you will get to the outcome. if you don't have an outcome, then you don't have anything to work towards.
I find that these things are quite easy to understand, for me at least. I am a big planner, and I do have goals for myself. For instance, right now my goal is to get this done before the deadline. I do have goals for my future, as in opening my own private practice, however there is many steps before I achieve that goal.
Overall just keep in mind that if you want your goals to work, know who you are, make sure you set your goal with the end in mind, and also prepare yourself that there will be challenges that will come along, its just apart of the goal.
What kind of goals do you have set for yourself? What kind of obstacles or challenges have you had to face in reaching your goal? Do you set well-defined goals, or very simplistic ones such as the New Years Resolution example?
It is easy to see the difference between those two statements of goals. How you get from the first statement to the second is to ask yourself questions like "who, what, when, where, why and how?" One advice the article gives is that you should "Set a goal with end in mind." It is important to determine the outcome in order to figure out how you will get to the outcome. if you don't have an outcome, then you don't have anything to work towards.
I find that these things are quite easy to understand, for me at least. I am a big planner, and I do have goals for myself. For instance, right now my goal is to get this done before the deadline. I do have goals for my future, as in opening my own private practice, however there is many steps before I achieve that goal.
Overall just keep in mind that if you want your goals to work, know who you are, make sure you set your goal with the end in mind, and also prepare yourself that there will be challenges that will come along, its just apart of the goal.
What kind of goals do you have set for yourself? What kind of obstacles or challenges have you had to face in reaching your goal? Do you set well-defined goals, or very simplistic ones such as the New Years Resolution example?
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