Have You Met Your Goals in 2016 Yet? At the end of December 2015, I imagine you created personal and business goals for yourself. Every new year, it
feels like the world is our oyster and time is on our side. But it’s amazing how
quickly the days and months go by and before we know it, the year is already half way over! How are you doing on meeting your goals so far? If you
have some work to do to, follow these 10 golden rules to create solid goals
that will lead you to the finish line.
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2.
Write down your goals. Get your
Break big goals into small steps so
ahead about
goals out of your head and onto
they don’t feel overwhelming. Each
obstacles, you
paper to increase your chances of
step will become its own goal.
can create
achieving them. Seeing your goals
Sometimes when we feel over-
solutions to
written down is very powerful and
whelmed, we don’t start at all
meet them
helps you face them head-on.
because we feel stuck. If you break
head on. For
Be specific when writing down your
your big goals into smaller goals,
example, if
goals. “I want to lose weight,” is
you can feel a sense of accomplish-
you worry
not specific. “I want to lose ten
ment along the way as you keep
you may
pounds,” is specific. When you
moving toward your end goal.
not exercise
Don’t take on too many new goals
regularly,
path to get there will be more clear
at once. One or two goals are a
you can schedule workouts with a
to you.
reasonable number to aim for. Get
friend or place your running shoes
A written goal with a plan is a map
some success under your belt by
by the door to help yourself stay
to your desired outcomes. Treat a
meeting your current goals before
on track.
goal like you would plan a road trip
taking on new ones.
know exactly what you want, the
3.
by knowing your destination and
6.
10. Write down the benefits of reaching your goals to keep you moti-
how you’re going to get there. If
Make your goals more real by put-
vated. The time between starting
you were going to Disneyland, you
ting deadlines on your calendar to
at point A to reaching your goals
probably wouldn’t just jump in the
reach them. If you don’t set dates,
at point B, is often filled with ups
car and go. You would probably
it’s easy to just keep putting off
and downs. It’s not always easy
map out a driving plan, purchase
goals for “someday.”
reaching our goals and sometimes
Share your goals with others. Allow
it’s downright hard work. Writing
choose vacation dates. Map out
people to support you and provide
down the benefits of reaching your
your plan to see results in reaching
accountability for you. It’s very
goals will keep you motivated and
your goals.
motivating to get things done
moving in the right direction. Write
Make sure your goals are achieva-
when you know you have people
down your goals, break them into
ble. Don’t bite off more than you
around you who know what you’ve
manageable steps and keep your
can chew at one time. Be kind to
set out to achieve.
eyes on the prize to celebrate your
Write down any obstacles you
way to success!
yourself by being reasonable and
7.
Monika Kristofferson,
Efficient Organization
Set a date to achieve your goals.
park tickets, research hotels and
4.
5.
8.
9.
making your goals achievable to so
foresee so you have a plan to
you can celebrate your successes.
deal with them. When you think
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