A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Wish
Why some people are successful and others are not - Many people do not live up to their possibilities both in the private as well as in the professional sphere because they do not set themselves any targets in their lives. The lack of clearly defined goals inevitably prevents us from fully utilising our capacities and potential and, as a consequence, leads to the absence of success.Three reasons why precise goals are so important:
If we have measurable targets in our sights -
1. we are motivated to bring about positive changes in our lives
2. we know exactly what we want to achieve, therefore we do not waste time and energy with solutions that will not work
3. we know when we have reached our goal
10 steps to successfully setting goals:
2) Analyse your goals – Are your goals from the different spheres reconcilable?
3) Define the details – Time, place, quality, figures etc.
4) Define the necessary short-term and long-term steps – Which strategies do you want to follow to reach this goal?
5) Think in the first person and in the present tense – Phrase the goal as if you already had reached it.
6) Bear in mind the emotional rewards – Imagine how you will feel when you have reached your goal. “How will it enrich my life?”
7) Some goals are nobody’s business – Do not needlessly put yourself under pressure by telling everyone about your goal.
8) Some goals do concern others – It is important to involve those people that have a part in reaching the goal; otherwise you cannot work together.
9) Visualise your goal over and over again – Motivate yourself by repeatedly imagining visually the state you will have achieved – several times a day!
10) Review your goals every now and then – This way you can ensure that you really are concentrating on the things that are most important to you.
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