One thing we need to pay attention to when setting goals for ourselves is that we need to be honest with ourselves and not sabotage ourselves before we've even begun. Too many times people set high goals for themselves that are either unachievable (such as world peace) or they just kind of wait for it to happen which leads to disappointment. Saying you want your goal to be world peace is a great gesture, however, one person does not have influence over the world. We do however have influence on those around us including friends, family, neighbors, and community. This could be a goal; peace and respect amongst each other, which can ultimately spread to other people and so on.
Simply stating a goal and then waiting for it to materialize is unrealistic as well. We must have a plan on how to obtain goals in order to be able to achieve them and we have to be willing to work for our goals.
What one goal would you go after if you knew you were guaranteed success? Write down your answer. Were you able to write it down or did you brush it off as a fanciful thought? If you wrote it down that means you take that goal somewhat seriously which means you could possibly reach that goal. Next question: How? How and what do you have to do to make that goal a reality? Are you willing to work hard for that goal? If so, congratulations because your on your way!
Here is a great exercise:
- Write down ten goals (write them in the present tense as though you've already reached the goals)
- Now pick one goal, if you were to accomplish immediately, would have the most positive impact on your life
- Write down the goal you chose on a separate piece of paper and then write down absolutely everything you can think of that you can do to reach that goal
- Select one action to take from that list
- Write the goal on a 3x5 index card and keep it with you & review regularly
- The only question to ask yourself is "How". How are you going to achieve each step to achieve your goal.
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