The Importance Of Setting Goals To Obtain Your Aim

The Importance Of Setting Goals To Obtain Your Aim

To give an example, last year I set a target (which I've now attained) to lose a stone in weight in two months. Here you will observe that I've set the main goal, as well as specifying a deadline. Setting a deadline for when you'd like to achieve the goal is extremely important, as this causes it to be more real to you, and you're more likely to give your very best in achieving it, compared with should you specify no deadline whatsoever. However, this isn't really the only important aspect, as I then wanted to specify sub goals which would as a whole result in the achievement of my absolute goal that was to shed a stone in weight. The sub goals I set were to exercise for about thirty minutes 5 times per week, to drink at the very least 4 litres of water everyday and to stay away from unhealthy food (take away foods, biscuits, cakes etc) all together. As can be seen, these sub goals, are all health related, and when combined, will certainly put me on the right track, and in actual fact lead to me achieving my absolute goal that was to shed a stone in weight in a couple of months.

This is just one instance of how I've set a goal inside my life and achieved it using this method, but it can, and really should be applied when looking to set any goal what so ever within your own life. For example, if you needed to pass an exam within the next two months, this is the absolute goal, but the sub goals could be to read and comprehend a certain number of pages every single day which would help you complete the study book, and to maybe complete one practise paper per week.

When setting goals it's crucial that you write them down and reference them often throughout the day. I consult my goals from the moment I wake up in the morning, and several times throughout the day, with me even placing them at my bedside, in order that I can read them again just before sleeping. The best way I've found to refer to them often during the day is to print many copies of them. I'll stick a copy on the fridge which is often looked at when I'm in the kitchen area, I'll stick a copy above my monitor to look at it when on the PC, and I'll carry around a copy in my wallet, to ensure that I'm able to take a look at it whenever I go to the toilet, as I usually have my wallet in the pants I'm wearing.

Thank you for reading this article, and I hope it can help you in achieving the goals in your life you strive for.

Terry Mpenza

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