subject: Programming Yourself To Be Self Confident (Part - 4) The Basics Of Goal Setting [print this page] Programming Yourself To Be Self Confident (Part - 4) The Basics Of Goal Setting
Take a look at our top athletes, businessmen and women and other top achievers, no matter what their field. They know the secret to the basics of setting goals. The basics of goal setting will give you long and short term focus and motivation, to find and acquire the knowledge you need to help you attain the best out of life. Also the basics of goal setting will help you organize and plan your time and resources.
Deciding what you really want to do with your life, is up to you and once you make your mind up you'll need to work out what long term and short term goals are needed to be successful. These goals then have to be made into smaller more attainable ones that can be achieved without to much difficulty. Don't forget to write everything down, make lists of what you need to achieve on a daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly basis to accomplish your life goal.
By breaking your goals down into smaller ones will give you the satisfaction of achieving and the feeling of knowing that you are getting there everyday.
A few points to consider while setting your goals:
Attitude, having a positive attitude is vital to your success in achieving your goals, Take a look inside yourself to see if there is something holding you back and take steps to improve your attitude.
Time management, be careful when choosing your goals, make sure of what it is that you want to achieve because quite often someones career can turn into their whole life. Decide how far you want to go.
Education, sometimes to achieve your goals you may need special skills. Plan on obtaining the appropriate education.
Your family, while making your plans think about how these plans will affect your family. Do you have kids or are you going to? How much time will you have to spend with them?
Financial situation, being realistic about how much you really want to earn is a major consideration in achieving your goals. Create a plan on how you can reach your earning potential.
Don't forget to review your goals and allow for some unexpected events to happen, they always do! And remember to include some spare time in your plans to enjoy yourself.
Now that you know the basics of goal setting and have set your goals and made your plans, do not hesitate get started on them straight away today.
