It’s that time of year again, when you’re looking back on the last 12 months and thinking about what you want to do next. Whether you’ve accomplished all your goals or not, it’s important to set new ones for the coming year.
If you don’t have a goal-setting strategy in place yet, follow these steps:
The goals you set for your life should be SMART:
SMART goals are a great way to get started. They’re a simple guide to keep you on track and make sure you’re working toward the right things in life. The acronym stands for:
- Specific—the goal must be clear and well-defined
- Measurable—you should be able to tell if you’ve achieved it or not
- Attainable—it should be within your reach (think “reasonable”). You don’t want something so big that it’s impossible!
- Realistic—the goal must match up with what can realistically happen in the time frame given (for example, if you want an A+ on your next exam, but got a C- on the last one). Keep this mind when setting your goals!
- Timely—when will this goal happen? By when do I need to achieve this?
You must take action as soon as possible to achieve your goals.
You must take action as soon as possible to achieve your goals. If you don’t know where to start, use this guide:
- Start with a good night’s sleep, eat healthy food and drink plenty of water throughout the day so you can stay alert and focused on what matters most to you.
- Write down a list of tasks that need to be completed in order for those goals to happen; that way, they’ll be more likely to get accomplished on time (or at all).
- Once your list is done—and make sure it’s specific enough so that there won’t be any questions left unanswered—take one task at a time until each has been completed satisfactorily. That way, if something goes wrong along the way (which inevitably happens), then we’re still closer than before!
You may have to dedicate some time to pursuing your dreams.
As you can see, setting goals is not easy. It takes a lot of time and effort to achieve anything worthwhile. But the rewards are worth it! If you want to be successful in 2023, you need to dedicate some time every day working towards your goals. You also have to be consistent with this work—don’t give up when things get hard or boring; instead, keep going until you see results!
Don’t forget that patience is key too: if you don’t see results right away, take a break and try again later! And finally, make sure that everything is realistic; if there isn’t enough time in your schedule each day then you may need a different approach.
To achieve your goals, you need to commit to improvement.
- Commitment is the key to success.
- You can’t reach your goals without commitment.
- Commitment is a choice, not an accident.
- Your commitment must be habitual so that it becomes part of your daily routine, like brushing your teeth or eating breakfast in the morning. If you don’t make time for it on a regular basis, you’ll find yourself falling away from it quickly because there’s always something else that needs attention (or so we feel).
- Committing involves sacrifice — sacrifices that may seem small but add up over time: sitting down to write even when you’re tired or stressed out, putting in hours of practice even when all you want to do is relax at home after work, spending money on books/classes/fees that will help further your education and career goals … these are all sacrifices we make every day! But they’re worth every ounce of effort because they lead us toward our long-term goals — which leads me back around again about how important it is for us all commit ourselves fully toward those particular pursuits which matter most deeply.
The secret to reaching your goals is to keep trying.
The secret to reaching your goals is to keep trying. Don’t give up, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. If you want a promotion, ask your boss! If you want to lose 5lbs, ask a Coach!
And even if doesn’t work out for whatever reason (trial and error is never exact), that doesn’t mean you give up. With a Coach, we can properly assess what is working and what isn’t and provide helpful tips to keep you moving in the right direction.
Start Small for a Big pay off.
Setting small goals that help to achieve a much larger goal is the secret sauce. Set daily, weekly, monthly goals that will help you progress toward your more long term annual goal.
It’s also important not to set goals that are too easy or too hard—if a goal seems ridiculously simple to achieve in retrospect, then maybe it wasn’t the right one for you after all! On the other hand, there’s no sense in setting yourself up for failure before even starting on something new—a common mistake among people who don’t feel ready yet and end up quitting before they’ve even tried anything new at all!
Now that you know how to set goals and achieve them, what are you waiting for? It’s time to get started! Get motivated, take action and create a plan for this year. Fill out this Goal sheet and let us steer you in the right direction!
Make sure your goals are SMART so they have more chance at success. Finally, remember that determination is key when it comes to achieving any goal—even if it takes some time!
