Most people complain that they are unable to realize their goals. This is because goals can often be misleading. You wrote a to-do list just to find out that you can’t act on your own to-do list later. You’ve set a good goal just to find out that you can’t realize your own goal later, no matter how “realistic” you thought it may have been. Yes, creating a goal is a simple thing to do, but to act upon your own goal is much more difficult than imagined. In order to avoid failure with goal setting, here are 5 simple steps to set an effective goal and to reach it:
1. Measure your ability and procrastination level
You have to know about your ability and how you generally procrastinate upon things. For example, if you want to write a book, you may be capable to write 10 pages per day. But, this should not be the only measure on your goal setting. Look also how you procrastinate. Are you a hardcore procrastinator? If you are a procrastinator, you may only be able to write a half page per day, no matter how capable you are. That’s why you have to measure your ability and your procrastination level. When you recognize yourself, start planning a goal that you are capable to do, even if you are procrastinating.
2. Improve your goal step by step
Don’t just take the advice to “dream high” when it comes to goal setting. It is better for you to improve your goal step by step instead of writing big goal in the first time. Please read the previous point again. If you apply this method, which is to improve your goal step by step, then you will eventually be able to set the goal according to your ability later. This method also has another benefit, which is to gradually eradicate procrastination from your life.
3. Keep fine-tuning your goal
Make sure to watch the progress. Do you have a good progress? Or do you have bad progress? If you have good progress, keep improving your goal by making it bigger. However, if you have a bad progress in achieving your goal, you can always lower the goal. What you have to do is to keep watching the progress and make your goal achievable. This is because it will motivate you every time you meet your goal, and it will help you to successfully meet the next goal.
4. Just do it
If you find yourself procrastinating a lot from achieving your goal, then you have to learn the art of “just do it”. No matter how difficult, no matter how it feels, just act on your goal. It doesn’t matter if it is a small step. The most important thing is to act upon your goal and commit yourself to it. Realize that without moving your hands, you’ll never meet that goal. So, start doing what you should do to meet your goal. Do this every day and you’ll feel great when you successfully make your goal.
5. Break the plan and direct your mind consciously
Always break your goal into several parts. Make sure that you can practically do each part with ease. In this way, you can quickly execute each part without trouble. Keep in mind that you have to direct your mind consciously and never let your mind wander into unnecessary things that will hinder you from success. You may have some thoughts that will distract you from your main goal. This is the time when you direct your mind consciously back to your goal.
Those are 5 simple steps to set an effective goal. If you have difficulty in executing your goal and keep seeing failures in your goal setting, then you should apply those tips. It will be easier for you to meet your goal.
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