A lot of people have goals that they want to achieve, but they just never seem to get around to it. They might be too busy with work, or maybe they just don't know what exactly they want their life to look like. Whatever the case may be, if you feel like you're missing out on important parts of your life then what you need is a goal-setting process. Here are some top tips for achieving your goals:
-Identify one single thing that scares you the most about not achieving or meeting your goal. Do some research on the topic and figure out how much you'll be willing to lose in order to achieve your goal.
-Write down what making that one thing happen would feel like. The number of "happy" days you have left may likely be zero, so just keep that in mind when writing down what will happen if you do achieve your goal.
-Now write down all of the steps that need to take place in order for you to reach your goal. You can even create a flowchart of these steps if it'll help you visualize everything properly.
-Start off small by taking action on these actions on a daily basis (even if they're small). You can break your "action" into very small steps (such as taking out a piece of paper, writing down some notes or ideas on your goal, and then throwing the paper away). Eventually, you'll gain momentum and understand what you need to do to achieve your goal.
-Celebrate every single step that you take in the right direction towards achieving your goal. Even if this is just going through each day without eating junk food or spending money, still celebrate it so that you know what's working for you.
– Reward yourself every once in awhile for achieving a certain milestone. For example, if you go three days without eating junk food then reward yourself with a trip to the mall. You also don't have to be completely perfect with your goal-setting process in order to achieve it either. The more you do it, the faster you'll reach your goal.
-Always remember to set short and long term goals as well. Many people think that achieving their goals will take too much time, so they'll stop putting any effort into it in favor of doing other things (such as going on vacation). In reality, setting a goal and working towards achieving it can take some time at first but once you get good at this process then you'll find yourself doing it effortlessly.
-Be patient but never give up. Everyone has bad days, but if you just keep your head down and continue to work towards achieving your goal that one bad day won't mean anything.
-Change is not a bad thing; it's just a new way of thinking about things. In order for you to achieve your goals, you'll have to change how you think about many things. For example, instead of thinking that going out with friends every weekend is important, think about the amount of money you'll save by not spending money on drinks and dinners at bars every Friday night or Saturday night.
-Don't just play a video game or something of the sorts during the time that you work towards achieving your goal. If you're working towards something then treat it like it's important and make sure that you do it as such.
– When you're going through times when you're bored and have nothing to do, ask yourself if there's anything that needs to be done related to your goals. Even if sitting down for an hour or so will likely help you achieve the goals that you want in life, just doing some research on specific topics will likely be better than wasting away your time in front of a television screen.