Goal setting is very essential in our race as human beings. It helps us track our progress and appreciate how far we’ve come.
You may keep thinking you haven’t achieved anything because you don’t set goals. A goal is a driving force, it pushes you to achieve your heart desires.
Every goal requires a step and not every first step results in great achievement, every little step you take pushes you closer to your dreams/vision.
Goal setting is very important when you have some objectives you want to achieve
When setting goals, you must be deliberate about what you want to achieve.
One enemy of achieving goal is procrastination, procrastination is an enemy you don’t wanna keep closer to you. It stops you from doing things that will empower you, strengthen you and enrich you. Procrastination hinders you from achieving your goals, it delays you from achieving a tangible things.
It stops you from doing things that will empower you, strengthen you and enrich you. Procrastination hinders you from achieving your goals, it delays you from achieving a tangible things.
Sometimes, everything isn’t about praying, its about doing and praying. When you don’t do anything that will add to you, you remain stagnant, it is in doing you find purpose for your life, it is in doing you find fulfilment.
When you don’t do anything that will add to you, you remain stagnant, it is in doing you find purpose for your life, it is in doing you find fulfilment.
Kill that procrastinating spirit if you want to go far in your field or in your academic pursuit.
Procrastating tends to always make you postpone what you intended to do, making it difficult to follow through with the goal you’d set.
While setting goals, Set goals that will nourish you mentally, physically, socially, and emotionally.
Set goals that will make you better in your relationship with people and strangers.
While Setting goals, you need to ask yourself some questions: Are you setting goals for self growth or for competition? Are you setting goals because you want to be better than your colleague or you want to be better at things you do?
Some set goals for selfish reasons: Oh my friend is better than me I want to be better than him also, that’s not growth, that’s competition.
Any goal you set that doesn’t reflect growth in you is trash.
Your goal should be after your growth not after your friends growth, compete with who you were yesterday. Compete with the person you were two hours ago, strive to be better for yourself.
Do things that makes you proud, things other would see and say yes that person has improved a lot.
Before you settle a goal,
Develop an achiever mentality: When you have the mind of an achiever, you tend to think fast, you’ll be quick to think far and you’ll be driven to achieve great things and improve on your weaknesses.Develop a winner mentality: A winner is focused on the goal, he wants to win at all cost no matter the barriers, a winner is always focused on the prize, a winner never relents. A winner keeps pushing.
- Develop a positive mind set:Having a positive mentality keeps you going, a positive mind kills doubts and fear, when you’re always positive.No matter the project you carry out you’ll always see a positive result because you started with a good mindset.
- Know the areas you need improvement on and work on it: What are your weaknesses? What’s your strength? When you feel like you’re very weak at certain things, create the right environment to develop yourself, yes it’ll take days and months but with consistency you’ll improve and you’ll get better. When you are better, certain doors will be opened to you, because your eyes have been opened to different world/opportunities.
- Be deliberate about your personal growth: My question is, are you satisfied with your present state? If No, then make a choice to improve on your self, stretch yourself, do things that will add value to yourself, whatever it is that will make you better mentally and physically do it for your personal growth, everyone is improving everyday, everyone is getting better and you sure don’t want to be left behind.
- Be consistent: Consistency they say is the rule of the game, definitely to see any result of any hard work you need to be consistent in it, if you want to be relevant in that field, you need to be consistent in building yourself and getting better, you can’t stop getting better, because everything you do adds to you. There is nothing you do to yourself that doesn’t add to you.
- Develop a winner mentality: A winner is focused on the goal, he wants to win at all cost no matter the barriers, a winner is always focused on the prize, a winner never relents. A winner keeps pushing.
- Develop a positive mind set:Having a positive mentality keeps you going, a positive mind kills doubts and fear, when you’re always positive.No matter the project you carry out you’ll always see a positive result because you started with a good mindset.
- Know the areas you need improvement on and work on it: What are your weaknesses? What’s your strength? When you feel like you’re very weak at certain things, create the right environment to develop yourself, yes it’ll take days and months but with consistency you’ll improve and you’ll get better. When you are better, certain doors will be opened to you, because your eyes have been opened to different world/opportunities.
- Be deliberate about your personal growth: My question is, are you satisfied with your present state? If No, then make a choice to improve on your self, stretch yourself, do things that will add value to yourself, whatever it is that will make you better mentally and physically do it for your personal growth, everyone is improving everyday, everyone is getting better and you sure don’t want to be left behind.
- Be consistent: Consistency they say is the rule of the game, definitely to see any result of any hard work you need to be consistent in it, if you want to be relevant in that field, you need to be consistent in building yourself and getting better, you can’t stop getting better, because everything you do adds to you. There is nothing you do to yourself that doesn’t add to you.
Life can be overwhelming at times, you just need to take things slowly at a time, picking a goal you wish to achieve at a time gives you rest because you’re not rushing to fulfil it.
While setting your goals you could group them according to:
-Short term goals
-Mid term Goals
-Long time goals
Let’s talk about short term goals.
Short term goals are goals you wish you achieve within a week or few weeks.
Like,
-A short term goal could look like reading a book and finishing it within a specific period,going for a regular walk because you want to stay fit.
Short term goals are achieved within one month or six month or less.
Examples of short term goal:
Going for a movie you’ve always wanted.
Buying yourself that thing you’ve wanted.
– Mid term Goals are goals you wish to achieve within a year or two years…
What are those things you’ve always wanted achieve within a year?
Make a list of them and be deliberate about making a change.
Examples of a Mid term Goal.
Taking up a course.
Reading two or more books within a specific period.
– Long term goals are goals that you want to achieve in the future.
Where do you want to see yourself in 5-10 years?
Long term goals are very challenging and takes a lot of effort to bring them to life.
Actually, Goal setting distinguishes you and makes you different from those who don’t.
While setting your goals include hard work and determination.
When you are determined to achieve a certain goal,naysayers won’t stop you because you stand firm on your set goals.
Sometimes, people tend to discourage you from achieving a certain and what keeps you going and makes you firm is your strong will to achieve that set goal.
A goal without a plan is just a wish, imagine wishing to be a neurosurgeon Like Ben Carson without reading and studying, that’s just a wish lol.
While setting your goals you need to plan on how to execute those goals, (like kill it you know, lol)
What are your plans?
Do you have to drop some bad habits?
Do you have to stop berating yourself?
Do you have to stop procrastinating?
Do you have to let go of some relationships?
Do you have to let go of that friendship?
Do you have to practice more?
Do you have to read more?
Whatever your plans are, make sure it brings about positive result -and it also reflects a change in you.
When you plan,back it up with hard work and determination.
Planning without hard work and determination may not about bring results because you may feel unmotivated on the long run and decides to stop ,determination gingers you to continue, it gives fire to your goals.
Adding these two ingredients to your set goals(Determination and hard work) will bring about success in your journey.
TIPS FOR ACHIEVING GOALS:
1.Plan
2. Rid yourself of procrastination.
3. Have a daily schedule.
4. Track your progress and goals.
5. Chase one goal at a time, don’t rush your goals by chasing after many goals.
6. Write things down.
7. Be Determined
8. Be Consistent..
9. Do what makes you feel happy.
If you’re not sure of what you really want or what you really want to be.
Ask yourself these questions:
1. What motivates you?What drives you?What excites you?
2. What’s that hidden gift you’re blessed with?
3. What are your plans for years to come?
4. What do you see your doing?
5. Is there a special skill you have?
6. Find out who you are and what you stand for.
Think upon those things you might see what drives you.
Thank you for reading.
