Goal Setting

GOAL SETTING…

It’s important in life to SET GOALS. Setting goals, big or small, is the key to success. It is a fact that goal-setting is a skill. It is something you have to learn. A Life Coach helps you to do this, maintain your goal setting and keep you on track.
People who have troubles setting goals have just not learned the skill, and it can be taught. When we understand that goal setting is a skill we will be able to look at it differently. Anyone can learn goal setting, it is just like learning a skill, and sometimes it just takes practice. There are different types of goals; short-term, long-term, passive and active goals.
You need to remember that goals should be written to be changed, and not set in stone. They should not be in the present tense. Small goals are more important than large goals. Big goals are important, however it’s the small steps within those goals that count the most. Look at it this way…the small goals are what gets you there…to the big goals. Small goals are the goals you can reach today, this week, this month, that get you to the goals in the distance.
All goals should be written down; it creates a road map to success. If they are not written down, they are not a goal. They become merely equal to a wish or a dream, a simple thought. Be productive and hold yourself accountable. When writing down goals they should all begin with the word “to”. For example…”to lose 10 pounds”, “to save $50 a week”. Goals are precise targets and it sets up the structure of the goal so it is written properly.. Goals should also be dated. Don’t be afraid to be committed to a date. It puts commitment and obligation on completing that goal. Dates can be changed, but make it specific, an exact date, not just a month or year, don’t be broad.
Goals should be written to be changed, when necessary. Try not to worry about adjustments, life happens and with that we need to be able to make changes. It’s human nature and we live in a world where we can’t always control our situations. The deadline is not the key objective, accomplishment is.
I will continue later with more goal setting tips and tricks. First, get in the habit of setting and writing down your goals. They can be as simple or as complex as you want them to be. Later I’ll teach you how to reach your goals.