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Tips On Setting Goals – Part 1
Countless people are seeking tips on setting goals, so many in fact that big-name motivational speakers have made fortunes off the subject via books and seminars. Most of the advice they will provide, and most of the content included within this website, will not surprise you, because goal setting is based on common sense principles. But by listening to others speak about the subject, or reading books and tips based on setting goals, these miscellaneous common sense principles come together and form an easily duplicated course of action or source of motivation.
It would be impossible to compile all the various tips on setting goals into one article for there are so many different types of goals and methods by which you can achieve them. I recommend reading over our free goal setting web guide if you haven't already, because the 20+ page guide goes into more detail about a wide spectrum of goal setting topics than this article could hope to. Instead, this article will provide some general tips on setting goals that you can learn about in more detail elsewhere.
Select The Right Goals For You
Too many times people will set goals that either society or people close to them believe to be proper choices, but this is an extremely shaky foundation upon which to build an achievement. If you are not passionate about your goal, you will not be motivated to see it through to the end, good times and bad.
Anyone that has lost weight, or has wanted to, knows all too well that it's a difficult and often lifetime struggle. Temptation surrounds us in the forms of delicious junk food, and many of us a lack the time to really prepare healthy foods or undergo an exercise program due to our hectic schedules. It takes discipline and a strong sense of motivation to resist outside temptations and distractions. Unless you truly want to lose weight, you will most likely lose a few pounds, give up and then gain more than you even lost.
Never select a goal that you do not feel passionate about.
Break Goals Up Into Mini-Goals
Breaking your goals up into easily accomplished smaller goals is one of the most important tips on setting goals that you will ever hear.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will your long-term goals. Continuing with the weight loss example, if you set a goal to lose 100 pounds then chances are good you will lose steam long before the finish line has been reached. On the other hand if you break that exhaustive goal into 10-pound increments, you will always be just around the corner to accomplishing a mini-goal. Each time you do accomplish one step of the journey, you will become highly motivated to continue forward, and before you know it the mini-steps will have lead you to the once unthinkable grand goal of 100 pounds.
To view some more powerful tips on setting goals, be sure to check out Tips on Setting Goals – Part 2.