Setting goal resolutions can be a very important way to get more done. It can also help you develop a sense of accomplishment, that you can really be proud of. But what are the best ways to set these kinds of resolutions, and how can you make it more likely to reach your goals? Here’s what to consider, so you can start moving forward today.
1. Write Goals Down, and Review Them Periodically
If you don’t have your goals in writing, it’s harder to keep up with them. Fortunately, writing them down isn’t difficult, and doesn’t take that long. Then just remember to review them on a periodic basis, in order to make sure you’re staying on track when it comes to achieving them. Writing them down and reviewing them can also reinforce their importance in your life, to help you stay focused.
2. Create Goals for Different Areas of Your Life
Setting goals for your professional life matters, but you also want to set some personal goals, too. It can be hard to work toward a goal in one area, if you feel like you’re neglecting all the other areas of your life. When you set several goals, and they’re all in different life areas, you’ll have the feeling that you’re working toward overall self-improvement, without neglecting anything.
3. Set Goals That are Realistic and Attainable
Some goals are very lofty, and would be great to achieve. But if they aren’t realistic for you, or you can’t actually attain them, they can end up making you feel depressed, and bad about yourself. It’s fine to set significant goals, as long as they’re truly possible for you to reach. They need to be important to you, and achievable in a reasonable time frame, so you can see progress.
4. Make Goals That are Measurable
Not being able to measure your goals means it’s very hard to see if you’re moving toward them. Those types of goals can be very vague, and might never be reached. Instead of taking that risk, choose measurable goals you have a good way of tracking. Then you can see if you’re on track to meet your goals, or if you need to make adjustments, so you can be more successful.
5. Design Goals That Can be Accomplished With a Partner
Having some accountability for your goals is one of the best ways to stay on track. Whether you want to work on these goals with a romantic partner, a good friend or family member, or an accountability buddy who’s working toward the same things, goals that you can accomplish together are goals you’ll be more likely to stick to. Giving and receiving encouragement goes a long way.
6. Reward Yourself for Achieving Your Goals
Rewards are very important throughout the process of achieving your goals. Make sure the reward is reasonable, and relates to your goal in some way. That will help it stick in your mind, that reaching goals means getting things you want and need. You’ll be more likely to continue to work toward the rewards, which means continuing to meet your goals.
Setting goal resolutions can be highly valuable, when it’s done the right way. With some effort and time, you can reach your goals and enjoy the improvement that brings to your life.
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Having small goals and achieving them, regardless of how easily they were achieved (keep the laundry up), helps encourage you on the longer/harder goals. Each time we achieve a goal we scratch it off of the list. Sometimes we add back onto the list.