Do you know what makes life different? ANS = GOAL SETTING!
I remember a famous business school story. They evaluated a group of students in college, and then re-evaluated them 10 years later. The study found out that the most successful in life weren't the ones who had specific goals, 10 years ago.
The difference between successful people and the unsuccessful people is quite feasible. Successful people have their goals in mind. They know where they want to go and finally get there. So you need to start with a target, a destination, a goal.
You may ask me: "How to achieve goals is easier said than done." You are right. Many people fail not because they don't have goals but because they haven't achieved their goals. They gave up their goals during their journey.
The road from goal to success is a long one.
Here is one of the best and most effective goal-setting plans you will ever learn:
SECRET ONE: Decide exactly what you want in different aspects of your courses and write it down. Ask yourself, "What achievement would be worth your very best effort?" "What would you attempt if you knew it was impossible to fail? make it measurable,specific,clear and detailed. write out all the benefits and advantages of achieving your goal.
SECRET TWO : Attach a deadline for the achievement of your goal. if it is a large goal ,ensure you break it down into smaller parts and set sub deadline .
SECRET THREE: Make a list of everything you will have to do (action steps) to achieve this goal. As you think of new items, add them to your list until it is complete.
SECRET FOUR: Organize your list of action steps into a plan. Note that 20% of the things that you do will account for 80% of your results. Therefore, organize your plans on the basis of two elements ;priority and sequence. If you do not set clear your priorities, you will major in minors and spend much of your time doing small and irrelevant tasks that do not help you to achieve the goal.
SECRET FIVE: Identify the key obstacles that might hold you back from achieving this goal. Identify the most important constraint or limitation holding you back and focus on removing that obstacle.
SECRET SIX: This perhaps is the most important in this process. Once you have determined your goal, developed your plan, attached your deadline and identify your major obstacle, take action immediately toward the achievement of your goal.
SECRET SEVEN: Do something every day that moves you towards your most relevant goal. Develop a habit of getting up each morning planning your day and then doing something and anything that moves you at least a step closer towards your most important goal.
Daily action deepens your belief that the goal is achievable, and activate the law of attraction. following these steps makes you a super-achiever before long!
Plan and Succeed!!