| If you want to achieve your goal, then using goal | | | | dump them all in the too hard basket. By focusing on |
| setting strategies can help you become successful. | | | | only one to three goals at the same time, you're giving |
| First, you have to ask yourself why is your goal so | | | | yourself a far greater chance of achieving them. |
| important to you? Your goal needs to be powerful | | | | It's important that you plan how you will reach your |
| enough to motivate you to achieve it. If it really doesn't | | | | goal. By breaking down your objective into smaller, |
| matter to you whether you achieve it or not, you're | | | | more manageable steps, you'll experience a real sense |
| doomed to fail. | | | | of accomplishment as you achieve each smaller |
| You MUST be committed to achieving your goal. | | | | section of your goal. |
| Otherwise, when the going gets tough, you won't get | | | | Remember the SMARTI system - your goal needs to |
| going! You'll put off the tasks that you need to | | | | be Specific, it needs to be Measurable, it needs to be |
| undertake in order to accomplish your goal because it's | | | | Action or Activity based, it needs to be Realistic, it |
| all too hard or you're having problems in your life and | | | | needs to have a Timeframe or deadline and it |
| you just don't have the mental energy to deal with | | | | absolutely has to Inspire you! |
| your goal at the moment. | | | | If your goal passes every SMARTI requirement, then |
| Remember, a goal that is extremely important to you | | | | you have a great chance of achieving it. |
| will allow you to power through all the objections you | | | | Goal setting strategies can really help you accomplish |
| encounter on your way to reaching the pinnacle. | | | | what you set out to do. So as long as you're |
| Another important tip for goal setting strategies is to | | | | committed to the process, and your goal is powerful |
| only focus on a few goals at the time. If you have too | | | | enough to motivate you, there's no reason why you |
| many goals at once, you won't have enough time to | | | | won't succeed. |
| accomplish them all, or else become overwhelmed and | | | | |