Setting Goals

SETTING GOALS

The first thing that needs to be done is to put your goals down in writing. Consider having a goal for each of the areas of your life that you value the most. Some possible areas to think about are:

* Emotional Health – love, security, mental stability, family relationships
* Physical Health – nutrition, exercise, preventative care, proper testing
* Spiritual Wellness – faith, seminars/workshops, reading, attending church
* Financial Peace – debt-free living, building wealth, investing
* Career Success – appropriate education, training, increasing responsibility
* Community Service – financial support, volunteering time, increasing public awareness

Write down the goals you have for each of these areas (and others if you have additional desires for your future). Make sure your goals are written in the present tense and that they are one sentence long. Keep them positive.

NOTE: If you have a goal written down that isn't something you wholeheartedly believe in, you will not devote your time or full attention to it. You're better off to not write it down if you aren't behind it 100%. How could this happen? We sometimes write down the goals we think others would have for us – or we write down goals that we think we ought to have because they are "the right thing to do". That is bogus. Don't do it. It will not lead to success.

The next thing you will do is write down the tasks that will lead you to the goal. Break down the goal into smaller pieces. Measure your success along the way. If you get off track, just re-adjust. Don't give up.

Once you start making forward progress, it will be easier to build upon your success.

Just don't quit.