Setting Your Goals

source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zLtfzsaP58

We’ve talked about programming your subconscious to carry out the actions needed to achieve your goals, but what about choosing the goals that you set?

Too often, people give up on their dreams because their goals seem far too unattainable. For example, those living on a low income could dream of becoming a millionaire, but quickly give up on the idea as they believe that it is simply impossible.

But, is it? Many low-earning, average people have beat the odds and become hugely successful, even famous. Each of these people have one secret in common: A successful mind-set.

How to Build Goals 

Take a moment to really think about yourself and the way in which you approach things. Do you quickly give up on goals that you deem impossible to reach?

Does the idea of working for a long period of time to achieve a goal fill you with feelings of dread? Are you quick to give up if something doesn’t happen soon enough, or do you have the patience to wait and persevere? If, like many people, you prefer instant or at least quick gratification, setting smaller goals to build up to one, main goal is the best strategy for you.

Setting small, achievable goals as ‘building blocks’ to a larger achievement is a method for success that works immensely well for many people. This method allows you to break down the amount of work that you need to do to achieve your goal into smaller, more manageable portions. 

Rather than setting one goal of ‘start a business’, setting a number of smaller goals which, by achieving each one, will eventually prepare you to become a business owner can help to put things into perspective

There’s a reason why this method is commonly used by people who are hoping to lose a lot of weight, for example. Let’s say that you are overweight and need to lose 100lbs – taking on the whole amount at once can be massively overwhelming.

But, what if you break it down to ten weight loss goals of 10lbs each? Suddenly, it becomes much easier to manage and goal attainment does not seem as impossibly far away.