Self Improvement and Motivation for Success-02

Goal setting

Goal setting is an important aspect for anyone to be successful. Goal setting enables you

to achieve your tasks in an organized fashion and within the limited time frame.

Therefore, it is important that goals are set very carefully. Proper planning is needed for

goal setting otherwise one can lost their focus and get side tracked. When you have set

your goals, you would not only feel confident about the work you are doing, but you

would also prioritize what needs are to be fulfilled first. These raise your motivation and

self esteem and you have a positive outlook towards the work that you are doing.

While setting goals or even planning for them, you have to make sure that your goals are

SMART. That means, they should be:

Specific – i.e. to the point

Measurable – i.e. you can judge how much of the goal is accomplished

Attainable – i.e. they should be within your potential of achievement

Realistic – i.e. they should be practically achievable and not something which is vague

Timely – i.e. there should be a time frame in which these goals should be achieved

So, having a SMART approach while setting goals would make you identify the

loopholes, gauge yourself and help you achieve your goals easily. These goals would

help you climb the ladder of success in slow but concrete steps.

When you have a large goal to achieve, make sure that you divide it into smaller goals

which seem easy to achieve. For instance, if you have to submit an important report

within a deadline, set smaller goals which would help you achieve your larger goals. In

this case, steps such as hypothesis, data collection, result analysis and compilation can be

the smaller steps which would help to achieve the goal of report submission. Deadlines

should always be associated with smaller goals too so that as you cross them, you are

aware of your progress and the work done.

The major part of goal setting is that it should not be rigid. Goals should be set such that

they are attainable and flexible. Flexibility doesn’t mean to be very lenient with the goals,

but rather, you should perk up your goal plan as you go along with it. Perking it up would

make you correct the problems which you face in the implementation of your goal plan.

So, time your goals well, perk them up regularly and plan them according to your

priorities so that you don’t end up losing the game.

There are many types of goals that you can set such as, professional goals, creative goals,

personal goals, family goals, educational goals, financial goals and so on. By categorizing

your lifetime goals, you would be able to make sure that nothing is left out. Line up your

goals so that you know what to prioritize first and when to execute it.

Goal setting not only helps you plan your life, but it also enables you to ensure that you

are in control of your life. Setting smart goals this way ensures their timely completion as

well as reduces your stress levels.

Self Improvement and Motivation For Success

The distinction between Goals and Values

You might find interesting to know that everyone in this world is administered by values.

Our values and beliefs are reflected through the decisions we make to lead our lives

effectively. We adopt certain values from our family, sometimes society or at times we

just have them within us. Positive values can be adopted at any pace of life, make sure

the value to pursue has a positive, strong and integral effect on your life. Since you move

within a society it’s necessary to espouse such values that meet the demands of society.

Prior to any other discussion you need to know the difference between values and goals.

Values are not goals; however they are inter-related with goals and are highly dependant

on them. Goals reflect targets whereas positive values form base of a successful life. You

need some basis to lead your life, some beliefs and deeds that drive and support the

purpose of your decisions. Effective values always influence your decisions positively

and help you choose the right path to success.

While dealing with our clients, we make sure he is aware of the effectiveness of positive

values and is highly articulated with them. Jotting down the values is a good way to

preserve them in our lives.

Thinking for ways to kill your time in bright sunny days, writing about right and wrong

decisions you have made in your past, considering the aspects of excitement and

motivation in your life or pondering about the actions that may add stability provides you

edges to realize what actuality values possesses in your life. Moreover you will be clear

to differentiate between positive and negative values that influence your life.

You further need to know that your jotting of values should be in present tense rather in

past for instance write “I am stable financially” more willingly than “I will be stable

financially”.