The Importance of Goal Setting
Successful people are very driven in life. Anyone who has a drive in life has some sort of direction. That map is provided by goal setting.
Setting goals are very easy to do. The problem is that many become over zealous. They set goals that are too big and they don’t give enough time for the goals to be accomplished.
It’s actually very easy to set too many goals. This can and will throw you off balance and you will become so discouraged that you may quit entirely. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
When you accomplish your first verbalized or written goal, you will start to feel a sense of self worth. This will provide the strength to go out and set your next goal. It really can take off like wildfire, but you need to build the foundation first.
Maybe one of your goals is to lose twenty pounds. This is a mid term goal that will not happen overnight. Swimming hundreds of laps daily would not be a realistic short term goal.
If you want to get back into shape, it’s not going to happen overnight either. If you choose swimming as a means for your goal, don’t expect to join the Olympics. Start off with just five or en laps a day.
After a week or two, you might up to fifty or sixty laps. You probably will have lost a few pounds as well. By keeping this up you can realistically reach you goal over time.
Whatever you do, try to schedule the specific day that you are going to accomplish your goal. If the goal is time sensitive, but too broad, you may find yourself procrastinating. Don’t think about it too much either.
Some people find success when they write their goals down. This is very powerful as it forces your mind to keep the goal in sight. You know what they say, out of sight out of mind.
He great news is that once you accomplish your first specific goal, you will start to feel better about yourself. This can give you the power to set more goals. Before you know it, you might find yourself setting and accomplishing goals in all areas of your life beyond exercise.
If you have any drive whatsoever, you can be very successful at goal setting. Follow through is the most important part o the game as well. All you have to do to get started is to write one goal down that can be accomplished in the next 72 hours.
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