Sounds easy enough to do, right? Unfortunately, setting personal and business goal rarely works out that way. One major reason that makes these activities will not result in your desired outcomes is because you often fail to establish realistic goals. Another reason is you set your goals with only a hazy view towards how you’ll actually accomplish them. What’s more, you may be motivated at the beginning of the process, but lose your motivation somewhere along the way.

If you find it difficult to set and achieve your goals then read on to discover the solution…

Smart Goal Setting Process That Works

When setting goals, make sure that every goal you set is realistic and achievable, given an appropriate amount of time and resources.  A goal to earn $5,000 per month within three months, when your current earnings are less than $1,000, is unrealistic. However, setting an ongoing goal to increase your income by 5% or 10% per month is more likely within your reach.

The next step is to break every goal down into smaller tasks and scheduling them in sequence. Before defining the target completion date, be certain that you allocate a reasonable amount of time for completion of each task and allow the sum of the tasks to define the completion date.

Also, remember to schedule regular progress reviews. For example, just schedule every Friday afternoon to review your progress and make any adjustments to help you keep your goals current.

Depending on what have worked for you, you can keep a simple goal management system. This may include simple worksheets, templates or forms. Alternatively, you can implement goalsetting software to improve your management process and goal achievement.

In short, setting goals are both science and art. There are many theories related to setting and achieving goals that are readily available to back up your activities. However, you will need some time to learn the overall process and then discover what really works for you.

Setting goals are an evolving process focused on continuous improvement. If you diligently evaluate the overall process you will be able to set a realistic goal and then control the desired performance. These small goal achievements are actually a collection of personal victories in the form of positive affirmations. They build your confidence level and provide endless energy to help you keep motivated along the way.

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I’m good at planning everything from career development to financial independence. But, as you may guess, it was only good and well-written on paper. It didn’t grant significant money for me.

Motivational gurus, from where I learned goal setting, mostly suggested that I had to write my goals and objectives on paper. I’d followed all of their guidance but nothing happened. Yes, I mastered the goal setting knowledge but my income objective was far from my reach.

About one and half year ago I found these simple formulas:

• Start with small steps

• Persevere until you get what you want

They are SO obvious and simple but I didn’t realize how powerful they were until they really changed my life.

When I began to accept the fact that I used to be a procrastinator on difficult and unpleasant tasks I saw things differently. As a result, my earnings increased by one and half just by applying the first formula. After that, I believed that further achievement was right before my very eyes.

Why are the formulas so powerful that they changed my life?

By starting with small steps I didn’t need to alter much of my daily routines. It’s a human nature that we love a status quo and resist change in our daily routines. But I could adjust easily with a minimal activities switch. I didn’t feel too much pain when I did one new daily task.

In short, I moved forward slowly but almost painlessly.

The second formula is essential to keep me moving forward. When I faced many obstacles down the road I rewrote my reasons why I wanted this goal. Every reason, especially the ultimate reason, was my additional fuel in case my energy level was low.

So…

If I can apply the above formula, you can too. Just apply the above formulas for whatever objectives you want to achieve. Of course, a goal for doubling your income is always interesting.;-)

Paul Sarwanawadya

Career Tests Guide

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