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EFFECTIVE AND PRACTICAL GOAL SETTING PT 2

Welcome back. Yesterday I started sharing with you on how to make your dreams and aspirations come to reality through practical and effective goal setting. And I gave you three steps towards having an effective goal and achieving them. I talked about having a picture, having a reason and having it SMART. If you missed it you can read it here. Today I will take you through the remaining three.

4. Have it NOW.  Once the goal is set, the time to start working on it is NOW. The perfect time to start is NOW, not next week or next month. Those goals require small steps to be taken daily to accomplish them. Don’t wait for perfect conditions or opportunity to start, such don’t exist. Don’t postpone them till tomorrow. Today: I will do it tomorrow, tomorrow: I will do it tomorrow and on like that and you realise tomorrow never come. Everyday write out the steps you will take that day to achieve your set goals. Beware of procrastination. It doesn't just steal your time it kills your life.

5. Have a REGULAR REVIEW. It’s good to review the goals set every time, if possible every day. Don’t wait till the end of the year before you review because by that time it will be too late. As you review your goals, write out the ones you've achieved, write out the ones you are finding it difficult to achieve and plan how to overcome those obstacles. Also, review the steps you’re taking and highlight the steps you need to take more to achieve your goals. As you review you might as well discover some goals that should be removed or rewritten due to one reason or the other. Your goals should be flexible.

6. Have a PERSISTENT SPIRIT. Finally, don’t give up on your dreams and goals. If you set a SMART goal and it seems there are many obstacles to your dream, don’t quit. Quitters never win and winners never quit. When it seems the time frame for your goals has elapsed and yet not achieved don’t give up, try again. Have a never give-up spirit regardless of how bad things might go.  If you can persist, there is no dream or aspirations that will not be achieved.

See you achieving your dreams and aspirations.


theINSIGHT 2016

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