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Tips on Goal Setting and Why Goal Setting is Important

Further to my article called The Secret to My Success, here are some additional tips on goal setting broken down further.

Why Goal Setting is Important?

I cannot stress this enough, goal setting helps you get clear about your goals and what you want to accomplish. Thinking about wanting to accomplish something is a start, but setting it as a goal is the first step.

Best Way to Goal Setting

Write your goals out! How do you know what your goals are if you do not write them down? Since ideas are constantly popping in my head, I decided to walk around with a notebook. Every time I have an idea or want to research something further I write it down.

Did you know that goals that are written out are achieved more often? When you write your goals out and the steps you take towards achieving them you are able to keep track of your progress. According to a study in the International Journal of Obesity, people who track their goals are more likely to make their new healthy behaviours a habit. When you keep a journal of your daily exercise and food consumption you are able to see where you went right and wrong. This allows you to make adjustments in your habits that will lead to successfully achieving your goals.

Smart Goals to Success

Are you feeling overwhelmed by a goal and do not know how to even begin to accomplish it? Smart Goals to Success tips on goal setting is about breaking down each goal into smart goals.

My advice is to think back when you went to school; do you remember getting at course outline? A course outline broke down your course into smaller pieces. It outlined your readings, homework, essay papers and exams. It set out a weekly schedule of class goals to achieve, therefore, completely the course seemed more realistic and less overwhelming when it’s broken down.

Adapt the same idea to your goals by creating an outline and giving yourself a daily, weekly or monthly task that will help you move towards meeting your big goal. No matter how big or small the task is it’s a stepping stone to achieving a larger picture.

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SBI!