5 Steps for Building Goals That Will Work
Posted: Friday, February 06, 2009
by Tony Hall
T H I Marketing
It's a well accepted fact that in order to achieve a truly successful life you must set meaningful goals to drive you forward to the place you want to be. But what is often not understood is that one of the essential aspects of goal setting is to attach the achievement of your goals to emotions.
It is not enough to say simply "I want to live in a big 5 bedroom house with a heated swimming pool", or "I want to drive a shiny, red Ferrari". They may be the material things you desire but to ensure your goal is effective you must state exactly how getting those things will make you feel. In fact when planning and stating your goals the best place to start is with the emotion you want to feel. It's no good having big houses, fast cars, and all the money you need if they don't bring you the inner fulfillment that is essential to your life.
Being able to define your own emotion based goals will genuinely give you the best chance of ever achieving them and these five steps will help you to get off to the best possible start:
Step #1
Make some time and space available for yourself, grab a pen and some paper, and simply list the words that represent the emotions or senses you really want to feel. For instance the following may well feature in your list: Love; Happiness; Contentment; Peace; Satisfaction; Healthy; Fulfilled
There are probably many more that apply to you and your own circumstances so ensure that you take the time to make that list as complete as you can.
Step #2
Focus on those emotions on your list that are the most important and re-list them in order of priority. You must be able to give this your full concentration so that you can get to the factors that will truly drive you onwards.
Step #3
Think carefully what it is that would actually enable you to feel each emotion or sense and alongside each word write an accurate description of it. It may be getting that big house or fast car, but equally it could be finding a new job or developing a new relationship. Be totally honest with yourself and don't be afraid to aim high. You may well find that what you really want in life is entirely different to what you have become conditioned to believe.
Step #4
For each element you have identified list the actions that you will need to take to achieve it. To be meaningful your goals need to be realistically achievable and so it is essential that you know exactly what you will have to do and, crucially, be sure that you are able to do it.
Step #5
Combine the emotion, the material aspect and the actions you have listed and you have the basis for your goal. But it will only help you if you write it down and start working towards it.
They may seem simplistic steps but they will genuinely give you a great start to setting truly meaningful goals. To achieve them will need proper planning, determination, and total commitment, but one day you will reap the reward and you will feel exactly the way you want to feel.
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This article was written by Tony Hall who runs his own business dedicated to helping individuals develop their personal and business skills. You can learn more about how to develop your own life skills and get your complimentary copy of "The Process of Success" by signing up for his weekly newsletter at:
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