We are in a world that is just starting to open up to supporting the individual. The industrial age had a built in design to teach children how to follow rules and memorize instructions. The world has changed and we are beginning to comprehend more about the way people learn and what motivates the person. It is essential to understand what motivates you before you are able to start the journey to success. Once you begin comprehending what it is you are passionate about, what motivates you, what causes a genuine interest and excitement then you are ready to start setting realistic and attainable goals.

Why bother with setting goals

Our world is a very busy world and there are thousands of distractions.

It is possible to never allow yourself to focus upon anything deep enough to grow.

Many people continue with the same thoughts, the same habits and the same work routines throughout most of their adult life.

To move out of this state of inertia a plan must be set in place.

Setting goals even very tiny one will help to move past the current state you are in.

Setting goals is a process. The process is to work towards an objective.

Once you reach a goal and the feeling of success occurs, it then becomes easier to set another goal that stretches you just a bit more.

Setting realistic and attainable goals

People attempt goal setting and soon lose interest.

This is not necessarily, because the person is at fault.

Goal setting needs to be genuine and personal.

A lot of advice about goal setting is impersonal and too general.

Your goal setting needs to be for you and not for what you might think others are expecting of you.

Goal setting will help you to learn more about your genuine self and that knowledge will spark the passion to create your life the way you really want it.

Start off with something that you know you are capable of and you just keep postponing and never get around to it.

Do goal setting a few times at this level and get some immediate success before taking on the world. That can come later.

Setting seemingly unattainable goals

The key to this section is, “seemingly” unattainable goals.

The beauty of goal setting is that you keep building systematic successful results.

What at the beginning looked like an impossible goal starts to become more and more tangible.

Start with setting tangible goals and later you will find what seemed to be an intangible goal has now become something you can perceive.

Be specific as to what goal you are setting. The more specific you are the easier it is to understand what goal you are driving for and when you will reach it.

Stay realistic and set a goal that you can measure.

Incorporate into your goal setting a time measurement. If you do not do that then your goal could be sitting out there for years. Do not play that trick on yourself. Set a specific time when you need to accomplish that goal.

If the goal is huge then you need to break it down into smaller goals to stay in a specific time measurement.

To be successful at goal setting you need to stay motivated. The motivation needs to come from deep within you. To have this motivation and maintain it you need to go about setting very personal goals. You need to write them so that you understand exactly what it is you desire to achieve. Your goals must be about your dreams and passions. Understand why you are setting goals, understand the specifics of your goals and definitely understand when you have reached your goals, for that is time to celebrate.