‘Motivate Yourself to Success’ by Marc Sanders
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23. Put the Power of Goal Setting into Action
After setting your goals, implement them effectively. Split your lifetime goals into smaller goals and set up mini-plans with each of them leading to the other, more advanced targets.
This gives continuity in your plans and you review them from time to time. In the initial stages, gather information on your goals and steadily you start to work at them. Regular reviews helps you to update them to incorporate new knowledge and changed circumstances.
Follow these principles to activate your goals effectively -
Precision – Fix specific targets with dates for each of your goals to measure your progress. If you reach it before time, applaud your efforts but just meeting your target is also reason to feel satisfied and celebrate.
Optimism – Express your goals positively to imbue optimism into your efforts.
Written format – Always write down goals and keep them where you see them everyday. These motivate you to work harder to achieve your goals within time limits.
Priorities – Set priorities for each of your goals and work on a single goal at a time. Confusing too many goals together gets you nowhere. Try to keep goals small steps so you can achieve them with reasonable effort.
This motivates you to try for further goals.
Copyright 2005 Marc Sanders