By Christos Varsamis / Published on June 21th, 2008 / Health & Medical
productive result for actions on every field of our lives.
Although it seems simple it’s more complicated than we
believe. There are definite rules you must follow in order
to follow a successful path for your desires and dreams.
First you must decide what you specifically want. It sounds
simple but it’s not at all. If it was we could have
millions of people being successful and happy with their
lives but we don’t. Have cleared in you mind what you
REALLY want. You must have well-defined and crystal
thoughts about what do you want in your life and no one
else can do that for you. YOU have to do it. Second write
it down. Writing your goals simplifies the process and
distinguishes your primary thoughts from secondary ones.
For instance if you want to be a successful painter you
have to write it down with the acts you should make for
that goal.
Third is the “To Do lists”. These records consist of your
daily, weekly, monthly and yearly actions for executing
your plan of goals. Yes, you must plan your goals each and
every day, week, and month, year in order to manage the
process if it’s becoming a success or a failure. Do not
throw out the old lists. They will help you to compare the
old “impossible tasks” you had to do before. You will
realize that the tough actions you did before are nothing
compared to the actions you are doing now.
Do not set them too low. If you do you will not step away
from mediocrity. Most people seek for the minimum, less
efforts, less challenges, less responsibility. The
successful ask for more responsibilities and challenges.
That’s why they are so rare.
Do not loose your integrity. If you plan to become a
millionaire don’t sell out yourself in order to succeed
that. It would be a disaster becoming a wealthy person by
exploiting other people and especially weaker. It’s not
worth it and what matters the most is what you become not
what you acquire.
Don’t set them too high. It’s nice planning to become a
millionaire, but planning to do in three months is an
outrageous claim. Don’t become a fantast. Your goals must
be realistic and tangible otherwise you will be
disappointed so soon and drop all your efforts.
Your goal setting must be continuous. Excellent schedules
this week and nothing at all the next leads to dead end.
You must gradually develop the appropriate discipline in
order to achieve that. Otherwise your efforts eventually
will fail.
You must set priorities, where you have several goals, give
each one priority. This helps you to avoid feeling
overwhelmed by too many goals, and helps to direct your
attention to the most important ones.
Set specific goals. They must be measurable. If you
complete your specific and detailed goal you will gain
confidence and become more capable for the next
goal-challenge.
Analyze the goal. This step is important for being
successful on your goal setting. You have to ask the right
questions for the requirements of your goal such as:
What skills do I need to achieve this?
What information and knowledge do I need?
What help, assistance, or collaboration do I need?
What resources do I need?
What obstacles can I meet?
Focus on yourself not the outsiders. Your goals should ONLY
include the information and action plan relying on yourself
and not outside influence. What is vital is your self’s
improvement not your environment’s conditions.
Be Careful on timing. Your deadlines should have a balance.
Don’t set too late deadlines but at the same time don’t set
them too early because if you do, you will probably fail
and be disappointed. Use a calendar or a diary. They are
excellent tools for organizing your efforts.
Check your results. Always “have an eye” on your schedule
if it’s going right on time or not. In that way, if you
stay behind you will be able to do extra corrective actions
to put your schedule right.
Finish the “tough” tasks first. Although it’s tempting to
start from the easy tasks, by finishing first the difficult
ones you will gain super confidence .The positive thinking
you will get, will ultimately transform the next less
difficult task even easier.
About the author:
Christos Varsamis is Internet & Business Marketer. Sign for your
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