8 Steps for Achieving Your 2012 Goals

8 Steps for Achieving Your 2012 Goals 

It’s just about that time when most of us start losing steam with our well-intended goals we set just after the New Year. Here are 8 tips for achieving your goals this year – and how to keep you focused and on track!

Spend time day dreaming:  anytime we set out to do something great it usually starts with a little day dream. Goals need to be big enough that we have a drive or need to accomplish them but also realistic so we do not set ourselves up for failure before we even begin. Day dreams can come true if you have a plan!

Give your goals a GPS System: statistics will tell us that goals which have been clearly defined and written down somewhere, even if it’s on a napkin during a brainstorming session over lunch, have a better chance of coming to fruition then a goal that is not. Think of it like this: you would not get in a car to drive across country without having a road map or in our modern world today, a GPS system to get you there safely. Your goals need their own GPS system too.

Do what you love: your goals should always align with your core values in life. Setting a goal that doesn’t give you fulfillment will be difficult to accomplish – and they aren’t much fun either. The more passionate you are about your goals, the more excited you will be to achieve them – and that is fun!

See the end result: some goals may be long term achievements and some goals might only require a short time before you can check them off the Bucklist. Any goal you set should have a beginning and an ending date or time frame in mind, if possible.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help: not all goals are easy and some will require a support system to help us get there. Don’t be afraid to ask for help – your friends and family can become your personal cheer squad and you never know, you might inspire them to set goals of their own!

Share your plan: talking about your goals will make them real. Share them with people who will get excited with you and who will want to support you in your success. Speaking about your goals as if they have already happened will give you an extra kick and you’ll be celebrating your accomplishment before you know it.

Hang out with your goals: a lot of times we start out the New Year with great intentions to make changes in our lives. Then we get busy or distracted and our goals get shoved in a drawer and forgotten about. Statistics tell us that written goals have a better chance of coming true – so do goals that are visited on a regular basis. Spend at least 10 to 15 minutes each day hanging out with your goals.

Create a plan: take a current assessment of where you are now in your life and what you would like to improve or change and why. Then spend some time considering the actions you will need to take in order to succeed. If you combine all of these tips together you will achieve all your 2012 goals!

For more help with your personal goals and achievements, please visit my colleague Sarah Bliss, Success Coach with Bliss Career Development. You can visit her online at www.BlissCareerDevelopment.com. 

Luisa Ramirez, RE/MAX Professionals

Luisa.Ramirez@remax.net

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