I’ve been setting a lot of my own personal goals over the past few weeks. Spending a lot of time trying to narrow down what I want to achieve and why. If I know what I want and why I want it, it is much easier to work out what tasks I need to do to get there. It’s a constant battle for me, in a sense.
Having goals motivates me. But if I have too many goals or they are too big, I’m likely to feel overwhelmed.
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Most people have work or business related goals. Nine times out of ten these goals are targets that other people have decided you need to hit to be successful. But, people often neglect their personal growth needs.
If you ask people what their personal goals are, you’ll be met with darting eyes and even a little forehead sweat as they search for something good to say.
As we get older, the fear creeps in. Fear of failure and fear of judgement. The more we give into these fears, the more prominent they are. When this happens, we get caught up in fear of screwing up. Soon every good idea and thing we want to do get pushed aside and replaced by busyness.
We tell ourselves we don’t have time for anything other than work and everyday life. This, my friends, is our most significant mistake.
Personal goals are important for personal growth. They help us work out what we like, what we don’t, who we are, and what our life purpose is. Most of all, achieving personal goals gives us confidence that we can use in everything else we do. So, here are a few things you need to remember.
What to remember when setting personal Goals
Believe:
You are capable! If an idea of something you might like to do pops into your head, the chances are you are capable of doing it.
If you’re not a scientist, the idea of wanting to solve a vast scientific problem is very unlikely to enter your head. So, if a random goal pops up for you, don’t dismiss it. Your brain gave it to you for a reason.
Do not fear failure:
You cannot fail when it comes to personal goals. Yes, things might go wrong, you might go off track, or you might discover you cannot achieve a specific goal right now, but this is not failing. All that happens if things don’t go quite to plan is that you gain knowledge.
You learn all the lessons you need to try again or change the plan.
Believe me, if you asked me to name a successful person who had achieved 100% of their goals, I could not do it.
Do YOU – focus on personal growth:
Don’t confine yourself to what you think you “should” do. When we use the word ‘should’ it tends to mean the idea of how you ought to be spending your time has come from someone else.
Get rid of the shoulds and start focusing on what you want.
Goals don’t need to be BIG:
If a person were to think that all goals had to be huge and life-changing, they’d be less likely to achieve their goals. Sure, they might achieve awesome small things every day. But if little things do not count as goals, that person will not experience the satisfaction of setting intentions.
Most importantly, they miss out on being able to say, ‘I have achieved today’.
If we do not have goals, all the great things we achieve are whitewashed and under-celebrated.
Celebrate:
Most people only celebrate the big things in life. They get excited for 24-48 hours and then it wears off, and life goes back to normal.
Imagine feeling that “celebration excitement” every single day! Now, I’m not talking daily champagne celebrations here: that wouldn’t be productive. I’m talking about a fist pump, a high five, a cheer, a little happy dance, or whatever you may do.
Doing this every time you achieve the smallest thing, helps the confidence start to flow. This is a huge bonus when it comes to personal growth
Learn to celebrate the little things, and the positivity and bigger things will follow.
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