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Whether you only have small dreams or have great expectations, setting goals allows you to plan the path you will take in life. Some achievements can be achieved for a lifetime, while others can be accomplished in just a day. Whether you are setting far-flung goals or specific attainable goals, you will feel good about yourself and find yourself worthwhile. The first step can be arduous, but you can build up even your greatest dream.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Set achievable goals

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   Break the big picture down into smaller and more specific goals. Consider areas in your life that you want to change or feel like you want to grow in the long term. These areas include: career, finance, family, education, or health. Begin to ask yourself questions about what you would like to achieve in each of these areas within five years.
   • With your life goals of “I want to be slim”, you can crack them into smaller “I want to eat healthier” and “I want to run the long distance”.
   • With the life goals "I want to start my own business", the smaller goals could be "I want to learn effective business management" and "I want to open an independent bookstore".

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   Write goals for the short term. Now that you have a glimpse of what you want to achieve over the next few years, write down your sure goals to start acting now. Set a deadline for yourself within a reasonable timeframe (no more than a year with short-term goals).
   • Writing down your goals will make it harder for you to let go, and will in turn hold you accountable for them.
   • To get slim, your first goals might be to eat more vegetables and run 5km.
   • To start your own business, your first goals might be to take a book management class and find the perfect location for your bookstore.

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   Turn your goals into smaller steps that lead you to the larger goals of life. Basically, you need to decide why you are setting this goal for yourself and what it will accomplish. Some helpful questions to ask yourself in the inquiry process are: is this goal worth it? Is the time right now? Is it in harmony with my needs?
   • For example, although your short-term slim goal might be joining a new sport for six months, ask yourself if it will help you achieve your higher goal than running a marathon. If not, consider changing your short-term goals to something else that might push you closer to your life goals.

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   Adjust your goals periodically. You may find yourself in the habit of being concerned with only your big life goals, but you actually need to take time to reevaluate your smaller goals. Can you accomplish them in a timeframe? Are they necessary in the journey that leads you to the great goal of life? Allow yourself flexibility in adjusting your goals.
   • To get slim, you may have to run 5km. Maybe, after you've been running for a while and continuously improving your best performance, you should adjust your goal from “running for 5km” to “running for 10km”. Finally you can move on to "semi-marathon running", then "marathon running".
   • To start your own business, after completing your first goals of taking a book management class and finding locations, you can set new goals so you can get a loan to start a business and then buy. place, register for an appropriate business license through the local authority. Then, you can go to buy (or rent) a place, then buy the books you need, hire employees, and start a business. Finally you can move on to opening a second facility!
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Method 2 of 2: Implement effective target strategies

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   Set specific goals. When you set goals, those goals should answer extremely specific questions of who, what, where, when, and why. For each specific goal you set, you should ask yourself why this is a goal and how it will help you with your life goals.
   • To get slim (a very general term), you have a specific goal of “running a track”, and you start with a short-term “run 5km” goal. When you set each short-term goal — like running a 5km range, you might answer the questions: Who? I. What? 5km run. Where? The park where I live. When? In 6 weeks. Why? To progress towards my goal is to run a marathon.
   • To start your own business, you have a short-term goal of "taking a book management class." This target can answer the questions: Who? I. What? Take a book management class. Where? At the library. When? Every Saturday for 5 weeks. Why? To learn how to manage budgets for my business.

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   Set countable goals. In order for us to monitor progress, goals must be identifiable. "I will walk more" will be harder to track and measure than "I will go around this road 16 times a day".What is needed here is, you will need several ways to determine if you are achieving your goal or not.
   • “Running for 5km” is a measurable goal. You know for sure when you're done. You may need to set an even shorter-term goal of “running at least 4.8km, 3 times per week” to reach your first 5km. After the first 5km, another measurable goal would be to "run another 5km in a month, but cut back by 4 minutes".
   • Likewise, “taking a book management class” is a measurable goal because this is a specific class you will sign up for and attend weekly. A less measurable goal would be to “learn about book management,” which is an ambiguous goal because it is difficult to know when you are “done” with the knowledge of book management.

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   Be realistic with your goals. It is very important to honestly evaluate your condition and realize which goals are realistic and which are further away. Ask yourself if you have everything you need to accomplish your goals (skills, resources, time, knowledge).
   • To get slim and run a marathon, you'll need to spend a lot of time running. If you don't have the time or the excitement to devote many hours each week to running, this goal may not work for you. If this is the case, you can adjust your goals; There are other ways to get slim without spending hours running.
   • If you want to open your own independent bookstore but have no experience running a business, have no capital (money) to invest in a business, and have no knowledge of how it works. a bookstore, or not really interested in reading, you may not be successful at achieving your goals.

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   Set your priorities. At any given moment, you have a lot of goals that are in different accomplishments. It is extremely important to decide which goals are more important and more important than others. If you have too many goals, you will feel overwhelmed and less able to accomplish them.
   • Most useful is to choose a few top priorities. From there, you will be able to focus when there is a situation of conflicting goals. If it's the choice between accomplishing one or two small goals and accomplishing a top priority goal, you need to know you have to take your top priority.
   • If you are working hard to reach your slim goal and you have set smaller goals of “eating healthier”, “running 5km”, and “swimming 1.6km, 3 times a week”, you will find you don't have the time or energy to do all of those goals in one go. You can put it in order of preference; If you want to run a marathon, the first 5km run may be more important than your weekly swim goal. You may want to continue to eat healthier, as it's good for your overall health and also helps with running.
   • If you are trying to open your own bookstore, you may need to obtain a business license and ensure you qualify for a business loan (if you need to) before you start choosing specific books for sale in your own store.

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   Keep track of your progress. Journaling is an effective way to keep track of both personal and professional progress. Reviewing yourself and noting the progress you have made to move towards a certain goal is the key to staying motivated. It can encourage you to work harder.
   • You can concentrate more if you ask a friend to help you on the right track. For example, if you are training for a big track, you should have a friend to regularly meet and share, thereby helping you to follow your schedule.
   • If you are trying to get slim by achieving your marathon goal, you should keep a running log that records how far you have run, how much time it took, and how you feel. As you improve more, it can be a great encouragement for your confidence so you can look back at how far you've come since you started.
   • It can be a bit difficult to keep track of progress in starting your own business, but rewriting all of the goals and sub-goals and then crossing them off when one is accomplished can be. help you keep track of the work you have done.

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   Target assessment. Notice when you've achieved certain goals and allow yourself to celebrate with your accomplishments. Take this time to evaluate the goal process — from start to finish. Review whether you are satisfied with your timeframe and skills, or if the goal is reasonable.
   • For example, when you have run the first 5km, celebrate because you have accomplished a goal, even if it is very small compared to the higher goal of running a marathon.
   • Naturally, when you open your own independent bookstore and sell your first installment to the client, you celebrate the event, and you know you've worked to achieve your goals in a way. success!

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   Continue to set goals. Once you have reached your goals — even your great life goals — you will want to continue to mature and set new goals for yourself.
   • When you run a marathon, you should evaluate what you want to do next. Would you like to run one more time but improve the time? Would you like to diversify and try triathlon? Or do you want to turn around for shorter distances — 5km or 10km?
   • If you've opened your own bookstore, would you like to try hosting community events, like a book club, or teaching literacy? Do you want to make more money? Would you like to open another facility or grow it by opening a cafe inside your bookstore or by your store?
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Advice

• Use a SMART approach to setting actionable goals. SMART is a way of remembering that life administrators, motivators, Human Resources, and educators use the system to set goals, set, and achieve those goals. Each letter in the word SMART represents an effective descriptive adjective for setting goals.