The magic of thinking big is all about setting goals for yourself and going out there and accomplishing them no matter what the circumstance. If you have Shaq sized goals and you plan to accomplish them in this lifetime it makes a whole lot more sense for you to actually plan your goals out and have a fool proof strategy for getting them accomplished.
Below are five simple steps that you can begin to implement NOW and start to see your dreams and goals come to fruition in your life a lot easier and a whole hell of a lot faster too! Some people call them S.M.A.R.T Goals because they are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. That’s what I want to show you now….
- A goal statement with a target date – The first thing that you want to do is to declare your goal and come up with a date by when you plan to have accomplished it. A bad example would be to say, “I want a new car in 2011.” If that’s how you set your goals no wonder you aren’t seeing the success you really want in your life.
So what was actually wrong with that last goal? For one, it was not specific at all. Everybody wants a new car, but what model of car is it? What year do you want the car to be? What color car do you desire? All these things come into play when making your goals. You need to be as specific as possible. When in 2011 do you want to have the car by? Do you want it by New Years Day? Do you want it by Feb 1st, March 1st, etc… It’s important that you get as clear as possible about what you want and give your self a target date or deadline to achieve it.
2. Action steps – In the last example we had a goal set of wanting a new car. In this example I’m going to dumb it down for you so you can really see how simple this is. If you goal is to lose some weight for instance, then your action steps would look a little something like this:
- I’m going to join the local YMCA
- I’m going to meet with a personal trainer
- set an appointment with a nutritionist/dietician
- start walking/running 3 miles a day
This is how you plan some solid action steps for your goals. If you set unspecific goals and don’t have action steps in place to hit your goals it’s just like playing darts in the dark or with a blindfold on!
3. A narrative statement – A narrative statement is meant for you to have a ‘verbal image’ to emotionalize how you will feel when you hit your goal. Many people take it one step further and write out these statements in present tense as if they have already accomplished the goal. An example would be like this; “I am so happy that I look good in my clothes now” or “I feel so much better without all of that extra weight on me” or “I feel so happy that I can now wear my suit again that I wore when I got married.”
Hopefully you get the point on the narrative statements, obviously you’ll have to reword them specifically for your particular goals but successful people have been using these exact same techniques for years so they are definitely worth giving a shot.
4. An “I deserve it” statement – Here you want to write down 2-5 reasons why you feel you deserve this goal. This may not seem important but it is critically important because most people deep down do not believe that they deserve to accomplish their goals. You need to really sit an ponder on why you believe that you deserve this goal. An example would be something like this:
“I deserve to lose 30 pounds because I deserve to be healthy” or “I deserve to reach the top of my compensation plan because my children deserve to go to the best schools” or “I deserve to drive a Mercedes CLS-550 because they are fantastic cars and it would make me feel good to ride in one.”
To keep it simple, this whole process is more about ’emotionalizing’ your goals more than anything. If you can think about they way it will feel when you hit your goal and keep that feeling with you at all times, you will more than likely see that goal come to pass as long as you stick with your action steps.
5. A personal signature – Finally, you want to sign your signature to your goal statement. This too is another critical step because it shows that you are committed to actually seeing your goal come to fruition. By following these 5 steps you will begin to see your goals come to pass more frequently. And when they do, you will start to become addicted to setting even bigger goals, then all you have to do is follow this process all over again!
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1 Response to "5 Ways To Plan SMART Goals More Effectively & Turn Into A Goal *Getter* Not Just A Goal *Setter*"
A simple and free tool that is available to set goals is http://www.SMARTGoals.Me its a facebook app that allows you to get your friends to be your goal buddy like a gym buddy. Just like in a gym when you have someone watching you, you tend to work out harder. The same concept with someone watching your goals, hopefully you achieve them.