Successful Goal Setting

"Most people who have difficulty with goal setting, fail as they
have not clearly defined them. Nor have they ever really considered
them as believable or achievable.

Achievers will tell you where they are going, how they plan to get
there, and who they will be taking with them for the ride.

To put it simply there are 4 aspects you must clarify in setting
effective goals.

-Define your goals
-Believe in your goals
-Develop a plan
-Surround yourself with professionals.

Most goal setting books and tutorials concentrate far too much on
the first two points. No single point is more important that the
other.

They also mostly tell you to be ambitious, set goals that
are "BIG". The reasoning is that you will only achieve what you ask
for.

It is true that if you only set a small target, you will
probably only get to that target and not beyond.

On the other hand if you have not had success in setting goals,
you need to build your confidence in the process and your ability
to succeed on your very next goal.

So lets set a smaller goal to start with, you can always make it a
much bigger goal once you have had success with the first one.

OK so lets take a closer look at each point and remember that all
four points rely on each other for success...

1. Define Your Goals:

Your goal setting must be specific. Yes that means identifying
dates and amounts. So if you are starting a new home based business,
you may want to be earning $100,000-00 per annum. You must take that
figure and add a relevant time frame. Lets say 2 years from now.

That is a great goal, but at this stage it might be a bit too big,
and it may also be difficult to actually believe.

So lets refine the goal to; "I will be earning $1000-00 per
month by the 31st January 2008". (note this article was written on
1st November 2007 so I have simply allowed for three months as a
relevant time frame)

Notice how I have used the phrase "I WILL be...". Avoid the use
of any words that are not positive.

I have also set the goal as an achievable target. If you were to aim at
increasing that by about 25% per month, your big goal will be a piece
of cake. This will however, give you a short time frame to stay focussed,
and build your confidence.