No matter what your goals are, there are thousands, if not millions of people, who have achieved the same goal in the past or are currently enjoying its achievement. It doesn’t matter how big or small your goals are, what really matter is that you have them and are willing to put in the effort towards achieving them. Your chances of achieving any goal is higher when you have a clear goal. The reverse is also true; if you don’t set goals or if you don’t have a clear goal, you are most likely to fail.
What really differentiate successful people from others is that; they have clear goals that drive them.
Here is a step by step guide on how you can set clear and achievable goals.
Get a pen and paper for this exercise. This require you to be alone where there is no distraction.
Step 1: Imagine yourself having achieved the goal you are about to set, Imagine the exciting moments you will have. What will you have? What will be different in your quality of life? What quality of material will you possess?
Write the answers to all these questions down. Then proceed to step 2
Step 2: Is it possible to achieve this? Have you seen anyone achieve this goal before? What do you need to learn/unlearn or what skill do you need to acquire? What step or steps do you need to take? What is currently holding you from getting what you want?
Write these down as well
Step 3: Keep this document in a safe and secure place, where you can easily reach any time. As you will need to visit it from time to time. Don’t share the information you’ve written with anyone yet, because they can be a source of discouragement. Keep it to yourself.
Step 4: make sure you always revise those goals you’ve written in step 1 (preferably, everyday). Note that most of your answers in steps 2 are ACTIONS, these are the things you need to really focus on doing. And as time passes, you will realize that your answers to the questions in step 1 are coming into reality. Go back to revise this script anytime you are stuck while trying to achieve your goals.
On the part of the things that are holding you down, analyze each one of them and you will realize that they are just excuses that are generated as a result of fear. Here is one single thing you should remember every time you are afraid of doing something that is important to your success: Everything you will ever want is at the other side of fear. Read that again, and again.
Source: http://blog.offkrent.com/?p=109