How to Set Goals: Important Steps To Take Now

If you're like me you have had a difficult time discovering how to set goals, both in your business and your life. . . much less achieving them.

Become a Human "Being" Rather Than a Human "Doing"

Once I started my own business however "doing" wasn't effective. I didn't know how to get from where I was to where I wanted to go. I didn't have a guide for setting or achieving my goals, so much of my time and energy was wasted on things that didn't bring results.

I wasn't alone. Much of the consulting work I do is talking to other business people who are failing to bring in results in their business. I ask them about their goal setting process, and almost every person responds with "I don't set goals, because I never hit them."

The major breakthroughs in peoples' lives and businesses happen when they understand: Clear decisions and focused action are the result of simply having a clear goal.

Imagine Sir Edmund Hillary climbing Mount Everest with no clearly defined goal in mind. . . do you think he would have made the summit or would he have turned back when things got hard?

Closing the Exits

Most of us leave ourselves avenues or escape routes from our goals--most of the time these show up in the form of excuses or reasons for failure. Commitment is a major key to finally reaching your goals so it's imperative for you to close the exits and stop looking for reasons to allow yourself to fail.

You might not want to scale the tallest mountain in the world. But no matter what it is you dream about clear goals are key: If you want to achieve personal success in your career, help your team set and achieve some "stretch" goals for the long-term viability of your business. You must discover how to set goals that are precise.

Become Goal "Centric"

The big shift in mindset comes from not knowing how to set goals to being able to see and communicate the vision for your future.

Begin to expect success. Describe what success means to you in a journal. What do you see? Write it down everyday.

This is a huge step in making what you think, see, and feel inside your head and heart a tangible reality. People who write down their thoughts gain better insight to their thinking process, and more readily access information in their head when they need it.

Once you have a clear vision and you know how to set goals, you can proceed taking the simple steps to achieving your vision.

Don't Get Lost Mixing Goals, Fantasies, and Your Dreams

Many people fanaticize about their future. They see themselves living in a huge house, with nice cars. They dream about winning the lottery or inheriting millions from some long lost uncle. These are fantasies because they have to basis or root in reality.

Goals, however, have specific actionable steps for you to take to make your dream a reality.

Without a plan a dream becomes a nightmare.

Have you ever seen a truck stuck in the mud. There's tons of noise, mud's flying, smoke is billowing out, but the truck isn't moving. People who have dreams, but go through life without discovering how to set goals are doomed to live a life of frustration and burnout.

The way to avoid the pain of spinning wheels and to gain traction to move toward manifesting your dream is to follow the 10 Simple Steps to Successful Goal Setting.