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Goal Achieving Process Part 1: Reflection and Evaluation
| Guest post by: Kris De Leon |
Article Overview: You must follow a certain process if you want to set and achieve your goals. When you are going on a road trip, you plan carefully how to get from A to B and follow that process. Goal achieving is similar, and if you follow a certain process, you will get to your goals in an effective manner.
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Goal Achieving Process Part 1: Reflection and Evaluation
You must follow a certain process if you want to set and
achieve your goals. When you are going on a road trip, you plan carefully how
to get from A to B and follow that process. Goal achieving is similar, and if
you follow a certain process, you will get to your goals in an effective
manner.
There are five steps in the process of achieving your goals:
1) Reflection and evaluation
2) Dreaming big dreams
3) Create smart goals for your big dreams
4) Implement, take accountability and follow-up
5) Wash, rinse and repeat the 4 previous steps until you get
to your goal.
In this article, I will discuss the first step of the
process, and continue with the other 4 in follow-up articles. First, take a
reality check and evaluate where you are in life at the moment. How are you
doing in the different aspects of your life, such as physically, mentally,
financially, relationships, leisure, spiritually, and career? Is there a
particular area where you feel you are lacking or don’t feel happy? This is a critical first step. If you
miss this step, then you can’t go through the goal setting and achieving
process to get to where you want.
Once you’ve evaluated an area where you want to make an
improvement, identify the past and present limiting factors in your life. These
include your limiting thoughts, words and people in your life. An example of a
limiting thought can include, “I’m not smart enough to do this.” If you kept
thinking these thoughts throughout your life, you probably missed out on a
number of opportunities. In other
words, these negative thoughts can keep you from pursuing what you really want
to do. In essence, thoughts create feelings, which create your behaviors. Your
behaviors influence your actions, which produce your results. If you have
limiting thoughts, it’s going to keep you doing what you want to do and getting
the results you want.
Another limitation can be the people with whom you are
associated. They can be your friends, teachers, and family members. They tell
you things such as, “You’re crazy!
You can’t do that.” Take a close look and see how people may have formed your
limiting beliefs. For example, you might have had a school teacher who told you
often that you’re not smart enough. Make sure you identify the people who have
played a role in limiting your beliefs.
Once you have identified the limiting factors, reprogram
yourself for success. Reduce or eliminate the time you spend with limiting
people. If you have friends who are always critical of you and don’t encourage
you, limit the amount of time you spend with them. This may sound harsh, but if
you really want to achieve your goals, you must take action and decide how much
time you will spend with them. What’s more important to you? Being liked and accepted by
negative people? Or reaching your dreams? The next step is to associate
yourself with like minded people. You want to be around people who believe in
the impossible and want to go somewhere in their lives. Join organizations with
like minded people, such as a business group or a toastmasters club in your
local area.
Finally, monitor your thoughts. If you are thinking negative
or self-doubt thoughts, eliminate them. Everything comes from thought, which
eventually leads to your results. Read books on success, listen to audio
programs and attend personal development seminars. I will continue with the
rest of the steps in future articles, so stay tuned.
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