steps to set achievable goals
How to set achievable goals?
Step 1: Identity what type of Goals you have in mind
What type of goals you have in mind? Do you have goals to achieve every day or do you have monthly/weekly/yearly goals?
Ex:
- An everyday goal can be: Drink 8 glasses of water, Walk a Mile, etc.
- Monthly Goals can be: Earn this target money, finish one online-course, etc.
- Weekly goals can be: complete 10 pages of assignments, finish the office presentation on financial-risks, etc.
Identifying what goals you want to accomplish is important. Only then, you can proceed further in setting achievable process goals.
Step 2: Write them down
The second step is to write all the goals you want to achieve in your journal or separate notebook. Personally, writing your goals becomes a powerful reminder for you. You can find a goal-planner notebook. Or, a simple notebook will do. You can separate it for days, weeks, and months for convenience.
Step 3: Write Process Goals
Under each goal, write down its corresponding process goals.
Ex:
Weekly Goal 1: Want to finish office-presentation on Financial Risks.
Process Goals: Collect references from financial-dept., finalize the design-layout by Wednesday, etc.
Daily Goal 1: Drink 8 Glasses of Water
Process Goals: Carry own Water-bottle, place it nearby workspace, refill during breaks without fail, etc.
Step 4: Start
Now start executing your process goals for your day, month, and weeks. You can also prioritize it according to importance and convenience.
Step 5: Measure Progress
Strikeout once you have finished the process goals. The more you complete your process goals, the closer you get to reach your ultimate goal.
Takeaway:
Set simple and clear achievable goals for yourself. Reaching your end-goal becomes stress-free. The quality of the outcome will be highly fruitful.