7 Reasons To Set Goals

7 Reasons To Set Goals

Everybody knows about goal setting these days. It’s not a new subject, in fact hearing people going on about it is boring. I know this but I’m going to post on it anyway. Goal setting is crucial to structure your life and measure achievement. It’s becomming almost a cliche but it’s true non the less that successful people are goal setters. Apart from measuring progress achieving goals, however small, gives us a great boost. We feel energized when we achieve a goal we have set and ready to move forward. Here’s 7 good reasons why you should set goals.

A Goal Gives You A Target

It’s obvious I know but needs to be stated. Give yourself a target and you will head towards it. Without a target you’re drifting. You may be drifting fast, you may be busy but you’re drifting. Set a specific goal for your business like for example how much money you want to make in a month and you have something to aim for. Now you have a stated goal you’re like a guided missile, zoned into a target, you have meaning. You may need to set smaller goals to reach the main goal but you are moving with meaning.

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Let’s face it, life without goals can seem like a featureless desert. By having goals we impose a structure on this desert. imagine getting up every day with absolutely nothing to do, nothing to look forward to, nothing to aim for. Some people may call this heaven, I’d call it hell. Goals give us meaning.

Achieving Goals Energizes You

Achieving even the smallest goal reinforces our will power and encourages us to move forward. There’s no feeling like the feeling you get from setting and achieving a goal. Tests have proven that our self esteem increases with each goal we achieve. We grow in confidence every time we tick off a goal we have reached.

Goals Focus Us

How much time and effort do we waste on pointless tasks that lead us no where? Having a goal forces us to focus specifically on certain tasks that will move us towards our goals. It helps us eliminate pointless tasks and keeps us targeted. A goal is like a laser beam, concentrated and pwerful as opposed to weak diffused light.

Goals Make Us Proactive

By having goals we become proactive rather than reactive. we set the rules and play to them. We are not just waiting for things to happen to us we are creating the conditions we want to happen. We are utilizing our creativity to engineer life the way we want it. This is far better than being a reactive zombie, a sheep waiting for someone to usher you from one field to another.

Measure Growth

We can measure our progress by using goals. Our goals are like steps leading us to our objectives. If, at the beginning of the year, we set a number of goals and achieve them, we know we have progressed. Compare this to a year spent drifting.

I’ve become a zealous goal setter. I’ve seen my business grow because I’ve started to set goals. Before I tended to drift towards targets, now I move with a determined effort. I get a great feeling of achievement with each goal achieved, however small. I don’t need other people to tell me I’m doing well and I’m not bothered if people think I’m not doing so well. As long as I hit my targets and achieve my goals I know I am Progressing. And as long as I know, that’s all that matters.