Goals can be large or small, insignificant or world changers. The key is not how big it is. The key is to have one. Otherwise there is no direction to your efforts. Change goes on, the days go by, but you are doing nothing.
You need a goal, because to successful complete anything you need FOCUS.

Multi-tasking is A.D.D. for adults. It means you refuse to focus.
As an example –  in the morning, any morning, you can brush your teeth, fix your hair and get dressed. But not all at the same time!
Its not that you will do all the tasks badly – it’s that you won’t get them done at all.
No athlete multi tasks – it’s all about focus. No Musician becomes Great by multitasking – it’s by concentrated effort on one task.
You need, we need a goal to accomplish things – because we are, in our day to day lives so distracted.
Maybe you dont realize it, but when you have ‘a talent’ for something and do it well – its because you can focus on it, when you are doing it, to the exclusion of anything else. When you enjoy something and do it well, it’s because you are, at that  time, focusing. (Focus is the secret of success – sssh don’t tell anyone)

You don’t, of course, ever have to do anything, but life without direction is well…directionless. Would you agree?.
The goals don’t have to be about money or wealth or changing the world. Goals don’t even have to be about being ‘successful’.
The deal is to have a ’satisfying‘journey on this adventure we call life – to have some happiness and joy – most people agree you need: – something to do, someone to love and something to hope for.
Something to do, someone to love and something to hope for.
Which means, in essence, have goals and a satisfying one to one relationship.
What goals? What are good goals? What are worthwhile goals? How big? How meaningful? How engaged should I be?
You should be fully engaged in the goals, emotionally  – the goal should excite you, no matter how small or large, and most important the goal should produce value.

Value means you add something positive to your life and others lives by your actions.

Otherwise it’s up to you. Your goals. Not anyone else’s.
Goals can be the famous ‘Five year goal’. Or a goal for your education, the books  you want to read, the places you want to visit, the people you want to meet. Goals can be lifetime goals. What kind of life do you want to create? Goals can be about your next job, your next relationship. You can have goals about the partner you want to spend your life with. Goals can be about painting your kitchen.
Up to you.
I would suggest you start thinking about a large purposeful goal for your life – even if you never achieve it, or change it – because it gives you a direction, a target. And then sub goals.
Up to you.

TO ARRIVE AT A GOAL, ANY GOAL IT’S GREAT TO ASK QUESTIONS.
AND THE WRITE THEM DOWN.

Here is a list (feel free to add).

If everything was available to you and required only effort that could not fail: -
Where do you want to be personally in 5 years?
How many friends, true friends would you like?
Where do you want to be in 5 years – financially?
What makes you happy right now?
What or who makes you laugh?
Where do you want to be living in 5 years?
What kind of house (houses) where in the world. How many places in the world?
What countries do you want to visit?
What countries do you want to live in?
What cars or vehicles would you like to have?
Do you want to fly your own plane (global warming allowing)?
How many charities do you want to be a major contributor to?
If you had enough Income, cash flow that money was no longer a concern – what would you do?
How much cash flow would you need to be financially independent and not have to work about money. (note its different for everyone)
What project would you like to do that requires you have vast capital?
If you wanted a skill or a talent – what would you like to learn, be good at?
Would you like to make a movie, produce a play, write a book?
Would you like to be a great surfer, skier, swimmer, cyclist, hang glider, sky diver?
How many vacations a year should you have, or vacations a month?
What does Freedom mean to you? How would you achieve it?
Who do you really love?
Who loves you?

To have a fulfilled life all you need is something to do, something to hope for, and someone to love.

The ONLY restriction, and the only characteristic your goal has to have is – value.
Produce value for you or for someone else.

Have a large goal, a lifetime goal, a small goal, a mini goal. A huge goal. Think about what you would like to do – and write down goals for that journey.

Write them down, and put a date on the result. When will you accomplish it. Do not be sacred to put a date. Put a date.

Commit to the goal, and then move towards it as if it was already done, you now only had to put in the work effort.Failure is behind you

WRITE IT. ALWAYS WRITE IT DOWN.

MENTALLY COMMIT YOURSELF.

COMMIT YOURSELF TO A DATE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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Proper goal setting greatly helps enhance performance and avoid disappointments. You can hardly set performance standards if you have not set your goals. For goals help define what you really want and how to achieve it.

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Since there are long and short term goals, you should not only focus on the long term for you not to become overwhelmed. This makes short term goals equally important. In setting your goals, you need first to decide what you want – develop a vision; secondly, you must be committed, so your goals must be worth striving for; thirdly, you have to believe that the goals you set are achievable.

Goals that are too easy to achieve provide little motivation; but, on the other hand, unrealistically difficult goals can lead to loss of confidence and eventual rejection of the goal. The fourth pre-requisite for effective goal setting is to focus on one step at a time. In beginning the process of setting goals, it is important to be specific and realistic about what you are striving to achieve. Ditch those vague goals for more objective ones. Objective goals allow you to measure your progress and help you re-evaluate the goal if targets prove either too difficult or too easy.

All these will aid you towards higher standards of performance. In the planning stages of performance goal-setting you should think carefully about factors that may hinder your progress. For example, most people set goals that are too difficult rather than too easy, which commonly leads to the rejection of those goals. Once rejected, the goals no longer direct our efforts or our focus. It is also important to avoid setting too many goals. Instead, focus on one dream goal, perhaps two or three intermediate targets and two short-term goals.

That’s enough to start with, but be sure to give your short-term goals the highest priority. Through achieving these you will naturally progress towards the intermediate targets.

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“We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.”
Ellen Goodman

I love this quote. This could very well be the difference between those who will struggle in the coming year and those who will thrive. Many times we are so focused on fixing what is wrong in our lives as a means of deciding what our goal or focus will be in the coming year we dont happen to notice it might not be what we really WANT.

Do you know what you really WANT? As the years tick by and the roller coaster we call life continues on its nonstop ride our dreams and WANTS can become buried under a mountain of SHOULDS.

Whats the difference? Wella lot. Not only do they sound different, they feel different. Try this little experiment and see if you dont agree. Below is a list of some of the synonyms for the word should. Take a couple of calming breaths and focus on how you feel as you slowly say them to yourself.

Should: ought to, supposed to, have to, must, be required to, be obligated to, need to, be necessary, or unavoidable.

Now try the same process and focus on the word want and a few of its synonyms.

Want: feel like, desire, crave to, yearn for, wish for, wish to, fancy, aspiration or be willing to.

So how do you go about discovering what you want? To begin with, its important to take a good look at all areas of your life as they are today.

Make a list of all the areas of your life. Write down as many as you can think of that accurately reflect your life. A few examples might be Relationships, Work/Career, Physical Environment and Material Goals.

When you feel your list is complete take some quiet time when you are comfortable and relaxed and think about your life as it relates to each category.

Next make a separate page in a notebook for each of your categories. Start with the category you most want to change and continue with this process so that the categories you are most satisfied with will be the last pages you prepare. Write a couple of sentences beneath each category that describe your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with that area of your life.

Now you have a list of the areas of your life, a good view of those you most want to change and why. Draw a line under the sentences you wrote for each category. Its time to dream. Take some time to think about what you want and write your vision of what your life would look like if anything were possible. Dont worry if it seems unrealistic. Write what you feel and write without self consciousness. This exercise is designed to awaken the possibilities inside and help you cultivate a goal you are truly inspired to achieve.

The truth is when you work on a should you find yourself trying to muster up discipline which can result in, struggle, effort and frustration. When you do something you want, something you care about and something that genuinely reflects who you are; you become inspired, creative, motivated, effective and committed.

And now I’d like to offer you instant access to a free 21-Day Attitude Adjustment e-course when you visit http://www.womenintransitiononline.com. You will also receive my bi-monthly e-zine with motivational and positive mindset articles on how to discover and shape the life you love, NOW.
From – Deborah Hayes, CTA Life Coach and Mentor to women in transition.
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