What is Goal Setting and How to Set Your Goals

Have you ever wondered what goal setting is and what it can do for you? To make it simple, goal setting is the process of writing down something you want to achieve in your life. So what can a goal can do for you? Think about it, if you desire to be rich, and you constantly see your goals, will you remind yourself to take the necessary action to make your goals come true?

Of course you will, and this is what goal setting can do for you. A goal can help you to stay focused in taking action. The moment you saw your goals on your desk, you will remind yourself, you will tell your mind that you have a mission to accomplish, and therefore you will be driven into taking action. That is why goal setting works and many people achieve what they want from setting their goals.

The question now is, how can you set your goal? It is easy to set your goals, as long as you write them down, put them somewhere you can often see, like on top of your desk, beside your bed etc. What goals you set is not important; the key here is the habit of doing it. However, make sure that your goals contain these criteria below:

1. Have a specific deadline. Every goal that you set must have a deadline. A goal without a deadline will remain dream. It is the deadline that will create the sense of urgency so that you will take more action to achieve it.

2. Set specific goal. Your goals must be as specific as possible. If your goals are not specific, it will be hard for your mind to sink in the information. When your goals are clear and specific, you sent clear message to your mind of what you want, and your mind will do the rest.

3. Set high and interesting goal. The more interesting your goals, the more they can drive you into taking action. Think about it, is $1,000 will motivate you more or $100,000 will motivate you more.

4. Take at least 3 action steps toward your goals right after you set them. This is what many people do not do. If you want to keep yourself driven and keep your momentum going, you have to take action steps every single day, even if it is just a small step.

There you go, I believe that now you are cleared with what goal setting is and how you can set your goals. If there is one thing that you can do to make you successful today, it is goal setting. So take the first step and write down what you want to achieve now.

This article is written by Shawn Lim, someone who constantly pursue wealth and success. You can visit his blog here for more success and wealth creation tips.

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