2018 - How to Set Goals & Achieve Them

As new year kicked in, everyone would set new goals & objectives. It could vary from lifestyle, career, relationship, education & more. Goals are like coaching seminars, everyone gets pumped out immediately coming out from it, along the way the motivation & determination fades away.
Hence, in this post, I will share with from a psychological (mind) & other aspects on how can you work towards achieving them. Also, you can modify it based on the environment you are at as it is an adaptable version.

We all aware the success stories such as Bitcoin & Steemit stories, Ronaldo or Messi in football, J.K Rowling in her writings of Harry Potter, Steve Jobs & Bill Gates in IT & many others. To put things into perspective, they had a tough time in their life throughout their journey. However, they kept on working on their objectives, dreams or their passion. It's challenging, but with passion & desire, they kept on achieving the success they wanted from time time to time.

This article with explains the prerequisites before setting up the goals, some of the key aspects to keep in mind during the process of achieving it, & how do you set the goals based on your interest.

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Some points to keep in mind before setting up the goals:

1. Try. Even if you fail, keep trying. Try in a different approach if it is not working out.
2. There will be obstacles & challenges. Use that as an opportunity to learn & improve yourself.
3. Put aside those negative remarks & feedbacks, it will fade away while & after you attained your goals
4. Your journey is unique, hence your path to achieve your goals would not be the same as others.
5. Listen to opinions & advice, however take only the ones that fits you.
6. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. If it's getting harder, you are getting there.
7. Appreciate the journey, don't be too hard if it fails. Take it as a development curve.
8. Great accomplishments comes with great sacrifice at times. Mostly, they are inevitable.

Image 1: If you keep trying creatively, you will eventually get there

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Below are some of the key aspects that you need to keep in mind in order to achieve your goals:

1. Your WHY - The reason to obtain them. Only you should answer them & not others
2. Believe - If you keep your faith in your goals, you are half-way there
3. Have short /medium /long target goals to achieve based on your own timeline
4. Perseverance - The endurance to learn lessons & handle challenges on positive basis
5. Time - As they say, great things takes time to happen. It's a building process

_{Image 2: Think of your Why, Plan your Strategy & Execute your plan. Act to achieve it}

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How do you set your goals & achieve them:

Listing It

• List them down in accordance to your desire or your purpose.
• If possible, arrange it in a way it has connections to each & other
• Identify them in short & long duration. With this, you will know your short & long term goals

Do your research

• Find out the info & knowledge you need to accomplish it
• Gather the information on every angles as much as possible, so that you are well equipped.
• If possible, go for some induction or get some briefing from reliable sources

Plan your time arrangements

• Allocate your time accordingly for your goals.
• At times, you may & should give up on other activities that is in conflict.
• Dedicate either the days & time specifically on your goals. If possible, try to be flexible with it

Start working on your goals

• This could be the first tough phase because you're starting on a new experience
• Focus on your developments from time to time that you are working on it. This little things could add
  significant value to your progres
• Set your own timeline. Do not get intimidated of the progress of others. Remain focus
• As it gets tougher, or you are getting more exposure, you are getting there. When you feel like giving
  up, remember why you started at the first place.

The rest, is your journey

• Once you see the light, only you specifically should be able to distinguish whether you will make it.
• Everything else will fall into place that the goals will be attainable.

_{Image 3: Practice makes perfection. You will get there if you kept trying!}

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Once you made it, focus on how it leads you to your long term goals. What is more important, once you achieve the goals, remain humble. Do not get complacent by your success, as it could affect you in other aspects of your life. Start looking into possibilities on how you can further expand & diversify your goals in other areas. Both the journey & the goal counts.

I hope this article will help some on how they can kick start their journey for their new year!

Please share with us on how you set & achieve your goals.
Drop your comments & reviews on this article. I'd love to hear from you! :)

Note: My Next Article will be on the some of the goals & progress I set for myself in 2018.

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