THINKING BIGGER

Let's face it, for most individuals the way you appear greatly impacts
your self-respect. If you don't have a beneficial health and fitness plan
in the works, then you might not be looking your finest.

If you're heavy and flabby your self-respect could be low. Individuals
with low self-respect commonly don't have a beneficial degree of
personal effectiveness and may not have the confident attitude
necessary for beneficial personal development.

The Truth Behind Goal Achievement

Goals are great to have but hard to keep. Every person ideally should
have several goals in life and they may not necessarily all be
achievable, but having these goals help to keep a person focused and
strong minded toward achieving the said goals.

Goals also help people have a reason for existence. There are a lot of
positive reasons why and how goals benefit people.

Identifying Goals

Most people go through like with only a vague idea or outline of the
goals they want to achieve. Very few however give it any serious
thought or even have a plan on how to achieve the goals.
Perhaps they are just no interested in focusing of achieving the goal
with a sense of urgency and would rather drift along until one day
they awake from this ignorance in a panic.

How To Clearly Define Goals

One of the major reasons people fall of the “goal wagon” is the very
important fact that they don’t stick to the goal long enough to see it all
the way to success.

This is probably because most people make the mistake of not having
clearly defined their goals, thus they charge into the goal mind set
with full energy and enthusiasm only to see both elements wane as
time goes and the desired quick results are not forth coming.

There are several tried and true methods anyone can adapt to suit
their individual needs to clearly define their goals. For some the
absolute first step is to have a dream, and it won’t hurt if the dream is
“big” either.

**Align Your Goals With Your Beliefs
**

Setting goals that are clear in its expectations is one way of ensuring
the percentages of reaching that goal is favorable. Random goal
setting rarely produces the desired results and worse still it depletes
the energy of an individual trying to meet that goal.

**How To Commit To Goals
**

When a goal is first conceptualized it’s almost always done on a
dream like fantasy level. The more time spent thinking about the goal
the more the dream state disappears and something more concrete
takes its place.

However once this stage is reached then keeping the motivation going
and actually launching the steps toward achieving the said goal can be
tricky.

**Get Others Onboard With Your Goals
**

The world is made up of many different types of people both in
character and in ethnic backgrounds. However when it comes to
setting goals, for many this is not a problem, and most goals are set
without any consideration to all the factors involved.

Sticking to the goal and seeing it through to the end is where the
problem lies. A large percentage of people setting goal don’t achieve
them for one reason or another.

**Make Sure To Set Start And Stop Times
**

There are many aspects to consider when setting goals. As it is almost
always abandoned before it is completed, creating the right mind set
and rules to follow would be a good. This is one way to ensure the
percentage of abandonment is decreased.

**Visualize Your Goals
**

In order to keep a goal alive and enticing through time, one must be
strong and have the courage to persevere against all odds. Some goals
are easier to achieve than others and some are just not worth the
effort after a few false starts. To ensure a goal does not end up in the
latter category here are some tips worth considering and perhaps
following.

Be completely and convincingly sure of what the goal is. Be sure and
clear minded about the goal, shows the focused energy that has been
harnessed in order to conceptualize the goal.

Constantly imagine the end results as envisioned and relive it daily in
the mind’s eye. This further resolves the commitment to strive to
reach the goal as the picture is already part of the conscious and
subconscious.

Wrapping Up

It's plainly a fact: when individuals have goals to guide them, they're
happier and accomplish more than they would without having them.
It's a brain thing.

Accomplishing a goal you've set brings forth dopamine, a
neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of pleasure. In return,
dopamine activates neural circuitry that makes you eager to follow up
on new challenges.

"Not all who wander are lost," they say, but for the great majority of
us, having a guideline for the future is a central element to well-being
and success, however we decide to define it. This means setting goals
for ourselves, and finding ways to think big.