You've heard it time and time again... If you want to do something, you need to set a goal. Whether you are trying to lose weight or make more money, we've been told you need to set a goal. So why, more often than not, do we fail at hitting these goals that we laid out? Well, the obvious answer is you didn't follow through. You could have had the best intentions to accomplish your goal but the actions that it took for you to get it done never happened or were not consistent enough. This isn't your fault though. We have been led to believe by just writing down our goals and seeing them every day that they will get done. However, by making just a few adjustments to your goal setting process, you will begin to see a higher success rate with your goals. Goal setting is a fantastic skill to develop. A life best lived is a life by design and not by accident. Start giving your life dimensions, objectives, and purpose and the results can be mind blowing!

Here are a few things to make sure you do when setting goals.

1. Be SMART

When someone knows what your goals are, they help hold you accountable. Having an accountability partner will give you another added boost to accomplishing your goals. An accountability system ties your goal to a person, community, or public who hold you accountable. The more you share your goals with others the more likely you are to follow through on them.

3. Make an Action Plan

This is the most often overlooked part of the goal setting process. You become so consumed with the outcome that you forget to plan the steps that are needed along the way. By writing out individual steps and then crossing them off as you complete them you will make you feel like you are making progress towards your goal and it will help keep you motivated on the road to success!

4. Stick With It!

Remember goal setting is an ongoing activity. Build in reminders to keep yourself on track. make regular time slots to review your goals. Your end destination may remain quit similar over the long term but the action plan you set for yourself can change significantly. Make sure the relevance, value and necessity remain high!

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