Let's Start 2010 Off Right With Achievable Goals

I cannot believe it's 2010! We were thinking the same thing, and wondering where 2009 went. Believe it or not, it is 2010. We just realized we did not reach some of our goals in 2009 and brought them over to 2010. We procrastinated while we should have been achieving. There are steps we would like to share before you can reach your achievable goals. Brad Bess and Sarah put together a short video to help you GET YOUR MIND RIGHT!

We may set a goal now, but decide not to start it until the weekend. Then when the weekend comes along something else comes up for us to wait until next week. You start an endless spiral, and may never reach your goal. You unlock this door with the key of excuses. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of justification, a dimension of defense, a dimension of apology. You're moving into a land of both laziness and lethargy, of indolence and sluggishness. You've just crossed over into the Procrastination Zone!

You want to make sure you set achievable goals. As you set your achievable goals, accomplish them, and move on, you created some motivation for the next achievable goal. You do not want to set goals too high because of the disappointment that sets in when you do not reach them. This is why it's important to make sure you set achievable goals. For instance, setting a goal to contact 20 people today, and you only contact 10 of those, you become discouraged. Imagine the impact if you would have simply made this an achievable goal instead. Let's say you want to contact 10 people today, and you find you actually contacted 20. Imagine the motivation you just gave yourself contacting 10+ people than you originally set out to do. Feels good when you go beyond your expectations and simply crush your achievable goal. Let's pretend you have a snowball of motivation, and a mountain of achievable goals. You throw this snowball to the top of your mountain, and watch it roll down creating this massive ball of motivation. Without evening knowing it, you've accomplished all of your achievable goals.

The reality of this is only 3% of you are going to achieve your goals. This statistic is a reason to set achievable goals instead of goals that are simply too high to reach. You need to be more realistic when setting your goals, and you will go beyond all expectations when you do this. You need to ask yourself if you have a system or plan to reach your achievable goals. If the answer is no then you need to create one. First step is to write down your achievable goal. Second step is to create a system that will get you to the end of attaining your goal. Now for the most important step of all, and this step is the LEAST followed. Create a deadline for your achievable goal. You tend to work harder when deadlines approach. This will give your achievable goal a better chance of completion. You are your own boss; therefore, you need to treat yourself as a boss would.

Make sure you get your mind right! For every achievable goal you set, apply a deadline to each and every one of them. You can't blame anyone, but yourself for not accomplishing an achievable goal. Art Williams made an awesome speech in the 80's. Funny how it relates to the present. If the link is not here, go check out this article on our blog.

Two Couples Helping Others is not just two couples. It is the meaning behind the name. It is a community of people helping other people. We enjoy helping people succeed and develop. We want to stress the importance of setting goals, but making them achievable goals. Visit this site now: Achievable Goals For 2010