As with any good leader and entrepreneur it’s extremely important to start anything with goal setting. However, I have a slightly different philosophy. I can hear you asking and what philosophy is that Charles.

Before you even begin the  process of goal setting it must be preceded by the proper mindset. My philosophy is known as “mind-setting”.  In this mind-setting process it will become very important for you to believe in yourself. For some this might not be difficult for others this can be a great challenge. I will address this concept as part of an ongoing basis of this Blog.

For not those of you have trouble believing in yourself. I’ve a homework project before you begin goal setting. You’ll need to purchase a nice notebook one that you will keep with you for some time one that makes you feel good.  Now that you have your book,
take the next few days or week and write down in your notebook all your notable accomplishments.  Go all the way back to you childhood. Search for things that you felt were you greatest accomplishments. Maybe you passed a test, made the basketball team, raised a child, lost weight, created a website, started a business, gave a public speech, recruited someone, got married. These are all notable accomplishments that need to be added to your book. These are personal to you, do not share them with anyone else and continue to add to the list.

Now that you’ve created your list, you can begin to working on your mindset.  Obtaining the proper  mindset is critical in any process and especially the goal setting process.  You have to believe in yourself and in the goals that you were about to write.  So it is extremely important to have and develop the proper mindset.

The belief system is also known as BS.  You can probably figure out what that means. So a lot times what we have to do is overcome our, BS.  Our belief system is based on many different factors many of which are mostly based on what has happened to us in the past.  Our past can hinder us in our goal setting process. We want to make sure that we remove any negativity and be in a positive space before continuing with the goal setting process. So do not attempt to start the goal setting process if you fill in angst or negativity of any sort.

You will want to make sure that you are in the right space and of course the right mindset before you continue in the goal setting process this is an extremely important because when you write your goals, you carry that energy with you. I know this sounds sort of woo-woo, but that energy carries over into your writing.  If you have difficulty with your belief system and your mindset, no worries all be covering all of that in this Blog. So be sure to subscribe and keep coming back.  But for now I think you have the basics of what I want to get across in this post.

I’ve included below some guidelines on setting goals.  As always you comments are welcomed.

Personal Goal Setting
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Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn this vision of the future into reality.

The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You’ll also quickly spot the distractions that would otherwise lure you from your course.

More than this, properly-set goals can be incredibly motivating, and as you get into the habit of setting and achieving goals, you’ll find that your self-confidence builds fast.

Achieving More With Focus

Goal setting techniques are used by top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields. They give you long-term vision and short-term motivation. They focus your acquisition of knowledge and help you to organize your time and your resources so that you can make the very most of your life.

By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind. By setting goals, you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have set.

Starting to Set Personal Goals

Goals are set on a number of different levels: First you create your “big picture” of what you want to do with your life, and decide what large-scale goals you want to achieve. Second, you break these down into the smaller and smaller targets that you must hit so that you reach your lifetime goals. Finally, once you have your plan, you start working to achieve it.

We start this process with your Lifetime Goals, and work down to the things you can do today to start moving towards them.

Your Lifetime Goals

The first step in setting personal goals is to consider what you want to achieve in your lifetime (or by a time at least, say, 10 years in the future) as setting Lifetime Goals gives you the overall perspective that shapes all other aspects of your decision making.

To give a broad, balanced coverage of all important areas in your life, try to set goals in some of these categories (or in categories of your own, where these are important to you):

• Artistic:
  Do you want to achieve any artistic goals? If so, what?
• Attitude:
  Is any part of your mindset holding you back? Is there any part of the way that you behave that upsets you? If so, set a goal to improve your behavior or find a solution to the problem.
• Career:
  What level do you want to reach in your career?
• Education:
  Is there any knowledge you want to acquire in particular? What information and skills will you need to achieve other goals?
• Family:
  Do you want to be a parent? If so, how are you going to be a good parent? How do you want to be seen by a partner or by members of your extended family?
• Financial:
  How much do you want to earn by what stage?
• Physical:
  Are there any athletic goals you want to achieve, or do you want good health deep into old age? What steps are you going to take to achieve this?
• Pleasure:
  How do you want to enjoy yourself? – you should ensure that some of your life is for you!
• Public Service:
  Do you want to make the world a better place? If so, how?

Spend some time brainstorming these, and then select one goal in each category that best reflects what you want to do. Then consider trimming again so that you have a small number of really significant goals on which you can focus.

As you do this, make sure that the goals that you have set are ones that you genuinely want to achieve, not ones that your parents, family, or employers might want (if you have a partner, you probably want to consider what he or she wants, however make sure you also remain true to yourself!)

Starting to Achieve Your Lifetime Goals

Once you have set your lifetime goals, set a 25 year plan of smaller goals that you should complete if you are to reach your lifetime plan. Then set a 5 year plan, 1 year plan, 6 month plan, and 1 month plan of progressively smaller goals that you should reach to achieve your lifetime goals. Each of these should be based on the previous plan.

Then create a daily to-do list of things that you should do today to work towards your lifetime goals. At an early stage these goals may be to read books and gather information on the achievement of your goals. This will help you to improve the quality and realism of your goal setting.

Finally review your plans, and make sure that they fit the way in which you want to live your life.

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