Do Goals Matter?

Of course Goals Matter… Goals are set in place in our personal or professional lives to allow us to create a life thats full of change, accomplishments, learnings and growth.

Goal Setting is quite a powerful tool to help us create our future to how we wish it to be and have certain events or items that we've worked hard towards.

The process is a challenging component and pushes past the boundaries of growth, creating a more satisfying life.

Do you set goals or just wing it and hope for the best? 

Some may say that goal setting is not an easy task. There is the hard task of asking yourself and questioning your thoughts and beliefs, also understanding your hopes and dreams can be more than just that. 

Setting up ambitious goals for your personal or professional life will always have its challenges especially if you have an unrealistic way of setting them up. If you are the type of person to set goals and not stick to them (guilty), it may be time to reflect your current way of thinking, planning and execution. 

Everyone will have their own take on how they set their goals up. 

Some of the below tips may help me to plan my own process,  but there might be things you do differently. As you have a read through, keep a note against what you think you will be able to implement in your own goal set up. 

• Sit down with pen and paper, IPad or a white board ready to go. 

• Write them down - Question yourself -  do they motivate and inspire you? Do you believe in them? Do you value them? 

• What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats surrounding achieving that goal? 

• Can you BREAK IT DOWN to smaller goals or more manageable tasks

• Can it be created into a visual to support the written 

• Create a Deadline - creating a plan for what you need to do and when to achieve them by

• Be Accountable to someone other than yourself.
  - Tell a friend/partner/family member/coach

• Do you have the right support system surrounding you to achieve them? 

• Can the goal/s be measured?

• Commit and Prioritize them - create daily habits or to do lists that include the goals or part of your plan into each day. 

• Frequently Reflect and Re evaluate 

The secret trick is to not overwhelm yourself too much at once. Break it down into smaller more manageable tasks to help tick them off your list. 

We all know life can get hectic and you may tend to lose the motivation or the discipline and allow your goals to start to slip to the side. But making sure that you do set yourself up for success, take a bit of time to incorporate a realistic approach to plan, manage, execute and evaluate your list of goals.

For more information, guidance or resources on how to get on top of your stress email myself ladylucklifting@gmail.com or brooke@epiconline.com.au