So, since the last time that we spoke (well, kindda) I hope you all had a chance to jot down the answers to all the questions.
Now, the second part on how to achieve your new years’ resolutions. How to Choose your goal.
In the ‘choose” stage, you fully commit to your goal.
This is the stage when you warm up for what is to come. The most critical part in this stage is building a sense of confidence.You have to believe that you can with effort , make the change that you hope to make.
This is a make or break moment for most people. If you do not believe in yourself and your ability to achieve your goal, then you simply will not try hard enough to do so.
The best way to build self confidence is to gain knowledge and information on the change that you are about to make. So, for instance, if my goal is to increase my web traffic for this blog, then I will have to search on ways to do just that. By gaining the knowledge you will in turn demystify the unknown on achieving your goal. Also, another way to building confidence in yourself is to say to yourself “I choose to change” several times a day.
According to Kate Larsen, the following questions should be answered in this stage :
- What do I currently do that will help my achieve my goal
- what do I currently do that will deter me in achieving my goal
- what situations trigger me to engage in self-sabotaging behaviors
- How well do the choices that I currently make serve me
- What information do I need and what information do I already have to make this change
The answers to the above will lead you to the next 2 steps in this stage – creating an action plan and setting appropriate benchmarks for your achievements.
An action plan will turn your intention into something concrete.
Benchmarks will allow you to see your progress.
Once again according to Kate Larsen, the following questions will help you will the action plan and the benchmarks.
- who/what are my resources
- who is my support
- When will I start the process
- what are my steps
- What will I have to give up to make this change
- How will I measure my progress
- How will I reward myself when I achieve the benchmarks for my goal
The next stage in goal setting and achieving is – Action!
Please take a moment from your busy day and jot down the answers to the above questions so you can proceed to the ‘action” part of goal setting.
I hope that you are finding these series on goal setting as useful as I am.
0 comments:
Post a Comment