The year 2022 has been one hell of a year and I personally want to congratulate you for making it to the end of the year. Many nations faced economic hardships and money was so difficult to come by, but through it all, you overcame and survived till this far, KUDOS! I know you set for yourself some goals you wanted to achieve before the year ends of which you were able to achieve some and others you could not. But that is fine, do not be hard on yourself. Tomorrow gives us another opportunity for us to make realities of our dreams and achieve our goals. As 2022 has ended, the new year gives us another great chance to work towards our goals and set new ones. You should take notice of the fact that it is not only about setting the goals, but how to achieve them is the real hurdle. This article seeks to guide you step-by-step on how to achieve your goals, as you set them for this new year.
1. CLEARLY WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS
Just as there is no way you can get to your destination without having an idea where you are going, so you can not achieve your goals without knowing which goals to achieve. A goal is the result or achievement toward which effort is directed. To be able to know what you want to achieve this new year, you would have to pen down your goals one after the other in your diary or at a place you could easily make reference to. This will help you to know the kind of efforts and skills needed to achieve that goal.
2. HAVE A POSITIVE MINDSET ABOUT YOUR SET GOALS
Individuals who tend to believe that their set goals are achievable with the right efforts succeed. Do not set your goals and be doubting whether you can achieve them or not. By doing so, you become lenient towards your goals making them less or not achievable. It is now time to have a positive mindset and trust in your own abilities. If you think your goals are too big to be achieved, take it easy, bring it down and set goals that can easily be achieved when you work hard. Also, spend time reading literatures, listening to motivated podcast and messages to help you build a stronger mindset.
3. DETERMINE YOUR DEADLINES TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS
Goals are mostly achieved when deadlines and targets are being set. If your goal is large, break it down and set target dates for achieving each one of them.
4. DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS
It is no problem if you have no skill to achieve the goals you have set for yourself. The good news is that there are a lot of avenues and platforms that can help nurture your skills. Figure out the type of skill required in achieving that goal and start working towards it. You could have a one-on-one skills training with an expert in that skill, enrol in online courses or attending workshops. These will help build your hard and soft skills targeted at achieving your set goals.
5. BEGIN THE FIRST STEP
This is the most difficult part in achieving every goal. Sometimes the question is where and when to begin. Do not just set your goals, have the ideas and be sitting around it doing nothing. Take that bold step and begin it. If you are to wait for everything to be right and perfect, you may end up achieving nothing. Once you begin, it becomes more easier in achieving those goals. Take the first step now because procrastinators do not achieve a thing.
6. CONSISTENCY IS KEY
Consistency is a major factor that also contributes to the achievement of one's goal. Someone who is consistent always behaves in the same way or have the same attitudes towards achieving the same level of success in something. The road to success was never promised to be easy. Never give up when you face hurdles and obstacles along the way. And it is okay to fail because failure is part of success. Failures give room for you to learn from your mistakes. Get yourself together and start over if you need to. Let your efforts toward it be on daily basis and do not slack or skip them until you achieve what you want to. Being consistent will help you get closer to your goals and gradually making them achieved.
7. CELEBRATE ON YOUR SUCCESS
Many people fail to celebrate themselves when they achieve something (whether great or small) for themselves. What you actually do not know is anytime you celebrate on your success, it makes your inner man proud and gives you more capability to achieve greater things in the future. At some point, look back and reflect on all the things you have achieved and reward yourself for it because you deserve it.
Oscar Bimpong said "The road to success can be full of potholes, traffic, possibility of a mechanical breakdown and potentially fatal accident. However, those that succeed are the ones who know these potential challenges on the road but they still go ahead and spark the engine of their dreams and aspirations". Set those goals especially the ones that scare you, follow these basic steps and you will achieve them. Let us meet at the end of 2023 and discuss the goals we set for ourselves, those that were achieved and those that could not be achieved. I wish you a successful goal- achieving year.
Great article 👍
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