How To Set Sucessful Goals

A friend once told me that if we fail to make a plan for whatever then we are planning to fail. Here are few tips that we can use to set goals the we will be able complete:

• State each goal as a positive statement: Express your goals positively - 'Execute this technique well' is a much better goal than 'Don't make this stupid mistake'
  
  
• Be precise: Set a precise goal, putting in dates, times and amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you do this, you will know exactly when you have achieved the goal, and can take complete satisfaction from having achieved it.
  
  
• Set priorities:When you have several goals, give each a priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones.
  
  
• Write goals down: This crystallizes them and gives them more force.
  
  
• Visualize Your Goals: First thing in the morning and last thing at night, visualize the Goal as already being achieved. If our Goal is to lose weight, see, feel and experience your new body. Get excited about how you will feel once you have achieved the goal you set.
  
  
• Set performance goals, not outcome goals: You should take care to set goals over which you have as much control as possible. There is nothing more dispiriting than failing to achieve a personal goal for reasons beyond your control. These could be bad business environments, poor judgment, bad weather, injury, or just plain bad luck. If you base your goals on personal performance, then you can keep control over the achievement of your goals and draw satisfaction from them. Spend four hours in Income Producing Activities each day, is a better goal than Earn $5,000 this month. (Linda Stokes Entrepreneur, business manager and success coach)