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Idiot's Guide to Goal Setting
5 Steps to Success
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We've all read about personal goal setting. We've all tried it. According to the stats, most of the time we all fail.

Remember that dreaded New Year's Resolution. This is the mother of all goal setting bombs. This is when we set lofty goals that we really, really want to accomplish but our efforts rarely make it beyond our New Year's Eve hang over.

I often used to slap hand to forehead and mutter through clinched teeth, "Idiot!" after realizing that I have, yet again failed to accomplish even the simplest of personal goals (much less the grand New Year's goal). Over the years, though, I have managed to develop a cohesive method for curing this ailment (as well as curing the ever-present handprint on my forehead).

Making a positive use of the once negative "pet" name that I had for myself, I developed "Idiot's Guide to Goal Setting". Ready to cure the ever-present handprint on your forehead?

First, there are a few pre-requisites before launching forth.

Before we even get out of the gate, we must first get beyond the list of things that "should" be our goals and first commit to making ourselves priority and believing that what WE want IS important! Too often we are convinced that what we should do for ourselves is what we want to do for ourselves. This is not the case.

Push aside the "should" thoughts and focus on what you passionately want for yourself. What are you willing to commit to and see through to the end?

Okay, now that that's out of the way, we can start on the path to realizing true goal achievement, right? Not so fast.

In order for this goal to be different from all of the others you have set, you must first have a support system that will uphold you when the tide of daily life rigors begins to rise. This is the essential ingredient that most people don't include when they make a commitment to change. This is where the 5 steps begin.

These steps are designed to help you create goals that are clear, specific, and planned out with the necessary support and accountability to make goal setting a success.

5 steps to success with goal setting

1. Keep It Simple!

There's a temptation, to generate a list of everything you've ever wanted to change. Don't fall for it! You'll have better luck fulfilling one or two goals than you will with a list of fifty. You can always add new goals to your list later. Take one thing at a time.

2. Be Specific.

Let's say your goal is to create a better balanced life between health, relationships, and work. Word this carefully. Try not to think of it as "I am going to balance my life." That's a tall glass of stress ready to be gulped! It forces you into thinking of the resolution as something you must do, not something you want to do.

Try to make it sound a little gentler: "I'm now going to explore different ways of balancing my life." This also suggests more of a plan. You will fulfill the goal by experimenting with strategies for life balance.

The first phrasing sounds as if you're going to force yourself to have a balanced life by sheer willpower.

3. Make the Plan.

Once you know what your goal is, plan it out in clear steps. Your plan doesn't have to be a complicated one. Start by answering the question, "What is the first step I need to take toward accomplishing my goal?"

For life balance, it might look like this:

1.) Work no more than 40 hours a week
2.) Walk 3 times a week
3.) Create a date night for significant relationships

4. Write it Down.

Write down your goal and your plan of action. Stick it up on the fridge or in your office. Write in the activities in your day timer or wherever you know you'll see it. That way you'll have a constant reminder of the resolution.

5. Get Support!

Consider hiring a life coach. Accountability, support, guidance and clarity are the prime focuses of these practitioners. Each coaching session is devoted completely to setting and accomplishing your goals. Unlike family and friends, a coach is objective, well trained and committed to seeing your goals come to fruition.

A life coach can step in at any point along your journey. Whether you've arrived at Step 4 or if Step 1 has almost created a mental meltdown, the coach will help create the foundation from which your personal goals will be built.

Regardless of the goals you set for yourself, what is most important is making yourself priority and committing to living the best life possible with the minimal amount of handprints on your forehead!

© 2004 by Dr. Robert A. Eubank

Dr. Robert A. Eubanks is the founder of Bridge to Solutions Coaching. He coaches people around the country via telephone to improve organization, time management, goal setting and to create the best darn life possible! For a free 30 minute coaching session, e-mail bridgetosolutions@yahoo.com or visit Bridge to Solutions.

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