What Will Your Life Look Like 2013?

What Will Life Look Like In 2013?

I recently received an email from Andrea. I am glad she messaged me because it gave me an idea to write this blog post you’re reading right now.

She asked me a couple of questions but the main one was “what do you want 2013 to look like?”

I have to admit that while I had a vision inside my head, I have yet to really document it somewhere where I can see it and re-visit it often (and maybe even share it).

I realized a couple of years back, after reading some personal development books, about the importance of setting goals – or resolutions or intentions or whatever you want to call them – at the beginning of the year.

WHY in samhill haven’t I done this yet?!?

Achieve Your Goals

There is a certain way in which you must set goals so that it’s more likely you achieve them. The most common way is to use the SMART acronym

According to MindTools, here is the what this acronym means:

S – Specific (or Significant).
M – Measurable (or Meaningful).
A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented).
R – Relevant (or Rewarding).
T – Time-bound (or Trackable).

How many times have you set goals or resolutions only to fail and be stuck wondering why? Sometimes a goal is set for failure simply because it’s not in the correct form.

Some important tips to remember about goal-setting and goal accomplishments is:

state your goals affirmatively and positively
set goals based on performance (not outcomes)
document your goals and the action you take towards achieving them
Create actionable daily steps based on your goals

Examples Of Smart Goals

Here are some examples below:

• I will complete my 1st blog challenge by March 2013
• I will participate in my health challenge by exercising daily – to be completed March 2013
• Starting in 2013, I will earn 2 promotions per year in my career by using a system daily.
• I will build at least 25 new relationships each week.

The main thing is to use the tips as a guide to create goals that you can envision yourself completing. If something seems out of reach as a goal, set a date you expect to complete your goal, prepare for it, then tackle it. It’s okay to re-evaluate whether this goal should be changed or removed.

Document Your Goals

Get your goals out of your head. The are much more likely to be remembered, easier to visualize, and easier to track when you document exactly what you would like to achieve (long-term and short-term).

While you can use traditional pen and paper, it’s even more helpful to use online and mobile software – that you can access at any time and share with others – to keep an eye on your dreams & goals.

One simple and helpful tool that helps with documenting and tracking goals that you can check out is called LifeTick. This is 1 place I go so that I can finally put my plans into something more visual. Give this a spin if you have lots of ideas in your head that you need to keep sight of.

Hope your goal setting (and tracking) is getting off to a good start. Let’s make 2013 even better than 2012!

 

 

Ashley Porter

Skype: ashleyadrianna

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