How To Catapult Your Personal Goals Into Action

It is always good to have a set of goals to reach for. To execute your goals successfully you should use your means to full effect. They also should be applied in a step-by-step process. Think about the concept of chunking. Before you start putting any goals into action you need to have a rough idea of the goals you are going to focus on (Link). Then you should apply the principles of Goal Setting to ensure your goals are: Specific Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time bound. In pursuit of your goals you might require an Action Plan which you can use as a guide and a reference. 

How Are You Going To Achieve It?

The first factor to consider is whether you are going to make it through using personal application or professional skills. Do you have adequate resources? How much time do you have? Some goals will only require simple and consistent steps to be completed. Whilst others will need your utmost dedication and possibly some external support. Take for instance a gentleman that is looking to speed up the development of his fitness levels. He must be realistic in his monthly targets and timing. He needs to take into account that facts such as his body composition will influence the rate of fitness changes. Hence to catapult his personal goal he should take small steps in order to make the big leap to maximum fitness.

Have Plan B Ready

You need to think about what you will do when things don't go to plan. Do you easily lose motivation? Are susceptible to becoming lazy midway through? If so you need to think of other action points that you can put in place when things go pear shaped. Lets take the gentleman who has fitness goals for himself who is now disheartened due to lack of progress. An alternative to tackling his frustration is to share his grievances by getting a running partner.

Inform Others of Your Goals

When you inform people about what you want to achieve you are opening yourself to a helping hand. So when people are aware of an opportunity that will benefit you they are likely to contact you. In the case of the gentleman with the fitness ambitions; now that he has told people about his goals they will be able to let him know about new opportunities like a renown local exercise class that is taking place. Informing others about your goals also allows individuals to show their support and even suggest 'If there is anything you want me to do help let me know'. It is clear: the more relationship networks you use the better your chances.

How Have I Contributed To My Goals Today?

Goals which take time and continuous effort to reach should have step-by-step developments because realistically things cannot be done all at once. Always think about what is next? What more can I do? At the end of the day (or week) think about how you contributed to your goals. If you have tried the same action points which have failed then think about making changes. Regularly reflecting on your progress will help you remind yourself of tasks which need to be completed. Go back to the drawing board if you have to.