How to Acheive Your Goals - Steps 2 and 3 of 7

This Tuesday, for Talk About Tuesday, I made a post about the wonderful series Marcia Francois has called 7 Things You Must Do to Achieve Your Goals. I have since continued with the series and am delighted to share steps 2 and 3 with you.

Remember that step 1 was to know your mission. Any goal you set must relate to your mission in life.

So for step 2 - Step specific, juicy goals. Why? Specific goals give you a sense of direction. Marcia quotes the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland when she says, "If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there?" Setting a juicy goal means that it is big and bold. It's going to stretch you a little bit. For instance, take a goal you think you want to accomplish within six months. Now, give yourself three months to do it. You will be more focused, you will work that much harder, and in the end you will accomplish your goal.

Step 3 - Write them down. This seems simple, doesn't it? But I think a lot of people (myself included) forget to do this. You know in your head that you want to accomplish something, but it is much more real when you write it down. You make more of a commitment to yourself to accomplish it. Take this a step further and share these goals with a friend, an accountability group, or your coach (if you have one). A great example is this post by Leo at ZenHabits. He let all of his readers know of his goal and now he has that entire support group to help him accomplish it.

So now we have a great basis to get started. Know your mission, set specific, juicy goals with your mission in mind, and finally write down your goals and share them with a support group. Be sure to check back next week for steps 4 through 7!

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