Goals and Planning

A new year has started and everyone has their goals and plans to achieve the desired goals. Setting goals and planning for that is the most important factor. Proper planning leads to the achievement of set goals.

Let’s have a look at the key aspects and understand how to make a plan to achieve your desired goal.

• Set your goal which you want to achieve

Setting a desirable goal is the first step, make sure that the goal which you have decided is motivating you which means that the decided goal is important for you in your life. Goals of the life totally depend on the life’s priorities. Once your priority is decided your goals automatically takes into place. You just need to keep the focus on how you can achieve your goal and also need to evaluate your performance periodically so that you can finally reach your destination which leads in achieving your goal successfully.

• Set SMART Goals

SMART Goals is the most common terminology which is used by everyone. But do you know what exactly SMART Goal is all about? Basically, SMART stands for

• Specific
• Measurable 
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time Bound

In short, the goals which are specific and measurable, can be attained and are relevant to your life’s priorities and most important should have time bound are basically SMART goals. Always remember, goals which don’t have time bound cannot be achieved as you keep delaying and become less enthusiastic to achieve that goal.

• Make a plan of action

Once you evaluate and decide your goal make a plan how you can achieve your goal? Proper planning is important as without plan one cannot achieve the goal. Plan some steps and keep time bound so that you can achieve your desired goal. An achieving goal needs lots of patience and hard work with a combination of smart work. There are chances when you feel that you cannot achieve your desired goal but you need to stay cool, calm and positive. This will help you to resolve your hurdle in achieving your goal.

• Evaluate your performance

There is the main goal which you want to achieve and to achieve the main goal you make a plan and divide that goal into different parts or we can say short goals. Evaluate your plan of the action check whether you are following your plan of action or not. See how far you are from achieving your desired goal. Evaluation is also important as this motivates you and helps you to either stick to your plan or make some changes in your plan to achieve your goal.

• Don’t Give up

Usually, it is a human tendency that we give up soon. Basically, we give up because we find some hurdle and don’t get a solution of that hurdle. At this point of time when you are clueless how to resolve your hurdle? Just stay positive and think about different ways out. Being positive allows you to have a new way as well as you can get a solution for your hurdle that has come in between you and your set goal. It is easy to give up but it is difficult to stay strong and solve thousands of hurdles that come in your way to achieving your goal.

In short, above mentioned key aspects may help you to achieve your desired goal. Just be confident, positive and stick to your plan. This will surely give you success in achieving your desired long term and short term goals.