The most important thing about goal setting is knowing what the big picture is. Why am I setting goals? What do I truly want to achieve. What makes my heart beat? What do I think about achieving most of the time? Why do I want it? What are the specifics of my objective?
I suppose you could say that you are writing your dreams down, the very thing that makes you feel alive. This is extremely important. Why do I want to achieve certain goals? There has to be a big picture, to really light the fire. Obviously if you just want to get things done around the house then you do not have to get into it too much.
However if you want to start a business, set up a non profit, build a home, travel the world, then you are going to need specifics, and passion. Passion is a flame that will not be quenched when things go down hill.
What is just as important is that there is no conscious conflict, in other words when you set a goal and in the back of your head a little voice is in disbelief, mumbling that you cannot do it, or that in the pit of your tummy you feel that you cannot obtain it.
That is why you have to trash it out, get it on paper, feel the lack of confidence, see what is involved and continually examine your big picture. You must be serious. The human brain is amazing, you will see that when you put things on paper you give your brain some space, you commit to the resolution of your goals. In this procedure there is this magical ability to think things through and understand what needs to be done. Once you light that flame, when you find out the truth of what you want, trust me there will be no turning back.
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