Setting a goal in life is more like a responsibility on your shoulders because if you don’t do so, you will be spending a meaningless life which is worse. And I’m sure nobody wants that. However, it’s not even easy because you’ll have to dig deep into your mind and find out exactly what do you really feel like doing. Moreover, it’s kind of a difficult process for many people especially the youngsters with no professional experiences, as they don’t really know that what they actually expect from their lives.
So to overcome this phase of life, I’ve some tips to simplify the whole process of setting a goal in life.
Process Of Setting A Goal
First of all, all you need is to quit or stop indulging in those activities which are not providing or adding any sort of value in your life. As youngsters, there are so many things that allure us but it depends on us that how are we going to bifurcate and differentiate between the valuable and the meaningless things or activities. And when you’re done with this part you get ready for making some really vital decisions of your life.
So what it really takes to set a goal. Here the following points you can go through and try to implement on.
- You start asking yourself that what are your interests, where do you see yourself in the next 5 or 10 years, what expectations you have from your coming future, and many more alike questions. Talking to yourself will open some specific doors for you and making a decision will get easier.
- Once you’re done making a final decision about your field of work and your final goal, you’re required to set small milestones. But remember, be realistic. It’s not a fairy tales story where you’ll get everything just by thinking about them. So your milestones should be achievable.
- You start talking about your goal with others. Now some of you would think that isn’t it a private thing which shouldn’t be discussed. But if you see it from my perspective, telling someone about your goals increases the chances that we will stick with our set milestones and the final target.
- Breaking down your goal into small parts. Now as I discussed above about setting small milestones, it actually means that you divide your main goal into small parts and try to achieve them step by step. Because it creates more ease for the person to move further in life.
- Now just by thinking and writing things on a piece of paper won’t do it all. You’ll be required to plan your very first step. Once you do that successfully then there’s no chance of looking back. So just don’t stop and keep on going further without any hesitation or self-doubt.
- Don’t forget to award yourself. Whenever you achieve a milestone, give yourself a small party. Go for outing, spend time with your loved ones and let them also celebrate your success. This will boost up your confidence and you’re more likely to be successful in the coming future.
Advantages of setting a goal
- It makes you responsible.
- Your decision making skills get enhanced by the time.
- You personality grooms a lot.
- You find answers for your existence.
- You’ll embrace every little success even if it doesn’t matter to others.
- You’ll be more productive.
- You’ll have no time to spend on unnecessary and meaningless activities.
Setting a goal or a target in your life actually decides who you are. It will clear all your doubts about your existence. So don’t ever skip this by saying that “we’ll see”. You really need to have some sort of optimistic and realistic expectations from your life because GOD really listens to you and he’ll test you before providing that final success.
