Goals and Goal Setting by James Wilson

Achieving your goals is one of the most important things in life, and just because you meet with some failures does not mean you should stop setting attainable goals.
After all, you have no chance of learning how to achieve your goals if you never set them!


There are many different ways of setting goals. A lot of people have one method by which they claim you can achieve your goal, but in my experience different methods work for different people.
Some people, for example, rely heavily on religious faith to achieve their goals. They will tell you that to achieve your goals, you need Christ, or some other form of religious faith in your life.

This may work for them, but it is not the only way to achieve your goal. Other people have a much more concrete approach to setting and achieving goals. They say that, to achieve your goals, you have to think and act like a highly successful person.
They use psychological tricks and personal affirmations to help achieve your goal.
In many ways, these affirmations work much like religious practices. Rather than using faith in God to achieve your goals, these people advocate using faith in yourself.

Still other people think that the best way to achieve your goals is through therapy and counseling. They believe that the reason people are dysfunctional is because they have certain conflicts holding them back from achieving goals in their lives.
They advocate all kinds of different therapies to achieve their goals, from solution focused therapy, to psychotherapy, to life coaching.

In my personal life, I believe that the best way to achieve your goals is to combine elements from all of these approaches.
If I feel I'm getting off course I use this check list.

Identify or review your wants, needs and dreams.
Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
Prioritize your goal list, don't try to achieve every goal at once.
Track your progress, keep a diary or notes.
Celebrate your achievments, go ahead you deserve it!