Correct goals: how to set a goal? How to set goals correctly: skills and strategy How to set the right goal to achieve

05.11.2022

In order to correctly set a goal, a person needs to pay attention to each of the following concepts:

1. Needs;

2. Beliefs;

3. Values;

4. Self-identity.

Human needs

Two things regulate elementary human behavior - need and motive.

For example, if a person has a need to eat, then he will be motivated to satisfy this need. But as soon as he eats, the motivation will end and the activity will stop. Because the primitive needs of a person are a short-term regulator of his activity. Unfortunately, the “after you eat, you can sleep” pattern is a common pattern of behavior, according to which about 80% of people live.

However, in the modern world, in order to stand, you need to walk, and in order to walk, you need to run, otherwise you will be hopelessly left behind. Therefore, a person needs more long-term regulators.

Human Beliefs

A more long-term regulator that allows a person to navigate space and move forward are beliefs. They are able to correct and guide a person’s path when he still has needs, and he rushes through life without a rudder or sail.

A person's beliefs answer the question - why? Why am I like this? Why are others like this? Why is the world like this?

However, beliefs can play a cruel joke in matters of goal setting, because most people have beliefs that are limiting or weakening. For example, beliefs from the series: “I’m somehow different. Others are not like that. The world is somehow different.” Such beliefs can become a cage for a person.

And if he feels captive of such beliefs, before setting goals, he should start removing the negative programming attitudes that hinder his movements.

Human values

Then, you can move on to deeper work on yourself: identifying and correcting values. A person’s values are what he agrees to spend time, money and his life for.

Values are determined by the question - what does life itself mean to me?

When working with your goals, it is also important to understand whether there is a contradiction between goals and values? Ask yourself a question - are you firmly convinced that the values by which you are guided are optimal for creating good motivation?

For example, one can assume that a person will never marry if there is no such thing as a family in his value system. Or, a person will never transfer from the subway to an expensive car as long as there is no point about material well-being in his values.

When working on criteria and values, it is important to identify missing but important values for a person in order to fit them into the overall structure and, thus, change the picture of the world, change the filters through which a person looks at the world.

If the work is done correctly, then a person should immediately have needs that did not exist before. For example, go on vacation with your family, start improving your own efficiency, undergo training to gain new knowledge and skills, etc.

Human self-identity

The next stage of the motivational factor is the concept of self-identity. It is determined by a person’s firm conviction: “I am who I am, I cannot do otherwise. This is what I have stood for and will continue to stand for.” For successful self-identification, it is important to learn to understand your individuality and make plans in accordance with it. This means the ability to accept yourself as you are, and not as you will be later, as well as the ability to be reasonable and calm about your shortcomings.

To successfully set a goal, it is necessary that all points flow from one another and successfully complement each other. With the correct formulation of your identity, values will be chosen accordingly, beliefs will be appropriate and motives will begin to be realized in an optimal way.

Greetings, dear friend! With you is Alexander Berezhnov, entrepreneur and founder of the “PAPA HELPED” project.

Until I was 18, I didn’t even know that you could set goals, much less that it needed to be done correctly. Everything changed when I entered college, where I began to go to youth forums, communicate with interesting successful people, read books on business and personal growth.

Planning my own life turned into an exciting activity for me and ultimately helped me earn millions of rubles in my business: I will also talk about this here.

I directly attribute my positive changes to goal setting and proper planning!

If you are reading this article, then, like me, you are striving for big changes. Great! Then study this material to the end and implement everything I recommend. I guarantee that within a few months you will be pleasantly surprised by what is happening in your life.

Your fate can really depend on setting your goals correctly!

Setting goals - a vital necessity or a fashionable trend of our time

Today it is fashionable to be successful and efficient. Thousands of trainings and courses on earning money and self-development are advertised on the Internet and beyond.

Well-known companies like "Business of Youth encourage you to become an entrepreneur and make a ton of money from your business. At the same time, everyone speaks with one voice about the importance of setting goals. Is this really important or are business and personal development gurus recommend setting goals to the “heap”?

Once upon a time, I decided to look into this myself and came to the conclusion that setting goals really helps to achieve what you want.

This happens due to 3 obvious points:

Clarity. You know exactly what you want to achieve and begin to notice the opportunities you need. For example, you decided that you will definitely buy a new car in a year. Your brain immediately begins to look for opportunities to earn money or get what you want legally. Having a vague idea of what you want from life, it will be very difficult to achieve what you want. Returning to buying a car... You must know exactly what brand, model, color and for what amount you plan to purchase a car. It is wrong to say: “I want to buy a car.” Correct: “I want to buy a new Toyota Camry, no older than 2017, white, for 2,000,000 rubles.”
Focusing. Imagine that you are throwing darts at a target. Your goal is the bull's eye. You stand a few steps from the target, take aim and throw the dart. This approach will most likely lead to hitting the coveted red dot, you just have to practice. And if you were to throw a dart without aiming, or not at all towards the target... The chance of hitting it immediately decreases thousands of times. So in life, focusing on the desired goal, you will achieve it in the fastest way at your level. It was not for nothing that I wrote “at my level.” Because if you already have a million dollars, then earning another one is not such a difficult task. And if you start with a short bread and torn shoes, even earning 100,000 rubles a month will become a global task for you. I know this from experience.
Regularity in actions. Having a clear goal in itself will motivate you to take regular action. Consistency is strength! It's like in sports: it's better to exercise for an hour a day, 3 times a week, than for 8 hours, 5 days in a row. In the second case, you will simply overstrain yourself and quit training.

The most famous approach to goal setting is called "SMART". Attention! This is not a translation of the word “smart” from English, but characteristics abbreviation the right goal.

Here is its transcript:

Assess your goal using SMART criteria before setting it

S— Specific	It's all about clarity. The more clearly you formulate the object of your goal, the more likely you are to achieve it. For example, a goal might sound like this: “Buy a two-room apartment in Moscow”
M- Measurable	Clearly formulate all the parameters of the future goal: location, color, model, distance and others that are important to you. If you want to achieve a quantitative indicator, set it in absolute units. For example, earn 100,000 rubles a month if you currently earn 50,000 rubles. If we are talking about a qualitative indicator, then you need to designate it in a clear way, for example: “Move for permanent residence from Samara to Moscow”
A— Attainable	This means that your idea is feasible in principle. For example, it is unlikely that you will be able to spend the night in a tent on Mars, no matter how hard you strive for it
R- Relevant	It is understood that the goal should be what you need, and not imposed from the outside. Think about whether achieving your stated goal will lead you to something more - a feeling of harmony within and happiness. Be honest with yourself. For example, if you want to move to another country or city only because “there is nothing to do in your remote place” or “they pay little here.” Weigh the disadvantages and calculate everything in advance. It may be much easier to change something in yourself or at the job where you are currently working than to turn everything upside down and face unforeseen circumstances in the process of moving
T— Time-bound (limited in time)	It is very important that your goal is achieved by a certain deadline or date. This way you will properly distribute your efforts towards achieving it. Write your goal in the present tense, starting with the word “I.” “I will achieve such and such by December 20, 2020”

SMART- a universal and mandatory set of criteria that a correct goal must meet. In business circles the expression “P leave the goal as smart".

An example of a correct SMART goal:

I am buying a black BMW X6 car no older than 2015, with a mileage of up to 100,000 kilometers, no more than 2,500,000 rubles by January 1, 2019, with money earned in my business selling building materials wholesale.

Example of an INCORRECT SMART goal:

I want to buy a BMW X6 car.

ANECDOTE on the topic of correct and specific goal formulation:

A black man caught a goldfish in Africa and she offered him to make 3 wishes in exchange for freedom. The man agreed and made 3 wishes:

I want to become white.

Move to America.

So that there would be a line of women waiting for me.

The goldfish said: “It will be done,” and the man became a white toilet in the women’s restroom of an American cafe.

Now you know why it is important to have a goal and how to set it correctly.

The famous “Harvard experiment” on goal setting

In 1979, Harvard University conducted an experiment designed to determine the impact of goal setting on success in a person's life. The experiment lasted about 10 years.

To do this, they selected a group of students and asked who sets their goals, and most importantly, writes them down on paper. It turned out that only 16% of 100% had at least some goals in life and only 3% of those who wrote them down on paper in the correct way.

A few years later, this group of graduates was surveyed again and it turned out that those who had at least some goals at the university earned on average 2 times more than their aimless comrades. People who were included in the 3%, who recorded their goals in writing, earned 10 times! more than their classmates.

There is something to think about, what do you think?!

How to set goals correctly and achieve them: step-by-step instructions from Brian Tracy, a world-famous expert

Brian Tracy is an expert on goal setting.

Brian Tracy is the world's leading expert on business and personal effectiveness.

I really like this personality, and his simple and effective goal setting system has helped millions of people achieve their goals over 30 years.

I was one of these “students” of Brian.

Before that, I often listened to his audiobooks on sales, management and personal effectiveness.

In a word, Tracy is truly a MONSTER in these topics! I recommend everyone to study his materials and seminars.

As for goals: just do everything one step at a time and enjoy the result!

Step 1: Be clear about what you want

I have already written about this.

It is very important to write down the goal starting with the word “I” and talk about it in present time as if it's already fait accompli :

I earn 500,000 rubles a month.
I live in Sochi.
I drive a BMW.

You don’t have to limit yourself to one goal; you can set several in different areas of life. But for greater focus, choose the most important one and throw all your energy at it.

Most often, in the modern world of capitalism, people set precisely material goals (money and property), since success in other important areas for a person directly depends on this: health, relationships, hobbies.

Step 2: Write your goal on paper

The chosen goal must be recorded on paper, written down by hand, and not by typing it in a text editor on a computer! This is how our consciousness will better perceive it and then transmit it to the subconscious, which will work to achieve the goal around the clock.

It is difficult to overestimate the power of the subconscious. According to some estimates, it stores all the information accessible to a person. Our consciousness is a small part of the tip of the iceberg of the subconscious.

Using the power of the subconscious, it is also recommended to solve complex problems or make fateful decisions. The exercise is performed at night. Before going to bed, write down your question by hand on paper and go straight to bed. As a rule, in the morning the most correct and simple answer or way to solve a problem comes to mind.

Our brain never switches off completely. In his sleep, he works intensively to find the right solution.

Step 3: Set a deadline for achieving your goal

It is also called a deadline (dead line). By setting a deadline, you subconsciously plan your next steps so that the goal is achieved by the right time.

Use the preposition "to" or a clear date:

by September 1, 2020 I'm buying one-room apartment in Sochi;

December 1, 2019 I earn 1,000,000 rubles per month.

Step 4: Make a list of everything that will help you achieve your goal.

Take a piece of paper and write down everything you think will be needed to achieve your goal:

meet such and such a person;
learn something;
earn so much;
do something.

There may be a lot of items on your list: 100-200 or more.

If at a certain stage you no longer have ideas for the list, then when they appear, add to it.

So, the list is ready. Let's continue.

Step 5. Organize your plan from the list you receive.

In front of you is a sheet with a list of required actions. From now on, these are your tasks. And as you know, they cannot be performed chaotically or all at the same time.

For example, you have 100 points, the implementation of which will certainly lead to your cherished goal.

By acting according to plan, you greatly increase the likelihood of achieving your goal!

At this stage, you need to rank the resulting list. Place the letters next to each item: A, B, C, D.

Where A are the most important tasks, and D, accordingly, are the most insignificant. You will get 4 categories. Now prioritize each of them.

Assign the number 1 to the most important task in your opinion from category A. You will get A1, the less important - A2, and so on.

Step 6: Take Action Immediately

Now the most important thing! Take on the tasks from the list you receive as soon as possible. This way you will start the most difficult stage of achieving your goal - the first step.

Key rule: do not start performing tasks from category “B” until all tasks from category “A” have been completed.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE differ from losers in that act immediately!

LOSERS They constantly put off doing important things under various pretexts or do unimportant things.

How I set goals and achieved results - sharing my experience

At the age of 24, I set several goals using the technology described above.

A document with written goals called "PLAN 30", implying that they should be completed by my 30th birthday.

Alexander Berezhnov (pictured) is the founder of the “PAPA HELPED” project. Yes it's me

At that time, I had no idea how I could achieve them, and only faith in success helped me move forward.

I won’t go into detail about my goals from 6 years ago, I’ll just say that the result even exceeded my expectations. During this period, I managed to get married, have children, buy several apartments in a prestigious residential complex in my city and a foreign car, and help my relatives financially.

I realized that nothing is impossible. And even if you now have no idea how you can get what you want, just act, and you will eventually be able to “eat the elephant piece by piece.”

From my own experience, I know that big goals scare people, and they continue to be content with little, instead of pulling themselves together and making their dreams come true.

Now I’m already working on my goals, which I mentioned « PLAN 40". In 10 years (I'm 30 now), I'm going to build a number of large sources of passive income, strengthen family relationships, give my children a better education and raise them properly.

I will also definitely continue to engage in charity work, social activities and education. I plan to write several books and make my own film, visit 10 countries of the world and meet a number of outstanding people of our time.

We'll see which of these goals I can achieve in 10 years, but intuitively I feel that this plan is being implemented 100%!

Answers to frequently asked questions

Here I have collected the most popular questions on the topic. Previously, I often asked them to myself in different formulations, and later I began to receive them from friends and subscribers.

Question 1: Does a vision board help you achieve your goals? Marina, 24 years old, Krasnodar

Vision boards are a well-known tool for achieving goals effectively. It is a sheet of whatman paper or thick paper with pasted photographs (pictures) and inscriptions personifying your “wants”.

Seeing a vision board in front of you every day helps you focus on them. I think that such a board certainly helps, but you shouldn’t limit yourself to it alone, because it’s just a tool. In addition to it, no one canceled the written down goals and the plan to achieve them.

Question 2. How to dream and set goals correctly? And what is a dream anyway? Ilya, 19 years old, Moscow

A dream and a goal have a lot in common: both are the desire to own something. Most people have dreams but are not serious about achieving them. Surely you have heard someone say: “If only I had...” or “If only I had...”.

These are just empty words that will never take on material form. A goal differs from a dream in that it is as specific as possible and has a plan for achievement.

Everyone has heard the concept of “business plan,” but few people say “business dream” in the same context. The plan has clear steps to achieve, but the dream only emotionally pleases its owner.

A dream is an unformed goal, but also its main predecessor.

Question 3. When I invited my friends to set goals for life together, they laughed at me and said that these are difficult times and nothing can be planned. How should I react to this? Denis, 32 years old, Nizhnevartovsk

Dear Denis, I am very familiar with this question. Most people, as already mentioned, do not have clear and correct goals.

Some don't even know what they will do tomorrow. Set goals boldly and work on a plan to achieve them.

After 3-5 years, just compare your progress and the progress of the guys who laughed at you. I assure you, the difference will be colossal!

Don't try to convince anyone of anything. It’s best to show by example how to do it right.

And even after you achieve success, some envious people will still say that you were just lucky.

The best expression here is

"The dog barks, the caravan moves on."

Question 4. How to correctly formulate goals if I don’t know what I want? Bogdan, 27 years old, Kostroma

I had similar periods several years ago. First of all, you need to find what you love, and for this you need to look for it and not stop.

Try yourself in different areas, and as soon as you feel that your heart and soul resonate with some activity, take it up professionally. It is very important for a man to do what he loves, to realize himself creatively and to earn money from it.

Think back to your childhood. In it you will find answers to the question: “What do I like to do?” After that, set the right goals, and the energy from doing what you love will support your enthusiasm.

Question 5. How to set goals and objectives correctly and how do they differ? Inna, 34 years old, Izhevsk

Goals- these are global desires, the implementation of which leads to the achievement of quantitative or qualitative results. They have a significant impact on your life. A great addition to the concept of goal is “strategy.”

Task- this is a certain small step towards achieving the goal. The task is rather characterized as “tactics”. It is not as global as the goal, but it is very important as a component of it.

The goal is achieved by the correct sequence of completed tasks.

Example

You have decided to get a job at the Romashka company - this is your GOAL.

The tasks for this will be:

familiarization with the company's activities;

writing a resume;

passing an interview;

signing an employment contract when applying for a job.

This is very simplified, but I think you get the idea.

Question 6. Are there specifics in setting financial goals? Vladimir, 24 years old, Vologda

By and large, there are no differences. However, when setting financial and business goals, it is customary to use the concept of “decomposition”.

Decomposition- this is the division of the goal into small components, which, if you consistently complete them, you will certainly achieve it through a simple mathematical calculation.

Use decomposition when setting a financial goal

Example of decomposition of a financial goal

You decide to save a million rubles in 2 years. Two years is 24 months. That is, 1,000,000 rubles must be divided by 24 to find out how much money you should save monthly.

It turns out that on average you need to save about 42,000 rubles per month.

If your salary is now 40,000 rubles, then there are only 2 options:

Abandon the goal (reduce its size).

Increase your income so you can save the amount you need.

A similar principle applies to more global calculations, but the essence remains the same: you calculate the decomposition and, based on mathematically verified steps, achieve a financial goal.

Question 7. Time management and goals: to what extent are they related to each other? Laima, 36 years old, Ivanovo

These two concepts are inseparable from each other. Without proper time management, it is impossible to achieve the goal or it will take much more effort. The principles of time management are illustrated in Step 5 of this article, which talks about ranking tasks.

Time management is the most important skill of successful people

The most successful people in the world are distinguished by professional time management and the ability to set goals. It sometimes takes years to master these skills, but when they are perfectly developed in a person, any, even the wildest desires, quickly come true.

Question 8. What should I do if I haven’t achieved the goal I set? Evgeniy, 28 years old, Stavropol

You need to understand what the reason is.

If you set a goal using SMART technology and strictly followed the plan for achieving it, then:

either you set too ambitious a goal, and you objectively did not have enough strength and resources;
or they violated the technology and therefore did not achieve what they wanted.

This also includes “burning out” of the goal, laziness, force majeure circumstances.

Analyze your actions and you will certainly find a weak point.

conclusions

A correctly formulated goal, written down on paper by hand, is a powerful tool for realizing your cherished desires. I have verified this more than once through MY OWN EXPERIENCE, and the stories of thousands of other people say the same thing.

The technology for setting and achieving goals described in the article is the simplest and most effective in the world today. You just have to follow it in practice.

Why don't people set goals and write them down? It's so simple and only requires a couple of hours a year. The answer is obvious: because not doing it is EVEN EASIER!

Set goals, because it really doesn’t cost anything...

JOKE

A man caught a goldfish - as always, it’s about wishes...

The man says: “I want me to have everything...”

The fish replies: “Man, you had everything, let me go!”

I wouldn't want to be in the place of this guy from the joke

Dear friend, thank you for taking the time to read this article.

Remember: the more specifically you formulate what you want, the greater the chances of getting it in a short time.

Study the principles of time management and personal effectiveness, and our online magazine will help with this.

I wish you success!

PS. Do you have experience in setting goals? Share it in the comments to this article.
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Not everyone can set goals and achieve them, but those who do tend to succeed in life. This fact is also explained from a scientific point of view: when a person achieves a goal, his body produces dopamine, a hormone responsible for the feeling of pleasure. It also stimulates the body to set new goals. People who don’t set goals for themselves simply go with the flow, living their lives without any particularly exciting events. Little in life depends on them.

By achieving a goal, you not only increase your self-esteem, you also develop the belief that you can achieve anything you want. This greatly increases your productivity.

However, setting goals and achieving them is not an easy task. So start small. Below are a few ways to achieve what you want.

1.Make a list of goals. The process of writing down what you are going to do is good motivation. Formulated goals also eliminate the possibility of their uncertainty. Go into detail. Use verbs in the imperative mood. Set a goal completion date. Also determine the amount of “reward” you will receive upon achieving the goal. Make a “contract” with yourself, the text of which you re-read morning and evening.

2. Make a list of obstacles that you may encounter on the way to your goal. Think carefully about what these obstacles might be. Develop a plan to get around them.

3.Make a list of the “rewards” that you will receive if you achieve the goal. Knowing the benefits you will receive is good motivation.

4.Define subgoals. Break your big goals into many small ones. Choose the order and time to complete them. Mark the days to complete your subgoals on your calendar.

5. Make sure you know everything you need. If you lack the information or skills to achieve your goal, figure out how you can fill the gaps. Don't be afraid to learn and try your best to achieve what you want.

6.Make a list of those who can help you. Find friends or colleagues or anyone else whose goal matches yours. For example, find someone who will go to the gym with you to lose weight, or who will work with you to quit smoking or eat healthy foods. These people will help you stay motivated. Consult with those who have already achieved your goal. Ask them how they did it.

7. As often as possible, imagine that you have already achieved your goal. The more often you do this, the better. Create a picture of your ideal life.

8. Stay organized. When you feel prepared and organized, it's much easier to visualize everything you need to do to achieve your goal.

9. Don't forget to encourage yourself. If you are even one small step closer to your main goal, do not forget to thank yourself. This will make your next step easier.

Whether your goals in life are big or your dreams are small, set goals for achieving them. To achieve some things, you will have to spend your entire life, and to achieve some, a couple of days will be enough. When your plans and dreams come true, you feel that indescribable feeling of accomplishment and dignity. Starting to make your dreams come true may seem difficult, but we will show you how to do it.

Steps

Set achievable goals

Determine your goals in life. Ask yourself some important questions about what you want in your life. What do you really want to achieve: today, in a year or in your lifetime? The answers to these questions can be quite general, for example, “I want to be happy,” or “I want to help people.” Imagine what you hope to achieve in 10, 15 or 20 years.

Goals can be completely different, for example, opening your own business, losing weight, or starting a family one day.

Divide your life goals into smaller tasks. Divide your life into specific areas or areas that you would like to change or improve over time. These may include: career, finances, family, education or health. First, ask yourself what exactly you want to achieve in each area of your life within 5 years.
- For a life goal like “I want to get fit,” you can set small goals for yourself, such as “I want to eat healthy” or “I want to run a marathon.”
- For a life goal such as: “I want to have my own business,” goals could be: “I want to learn how to effectively manage a business” and “I want to open my own bookstore.”
Set short-term goals. Now that you already know roughly what you want to achieve in a few years, you can concentrate on completing specific tasks. Set yourself reasonable deadlines for completing tasks; in the case of short-term ones, no more than a year.

Turn your tasks into steps towards achieving your goal. Overall, you must decide why you are taking on this task and what it will contribute to. Here are some good questions to ask yourself: Is it worth it? Is it worth starting now? Do I really want this?
- For example, if you want to get in shape in life, your short-term goal might be to try a new sport for 6 months, but ask yourself how much it will help you run a marathon. If not, change the task so that it becomes the next step towards achieving your goal.
Reevaluate your tasks periodically. Your life goals may not change, however, sometimes think about reviewing your short-term goals. Will you be able to achieve them within the given time frame? Are they still necessary in achieving your life goal? Be flexible in setting short-term goals.
- Perhaps you have achieved good results in the 5K run and after a few training sessions you should change your goal from “run 5K” to “run 10K.” Over time, you can set other goals, such as “run half a marathon” and then “run a marathon”.
- To open your own business, after completing tasks such as completing accounting courses and finding a premises, you can set yourself a task, for example, to take out a small business loan, buy a premises, obtain a license from the local administration. After purchasing a premises or renting it, get books, hire staff and open the doors of your store. You may soon be thinking about opening a second one.
Follow an effective strategy to achieve your goal
1. Be specific about your goals. Before you set a goal, you need to know whether it can be the answer to very specific questions: who, what, where, when and why. When setting a task, understand how useful it will be in achieving your life goal.
  - Being in shape has a rather vague wording. Therefore, it is worth creating a more specific goal “to run a marathon”, which, in turn, is achieved through short-term goals - “to run 5 km”. When you set yourself such a task, answer the questions: who? - I what? - run 5 km, where? – in the local park, when? – within 6 weeks, why? – to achieve your goal and run a marathon.
  - In order to open your own business, create a short-term task “take accounting courses.” She can answer the following questions: who? - I what? - accounting courses, where? - in the library, when? – every Saturday for 5 weeks, why? – to manage your company’s budget.
2. Create tasks that can be measured. In order to be able to track progress, goals must be measurable. “I’m going to walk more” is much more difficult to evaluate than “I’m going to walk 16 laps every day.” In reality, you should have several ways to evaluate your results.
  - “Run 5 km” is a task that can be assessed. You know exactly when you need to do it. You may need to create other short-term goals, such as “run at least 3 km three times a week.” This all works towards the goal set for you, after achieving which the next measurable goal will be “run 5 km per month, in 4 minutes”
  - Also, the task of “taking an accounting course” is quite measurable. These are specific classes that you need to take and sign up for and go to class once a week. A less specific task is “to learn accounting,” you will never know whether you achieved the goal or not, or whether you completed the task you set for yourself.
3. Be realistic in setting goals. It is important to assess the situation as honestly as possible for yourself and understand how realistic it is to achieve your goals, and whether you have everything to make them come true. Ask yourself this question, do you have enough knowledge, time, skills or resources.
  - In order to run a marathon, you need to spend a lot of time jogging. If you don't have enough free time, this task is not suitable for you. In this case, find another task for yourself that requires less time and can help you achieve your global goal.
  - If you want to open your own bookstore, but you have no experience in such work, no start-up capital, no honest understanding of the mechanism of a bookstore, and you don’t like reading at all, you should probably give up on your own goal, because perhaps you will not achieve success.
4. Set your priorities. At any point in your life, you have several tasks in various stages of completion. Determining the importance of a task or goal is critical. If you find yourself with too many tasks to complete, you will feel overwhelmed. This will lead to the end goal never being achieved.
5. Track your progress. Writing in personal diaries or journals is a great way to track progress, both personally and professionally. Self-assessment is the key to maintaining motivation towards achieving your goal. This method may even inspire you to work harder.
  - Ask friends to track your progress and help you stay on track. For example, if you're training for a big race, meet regularly with a friend who will keep you accountable to your goals.
  - If you're training for a marathon, write down your progress in a journal or diary, how far you ran and in what time, and how it made you feel. Once you see where you started, you will be more motivated to complete more difficult tasks.
  - Once you've run a marathon, you have to figure out what you want next. Would you like to run another marathon and improve your time? Perhaps you want to try triathlon? Or do you want to get back to running 5 and 10 km?
  - After opening your store, do you want to get involved in community events, literary clubs or literacy clubs? Perhaps you want to earn more money? Maybe it’s worth opening a cafe in a store or in an adjacent room?
- Use the SMART method to set effective goals. The SMART method is used in the work of trainers, motivation specialists, in personnel departments and in the educational system to determine goals, achievements and attitudes. Each of the letters SMART is the beginning of a concept that helps in achieving the goals.

In the previous issue, I told

From the article you will learn how to set goals correctly in order to achieve them and achieve success.

P.s. I regularly set goals for myself, so everything I will tell you below is from my own experience (at the same time, I do not claim anything).

The scheme really works and really helps to achieve goals and, accordingly, success!

Of course, provided that you act, if you do not act, even if you have correctly set goals and subgoals, nothing will come of it. I think this is already clear.

And so, I remind you for those who forgot or did not read the previous article at all:

A goal is the final result you desire, to achieve which a clear, specific action plan has been developed with a specific time frame for completing the plan.

Example of final goals:

Burn fat (lose weight) by 24 kg in 3 months (February, March, April).
Gain 10 kg of muscle in 5 months (February, March, April, May, June).
In 4 months (February, March, April, May) earn and collect $5,000 and buy a brand car.
In 1 month (February) earn and collect $700 to buy a “brand (brand)” watch.
etc.

The final goal means the final desired result! What must be achieved!

The final goal must have subgoals!

Subgoals are what specifically needs to be done to achieve the final goal. Without subgoals, achieving a serious final goal is very, very difficult, and most likely completely impossible.

Well, imagine your ultimate goal is to burn fat (lose weight) by -24 kg in 3 months (Feb, March, Apr).

Without a clear plan (specific actions, what and how to do, how much weight to lose per week, per month, in general, without clear actions of what and how to do in the time frame you need in order to achieve the final goal by the time you need it), you are unlikely to have anything it will work out.

You will have doubts, what if:

will not work
will not work
I won't make it
etc.

In general, you will be unsure of yourself and your abilities. And this is the wrong approach to business!

And when there are subgoals (specific actions, a plan for how much weight you need to lose per week, per month), you understand that the final goal is not as incredible and unattainable as it might have seemed at first glance.

And doing this, this and that, within such and such a timeframe (according to our example, losing so much weight per week and per month) = you will definitely reach the final goal within the time frame you need, which at first (without subgoals) seemed to you somehow... then blurry, incomprehensible, incredible...

Example of subgoals, final goal: burn fat -24 kg in 3 months (February, March, April)

3 months; in every month there are 4 weeks each, which means 1 week. (7 days) I will lose weight by -2 kg, and then for each month I will lose -8 kg and, accordingly, in 3 months I will get exactly the same -24 kg I need;

February: overall, lose 8 kg; there are 4 weeks, -2 kg/1 week (-2x4 = -8).
March: overall, lose 8 kg; there are 4 weeks, -2 kg/1 week (-2x4 = -8).
April: lose 8 kg overall; there are 4 weeks, -2 kg/1 week (-2x4 = -8).

Result: for 3 months (February March April): -24 kg. (final goal achieved).

This is how I briefly show you an example. Maybe everything is much more detailed (see for yourself).

I would do this because everything is already clear to me, i.e. I know that I need to lose -2kg per week, and in 1 month, ultimately, I should lose -8kg. And so 3 months and I will reach my goal (-24kg).

If there were no subgoals, you wouldn't know how to achieve -24 in 3 months.

You would think, well, I need -24kg in 3 months. Ok, I'll try. It's no longer correct.

There is no need to try, you need to clearly know how much weight you need to lose per week, per month, in order to meet the required -24 kg in 3 months. There should be no doubts, no lack of self-confidence and self-confidence.

There must be a clear end goal with clear subgoals. That's it!

If you don’t have this, it means you set the goal incorrectly.

And most likely (probably) you will not achieve it.

That's why it's so important to get it right.

#1. You need to set a goal in the literal sense of the word.

All your goals need to be recorded in writing on paper.

In a notebook, notebook, on Whatman paper, a blackboard, on a smartphone, in general, wherever you want.

Keeping goals in mind = what is it anyway? This is the wrong approach.

Be sure to set a goal! Do you hear? Bet! Write down. Everything must be clearly stated: clear, specific end goals with clear subgoals.

#2. Formulate your goals as precisely as possible.

If you lose weight, how much? How much? Etc.

Example: burn fat -24 kg in 3 months (February, March, April).

All. Do you see? Clear goal statement! If you write a goal: lose weight by summer. This is not the goal. This is some kind of vague fantasy, because... There is no time frame, no how much weight to lose, no specifics. Do you understand?

There will be no correctly formulated, clear specific goal, there will be no correct subgoals, in the end, well, this is the wrong approach to business, nothing will be achieved this way!

#3. Set goals that you can achieve (realize).

If you earn 10-20 thousand rubles/month there, and set a goal by next year to earn money and buy some kind of Ferrari, this task is beyond your capabilities and the goal will not be achieved. Do you agree?

Because you are jumping, so to speak, much above your head)).

Set realistic goals that you can achieve in the foreseeable future.

#4. In addition to your goal, visualize it with a photograph.

The fact is that there is a direct connection between how clearly you see your goal and how quickly you achieve it. The blurrier the picture = the slower the process.

And vice versa, if it is overly clear, you will get closer to it (to your goal, to what you want) very quickly.

So visualize your goal, attach photos. This will encourage/motivate you to move forward more and more to achieve what you want (realize your goal).

#5. Constantly work (act).

Inaction will not bring you anything.

If there is no action, even if there is an ultimate goal (and subgoals) = nothing will come of it.

There must be constant work to achieve your goal (desires, dreams).

And then, and only then, will there be a result.

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