How to Accomplish Personal Development Goals Easily

By: Wyatt Pottoe


We all need goals to achieve: that's what helps us to really succeed. Goals are the carrots that pull us forward when times are rough. They help us overcome problems, setbacks, and resistance to our achievement. The most crucial goals of all are personal development goals.

Here's the easy part: setting personal development goals for yourself. But the hard part is actually achieving those goals. One reason lots of people fail to reach their goals is that they made the mistake of setting blurry goals rather than crystal clear ones. Other people have a tendency to set a bunch of goals all at once. Still others choose target dates that are fuzzy or too far away.

The best way to set your personal development goals is to clearly state what you want to achieve. For example, it is great if you want to lose weight, but you have to choose a clear target at the beginning. Pick how much weight you want to lose, and write down your goal. Choose an exact number of kilos or pounds, and make it an achievable goal, not a fantasy. Don't set yourself up for failure. Say you want to lose ten pounds. Write that down, and create a simple exercise and dieting plan that will propel you down the path to that goal.

Secondly, meet your new challenge clearly by setting parameters. You have determined that you wish to lose ten pounds. You've got a diet and exercise plan in place. Now, set a time limit for yourself. For example, if you wish to lose those pounds in two months, that means a month should see you lose five pounds. That seems manageable, right? So with your clear target, and a realistic time frame, you will be able to focus well on your path to achieve your goal.

That is the first step. By establishing your personal development goals, you are well on the road to accomplishing them.

Remember not to set personal development goals that are too high at first; they can become unreachable. If you set the bar too high and fail to succeed as planned, you may find yourself tempted to give up as a failure. Your self-esteem can be negatively impacted, and your broader view of life. So make sure to set achievable, realistic goals.

And when you work hard and reach your goal, don't forget to give yourself a reward! A reward makes your focus and commitment worth something else besides the great accomplishment itself. You don't have to spend a bunch of money or eat a giant cheesecake that will start you gaining weight again, for example. Why not take a rewarding walk in a park, have a glass of good wine, or take yourself out to a matinee movie? Reward yourself for sticking to your plan and meeting your goal.

Having achieved your first personal development goal, now you will be ready to set another one. Always set your next goal the same way you did the first, with clear, achievable results in a decent time frame. And who knows where this will all lead? In 5 - 10 years you will be shocked by where you have ended up. Setting small, achievable goals, one after the other, can lead you to heights you would not have imagined in your former life.

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