Do you really know what do you want to achieve by the end of this year? Is
your work objective crystal clear? Where is your TO-DO-LIST?
You will require goals if you want to succeed. Without goals,
you will remain confused about whether you accept them or not. Goals provide you focus
and a path. It will help you to find milestones and show you the runway of
success.
To achieve your goals, you need to know how to set, plan,
and track them. There is a big difference between dreaming and accomplishing goals. There is a step by step techniques one needs to follow.
Here are the techniques to set and achieve goals.
Phase I- Goal setting and planning
1. Define, write and set the goals
The goals you are setting must be valuable for you. Because if
goals are irrelevant, they will not encourage you, to keep moving. Also, goals
should be measurable, specific, attainable, time-bound, and important.
"No one
is able to destroy the time. In fact, only time has the power to destroy
you.” - HONKING SUCCESS
First, pen down all your goals with the year when you want to accomplish them. Writing the goals keeps you remind about them. Then divide it into the following steps.
Yearly goals
Quarterly goals
Monthly goals
Weekly goals
Daily goals
Goals Examples:
If you decided to write a book of 12 chapters in the year; that means 3 chapters quarterly, 1 chapter in a month, write some part in a week, and some point in a day.
2. Manage your day with the time-blocking method
If you want to do multitasking, think twice. As per the
Time-blocking method, divide your day into different blocks of particular
hours. Each block contained a specific work or group of works. Instead of
trying all work at a time, make a list of tasks and fix the most important task
in the morning block, then fix the time for lunch. In the afternoon
give time for meetings, calls, emails, etc. After that, prepare the next day’s
plan, then give time for reading and exercise. End your day with your
family.
Prioritizing your task list in advance is the key point of this
method. Before planning time blocking, prepare a worklist, and then fix the
time for each block. Don’t forget to take a weekly review and then schedule it
for the next week. At the end of the day think about today's tasks. Find out incomplete tasks and adjust them to the next day's time-blocking schedule. If you fix the
time block for the whole week, then you won't have to make planning for each day’s important tasks, separately, you just have to follow it.
TIME BLOCK
|
TASK
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6AM-7AM
|
YOGA, MEDITATION, EXERCISE
|
8AM-11AM
|
WRITING, BUSINESS
|
11AM-12PM
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EMAIL READING
|
12PM-2AM
|
LUNCH, REST
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2PM-4PM
|
MEETING, CALLS
|
4PM-5PM
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NEXT DAY PLANNING
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5PM-6PM
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TRAVEL
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6PM-7PM
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EXERCISE
|
7PM-10PM
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FAMILY, DINNER, READING, VIDEO
|
This is an example of a single day‘s time-blocking method. In
the weekly time-blocking method, prepare a schedule for the whole week. Time blocking is a simple, yet effective way to take back
control of your work effectively. It has similarities with time boxing, task
batching, and day-theming method of time management. That’s why; this method is used by Bill Gates and Elon Musk. It is said
that 20-25 percent of the time is saved with this method.
Phase II- Goal tracking and achieving.
3. Track your achievements and goals
Once our goals have been set and we have planned for it; then
it's time to track our goals. It is possible with the support of the journal,
Google Calendar, iPod, sticky notes, Habitbull app. It is necessary to remind our subconscious mind that which kind of goals we had set, on which stage we
are now and where we have to go?
4. Keep your phone aside
Our phone is becoming our biggest enemy. We spend hours on
social media and gaming. Man invented phones to help themselves and control the
task, but now the phone is controlling us. We are spending countless hours on
this stupid phone. It is very important to use a phone only for our contact,
growth, study, research, and learning something new, not for the useless thing.
5. Don’t beg for support
Don't search for support and help. If your relatives, your
friends, and your neighbors’ are not supporting your goals; they don't think
about it. Our good wishers always think good for us, they don't want us to
struggle. Fight with your problems. If you defined your goals, now it's up to you, how and when to
achieve them. After achieving your goals all these will praise you automatically.
“When God believes in you, you will be blessed with problems.”- HONKING SUCCESS
6. Don't wait for continuous motivation
Don't think that to work, to play, or to perform; you need
motivation. Just concentrate on your goal. Your discipline, passion, and
regular hard work will give you motivation. Motivation is like petrol for a
car; it finishes after some distance. So, learn to motivate yourself with your
performance.
7. Don't ever stop working on your goals
The easiest thing in the world is a distraction. Once you had
taken a decision; then complete it at any cost, don't give up. It will take
time to show the results to you and will require even more time to show the
world. So, keep moving daily.
The bigger the goal, the harder it will be.
Conclusion
If you want to succeed, goal setting is the key. Goals will
motivate you and your colleagues. If you achieve your goals you will see the
world with positivity. Thus, goals are known as confidence and satisfaction
builder.
So, what is your goal for this year?
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