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Businesses you are mature enough to understand that you need to have goals in life.
Goals give you a greater sense of purpose so you donʼt find yourself in
situations where youʼre wondering if life is really worth it.
Goals enable you to be in the driverʼs seat of your life journey so you feel
proactive about how you live your life.
Goals ensure that you make the most of each day instead of wasting it
and forgetting the importance of maximizing those 24 hours.
So how do you set goals that are right for you?
For that youʼll need to do some detective work on yourself.
Here are 5 ideas and specific exercises to help you think about goal-setting.
Idea #1. Youʼll need to identify your passion.
First, write a list of all activities that you most enjoy doing. It can
include anything youʼve done in the past year, or five or ten years, or even
back when you were younger. Be sure to list everything you can think of,
even if the list starts getting long.
Next, select the top 5 things that get you the most excited when you
do them. Take your time to pick your top five. Donʼt rush this part.
Then, from your top 5 things, select 3 that you cannot imagine your
life without ten or twenty years from now. To make this task easier,
think about your why — what is the personal connection you have to a
particular activity, subject matter, or hobby?
Idea #2. Youʼll also need to think about your skills.
Start by writing down your current skill set. What are you really good
at, what do you excel in, what is a skill that youʼve worked on developing
for a long time and that you devoted a lot of years to?
Next, write down which skills you are working on right now. Here youʼll
write everything thatʼs currently in progress — learning a new language,
taking a class in personal finance, or starting a fitness routine to get more
fit. What are the activities that you are working on consistently?
Finally, write down the things you consider to be your core strengths
and that have helped you achieve tangible results in the past. This
could be areas of your personal or professional life such as awards you
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Idea #4. Youʼll create a specific, goal-oriented, and actionable plan.
Be specific in what youʼve decided to do that feels like your true
calling. Write down the top 1–3 areas where your top passions and skill
set intersect. These will be your target areas where youʼll focus your
energy.
Create a concrete goal for each area. What would you like to
accomplish in one month, 6 months, or a year? Write down the goal for
each area, and give yourself a deadline for each one. For example, if
youʼre learning a new language, write, “My goal is getting to know another
culture better. I want to be able to have a basic conversation in [my target
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Make an actionable plan. Create a monthly plan and divide up each week
so that every day you have a chunk of time to focus on the things youʼve
identified. The key is to be consistent — make sure to devote some time
each day to work towards your goals. If you believe you donʼt have
enough time, start with 15 minutes to work on a small task. Once you get
into the habit, it will be easier to increase the time to 30 minutes, and then
an hour.
Idea #5. Youʼll celebrate each step of your progress.
Acknowledge every step you take in a positive direction. Why is this
important? You should be mindful of all the energy youʼre devoting to
pursuing the goals youʼve identified. Itʼs not a small thing — take pride in
what youʼre doing!
Give yourself the space to course-correct. Once a week, make an
assessment of how youʼre doing so far. You can write this as an exercise.
Ask yourself, Whatʼs working well so far? Is there an area where Iʼm
wasting time and how can I improve? Then change your strategy and do
things a little differently for the week ahead.
Treat yourself by doing something you find enjoyable. Spend an
evening out with friends, go on a long bike ride, or set aside an
uninterrupted hour to read a novel. Yes, itʼs important to stay on track and
measure your progress, but donʼt forget the rewards — each one is a
small way of saying, thank you for taking care of the future me!
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