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Learning how to set goals and achieve them may sound easy, but there’s more to it than just having your goals in mind. If you’re struggling to set long-term goals right now, take a step back and think about realistic goals you can accomplish in the meantime that can help you get there.

Here’s how to avoid these common goal-busters and instead set goals that align with your values:

1. Break your goals down

Think of something you want to do or work towards. Instead of setting one big goal, break them down into smaller goals that you can accomplish.

Breaking goals down helps us to be more specific, for instance if you want to read a book, figure out how many pages you can read per day and create aplan to attain it bit by bit.

Having several smaller goals makes each of them abit easier and gives us a feeling of success along the way which also make it likely that we will stay on track towards our bigger goal.

2. Write it down

Carefully writing down our goals increase our chance of sticking with them. Write down how you will know you have reached your goals and when you will like to have achieved it.

Ask yourself what it will ‘look’ like and how you will feel when you have done it. How does it connect to who or what you value in your life. Describe your goals in specific terms and time scale.

3. Focus on continuation not improvement

Thinking of goals as continuation of something you’re already working on can make them feel safe, comfortable and easy to achieve.

We often set goal with only self-improvement in mind. However, the more anxious we feel about completing a task, the less likely we are to do it.

Instead of seeking improvement, ask yourself what you’ve already begun doing you’d like to continue, or build upon.

4. Don’t dwell on the past failure

If you didn’t met your goal last year, dont let that lower your confidence, instead reflect on what worked and what didn’t, what were your roadblock, then layout the specific actions you can take to make improvement.

5. Celebrate your small wins

When you reach a goal take time to enjoy it and thank those that helped you. Think about what you enjoyed and learnt along the way. Now, what is your next goal or project going to be.

Inconclusion

Share with us some of the tips you have used to achieve your goals on the comment section.

Lots of love♥️