Setting goals is something you should always do. Goals give you direction and help you stay focused on the task at hand. The thing is people often set the wrong goals for themselves and when they do not accomplish them they tend to get discouraged and that just leads to them being unproductive. I always have goals set for myself, but most of the time they are realistic. Just like I said I really don’t set goals that are too high because I know they cannot be accomplished, but I do set strong goals that will keep me motivated. There are 3 types of goals I usually have: daily goals, monthly goals, and long term goals.
Daily Goals
Let’s start with daily goals, now don’t get this confused with a to-do list. A daily goal would be like finish the to-do list. My daily goals usually consist of completing my to-do list, doing some sort of exercise or workout, and getting ready for the next day. My daily goals are usually easy to accomplish, but if I for some reason do not get them done I do not get bummed out because the daily goals are just to keep me on track.
Monthly Goals
Months goals are great to set and they really do keep you on track and keep you motivated. Once again don’t see these really high, but high enough to keep you working hard towards those goals. My monthly goals are usually things like, post at least 15 reviews on ThinkComputers, post more blog posts than I did last month, lose 5lbs, etc. These goals are pretty easy to accomplish, but they keep me from slacking off. That’s a good thing, because there needs to be something to keep me motivated!
Long Term Goals
I’m sure everyone has some type of long term goals. Just like everyone else I do too. Luckily for me I have actually accomplished one of my long term goals, which was make a living online. Even though I have accomplished one of my long term goals I do have a few more. These are the high goals for me. One’s that might take me quite a while to accomplish. When you are setting long term goals make it something that you can strive towards that will give you motivation when you are thinking of it.
Whatever your goals are make sure they are a mixture of easy to accomplish and hard goals, that way accomplishing the easy ones gives you motivation to work hard towards the hard ones.