Set Your "SMART" Goals Now

Today's post is entirely about you and you should take less than 5 minutes to read this one word by word. I'm writing this post because I got a couple emails from readers of my blog asking about efficient goals setting. Here it is, and hopefully this will benefit you tremendously as well. Even if you already know how to do this, an open-mind usually win against a close-mind. Don't you think?

Why wait till January 1st 2009 to come up with your definite goals [Broken New Year Resolution as I like to call them] on how to stay fit and healthy when you can start now. You see, procrastination is the mother of failure, so don't wait till the 1st, start working on them today.

You need to come up with "SMART" goals for 2009, otherwise forget about achieving them. It will be a waste of your time to even start. That's for any goal you have for that matter, not just losing 20 pounds of bad fats, or gaining 5 pounds of muscles. It all equates to setting up "SMART" goals.

What the heck does that mean Ibsen? My friend, it means that your goal should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time efficient. You can't just get up one day and say, "Well, I want to lose 15 pounds this year". That's an outrageous statement to make because you'll never lose 15 pounds. In fact, you may never even lose 5 pounds.

I hear individuals say to me "I want to increase my income this year". That doesn't make any sense at all. Truthfully speaking, a 6 years old kid can say the same thing, and it doesn't sound like a goal. What is a goal anyway? Here's how Webster dictionary defines it,"The state of affairs that a plan intented to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intented to achieved it. The ends justify the means."

I like this definition but I don't think anyone should terminate their behavior intended to achieve any goal. In fact this behavior (it should be positive) should become part of you for the next goal you're going to embrace.

Here's my own simple definition “A goal is a specific purpose that must be achieved by defeating every obstacles and rewarded for being victorious.” Now,

Let me give you an example of how to shift these sentences , bolding in red , in the previous paragraph so they make sense to your conscious mind and your subconscious mind, hence, aiding you achieving such a goal.

Number 1: " Well, I want to lose 15 pounds this year" should be written down as such "I want to start going to the health club regularly starting the 7th of January 2009 on Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 2:30pm and spend 15 -30 minutes exercising. My plan is to lose 1 to 2 pound of fat each week by changing my eating habits, sleeping habit, with healthy supplementation. By February 18th 2009, I will be 15 pound less, much happier, and I will go to my favorite shopping mall to get a nice pair of blue jeans, and a great black top, as my reward."

Notice how the second statement flows. Now it's very easy to accomplish such a goal as long as you remain discipline and focus. By the way make sure you type it, and write it somewhere you can read every single day.

Number 2: "I want to increase my income this year." First of all, what are you willing to do to increase your income and how are you going to do it? Second, how much are you making and how much percent of an increase you'd like to see added to your paycheck, salary, or commission? Lastly, when would you want it to happen? Here's how this statement can be phrased or written down...

"Starting February 1st 2009, I will devote 5 more hours each week to help my Boss with more tasks, and I will devote another 3 more hours to enhance my expertise on the role of becoming his Assistant Manager. The second week of June 2009 when the next round of promotion comes, I will have my letter of intent stating why I am the most qualified individual for the new position, what I will do to make the transition much better, and what I will do to increase the company's bottom line. In July 2009, my salary will start with an additional $15,000 more and I will go to a nice wine lounge with my close friends to celebrate my new promotion as my reward."

Again, this should be written down somewhere and you should read it every single day until you get your rewards. As I mentioned earlier, waiting till January 2009 to start what I called "Broken New Years Resolution" is not as clever as you may think. In fact, most people don't even keep up with the very first goal they start with. Start now..!

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Ibsen Alexandre
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