You have a dream. You have committed to making it a reality. The next step is to create goals.
Goals are the bridges between thought and action. Actions, of course, are necessary to transform a dream into a reality.
Goals need to be specific, measurable, attainable, and include a time frame to increase the chances of being achieved.
“I’m going to travel” is a very weak goal. “I will travel to Ireland the summer of 2011” is a strong goal and has a much better chance of success.
Other examples of weak and strong goals follow.
“I’m going to lose weight.” “I will lose 1 pound per week for the next 10 weeks starting this week.”
“I’m going to go to college sometime after high school.” “I will start college the fall after I graduate from high school. I will graduate in four years.” (Including exact dates is even better.)
“I’m going to spend more time with my family.” “I will create ‘family night’ one evening a week where we will all spend time together. I will start this next week. I will continue this for 6 weeks and then evaluate how to proceed.”
Specific, measurable, attainable, and a time frame are the necessary components of goals. We will discuss attainable (realistic) next time.
It is also extremely helpful to write your goals rather than just keeping them in your head. Goals have more power when they are written. They also have more power when you share them!
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