It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to new starts, new goals and new aspirations. An exciting time when we start a new diary or journal, that fresh clean crisp new page where the future can bring anything we desire.
I am a big believer in goal setting. It forms a major part of my client sessions, yet no matter how simple setting a few goals can be – achieving them is a completely different ball game. Aspirations get pushed aside in favour of the mundane of every day or we are dragged off in a different direction by temptation.
This year I’m focussing on my 5-year plan. I wrote it late last year but its not too late to write one. It contains everything I feel I want to achieve. I’m keen to tackle everything so have had to schedule things across the 5 years rather than attempt all of it in the first 12 months. It has been an exercise in prioritisation and streamlining, moving some of the distractions away from my 2019 core goals
So when planning 2019 I recommend you have no more than 3 core goals; any more than that and they will become difficult to achieve. Now calculate how long each needs. Will it take all year or is it something that you can put a defined date against?
The next steps is to break each into chunks – e.g. Taking that dream holiday, may involve saving money, doing research, agreeing time off at work, organising passports, etc. Can any of these be broken down further? Saving may mean taking on an extra job, putting a regular amount to one side, doing a car boot or garage sale, which in turn may involve sorting out that kitchen cupboard or loft.
Once you can break the tasks down no further then these should be scheduled in your notebook, new diary or try the online ‘todoist’ app.
It sounds incredibly simple – that’s because it is. Working with clients makes the big things seem little – The tough bit of my job is keeping my clients motivated to achieve all their plans.
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