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Achieving goals in 5 disciplined steps

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life. - Les Brown
23rd June ,2007

Do you believe in destiny? Do you believe that you were born to either fail or succeed? Do you always blame your fate for failures? Do you pray for success more than actually working on it? Do you put your 100% in achieving your goals? Too many questions! Don’t worry; this article will help you with steps on how to set goals.

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5 Disciplined steps to achieve your goals
Please note that the steps mentioned below require a disciplined approach. By discipline I mean that no matter what difficulty you face in achieving your goals, you must stick to your desire to achieving your goals.

1. Define a goal for yourself
The first step towards achieving your goal is to be able to define it. While defining your goal you should keep in mind the SMART principle i.e.

S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T = Timely
Specific
Be very specific of what you want. If you want to buy a car, just don't say my goal is to buy a car. You should rather say, I want to buy a Mercedes and the model number.

Measurable
You should be in a position to measure your success towards the goal only then will you be in a position to alter plans or make new ones if you are not heading anywhere.

Attainable
The goals that you make for yourself should be attainable as per your skills, attitudes, abilities, etc. Making an unrealistic goal will not only make you frustrated, but will also play on your mind and make you lose your self-esteem.

Realistic
Like I mentioned earlier, your goals should be realistic. Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. Additional ways to know if your goal is realistic is to determine if you have accomplished anything similar in the past or ask yourself what conditions would have to exist to accomplish this goal.

It is only if a man believes in something does he accumulate the will to give all that he has towards his goal. Always remember, where there is a will there is a way.

Timely While defining your goal you should always attach a time frame to achieve it. If you decide to lose weight, you should have a goal with a time frame in mind. E.g.: "I wish to lose 10 KGs by the end of 2007".

Once you have created a SMART goal, the next step is to write it down in big bold letters and stick it at a place where you won't miss reading it every day. Read your goal statement each day and night and work towards it.

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bharath says
Good work, keep it up~!

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gem23raj says
I was surprised after reading this article whatever said in this article has been already planned and implemented by me.....

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really inspiring.............

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