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A simple step by step process towards achieving your goals
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REDESIGNYOUR
FUTURE
Author:IdaKopanoKgopiso
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Yourfuturedependsonyourdream,how
youplanitandhow youactionit.Ever
wonderedhowsomepeopleprogressinlife?
It'sbecausewedon'tthinkthesame,wecan
allwantthesamethingsuchasfriends
attendingthesameclassdoingthesame
degreebuttheymightnotfinishtheirdegree
atonce
Thesefriendswilldefinitelynotfindthe
samejob.Onewillgetapermanentjob
beforegraduation,onewillgetajobafter
graduation,onewillgetajobaftertwoyears,
onewillstillbeanundergraduate.Itdoesn't
meanthattheonewhogotajobfirstis
moreintelligentthantheonewho'sstillan
undergraduate.
Thatsaidthemostimportantthingisto
makesureweachieveourgoalsthatwe
havesetforourselves.Wemustmakeita
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pointtodreambigandtomakesureweare
successfulinpursuingthosedreams.The
bigquestionishowcanthisbedone?
Firstandforemostyoumustdreambutnot
onlyatnight,youmustvisualisethatdream
indaylighttoo.Youmusthaveaclearvision
ofyourselfinthefuture.
Yourdreammaysoundlikeapipedreamto
othersbuttoyouitmustbereal.Onceyou
know forsurewhatyoureallywantto
achieve,youneedtosetatimeframeto
reachyourdream.Rememberinorderto
reach a dream you mustfirstsetand
achievegoals.
IhavesimplifiedgoalssettingsintoDaily,
Monthly and yearly goals. This was
deliberately listed in descending order
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becauseideallyweallknow thatayear
consistsofmonthsandamonthconsistsof
days.Thereforeitisimperativetolistfirst
yourYearlygoalsfollowedbyyourMonthly
goalsthanyourDailygoals.
DailyGoalsmightseemlikeminortasksbut
youneedtounderstandthattheyaregoals.
Ifyouviewortreatthemliketasksyouwill
overlooksomeofthem andprocrastinate
andendupnotachievingyourultimate
dream.Belowareexamplesofdailygoals:
STEP3-DailyGoals:
1.Readabook
2.Writeonepageonmybook
3.Exercisefor30mininthemorning
4.Exercisefor30minatnight
5.Drink2litresofwater
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YourDailygoalsmustbesetinsuchaway
thattheyaregearedtoachievethemonthly
goals.Example:ifyourmonthlygoalisto
read20books;don'tyouthinkreading1
bookadaywillallowyoutoachieveyour
monthlygoal?Thesegoalsarebiggerthan
dailygoalsandmustneverbefailed.You
have30daystoachievethemthereforeyou
mustuseitwiselybecausethere'sareward
toit.Yesyoumusttabyourselfonthe
shoulderforamonthlyachievements.Below
areexamplesofMonthlygoals:
STEP2-MonthlyGoals:
1.Lose2kgor4.40lbs
2.Read20Books
3.Completewritingonechapter
4.Outdoorfunactivitieswithfriends
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Take note thatthere's a clearlinkage
betweendaily,monthlyandyearlygoals.Ifa
yearismadeupof365dayswhatstopsyou
frompublishingabookwith365pages.This
meansthatwritingonlyonepageadaywill
channelyoutoachieveyourgoal.
STEP1-YearlyGoals:
1.TriptoJapan
2.Lose20kgs
3.Read150books
4.Publishabook
Forthefirstweekorsoyoumightfailto
achievesomeofyourdailygoals,butdon't
giveupkeepinmindthebiggerpicture.Just
thethoughtwillpushyoutoaccomplishthe
goal.Neverallow yourselfto failthe
monthlygoalsbecausetheyareastep
closertowardsyourYearlygoals.Attheend
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ofitallitwillbeworthachievingtheultimate
dream.
Bynowyouwouldhavenoticedthatgoals
requireaction.Youcanset100goalsbutif
you don'taction them they become a
pipedream.Push yourselfvery hard to
achieveyourdailygoalstoapointwhere
they'llbecomeautomatichabits.Takenote
thatitisabsolutelyunacceptabletofail
Monthlygoals,don'tallow yourselftofail
oneofthem.
Thebeautyaboutachievingmonthlygoals
isthattheyhaveareward.Thisisthetime
whereyoucanspoilyourselfformonthly
achievements.Rewardingyourselfispivotal,
it'saselfmotivatingmechanism thatwill
keepyouonyourtoes.
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Belowareseveraldescriptionsofgoal
settings,rememberthesewhensettingyour
goals:
1.“Goalsetting is-apowerfulprocess
forthinkingaboutyouridealfuture,
andformotivatingyourselftoturn
yourvisionofthisfutureintoreality.
Theprocessof settinggoals helpsyou
choosewhereyouwanttogoinlife"
2."Goalsetting is-aprocessthatstarts
withcarefulconsiderationofwhatyou
wanttoachieve,andendswithalotof
hardworktoactuallydoit.Inbetween
therearesomeverywelldefinedsteps
thattranscendthespecificsof
each goalKnowingthesestepswillallow
youtoformulate goals thatyoucan
accomplish"
3."Goalsetting-involvesthe
developmentofanactionplandesigned
tomotivateandguideapersonorgroup
towardsagoal"
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Action and perseverance are yourkeys
towards achieving yourdreams.Ifyou
spendmostofyourlifeonthecouchdoing
nothing you'llneverwitness yourown
capabilitiesthatmerelybeganfrom your
ownmind.Yourownvisioncominginto
realitybecauseyouchosetodosomething
aboutit.Thisiswhatwecallsuccess,ifyou
wanttobeasuccesshaveadreamandact
onit.
"IcanseemydreamsbecauseI'mwideawake".spIDAHweb
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