Do you divide your BIG goals?
I recently read a post in another forum where the person was asking how to stick with her long term goals she wanted to accomplish over the course of the next year or so. I crafted a reply that i though the Warrior Forum crew might benefit from or like so i decided to post it here for you all to see.
The question becomes, do you guys divide your bigger goals into smaller chunks to get momentum?
Here is my original post from the success vibe forum.
Rock On!
Les
In my experience nothing motivates like success. If your goals are all long term (goals for your year as you mentioned) that leaves long spans of time between starting and accomplishing. The concept of "should" is fueled by the idea that what you are working toward is far in the future. "Must" arises from immediacy, and immediacy is reinforced by having a series of smaller goals with shorter time spans between them. Accomplish the first in that series, and you begin to build momentum that can put you "in state" as it were. You can begin to build momentum by breaking your long term goal into a series of steps, such as quarterly. Then once you accomplish the first step, that will give you some much needed confidence to know you can do the same with the remaining 3 steps.
In the simplest analogy, lets say it is your goal to save $4000. cash to use as a downpayment for a new car. Rather than making one goal to save $4000 in the year, make it your goal to save $1000 in the next three months. If you save $167 every 2 weeks you are there. ($167 is roughly equal to dining out 4 times) so all of a sudden you know you can do it. By doing this you are simply dividing a larger goal of saving $4000 into a series of saving 167 bucks. Save that small amount once and then you build the certainty that you can reach the end of your year with the goal achieved.
As you progress along your path to your goals, remember to focus on your ideal desired result with the belief that you will get there. Doing so will allow you to recognize the "Hows" when they show up along the way. Pounce on a few of those unexpected "Hows" and you begin to find more. These moments can be exciting jewels in your goal setting life.
Best wishes to your highest success!
Les
http://espressoforyourgoals.com
ps [I'd love to hear any comments or input on this subject! thanks.]
The question becomes, do you guys divide your bigger goals into smaller chunks to get momentum?
Here is my original post from the success vibe forum.
Rock On!
Les
In my experience nothing motivates like success. If your goals are all long term (goals for your year as you mentioned) that leaves long spans of time between starting and accomplishing. The concept of "should" is fueled by the idea that what you are working toward is far in the future. "Must" arises from immediacy, and immediacy is reinforced by having a series of smaller goals with shorter time spans between them. Accomplish the first in that series, and you begin to build momentum that can put you "in state" as it were. You can begin to build momentum by breaking your long term goal into a series of steps, such as quarterly. Then once you accomplish the first step, that will give you some much needed confidence to know you can do the same with the remaining 3 steps.
In the simplest analogy, lets say it is your goal to save $4000. cash to use as a downpayment for a new car. Rather than making one goal to save $4000 in the year, make it your goal to save $1000 in the next three months. If you save $167 every 2 weeks you are there. ($167 is roughly equal to dining out 4 times) so all of a sudden you know you can do it. By doing this you are simply dividing a larger goal of saving $4000 into a series of saving 167 bucks. Save that small amount once and then you build the certainty that you can reach the end of your year with the goal achieved.
As you progress along your path to your goals, remember to focus on your ideal desired result with the belief that you will get there. Doing so will allow you to recognize the "Hows" when they show up along the way. Pounce on a few of those unexpected "Hows" and you begin to find more. These moments can be exciting jewels in your goal setting life.
Best wishes to your highest success!
Les
http://espressoforyourgoals.com
ps [I'd love to hear any comments or input on this subject! thanks.]
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