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Originally Posted by Xin  How do you exactly set your goals? And, be honest, do you achieve them? How do you do? Spreadsheets, notebooks? Don't set goals and just jot down what you want? |
I use the SMART EDISON goal setting technique, developed by Michael Gelb (author of Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America's Greatest Inventor) It is a two part acroynm.
It goes like this:
S.M.A.R.T. S - "Specific" - set specific goals so you know exactly what you're striving towards.
M - "Measurable" - Make sure they are measurable goals. Make them big!
A - "Accountable" - Take 100% responsibility and realize you are accountable for their achievement.
R - "Relevant" - Make them relevant to your highest purposes.
T - "Timeline" - Give yourself a realistic amount of time. Not too much that you're lazy, but not too little that overwhelmed.
E.D.I.S.O.N. E - "Emotional" - You have to
feel the realization of your goal. Have a passionate relationship to the goal.
D - "Decisive" - Decide with 100% of your being that you will make it happen, even if you can't see the path forward.
I - "Integrated" - Integrate each goal you set with all of your other goals in life.
S - "Sensory" - Envision your goals using
ALL of your senses. (You've heard people say, "I want it so bad I can taste it!" They usually achieve that goal.)
O - "Optimistic" - Be optimistic ALWAYS in achieving your goal.
N - "NOW!!" - Envision your goal in the present moment. Begin to realize your goal NOW, not in future, not tommorow, NOW! Because all you have is the present moment.
That's the SMART EDISON goal achieving technique. I find it very helpful. But here's one more thing to remember. If you want to achieve your goal, just do it. Go after it and don't look back. If you're second guessing, unsure, undecided, then don't bother. WAIT until you're ready to go full throttle. Then apply SMART EDISON every morning when you wake up. Take daily action. You will make it, just do it.