Seven steps for life goal success

It’s important to make strides in work, life and love before you suddenly realise the year is already flying by.

Whether you’re looking to climb up the career ladder, boost your self-esteem or become fitter, it’s useful to have clarity about how you are going to get there and when.

Many of us start the year full of enthusiasm around setting goals, yet fail to maintain momentum. So, rather than let your goals fall by the wayside, get clear now on what you want to achieve and make it happen.

Here are my seven steps for life goal success.

Seven steps for life goal success

Step 1: Raise your standards

List what you refuse to tolerate any longer. Have higher expectations, bigger goals and more respect for yourself.

Step 2: Let go of stinking thinking

You wash your hair regularly, so why not wash your mind regularly? Commit to yourself that you won’t complain or moan, and be mindful of spending too much time with people who constantly pull you down.

Step 3: Stay focused

I can't stress enough how important it is to stay 100% focused on what you do want, and not on what you don't want.

Step 4: Master a mind map

Consider buying a whiteboard to have at home and get creative.

• Draw a centre circle and write out your main goal.
• Draw outside circles and break down the goal into the tasks you need to accomplish to achieve it.
• Draw spokes from each mini circle and write out each aspect you want to consider.
• Allow space to flesh it out.

Step 5: Ask yourself the three W's.

Identify a vital path in order to define the most essential steps that need to happen for your goal to materialise. 

1. What do I want?
2. Why do I want it?
3. When do I want to achieve it by?

Step 6: Vision board

Imprint your brain with your goals. Collate images and words on a piece of paper and keep it somewhere you can look at often, such as in your bag, in a drawer, by your bed or as wallpaper on your phone.

Step 7: Don't quit - make it happen!

Begin with the action that scares you most. It can make the rest of them feel much easier to accomplish. Don’t over-analyse or debate. Take action. Remember, one way to overcome fear is to move through it.

I urge you to get clear on what you want, how you will make it happen and go for it.

I hope this has been insightful and helpful, and that it’s left you feeling motivated and inspired.