Category: Goals

New Year’s is a unique holiday. It’s the only holiday that celebrates the passage of time. Perhaps that’s why, as the final seconds of the year tick away, we tend to become introspective.
Then we wonder:
“How did time get away from us?”
“Why did all our hopes and dreams never materialize?”

By Anthony D Carter

Too many targets. When you try to hit too many goals you wind up hitting none. You can stretch yourself too thin when you strive to hit multiple goals at the same time. You will become frustrated. You will also experience minimal success with each goal. Lack of success and confusion will sap your motivation.

By Anthony D Carter

Picking the wrong goal. When we choose a goal because everyone else is doing it or because we think it would be something that is nice to have then we set ourselves up for failure before we even start. When the going gets tough we will not continue with the required dedication that is necessary accomplish the goal.

By Anthony D Carter

Impersonal. A goal that someone gives you is not the same as having your own goal. Going after a goal simply because someone else is going after that goal doesn’t offer you the same fulfillment that striving to hit your own does.

By Anthony Carter

Misplaced Focus. When you focus on the problems more than you focus on your objectives you are doomed to eventually fail. Failure springs from confusion and doubt. You set yourself up to receive both of these when you allow thoughts of problems and potential obstacles to fill your mind.

By Anthony D Carter

Not Writing It Down. Goals that are not written tend to get forgotten. In the normal day to day activities our goals get lost. Because we don’t have them written down we don’t see them enough to impress them upon our thoughts. Out of sight out of mind.

By Anthony D Carter

1-Pick a goal that matters greatly to you. The stronger your desire for the goal the sharper your focus will be. If your goal matters a great deal to you then you will work with intensity to hit it. It helps to tie your goal to a dream that you want to come true. Your goal should also tie in to other goals. So often we have small goals that we must hit before we hit our main goal. Make your goal a goal within a bigger goal. Then the importance of that goal as it relates to the accomplishment of your bigger goal will help to keep you on track. Also the progressive achievement of your goals should lead to your obtaining a dream. When your desire for that dream is strong then you will be compelled to stay on track.

By Anthony D Carter

With goal setting it is inevitable that you will miss achieving some of the goals that you set. Recovery from that failure can be hard. You don’t have to stay down long. Here are some survival tips you can use when you miss hitting your goals.

By Anthony D Carter

Make your objective clear. Set your sites on clear objectives. Make your goals specific and clearly understood. This makes them easier to hit. When you know exactly what you want it is easier to plan ways of getting it. Should you stray off course along the way you will be able to recognize it and readjust quickly because you know exactly where you are going.

By Anthony D Carter

Not setting a goal. This is the most common of all the goal setting mistakes. When you don’t set goals you put your self at the mercy of everyday circumstances and challenges. There is always something to grab your attention,efforts and time. You get things done, but without a goal you are not necessarily doing the activities that you truly want to do.