Goal Setting - How to set Goals

Now for the 6 steps! 

1. Be Realistic
   
   When you are setting a goal you must be realistic. Now being realistic could vary between each person as some people believe that saving $500 a year is realistic and others think that $2000 a year is realistic and so on.
2. Be Specific
   
   In order for you to achieve your goal you must make sure you are being specific when setting this goal. For example, if your goal is to save more money then how much more income do you want? Would you like to save $10, $500, $1000 or more a year?
3. Timed
   
   It is very important that you set a date or time to achieve this goal by. You may not realise it yet but I guarantee you will be more motivated to achieve your goal. If you choose not to set a time or date to achieve your goal by you will easily become less motivated and thus becoming more likely to give up on your goal.
4. Make sure its Safe
   
   Just imagine for a moment you have achieved your goal by your specified time or date, by achieving this goal has it proven to be safe for your family, environment and most importantly yourself?
5. As if now
   
   You probably have no idea that it is far more powerful to visualize your goal each day and also write down your goal as if you have already achieved it. A way to do this would be to write a few sentences explaining that you have achieved your goal. An example of this is 'The date today is _____ and I have achieved my goal of _______."
   
   Now are you beginning to see that the more you believe you have achieved your goal and work towards it, the more determined you are to keep going.
6. Proof
   
   Another important step to put in place to achieve your goal is to provide proof, such as 'When will you know you have achieved your goal?" also "What will you be doing?", "How will you be feeling?" and lastly "Who will you be with?"
   
   After reading the next example I'm sure you will understand how you need to think in order to achieve your goals.
   
   Say you want to save $2000 this year, you would visualize and write this following statement:
   
   It is now 'future date' and I am astonished and grateful for saving $2000 this year. To celebrate my amazing accomplishment I am currently on a trip to Hawaii with my partner
   
   Notice how in the above example I used emotion, giving a detailed explanation on what I will be doing, who I'll be with, and a specific time.