How To Set Goals

People vary on goal setting.

Some lucky people can write their goals down once and appear to forget about them yet check with that person a few months down the line and you'll find they've hit near enough every goal they set. Which sounds like a fluke but is actually a sophisticated way of goal setting.

To achieve what seems like the impossible, you need to clear any barriers that are in your way to achieving your goal. One of the easiest ways to do this is by using something like the Sedona method. By asking a set of three super simple questions, you unleash your potential almost effortlessly.

I've done an in depth Sedona method review which goes into much more detail and gives you a flavor of the system.

If you're ready to take the plunge and watch the barriers to your goals melt away, check out Sedona goal setting.

On the other hand, if you're not confident enough for that (and it can take quite a big leap of faith if you're fairly new to personal development) then there are other, more traditional, ways of setting your goals and actually reaching most or even all of them.

The Magic Hundred is one of the best of these methods.

In a hundred days, you'll go from goal dreamer to a serial goal achiever.

The first thing you need to do with any goal setting is write down your goals.

This tells your subconscious mind that you're actually going to do something this time, rather than just dream.

Make your goals specific.

Go into all the detail:

• The feelings you'll feel.


• The things you'll see.


• The sounds you'll hear.

Make the goal vivid and real. Our minds are hopeless at distinguishing between reality and vividly imagined situations. So turn this to your advantage!

The more you can picture yourself in the goal, achieving it, the more likely you are to actually make it.

Check out this goal setting program to put your goal setting into practice.

Grab a clean piece of paper and a pen or pencil.

Yes, I know that's old fashioned, but stay with me on this.

Now write out all your current goals and dreams.

Do this for a steady ten or fifteen minutes (more if you can manage).

Don't censor yourself.

Don't scribble anything out.

Don't let your mind get in the way.

Just flow.

If you find yourself slowing down - or if you can't even start - then start day dreaming.

Maybe go back to your childhood when anything was possible.

Then put the list away for a day or so.

Then - and only then - allow yourself to edit it.

You may spot a recurring theme in the things you've written down. Which is a very good clue to that being something you should target.

Then take the goals you feel strongest about and re-word them.

Make them strong, detailed and vivid. Describe what you'll feel like when you've achieved your goal. Do this in detail - a page or two for one goal is fine. A single sentence is unlikely to be detailed enough.

Then break each goal down into a set of tasks that you'll need to do in order for your goal to become reality.

Every day, make sure you do something towards your goal. No cheating here! Do something, no matter how small and seemingly inconsequential, every single day.

As well as getting closer to your goal, you're reaffirming just how serious you are about reaching it. Which will make achieving the goal easier and more certain.

Check out this simple goal setting method for more ways to reaching your goals.