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We all have goals we wish to accomplish. Big or small, it is something we want done. Whether it is to get your college degree or eating at least one healthy meal each day, a goal’s completion depends on our execution of the smaller tasks affiliated with it. Some of us have this process down and yet others, me included, still need to polish up in some areas. If you wish to set goals that you will complete, keep on reading.

Decide what areas of your life you wish to improve in. Do you wish to improve your health, relationships, finances, knowledge, education, spirituality and so on? For me, it’s my health that is my main focus. I want to improve it above anything else. Stated, my goal is, “I want to improve my health.”
Get rid of the goals for which the “why” isn’t strong enough to motivate you daily. Why do you want to achieve this goal? I personally want to improve my health because I want to be able to get up each morning to fulfill my daily responsibilities. Without health as a foundation, I cannot accomplish anything else. What you want is to focus on the goals that are strong motivators because you’re more likely to achieve them even in the days that you feel like doing nothing. Be honest with yourself. Only choose those goals that you know you won’t quit mid-way because if your “why” behind your goal isn’t strong enough, you will undoubtedly quit mid-way (Hardy, 2010).
Write down specific goals attributed to each role/area of your life you wish to achieve. This means breaking your main goal down even further by writing down your specific objectives or milestones that show you are on your way to achieving your goals. In the example that applies to my life, increased energy and waking up on time are specific objectives and markers that will show me I’m well on my way to improving my health.
Research! What can you do to improve the specific area you have decided to improve? Take note of what you can do to accomplish your goal. In my research, I found out that things like exercise, consuming more of certain nutrients, and having a good night’s sleep help improve energy levels.
Break down these specific objectives into specific tasks you can do each day at a specific time on a specific place. How do these goals fit into your daily activities? What will you do each day to achieve your objectives? The formula would be, “I will [specific task] on [day/s of the week/time] at [location OR when/after something specific happens]” (Clear, 2018). So, my goal is to wake up on weekdays at 5:00 a.m. when my alarm goes off. Another example is a goal to swim Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. at the community pool. Make sure to be specific! I’m also incorporating butterfly pea flower tea and ashwagandha to my daily diet in hopes they improve my level of energy. So this goal written down looks like, “I will drink my butterfly pea flower tea daily after I get home from working out. I will then take my ashwagandha after I drink my tea.
Too intimidating of a task? If a task seems too intimidating, that simply means you haven’t broken it down enough. Break your task down to the smallest components.
Regularly revise your goals. Make this a habit. Do this each month and daily. You want to review your goals monthly to not only check up on how they are coming along but also if you still wish to pursue those same goals. “Clean up or rewrite your to-do list every day before [day’s end]” when your day is foremost on your mind (Hoover, 2007). Make sure to jot down what worked and what didn’t work. Together, write down monthly what you will be doing regularly to reach your goals. Keep these goals in an area of your home where you know you’ll see it daily I have attached a few files you can print out to help you along.