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"Not doing anything, and ignoring the facts." Now, that is definitely by far the single most common mistake on the subject of self improvement, notably for personal goal setting. Does that sound familiar for you? So, suppose I teach you now how to begin with your individual development plan, even for your personal goals?
New Year's Resolutions and nothing is happening
When I was starting a different job not too long ago, I got really devoted, invested time and effort, and was loving it. About 7 months later, it was actually that period of the year again to think about New Year's Resolutions. And mine was clear personally: Exercise. Exercise to release in the evening and also to de-stress.
So, like a great deal of people, I told myself that I will doing more sports within the New Year. Three months later, not a lot had happened. The motivation curve went down again. And it happened without me really noticing and noticing it, not necessarily procrastination, just dedicated to other things. At some point, I got aware of the fact that was NOT happening, thus i begun to reflect. "Why? What was the main reason why I didn't even do what's necessary?" After a few moments it sunk in. I had worked on my goal, but
a. It had not been defined clearly enough,
b. I didn't have any map to help with me and
c. There was little personal awareness and attention to the topic.
How did I get away from that situation?
Three proven tips to get moving on your very own development plan now
So next 'discovery', I researched a lttle bit and sat down to figure out my very own "starting block" strategy. Together with some fine tuning at a later time, I invented a recipe which works in my opinion up to today. No miracle steps, just steps, one by one.
The proven elements:
#1: (Re-) Define your goal clearly
#2: Do not start too soon, make a planning first
#3: Manage your fear, define a personal driver & be conscious.
I'm going to explain to you one at a time.
#1: (Re-) Define your goal clearly
When you have established your first version of your own personal development plan, or maybe just written down some objectives around New Year's Day, it's not easy to actually start and act. One simple approach is to define your objective as clearly and realistic as possible.
We have developed the following formula: I commit to [Verb] + [Precise Goal] + [Frequency Per Week] + [Optional: duration] + [Purpose] = Action
So, one example is, the above mentioned goal: "Do more sports". Would transform into "I commit to re-start playing badminton weekly to wind down in the evening." If needed, print out your goal and place it somewhere where you see it on a very consistent basis.
#2: Do not start too soon, make a planning first
It doesn't mean that you need a planning for each goal there is. A planning is useful for difficult and complicated topics in which you do not really progress without. If you would like to participate in for the first time at a marathon, for example, it's really a good idea to execute a planning for that.
What should the minimum elements of a planning?
- Fixed dates of sport activities - Outside Obligations (such as fixed appointments with sport partners)
- Dose of weekly motivation:
- Milestones (if relevant)
Use a simple spreadsheet or some tracking software. Personally, I like to personalise my planning in a new spreadsheet, as most of the tracking software come at a price and are complex. A question of private preferences, I suppose.
#3: Manage your fear, define a motivator & be conscious. This last piece of the starting block approach is concentrating on your own personal mindset. The top written software containing information will not make it easier to, if you don't have the mindset get started. So, how can you practice it?
Franklin D. Roosevelt said: "The only thing we have to fear is - fear itself?"
Step #1: Make a list of your fears and obstacles to achieve your goal. Begin a mind map today and check out it again a few weeks to add more.
Tip #2: Come up with a personal driver, if you do not already happen to have one. This is often a life motto or a famous quote from a song or movie... Ideally, it ought to relate to your personal situation in your life, associated with your dreams as well as your goals.
Step #3: Make use of your personal driver to get more conscious of your every day life. There's a lot of distraction these days, make an attempt to concentrate on the core things, both at home and at the office.
You've now learned my biggest mistake and exactly how I dealt with it. n case that this is something happened to you, what was your method of addressing it? For everybody who is stuck currently, you may want to test my strategy.
New Year's Resolutions and nothing is happening
When I was starting a different job not too long ago, I got really devoted, invested time and effort, and was loving it. About 7 months later, it was actually that period of the year again to think about New Year's Resolutions. And mine was clear personally: Exercise. Exercise to release in the evening and also to de-stress.
So, like a great deal of people, I told myself that I will doing more sports within the New Year. Three months later, not a lot had happened. The motivation curve went down again. And it happened without me really noticing and noticing it, not necessarily procrastination, just dedicated to other things. At some point, I got aware of the fact that was NOT happening, thus i begun to reflect. "Why? What was the main reason why I didn't even do what's necessary?" After a few moments it sunk in. I had worked on my goal, but
a. It had not been defined clearly enough,
b. I didn't have any map to help with me and
c. There was little personal awareness and attention to the topic.
How did I get away from that situation?
Three proven tips to get moving on your very own development plan now
So next 'discovery', I researched a lttle bit and sat down to figure out my very own "starting block" strategy. Together with some fine tuning at a later time, I invented a recipe which works in my opinion up to today. No miracle steps, just steps, one by one.
The proven elements:
#1: (Re-) Define your goal clearly
#2: Do not start too soon, make a planning first
#3: Manage your fear, define a personal driver & be conscious.
I'm going to explain to you one at a time.
#1: (Re-) Define your goal clearly
When you have established your first version of your own personal development plan, or maybe just written down some objectives around New Year's Day, it's not easy to actually start and act. One simple approach is to define your objective as clearly and realistic as possible.
We have developed the following formula: I commit to [Verb] + [Precise Goal] + [Frequency Per Week] + [Optional: duration] + [Purpose] = Action
So, one example is, the above mentioned goal: "Do more sports". Would transform into "I commit to re-start playing badminton weekly to wind down in the evening." If needed, print out your goal and place it somewhere where you see it on a very consistent basis.
#2: Do not start too soon, make a planning first
It doesn't mean that you need a planning for each goal there is. A planning is useful for difficult and complicated topics in which you do not really progress without. If you would like to participate in for the first time at a marathon, for example, it's really a good idea to execute a planning for that.
What should the minimum elements of a planning?
- Fixed dates of sport activities - Outside Obligations (such as fixed appointments with sport partners)
- Dose of weekly motivation:
- Milestones (if relevant)
Use a simple spreadsheet or some tracking software. Personally, I like to personalise my planning in a new spreadsheet, as most of the tracking software come at a price and are complex. A question of private preferences, I suppose.
#3: Manage your fear, define a motivator & be conscious. This last piece of the starting block approach is concentrating on your own personal mindset. The top written software containing information will not make it easier to, if you don't have the mindset get started. So, how can you practice it?
Franklin D. Roosevelt said: "The only thing we have to fear is - fear itself?"
Step #1: Make a list of your fears and obstacles to achieve your goal. Begin a mind map today and check out it again a few weeks to add more.
Tip #2: Come up with a personal driver, if you do not already happen to have one. This is often a life motto or a famous quote from a song or movie... Ideally, it ought to relate to your personal situation in your life, associated with your dreams as well as your goals.
Step #3: Make use of your personal driver to get more conscious of your every day life. There's a lot of distraction these days, make an attempt to concentrate on the core things, both at home and at the office.
You've now learned my biggest mistake and exactly how I dealt with it. n case that this is something happened to you, what was your method of addressing it? For everybody who is stuck currently, you may want to test my strategy.
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