Write It Down
A helpful tip to achieving your goals is to write them down. Writing down your goals can help you reach them sooner than if you do not. Writing down your goals take them from a thought to an intention. This transition is the first step in achieving your goals.
An intention is an action plan for you to follow getting you closer to achieving your goal. It is also a commitment to yourself to see this plan through. Writing down your thoughts makes your goal more concrete, tangible, and attainable. While the thought is just an idea floating around in your mind.
Try keeping a journal when setting and achieving goals. A journal will help you to clarify your thoughts. When you write down your goals, you can review them with a critical eye and make the necessary changes to them when needed.
A journal will help you keep track of your goals by keeping your thoughts and plans more organized. We cannot always rely on our memory when trying to get things done. A journal is helpful because it gives you a designated place to jot down your thoughts as they come to mind. The order in which you write down the ideas is not the focus. You can always re-order these thoughts and ideas later so that they make the most sense when carrying them out.
Keeping a journal will also help you put your goals into perspective. When you take time to review your journal you can reflect on your feelings and thoughts and you might find that you no longer feel the same. Perhaps, what was important then isn’t so important now. Or maybe you’ve found a different way to complete that task. Schedule times to review your journal periodically for the duration of the goal.
A journal can be your accountability partner when achieving goals. Write down your goals and reflect on them periodically to see how close you are to accomplishing these goals. Check to see if you need to make some adjustments to your action plans. Reflect on your journal for the motivation you need to keep working towards your goals. Keep the promises you’ve made to yourself.