Goal setting is a process for thinking about your ideal future and motivating yourself to turn that vision into reality. Knowing precisely what you want to achieve shows where to concentrate effort and makes distractions easy to spot. Taking time to enjoy and reward each achieved goal, and reviewing progress, builds self-confidence for the next one.
Last updated · Bodhih Insights team · reviewed by Siddharthan VGJ, Founder
Many people feel as if they’re adrift in the world. They work hard, but they don’t seem to get anywhere worthwhile. A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven’t spent enough time thinking about what they want from life and haven’t set themselves formal goals. After all, would you set out on a major journey with no real idea of your destination? Probably not! Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality. The process of setting goals helps one choose where they want to go in life.
By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You’ll also quickly spot the distractions that can, so easily, lead you astray. When you’ve achieved a goal, take the time to enjoy the satisfaction of having done so. Absorb the implications of the goal achievement and observe the progress that you’ve made towards other goals .If the goal was a significant one, reward yourself appropriately. This helps one to build the self-confidence they deserve.
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Why should you celebrate achieving a goal?
Pausing to enjoy an achieved goal, absorbing what it means and observing progress towards other goals builds self-confidence. For significant goals, an appropriate reward reinforces the habit. People who skip this step often feel they work hard without getting anywhere worthwhile, even when they are making progress.
