Goal Setting 101 How To Set And Achieve A Goal

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Are you someone who gets excited nigh setting goals for the new year's day, quarter, or month?

Practice you thrive on that feeling of checking off things on your to-do list and reaching new milestones?

Or . . .

Are you someone who's skeptical near goal setting and planning out your life?

Do yous need assist with getting articulate on your goals and staying focused on them throughout the twelvemonth?

If y'all answered yes to whatever of those questions, then this episode is for you.

To help y'all get a better understanding of goals and the goal setting procedure, I interviewed a goal slayer expert, Nadalie Bardo.

In this episode, yous volition learn near:

[ane:25] Nadalie'south blogging & entrepreneur journey
[four:29] if there's a difference betwixt a resolution and a goal
[6:17] the benefits of goal setting & how information technology's afflicted Nadalie'due south life
[viii:51] why we should set goals if tomorrow isn't promised
[10:55] the steps and key elements of goal setting
[13:12] SMART goals vs. RIGHT goals
[sixteen:31] some mistakes people brand when setting goals and how to avert them
[nineteen:25] the Slay Your Goals planner and how it's different from other planners

Who is Nadalie Bardo?

Nadalie is an entrepreneur, author, blogger, and goal slayer. She started in the ix-to-five field but wasn't happy with it nor the way her life looked at the moment, so she began blogging to express those frustrations and bargain with the thoughts that were running through her heed.

As she amassed an audience, she surveyed them and asked them near their struggles, if they were happy, and if they felt successful.

"I think those are two really big questions anybody needs to enquire themselves so that you lot can get-go making ameliorate choices to solve that effect."

She and then realized that although many people ready goals, they weren't really achieving them. This inspired her to join the "slay your goals army camp" about four years ago.

"I wanted to really share an honest approach to actually achieving your goals, as opposed to a lot of the stuff that you may read online, which but seems then unrealistic."

After, she created her first product, the Slay Your Goals planner , and focused a lot on how to slay life.

What is the difference between a resolution and a goal?

I asked Nadalie if there'south a divergence between a resolution and a goal or if they're pretty much the same thing. Here's what she said.

"I call up it doesn't actually affair what you call something. It matters what you do with information technology."

We tend to set lofty, not-specific aspirations—things we would like to exercise. We don't usually set S.M.A.R.T. goals, make a plan, or focus on the action.

"If you're listening to this, and y'all're like, 'Oh, I want to set resolutions,' I would focus on the word resolution itself."

A resolution is like an agreement of peace. If there'south a conflict, you'll come together and try to resolve it. Thus, have a look at your life and that current big problem—that matter y'all tin can't terminate thinking about and keeps you upwards at dark.

"I would focus on that for your resolution or your goal, because I practise believe that when you focus on that, that's going to bring you lot the most happiness, that feeling of success."

Yearly Plan One-Pager Where Do You Want to Be? Page from the Slay Your Goals Planner

Why should I prepare goals? What are the benefits of goal setting?

Here are some benefits that Nadalie shared:

gives you something to expect forward to & build towards
gives you a purpose
can wait back and see how far y'all've come
builds your confidence
makes you experience expert almost yourself

Although the reason to set goals and the benefits of setting goals are clear, many people still don't set up goals because they've done so in the past only didn't achieve their goals.

"If in the by you ready goals and you failed at them, that'south okay, because everything is a learning experience. You're better now than you lot were then."

Reverse to popular belief, goals are fluid and malleable.

"You can set a goal today and maybe in two months, you realize that what you lot really want is something else. Unless we set a target, like, 'Oh, this is where I'm going' and nosotros actually get started, you've no idea where you're gonna cease up."

When Nadalie wrote her beginning weblog post, she didn't know where she was going to end up. She didn't know that four years later, she would have a book published, a digital planner, and online courses. While she had no thought that she would achieve those things, she knew that was the direction she wanted to go in thanks to goal setting.

Why should we set and work on goals if tomorrow isn't promised?

If you're a goal skeptic, then you lot're probably wondering near the respond to this question.

Here'due south what Nadalie said:

I think that's the exact reason why we should fix goals. None of the states know how long nosotros have, and so why waste i infinitesimal of it not existence who nosotros want to exist, living the lives nosotros desire to live, and achieving the things that we want to attain? End wasting time. To me, 2022 has taught me even more than that I need to go after the things that I want, considering my fourth dimension is express. I might take a couple of years. I might have a couple of decades. I don't know, but why should I spend one more minute of it existence miserable, not being who I want to exist, non being where I want to exist? Why? So, I recollect if yous flip that question effectually, the answer's right there.
Nadalie Bardo

That "life is brusk, life is temporary" statement can exist an alibi to not go afterwards your goals and your dreams.

It could be a reason to not exercise anything because tomorrow isn't promised, or it could be your motivation to go subsequently what you desire.

Think about what kind of legacy you lot want to leave behind and the kind of life you desire to live.

That should exist your motivation to set and work on goals.

What are the steps and key elements of goal setting?

Nadalie recommends getting a copy of her Slay Your Goals planner if you're confused near goal setting or goal slaying. It's 1 of the best resource that will help you with this procedure.

Her arroyo to goal setting is centered effectually intentions and digging deep to figure out what yous really want versus what others accept told yous that you should desire.

"I observe a lot of the times when we set goals just on their own without that self reflection, a lot of those goals could be externally imposed upon us."

If a goal is externally imposed on you, then when things get hard and you have days where you lot don't desire to work on it, you will not be able to draw inspiration and motivation from that goal.

"You cannot draw from information technology. Information technology cannot be your strength. It will be your shame. Information technology becomes twisted. It's so important to connect with yourself and effigy out what exactly information technology is that you want to do and why."

Thus, the first step of goal setting is to figure out your intention and why.

Other steps and central elements include:

figuring out when you're going to accomplish a goal (gear up a deadline)
figuring out how yous're going to reach a goal (list out the steps and details)
milestones
determining how you're going to keep rails of it (employ a planner)
breaking down a goal into actions (have mini goals and to-do lists)
forming habits
process of review and reflection

All of these goal setting steps and key elements are included in the Slay Your Goals planner.

Southward.Thousand.A.R.T Goals vs. R.I.G.H.T Goals

When going through the goal setting procedure, it's best to set SMART goals and RIGHT goals.

Hither'due south a breakdown of those by Nadalie.

SMART Goals Page from the Slay Your Goals Planner

The Southward.One thousand.A.R.T acronym has different meanings for different people, but information technology usually entails making certain a goal is:

strategic/specific
measurable
achievable/accessible
realistic/relevant
timely/fourth dimension bound

Strategic (or specific) ways knowing exactly what you want to reach and how you're going to attain information technology.

Measurable refers to how you lot will track your progress and success. Nadalie likes to add numbers to her goals to make them quantifiable.

Achievable (or actionable or accessible) means that goal is within your accomplish and capabilities.

Realistic (or relevant) means that goal is right for yous and is something you want.

Timely (or time bound) means in that location's a specific borderline and timeline for that goal.

Nadalie came up with the R.I.G.H.T acronym which is included in her digital planner. She shared that when we talk about SMART goals, "it can experience like a cold and calculated kind of agreement." Thus, her intention with RIGHT goals is to aid people check dorsum in with their heart and intention to brand sure a goal is properly aligned with themselves earlier they pursue information technology. Be sure to get a copy of her digital planner to find out the full meaning of the R.I.G.H.T. acronym. 😉

What are some mistakes people brand when setting goals and how can we avert them?

Some mistakes nosotros tend to make when setting goals are:

not being specific
overplanning
overestimating what you lot tin do
not knowing your why
not having a solid action plan
not focusing on your mindset at the moment
not surrounding yourself with the right people

You can avert those mistakes by figuring out your why and intention, setting SMART goals and RIGHT goals that align with your current situation, breaking down those goals into smaller actions (or to-do lists), taking activeness right abroad and adjusting your plan equally you go, scheduling and taking breaks as needed, surrounding yourself with people who support you lot and volition assist proceed you on runway, and using a planner to track your progress and reflect on your journeying.

What's the Slay Your Goals Planner? How is information technology dissimilar from other planners?

The Slay Your Goals planner is a printable and form-fillable planner that you tin use over and once again. Information technology contains half dozen capacity: Set Your Intention, Choose Your #i Goal, Select 4 "Mini" Goals, Plan Your Twelvemonth, Crush Your To-Dos, and Review Your Goals.

In each chapter, there are different types of pages yous can use that volition aid you with setting and slaying your goals.

"It'due south almost a bit similar choose your ain hazard, and so you don't have to utilize every folio and every affiliate. … I think our minds work differently, and then I'm just giving you lot options in terms of what pages fit with you best."

In that location are pages for planning your calendar week and month, reflecting on your to exercise'southward, and tracking your progress. Nadalie said, "It'southward like a giant bundle of over 100 pages of planning and calendars and all of that."

While most of the pages are undated, there are some dated pages in there with just the calendar for the electric current and upcoming year.

The best part is that Nadalie releases a yearly update, and then when yous purchase the Slay Your Goals planner, you volition always get the side by side edition when it comes out (for costless!).

Nadalie is constantly making changes to the planner based on feedback she receives so each edition is a bit unlike than the terminal.

Links + Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Slay Your Goals Planner
Conquer Procrastination: Proven Strategies to Maintain Productivity and Have Command of Your Life
New year's day's Resolution Quiz
What Should Your Goals Exist? Quiz

Today'south Guest: Nadalie Bardo

Nadalie Bardo is hither to help you lot slay your goals, so you can pursue your dominate life with conviction + activity. Every bit the Founder of "It's All Y'all Boo," a personal evolution blog, she curates the very best content to keep you lot motivated and inspired to slay your goals in life and business. Her first book, Conquer Procrastination, is now available wherever books are sold, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Nadalie is also the creator of the Slay Your Goals Planner , the merely planner dedicated to helping you actually achieve your goals.