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6 Ways To Achieve Any Goal

Molly Cain
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by Molly Cain
Remember that one glorious night not too long ago when
you were pumped full of champagne and big ideas? You
promised yourself that this would be the year you
accomplish <insert goal here>, and you resolved to make
it happen. And then you shouted something inaudible
above the crowd to your friends, kissed a random
stranger and then danced the night away. Yep, that night.
Its now time for a pulse check. How are you doing on
<insert goal here>? Have you accomplished it? Are you
at least on your way to accomplishing it? The year is
about 25 percent complete by the way (pretend I said
that in my most optimistic voice).
Lets hypothetically say that you gave up on the goal you
set for yourself. Or maybe youve since set more goals
(the less vetted versions of these are called dreams) and
now youre sitting there wasting away doing nothing
about them.
We set goals of all calibers for ourselves every single day
(heck, this morning I set a goal to remember to eat
breakfast). Were not setting goals for our health (well,
wait, some of you are), were setting goals because we
want to become better versions of ourselves or we want

to upgrade our life experiences. We have personally


selected these milestones as a way to make it happen.
Theres a reason you want to accomplish these things, so
respect that desire and do something about it. You can
turn this train around if you commit yourself to doing it.
Here are six tricks that may help.
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Look at it. A goal that you can actually see is


massively more powerful than a goal you write down on
a checklist. This is a favorite technique of mine and it
works very well if youre a visual learner.
Every year, a friend of mine spreads magazines all over
her living room and invites her girlfriends over for a
vision board party. Vision boards are comprised of
pictures (from the magazines) that motivate the creator
of that board. Want to lose weight? Cut out a pic of a
bikini clad model (dont pick a model thats totally out of
your league, be realistic). Want to make more money?
Cut out a pic that speaks to you on that level. You get the
idea.

These days, you can even hit the interwebs for a little
vision board action. If you have a goal to become a better
cook at home, you can visualize (and motivate yourself)
much better if you throw a few attractive recipes up on
your Pinterest board. Have a goal to make it to the next
level in your career? Hit up Instagram and find someone
who posts quotes all day long. Or visit sites like MuffinTopless.com (awesome name, right?) for some fitness
and health inspiration.
Tell people. I was perusing Facebook recently and
stumbled on my friend Jennifers blog post. In it, she was
announcing her intentions to change her world in a big
way, getting in shape and becoming that healthy mom
shes always wanted to be. She was open with her goals
and descriptive in what she was aiming to accomplish.
And you know what? I firmly believe shes going to do it.
Making yourself accountable to your friends and family
is one of the best ways to reach your goals. Sure, its
uncomfortable to share your setbacks. But when you do,
youre going to get emails from friends who have
experienced the same and theyll get your mind back on
track. And when you tell them about the milestones you
reach, youre going to get applause from people wishing
they were you and reaching those same goals too.
When you tell people your goals, they will jump in the
boat with you and help you get there. You will be
shocked by the support youll get from your network.
Youll be even more surprised by the people who come
out of the woodwork to join you in your journey or

privately cheer you on, knowing what youre going


through.
And if youre the masochistic, egotistical type, this tactic
works wonders. Just thinkyouve told everyone you
know that youre heading out to accomplish this goal. If
you dont do it, there will be some embarrassment in it
for you. Hey, whatever works!
Break it up. Many people abandon goals because
theyre just too dang big. If youve done this to yourself,
stop now. Change your game plan.
Take for instance the goal of becoming your own boss.
Its a noble goal, but if youre a cubicle dweller, its a
hefty one. So break it up into bite-sized chunks. Start by
launching a side hustle (this girl has nearly perfected
her side hustle) and see where that takes
you. Select milestones to get there and make each of
those a tiny goal. Perhaps a percentage of traffic increase
on your website, or reaching a certain number of clients
or bringing in a certain amount of revenue. Breaking
your big goal into small ones will make jumping off the
cliff of self-employment a much more feasible option for
you.
You have long dreamt of vacationing in Rome, but you
never seem to have the cash when it comes time to book
it. No problem. Figure out how much it will cost you and
start saving small increments of cash into an account you
never look at. If youve calculated correctly (and I cant
help you there, I write for a living), youll have no trouble
paying for the trip when its time to lock down your
summer plans.

Some people may refer to this tactic as creating a plan,


but I was trying not to go too Type A on you here. I have
an image to keep up.
Set a date. One of the best ways to knock out a goal is
to put it on your calendar. If you put a stake in the
ground and impose a date on yourself, youre much more
likely to reach it.
Do you want to run your first marathon? Thats
awesome, but its useless if you dont even know which
one, when or where. So before you buy those pretty pink
shoes, join a running team or even get off the couch, I
recommend you just suck it up and sign up for the actual
race. Set a date for yourself so you have something to
work toward (not to mention paying for something really
throws some skin in the game).

5 Strategies to Achieve Goals


by George N. Root III, Demand Media
Your business life is driven by the need to achieve goals. There is more to reaching your
business objectives than just desire. You need to develop strategies that allow you to
envision your goals and to reach them. Develop comprehensive strategies for achieving
your goals, and then learn to apply those strategies to any of your professional
situations.
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Write It Down
Seeing your goals written on paper begins the process of making them concrete
objectives. When you write down your professional goals, you should also write down

why you want to achieve each goal, what you hope to gain, what you could lose if it
fails and a quick outline for achieving each goal. You can then take your general outline
and start developing comprehensive plans for each objective.

Find a Mentor
A mentor is someone who has accomplished tasks that are similar to, or exactly like,
the ones you are trying to accomplish. For example, an older actor may agree to take
on a younger actor in a mentoring relationship to help the younger actor further his
career. Another example is a former marketing executive mentoring a young sales
executive on the responsibilities of management. They are from two different
professions, but the mentor knows what is expected of an executive and can help the
student to develop his managerial skills.
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Develop Milestones
The journey to reaching an objective has a beginning and an end. But you can learn
more from the experience if you break down your goals into a series of smaller
milestones. For example, if your goal is to increase your sales revenue by 20 percent,
then you can break it down into increments of 5 percent and monitor your progress.
Using milestones gives you smaller goals to achieve that will maintain your motivation,
and it also allows you to stop and examine your process to see if it needs refining.

Create a Deadline
Your goals should have concrete deadlines that you use to develop your entire
approach. For example, if your goal is to open a second location of your retail business,
then set the deadline for that goal at one year and develop the plan to meet that time
line. Deadlines force you to find innovative ways to reach your goals and add to your
sense of accomplishment when you achieve a goal within your predetermined
timetable.

Learn from Experience


Any future goals you set will benefit from what you learn when achieving past and
current goals. When you set out to achieve a goal, take notes on the processes that
work and the ones that do not. As you set new goals for yourself, use what you have
learned in the past to create more effective strategies.
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as a member of the executive team I say that we want to build more efficient
working team, we have to accomplish various strategies

as a member of the executive team I say that we want to build more effective
teams . a strategy is create trust between members team , each members
team can give their idea , this idea should be analyzed y give feedback
Como miembro del equipo ejecutivo queremos desarrollar equipo mas
eficaces , debemos aplicar varias estrategias .
Una de las estrategias es crear confianza entre los miembros del equipo, para
esto es importante que todos puedan dar sus ideas libremente, cada uno sea
capaz de dar sus ideas, todas las ideas deben ser valoradas, analizadas y dar
un feedback , ninguna idea es subestimada, mantener a los departamentos
comunicados permanentemente.
Other strategy is to develop mutual trust with employees , to encourage
communication between departments frequently
all ideas of workers must be received, analyzed and give feedback, it should
never be underestimated no idea.
all members team have to be informed and have to avaliable to give opinion
about anything

Dar herramientas para manejar sus tiempos , dar un da a la semana para no


tener reuniones y poder ser ms eficiente en trabajos administrativos , es
importante respetar el da libre de los trabajadores con sus familias .
another strategy to create effective teams is to give them tools to manage
your time to become more efficient and give importance to the free time to
spend with their families, in other words to achieve a work life balance

Objetivos claros, el equipo ejecutivo debe dar los objetivos macro a los
trabajadores y todos deben desarrollar sus objetivos individuales desde los
objetivos generales de la empresa, luego cada uno debe desarrollar sus tareas
y sus metas las cuales deben ser reales y claramente establecidas .
Other strategy is set objective macro of company and then each member team
should Setting clear and achieved Goals

Create a complete, measurable, action plan or tasks which includes all the
steps necessary to achieve yours goal
Incorporate all your tasks into your schedule

As a member of the executive team I say that we want to build more efficient
working team, we have to accomplish various strategies. A strategy is create
trust between members team , each member team can give their idea each
member team can give their idea , this idea should be analyzed by give them
feedback, it should never be underestimated no idea. All members team have
to be informed and have to available to give opinion about anything. another
strategy to create effective teams is to give them tools to manage your time to
become more efficient and give importance to the free time to spend with their
families, in other words to achieve a work life balance, Other strategy is set
objective macro of company and then each member team should Setting clear
and achieved goals , Create a complete, measurable, action plan or tasks
which includes all the steps necessary to achieve yours goal.

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