24 hours
1440 minutes
86, 400 seconds
That’s all the time you have in the span of one day.
Do you have a dream, a goal, a vision for your life that you have been keeping on the backburner? Here are a few ideas to help you get the ball rolling and start making your goals a reality.
Put it in writing. Write out your goal in a journal. Or better yet, create a vision board: a collage of pictures, phrases, words or items that represent you and your goals. Check out this Pinterest board for great vision board ideas.Follow Nikki Stevens’s board Vision Boards on Pinterest.
Take risks. Although risk-taking can be a scary thing, if we never step outside of our comfort zone, we may miss great opportunities.
Get organized. Set a system in place for keeping track of your documents, notes, and commitments. Check out Google calendar, Evernote, and Dropbox for easy methods to organize your life across your devices.
Carve out the time. When it comes to a goal for your life, it’s worth it to sacrifice even just 20-30 minutes a day in order to make your goal a reality. Maybe it means you wake up a half hour earlier, or maybe you work on your goal during your lunch break. If something is important to you, you have to find time for it.
Don’t sweat the little stuff. Plenty of time-wasters like responding to Facebook messages and emails and responding to phone messages eat away at our available time. Stay focused on your task at hand, get it done well, and use any available time after that for playing Candy Crush or browsing Pinterest. Read this post for some secrets to staying focused and getting more done at work and home.
Get tied in to a support network. A few years back I had a friend who was struggling to save money and spend less. She knew that she didn’t have the strength to say no to a good sale so she gave her credit cards to someone she trusted, who froze them in ice to keep her from using them. You will find that you are more motivated to meet your goal if you tell others about it. Share your goal with your friends and family. Not only can they support you in your efforts, but they can help hold you accountable as well.
Good luck to you on your goal-setting journey! I wish you all the best as you make your goals a reality.
And please, if you want more accountability, share your personal goal in the comments section below.