Set Goals - Part Two

Written by Ellie Schofield on Apr 20, 2008 5:07 am

If you followed part one, then you should have a sizable list of the things you want.

At this stage you need start reducing that list, so that you will end up with a list of things that are really important to you and are in alignment with your values and beliefs.

For each item on the list, ask yourself the following questions:

Why do I want to do this?

Why do I want to own this?

Why should I want to be this kind of person?

Cross off anything that you cannot answer.

You should now have list of the goals you want to achieve.

The next step would be to match these goals to the important areas of your life such as: friends/family, partner/significant other, career/work, financial, health and vitality, emotional well-being, social life, fun and recreation, physical environment, spiritual life.

Every time you can answer 'Yes, this will improve this area of my life', give it a mark. It will indicate those areas of your life that are important and whether it is the right goal for you to work towards.

There may be some surprises in there.