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I Don’t Set Goals!

I woke up to read at 1AM and all I can think about is how unproductive the previous day was as well as the string of other days that I went to bed dissatisfied with my my low productivity.

I was going through the motions of getting ready to read when something suddenly struck me. I don’t set goals!

I will call this “Goal Deficiency”. Each night when I go to bed, I am always aware of how little I have achieved that day even though thoughts of how many things I have to do constantly plagued my mind that same day.

So how is it that my mind is filled with thoughts of how much I have to do and yet my head hits the pillow and all I can remember is all I should have done but failed to do? There’s one reason…

I am not clear on my goals for the day.

I am currently learning the relations with goals and productivity. Starting the day with an intention to achieve only sets the tune for busyness in the day. Productivity requires more than an intention, it requires clarity of business!

I don’t want to go to bed tired and also displeased with myself because I have not done much with my day even though I could be reasonably referred to as busy during the day. I want to go to bed having ticked off things I set to do and that I also accomplished. I thought of some tips I would work with now and I will be sharing below.

What do I want to achieve for the day?

I would start by thinking about what I want to achieve for the day. I have even seen people do it in excess of a day, as in they have weekly goals. But since I am just a starter, I am going to focus on making daily goals.

Set Realistic Expectations.

I would love to push myself and explore new limits, but I am going to set realistic goals. I am a firm believer in growth. I believe the more consistent I get with setting goals, the better I get, and the more I am able to explore new levels of goal setting to increase my productivity

Write it down!

Finally, I am going to write them down in an accessible book that I can easily refer back to.

Time Limit

I am also looking to be able to attach time limit to some of them. For example , ” solving past questions from 2pm- 4pm” would be a time bound goal.

I hope this works for me. Between, do you set goals, and does it work for you? Kindly share tips that has helped you and I am looking forward to reading from you.

KEEP BLOOMING ❤️

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  1. My personal suggestions regarding goal setting starts with building a plan, and starts with having a vision of your projects. Examples of project could be ‘keeping fit’, ‘earning a degree in school’, ‘starting a business’ ‘learning to cook a particular dish’ ‘making a new dress’ etc.
    A clear vision of your project would help determine the tasks required to achieve them.

    The next step would be linking the tasks to a time frame. Certain tasks would require a short time frame (within a day), and others may require a long time frame (maybe weeks or months).

    Identify stand-alone tasks in your project and tasks that have an aggregate chain relationship to a larger task in your project…..

    Everything I have tried to explain above can be summarized as the planning stage which must be documented (preferably on paper).

    The next step is the execution phase which will guide your achievement expectations for the day.

    Okay, I must stop here so I don’t bore you further. Hope I helped a bit. Best Wishes.

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    1. Bore me? No you are helping me and your input is very much appreciated by me too. I would definitely put your suggestions to use and you should definitely do a post on the subject of goals😃. Thanks once again.

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  3. I agree that setting goals are so important, but here’s something that I have learned that goes right along with goals: prioritizing. When I don’t prioritize, my goals will fall flat. God first, then everything else, not forgetting to enjoy the simple things. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Great post!

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