The Importance Of Realistic Goals

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There are many steps one can take to achieve their goals. Though different, they all have one thing in common; you can only go so far, if you do not take them together. Yes, they are all important in building the right character for success in an individual, but the trick in building this persona, is to implement all these steps into one’s lifestyle. The below are the steps so discussed.
Set Realistic Goals
Before you go for what you want, you have to know exactly what you want; this is the first step in achieving your goals. There are short term goals and long term goals. Write them down, most preferably in a diary that you should be carrying around with you and arrange them in order of ‘urgent and important, and those that marry into each other; with the final goal being that which is the ultimate goal. Once that is taken care of, follow the next step to achieving your goals...
Desire
One word but ooh so powerful is to desire is the act of wanting something, wanting it so bad that you would achieve a deep sense of satisfaction once you acquire that which you long for. To achieve your goals in life you have to desire a goal. Make sure that your sense of desire is strong enough to keep your inner fire burning. The stronger your desire, the
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Discipline is the only answer to this query. Desire makes you aware of your prize, discipline make sure you get there. Building discipline is easy; all you have to do is create a routine. This could prove difficult at first but it is not impossible. Eventually, your body will follow the system of activities that you have put in place for yourself without a hitch. Take for example an obese individual trying to lose a certain amount of pounds, if he/she commits to jogging for thirty minutes every morning he/she wakes up, without giving in to the pain that comes from it, eventually he/she will lose those pounds. It’s all about the “never give up

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