Countless stories have been told by people on their death bed. Unfortunately, majority of the stories revolve around regret and goals never achieved. Mainly from people who could have produced more but never did, people who could have given more but failed to do so and people who never tapped into their full potential. Rarely do dying people recount extravagant and triumphant stories. The stories of regret that dying people share with their caretakers have a single purpose: to motivate others to set ambitious goals and go after those goals without looking back. What goals do you have for yourself? How big are these goals? When you think about your goals, what feeling do you get? Late renowned boxing champion, Muhammad Ali implored people through this statement: “if your goals do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
Interestingly, majority of people do not set any goals let alone ambitious goals. If you belong to the 80% that never set goals, just relax and keep reading! By the time you’re done reading, you will learn how to set and achieve goals easily.
Why Should You Set Ambitious Goals?
The first question you need to ask yourself is: “what type of life do I want to have?” It is important to realize that the magnitude of your goals will determine the quality of your life. If you desire a greatly rewarding, enriching and fulfilling life then you need to set ambitious goals.
A mediocre goal only gets you mediocre results. On the other hand, when you set ambitious goals and achieve them, you reap immeasurable results. Ambitious goals stretch you beyond your limits of comfort. Thus, helping you thrive and move to a higher level quickly.
“Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.”
― Aristotle
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Essentially, who you become is another valuable reason for setting ambitious goals. Imagine two friends of the same age, family background and environment. Both friends go graduate from the same college with the same major. The only obvious difference between the two friends is their career goals. One has a career goal of becoming a project manager in 10 years and the other set a goal of running a successful business unit developing elite project managers to work for him.
Fast forward to 10 years, both friends have achieved their goals. The friend who chose the project manager track is excelling at it and so is the friend who chose to run a successful business unit along with develop elite project managers. Even though both are successful, the friend who runs a business unit and develops project managers has emerged to become a major influencer in his industry as well received numerous awards for producing industry leaders.
What do you think contributed to one friend becoming more influential than the other, despite having similar beginnings? The answer lies in the capacity of the goals. One set ambitious goals while the other set an average goal.
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How to Set Ambitious Goals:
Goal setting isn’t just a matter of thinking about some random thing you want to attain, but instead, if you genuinely want to achieve them, you need to put some thought and consideration as you plan them out and work towards them.
You deserve success! And success comes from setting goals and achieving them. Here are some valuable and proven tips to help you set ambitious goals that you will actually achieve!
1. Connect purpose to your goals
Everything you do in life should start and end with purpose. Without purpose, the need and desire achieving a goal will be inexistent. Goals are your navigation and purpose is your destination.
Purpose is what propels you to set ambitious goals and empowers achieve you to achieve those goals. When you connect your goals to a purpose it makes your goal worthwhile. For example, let’s say your goal for the year is to drive 9 hours from Denver to Kansas City twice every month for an internship. You may start out enjoying the first two trips, by the time you get to the fourth, fifth and sixth trip you may begin entertaining the idea of quitting. As the winter season gets intense and road conditions get unfavorable you will find yourself writing a resignation letter. Why have you decided to quit? Is it because you’re burnt out or can’t handle the roads anymore?
A goal connected with a worthy purpose guarantees results.
Where there is a will, there is a way. Truly, purpose gives you the will. What if you connected a purpose to the internship and the trip, do you think quitting will still be an option? Consider this, you love your younger brother and you want to change his life by moving him to a new environment away from his dysfunctional friends. The only way you can achieve this desire of yours is by moving to another environment (Kansas City) that is flourishing with your brother. Moving to a new environment will enable you and your brother bond and rekindle the good old times when he took your advice and prospered. However, the only opportunity to move is to take an internship in Kansas City for a year, then get a high-paying full-time position with the company you interned for. How do you think you will handle the burden of driving 9 hours in different seasons of the year? I bet a lot better because this time you have a compelling purpose -to move your brother to a flourishing environment. In the same way, whenever your goals are predicated upon a purpose you are more likely to achieve your goals.
2. Create SMART goals
The key is to make your goals SMART. Your goals should be:
Specific:
You need to define exactly what it is that you want to accomplish through your goal. A handy approach for this is to consider the 5 W’s (who, what, where, when, why). For example, rather than “Give more presentations”, a more specific version of this would be “Give 1 presentation per week”.
Related: 9 Essential Reasons You Should Set Specific Goals
Measurable:
It’s advantageous for your goal to be easily measured, otherwise how else will you know whether you’ve achieved it, or have made progress towards its completion? Think of some concrete amounts or levels to work towards.
Achievable:
This is crucial. Your goal must be realistic and achievable, otherwise it’ll be easy to become disheartened or unmotivated if the target is too far away. Don’t set your expectations unreasonably high, but instead, set attainable goals that are still challenging enough.
Relevant:
Your goals should be relevant to your life and what you do. It’s best if they relate to your career, your hobbies or what you spend your time on. For example, if you’re planning on a holiday trip to Italy, a relevant goal would be to learn some basic conversational Italian.
Timely:
Set a specific date when you ideally want to have reached your goal by. Having a timeline can really help keep you driven and motivated as you work within a concrete timeframe to achieve your goals.
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3. Give yourself milestones
Once you’ve decided on one or a few ambitious goals for yourself, it’s time to break them down into smaller milestones that are essentially stepping stones towards the greater goal. This helps ambitious goals feel less overwhelming, and a clearer map is in mind to help you get there. It’s also important that you regularly reflect and monitor your progress towards your goals, both to hold yourself accountable but also to see whether changes needed to be made to help you achieve them quicker.
Most importantly, give yourself a reward for every milestone you hit. These rewards are their to recharge you and keep you going for more. For instance, if your goal is to write a book and your target is one chapter a week. Make sure that you reward yourself every week you complete a chapter. When you become consistent at reaching your milestones, your brain automatically begins to look forward to the reward you get for being consistent. This creates a routine of consistent action needed to achieve your goals.
4. Write your goals down
A study by Harvard Business School showed that MBA students who wrote their goals down ended up making ten times more than all the students who didn’t write down their goals. What does this tell you about writing your goals down?
The fact is that you cannot manage anything you do not measure. Writing your goals down is a sure way of tracking your goals. Since your goals are visible to you and no longer in your head, it becomes easier to measure your progress over time. The process of putting pen to power gives you clarity and control. Specifically, clarity and control are instrumental to achieving any goal.
Besides, another purpose for writing down your goals is focus. Remember, energy flows where there is focus. And whatever you focus on, consumes your life.
To turn it up a notch, write your goals down everyday. Writing down your goals everyday forces you to continuously think about your goals. Undoubtedly, whatever you think about the most becomes a priority in your actions.
If all else fails, goals written down will always serve as a reminder to you whenever you feel lost.
Related: How to Get Back on Track with Your Purpose before It’s Too Late
5. Integrate accountability
Achieving goals take time, handwork and perseverance. However, accountability plays a very vital role in the achievement of your goals. Accountability demands that you take ownership or responsibility towards the actions necessary to achieve your goals.
Accountability separates the wishers in life from the action-takers that care enough about their future to account for their daily actions.
Accountability is a best practice for setting goals. Achieving your goals, particularly an ambitious one, is always a long journey. Integrating accountability into your goal setting gives you conviction in the journey. Indeed, a kick in the pants is always needed for achieving your goals. You can choose to adopt a technology that keeps you accountable. If your goal is to lose some weight to fit into your wedding dress, there are many apps out there that can help you stay accountable.
Alternatively, you can also adopt an accountability partner. Who qualifies as an accountability partner? You accountability partner should be someone who is not afraid to be frank with you or call you to order when you are slacking. Your accountability partner will help keep you committed to your goal on days when you feel like taking a break.
6. Share with others
It’s been proven that if you share your goals with others, whether it’s with your family, friends or employer, you’re more likely to achieve them. Why? Due to the additional accountability, support and encouragement that you get from the people around you who can aid in the route to success.
Related: The 3 Most Important People You Need to Succeed in Life
Overall, use the SMART framework as you set ambitious goals for yourself, whether they’re for the new year or just the month ahead. Be intentional, break them down into milestones, write your goals down, get an accountability partner and share your goals as well as your progress with others. By following these simple strategies, you’re well equipped to proudly achieve goals that you set your mind to. And don’t forget to reward yourself upon completion!
When you set ambitious goals, you create the fulfilling and happy life you deserve.
Now you have been empowered with how to set ambitious goals, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below. Also, do not hesitate to reach out (connect@livebywhy.com) if you need help setting or achieving your goals. As usual, empower others by sharing this!
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