If you’ve embraced the wonderful practice of setting goals for yourself, kudos and great job, but a new challenge can arise when we start picking too many goals. Here’s a way to sift through the stars and find which ones are best suited to satisfy your needs.
1. Think about the biggest picture possible
Sit down for a moment, reflect, journal, and explore as an individual, who you are and what gives you joy or brings you pain. Make a list of your ten most important values. After you’ve done that, reflect on what you desire most in life and take a moment to write it down.
Keep it short, sweet, and to the point, in one sentence, well, maybe two—no more! You’ll be surprised at how gaining clarity on the big picture can help you prioritize your goals and focus on what truly matters.
2. What about your budget?
This is usually a pain point; review it and adjust accordingly. When it comes to goal setting, it’s important to think about the constraints you face and be realistic. If you’re holding down a nine-to-five job within the median salary range, saving up a million dollars in one year is probably not feasible, but certainly aspiring.
It might be at this point that considering an online supplemental business, such a being a Virtual Assistant entrepreneur, can be considered.
Having an online supplemental business will certainly assist in increasing financial stability and can, over time, become mainstream, all the while allowing you some free time to focus on other areas of your life, for instance, your health, which brings us to the next point.
3. Think about your health
If you have a work-related goal—say, to hit six figures or something similar—and your doctor has also told you that your health is in trouble, it may be time to set aside your money-related goals and focus on your health.
Perhaps taking a thirty-minute walk every day is more important than squeezing in an extra few hours of work every week. If you don’t pick the former goal, the latter one might drive you to a point where neither goal can be reached. We have to make wise decisions.
4. Remember those around you
If you’re in a situation where other people are dependent on you, say a family or colleagues, you may need to set aside some of your personal goals in favor of meeting their needs.
For example, if you’re a parent and you’ve always wanted to further your education in higher learning, but recognize that your children are struggling in school. It may be a wise decision to forego the desire for higher learning and spend time with your children, assisting them with their homework.
Delay doesn’t always mean denial. - Let wisdom speak!
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