How to Set Meaningful Goals You Will Achieve — Chuck B Philosophy

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The key to setting life-changing goals for the next year, month, or week, is to have a long-term vision. You need to know where you want to be five, ten, and even twenty-five years from now. Hopefully, you have given some thought to where you want to be in twenty-five years; if not, read this article first. ⁠

To start, list all of the major categories in your life. These include;

Your list of categories may be longer, but if you don’t know where else to start, this list is a good jumping-off point.

Don’t self-edit your goals at this time.

Don’t stop to question if an idea is “realistic.”If it comes to mind, write it down. There will be time for evaluation later, but you can’t review an idea you did not list in the first place.

What if nothing comes to mind?

• Sometimes it can be hard to think of goals. This is often because you are holding yourself back. So if nothing comes to mind, write, “There is no way I could …” That trick can open you to more audacious goals and get your thoughts going. The idea here is to open yourself up to thinking big.
• Another trick for freeing your thinking is to…