Personal growth goals do not have to be this large extravagant goal. Our life has 8 main areas of focus –
• Health (Physical & Mental)
• Home/Surroundings
• Career/Business
• Relationships
• Money
• Fun
• Contribution
• Personal/Spirituality/Religion Development
Pick one area then pick one piece of that area to set a goal on. It can be exciting to set new goals you have all of this energy. But that energy begins to wane as time goes on. Being focused one smaller item is much better than trying to divide your attention between five at once. You are much more likely to achieve that one goal and keep that momentum then to start five at once and reach any of them.
We often don’t set big enough long-term goals but when we set short term goals, we over estimate what can be actually done. It can be easy to shoot for the stars before the work begins. I by no means will ever tell you not to go big but I will tell you to meet yourself where you are.
Something to keep in mind is that personal growth goals need only two things – to be PERSONAL and to bring about GROWTH.
Personal means that no one else has to agree with it or think it’s a great goal. You are doing this for you, end of story. Which means growth is defined by what is going to bring your life a step forward from your point of view. Don’t get caught up in trying to set goals you think others will have a good perception of.
Here are some tips on setting and reaching your goal –
1. Know your why
2. Write your goal down
3. Look at your goal often
4. Plan out how you will reach your goal
5. Evaluate your progress and adjust accordingly
6. Be kind to yourself 😊
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• Reduce caffeine and sugar intake
• Walk/run for 20 minutes a day
• Drink one cup of water every hour
• Try 3 new types of workouts
• Sleep a minimum of 7 hours every night
• Eat a vegetable with every meal
• I will say one nice thing to myself every day
• Journal daily for at least 30 minutes
• Talk with a life coach once a week
• Write down three good things that happened everyday (no matter how bad you think the day was)
• Write a list of 100 things you love about yourself. Add 2 things to the list each week.
• Declutter and organize a section of your home each week
• Donate 5 items a month (& don’t go out shopping to replace them 😉)
• Sit in a space, see how it feels, and make adjustments to make it feel better
• Spend 3 minutes cleaning each room in your house a day
• Remove all electronics from your bedroom
• Stop phoning it in and over deliver in your job/business
• Take a course/certification that will move your career/business forward
• Listen to a podcast on your commute about your career/business everyday
• Attend a conference about your career/business
• Dress like the career/business you want everyday
• Write a list of all the things you love about the people in your life (even the people you don’t think you like)
• Attend x amount events a month, after that say no and focus your time towards improving your life
• Stop spending time with people you don’t want to but know that it is not them that is the problem
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• Learn the difference between what boundaries are verse what are expectations that you have for people
• Devote x amount of time a day to the relationships that mean the most to you
• Create a great relationship with your money
• Save an X amount of money a week
• Assess where your money is going each day/week/month and adjust accordingly
• Move from scarcity to abundance
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• Start a new hobby
• Go out with friends once a week/month
• Spend one hour a day doing something you think is fun without the distraction of social media
• Plan a trip to a dream destination
• Use all your vacation time at work this year
(what you contribute or give to the community in the form of time, money, or something else)
• Redefine why you are doing contribution and where you want to do it
• Spend x amount of time/money a month towards contribution
• Learn to give without expectations
• Include a friend/family member on how you are contributing
• Do one thing a week that brings you out of your comfort zone
• Read a personal/spiritual/religious development book each month
• Work with a life coach to bring yourself to the next level
• Devote x amount of time to religious/spiritual/religious development
• Join a group devoted to personal/spiritual/religious development
• Learn about other personal/spiritual/religious journeys and practices people practice
Final Thoughts
Always remember that your personal development goals are always personal to you. There is no right or wrong personal goal.
The number one thing to remember is to pick one from one area and focus there. Trying to set a goal in each area will not get you the same results as focusing in on one will. You can always set a new goal once you have reached this one.
Pick the area of your life you want to set a goal. Set a goal in that category and know why you are setting that goal. Keep it in sight as much as possible.
Plan your journey on how you will reach your goal. Evaluate it as you go to make sure what you are doing is putting you on the right track. And always be kind as you do it.
What goal are you going to set to bring your life to the next level?
