A new year brings with it new hope and a fresh start. Also a need to set our intentions. In order to really progress in life, you need to be motivated and know exactly what you want. It is hard to achieve anything when you do not have any clear goals. Goal setting can be a great tool to help you achieve anything you want. Whether it’s a new job, a promotion, learn a new hobby or whether it’s to simply lose weight and become healthier. Setting yourself intentions can really help you to get the results you want.
Benefits of setting new intentions
There are so many benefits that come with setting intentions in life. Many people do not realise just how better off they could be if they were to adopt this simple method. The top benefits of setting new intentions include:
-Reminding you of what is important and keeping you motivated, having a list of goals will remind you of what is important. Life can become pretty stressful at times and it is easy to get lost in the little things that do not matter. Regularly looking over your goals will help to remind you of what you’re working so hard for.
-Giving you a sense of pride as with smaller goals you will reach them faster. This helps you to stay motivated as you feel a great sense of pride each time you tick off a goal you have set yourself. It is a great feeling when you actually achieve your goals.
–Knowing that you can achieve anything you set your mind to can give you a huge boost in confidence. This in turn will have a positive impact on all parts of your life.
–Goal setting really helps you to take control back in your life. If you feel like you have just been plodding along, this is a great chance to make a change and get in control of what you want and more importantly, what you don’t want.
-Keep your new intentions realistic and set to a timeline. Perhaps the biggest mistake people make when they set goals is they make them too unrealistic. Or they set goals that they can only fully achieve in the not so distant future. In order to stay motivated you need to create realistic, short term goals.
So write down a list of what you want to achieve overall, such as losing weight, more self care time, owning your own house or changing your career. However, you should also split down these large goals into smaller, manageable steps. For example, if you are hoping to change career there is likely to be a whole range of things you need to do before you can take the leap. Do you need to go back to study and learn new skills? Do you need to become more financially secure in order to take the plunge? Write down what you need to do in order to achieve the bigger goals you have set yourself.
Providing you keep your intentions realistic you can achieve all your goals. The hardest part about changing your life is making the first move. Sit down and write a list of goals that you want to achieve within the next month to start with. You can build up to longer term goals once you get in a routine. I like doing 3-6 month goals and re-visiting every month.
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