6 Strategies On How To Set Goals Weekly And Achieve Them

In this post, I’d like to share with you 6 amazing ways on how to set goals weekly and achieve them.

How often, on average, do we reach our objectives? Prepare yourself, since the statistics are quite low.

Only 8% of individuals achieve the goals they set for themselves.

But perhaps this is because many of us don’t set effective or attainable goals to begin with. Instead of focusing on what to achieve, we concentrate on how to achieve it.

Once you create the practice of setting meaningful and attainable objectives for yourself, it becomes much simpler to achieve them.

1. Determine your motivation for pursuing your goals.

Regarding your goals, intrinsic motivation is more vital than anything else. This is what is important and will sustain you when you encounter obstacles or setbacks.

It can be tempting to establish objectives based on external motivators, such as money, reputation, or fame.

Imagine that one of your goals is to earn a master’s or doctoral degree. You may initially believe that achieving this objective will boost your earning possibilities. Money is an external motivator par excellence.

To make it simpler to achieve your objective, you should determine why it is important to you on a personal level.

For instance, it could be cognitively challenging or equip you to better provide for your family.

Further Reading: 11 Things To Do When You’re Lacking Motivation

2. Convert your long-term objectives into weekly objectives

Having your long-term objectives in mind when setting weekly objectives provides direction. However, it might be beneficial to divide these objectives into more manageable bits.

The year’s objectives provide an ideal starting point.

Determine what you must accomplish every month and then every week to attain these objectives by working backwards.

Consider that you wish to write a book this year. That is a worthy long-term objective.

If the typical novel contains 75,000 words and there are 52 weeks in a year, a suitable weekly target would be to write 1,450 words per week. This is significantly more manageable.

3. Set weekly objectives on Monday

Since your first day of school, you have been conditioned to perceive Monday as a new beginning. This makes today the ideal day for goal-setting, as it is when you have the most optimism and clarity.

Remember to write down your objectives, as doing so will increase your likelihood of achieving them.

4. Make sure your goals are quantifiable

We’ve all heard that objectives should be quantifiable, but occasionally we lose sight of what that entails. Be wary of objectives that appear vague or ambitious.

For instance, “Work consistently on my blog” may sound like a worthy objective at first.

However, upon reflection, you will understand that “constant work” can mean a variety of things.

If you spent five minutes per day working on your blog but failed to complete a single post, have you attained your objective?

A more appropriate objective might be, “Write two high-quality blog entries of 1,500 words each.”

Further Reading: 9 Top Strategies To Achieve Your Goals

5. Use time-blocking to establish a plan for achieving your objectives.

Time-blocking is the assignment of blocks of time throughout the day to specific sorts of activities.

When each day is organized in this manner, you are more likely to achieve your objectives because there is time set aside for them every day.

Before beginning time-blocking, it is prudent to evaluate your circadian rhythm so that you can organize your day according to when you are most productive.

Ask yourself the following questions to get started.

• Am I an early bird or a night owl?
• When do I feel most alert?
• When am I at my creative peak?

Although it is best to schedule one- or two-hour blocks of undisturbed work time, you can still utilize time-blocking concepts in the meantime.

6. Establish a process to reflect on your goals at the end of each week

A weekly reflection on your goals is a means of holding yourself accountable.

It can also help you set more effective goals for the upcoming week by showing significant behavioral patterns.

Celebrating with your friends and/or family might be a crucial element of your reflection.

The time to communicate your objectives with others is after you have accomplished them, not before.

Sharing that you’ve achieved your objectives feels wonderful and can drive you to work toward your objectives in the future.

This is a vast improvement over publicizing your goals before you achieve them, which can give you a false sense of accomplishment and decrease your motivation.

As part of your weekly routine, you should also ask yourself predetermined questions to assess your progress.

Did I achieve this objective?

If so, what did I do that contributed most to my success?

What was the greatest impediment that kept me from reaching my goal?

Many intelligent people believe that working hard for your goals is the most important factor in the end. In fact, while you’re busy, you may feel that time spent not working toward your goals is squandered.

But pausing to reevaluate your goals may be the best thing you can do to achieve them in the future.

Spending time to ensure that your goals are framed in the most effective manner is without a doubt time well spent.

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