How to stay focused on your goals?

As we know that in order to achieve something in our life, the first thing that comes is to stay focused. It is considered to be really difficult to stay focused to something for a long time in today’s generation because we see a lot of things happening around us and these so many things distract us from our own goals.

So, here are some of the ways to improve yourself and I assure you that after following these tiny steps your life will be a lot changed.

1. WAKE UP WITH A PLAN

The reason I’m mentioning this step at the very first is that it is necessary for us to have a plan in our mind when we wake up in the morning.

Each day you should wake up with a plan to your goal. Don’t just approach your days in an unfocused void. The state of mind leaves too much room for discontent, opposition, unhappiness and hopelessness. In order to avoid these we always need a plan in our mind.

Apart from this it is also good to wake up early in the morning because that lovely morning breeze, mild sunshine and the chirping of birds could make our mind so fresh that we can start our day with a fresh mind , full of good and positive thoughts.

2. SET GOALS FOR EACH MONTH

It is a very good idea to set a goal for each month and work on it. By doing this a routine will be there in your life which may help you further in your professional life.

3. BREAK YOUR GOALS DOWN

Don’t misunderstand the above task. By this I mean that break your goals into small parts likewise I said in the above task to set up a monthly goals. By doing that you will definitely learn to achieve goals on time and this would help you to break your goals down.

How to break your goals into small tasks:

Define your goal
Break it down into sub-goals
Create a list of tasks
Focus on one task at a time

4. BE INTENTIONAL WITH YOUR TIME

So, in order to achieve any goal you need to stick to the time limit even if nobody is there to judge you there. Then also it is necessary to be intentional with your time.

“Time is non-refundable . Use it with intention”

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5. KEEP A JOURNAL

I know that in this technological world, it is pretty tough to maintain a journal. But trust me once you get into habit of writing your daily activities in your journal you will definitely enjoy it. Moreover it is not necessary to keep a journal by writing only now a days many virtual diary kind of things are available in app store.

This habit of keeping a journal will help you to remember things easily because in these busy world its a bit difficult to remember all the things all the time.

Self discovery general prompt:

What makes you happy?
List 5 positive qualities about yourself
Where you want to be in next years?
When was the last time you cried?
Do you have any re-occurring dreams?
Who is your biggest inspiration or role model?
Is there anything you’re scared to admit out loud?
What are you most grateful of and why?
Think of a greatest accomplishment of recent times that made you proud of yourself.
Create a bucket list with some of your biggest aspirations.

6. HAVE A MANTRA

It is very important for us to have a “mantra” in our life. It ain’t necessary to have your own mantra but yes you could chant any one either religious or anything else which helps you boost yourself.

Mantras are something that could make a great change in your life. I am telling you form my very own experience that you could chant any mantra for a healthy life.

You all can say this mantra to yourself:-

My life is great. I’m great. Everything is happening for me is good. All the things that I’m currently experiencing are only taking my life to a next level. I’m growing. I’m getting better.

7. CREATE A VISION BOARD

A vision board is a sacred place that displays what you want in life.

When you hang it in a space where you see it daily, your vision board brings your goals and aspirations to life. A vision board is a physical representation of a goal or goals that you’re aiming to achieve.

10 Steps to create vision board:

Decide what you want to bring into your life and what you want to focus on.
Choose images that represents those things and images that appeal you.
Cover your board with large background images.
Layer on small images.
Add words and phrases.
Fill in and rearrange until its appealing.
Add any embellishments.
Take a picture in case it shifts.
Glue everything on starting with the background and working on it.
Hang is where you’ll see it everyday.

8. THINK ABOUT YOUR GOALS DAILY

In order to stay focused to your goals, one of the most important step is to think about it daily. Because if your goals are there in your mind daily definitely it will help you to work on it daily .

If you capture the above image in your mind , it will surely help you to think about your goal and automatically you will start working upon it.

9. PICTURE YOURSELF ACHIEVING YOUR DREAM

“You have to dream first, before it can come true”-A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

It is very important to believe in yourself firstly, then make picture of yourself in mind that you are actually achieving your dream. By doing this you will get an idea about what you really have to do for achieving your goal.

Once you are done with this, you can have a clarity for what you actually want and deserve.

The above quote is a very famous one we all have heard it many times in our life , but have we really understood the actual meaning of it?

It says that if you have courage to dream anything then there is always a way through which you will do it one day.

At the end I would like to say just one thing that follow these tiny steps in your life and I promise you that you would definitely find a way to achieve your goals.