Goal Tending—How to Set Your Goals and Take Care of Them

Setting goals requires more than writing down a few notes on a piece of paper. It requires hard work, dedication and persistence to reach that final mark. How do you tend your goals?

Set Your Goals

First, you must set measurable and realistic goals. It’s okay to shoot for the month. Just be sure that you aren’t setting unrealistic expectations on yourself that you’ll never be able to hold up.

Second, think things through very carefully. As you plan how you’ll reach your goal, make sure you think through every angle. What are some common pitfalls that could potentially sidetrack you? What will you do if something deters you? How will you compensate? Have a backup plan.

Third, you have to keep a positive attitude. The worst thing you could ever do is to be negative about yourself or your goals. When you mess up (and you will), pull yourself back up and start all over again.

Remember…achieving goals requires a fine mixture of action and perseverance.

Take Care of Your Goals

You’re probably thinking, ‘How in the world does one “take care” of their goals?’ Let me explain…

Taking care of your goals simply means that you can’t toss them aside or quit when the going gets rough. Nobody is perfect; therefore mistakes are made all day, every day. But you can’t quit.

So the first thing you need to do is get it straight in your head that you will never quit—you will never give up, no matter how hard or frustrating it becomes. You will always hang on and keep trying, regardless.

That’s not to say that you won’t have to regroup and revamp your goals. Even the best-laid plans fail sometimes. If you’ve tried consistently, but nothing seems to be working right, then maybe it’s time to stop and take a look at your goals again. Are they realistic?

Tending your goals is just as important as setting them. Do what works for you. Just remember that goals aren’t set in concrete. If you need to “pluck some weeds,” or ”apply some fertilizer,” then by all means, go for it!

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