How to plan your goals for the year and reach them

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People are fundamentally different from animals

Evolution

Animals - direct environmental protection product. They react to external conditions and adjust to them, so changing over time. The process of evolution is slow and is random.

Mankind - indirect environmental protection product. Although it is a means by which people adapt and change our personal choice largely determines the environment. This is the fundamental difference between man and animal.

We decide on the direction and strength of personal evolution, reasonable designing the environment around them.

You represent the sum of five people that spend the most time. You are what you do. Your life can be measured: it is directly proportional to the importance of the problem you seek to solve. So choose wisely.

Adaptation

Psychological studies show that fear of waiting are almost always perceived as worse than the actual experience.

I am always amused when people say things like: "You have three foster child, and you were able to get a doctorate in philosophy? I would never been able to. " Or: "I will never be able to survive the death of a loved one." The fact that they can. If their loved ones are dead or if they had to do something difficult (we are all faced with difficulties), they would have found a new strength, decided to problems and surprise yourself. Of course, sometimes life brings suffering. But we go through them, getting stronger and hopefully wiser than they were before.

I recently met a woman who had 17 children, eight and nine of its reception. It brings them together with her husband. You may find it strange. But, if you want to be able to handle it as well. By the way, their family is thriving, not just surviving.

Regardless of the difficulty with which we face, we can adapt to everything.

We can make much more than we think. So when it comes to goal settingWe deliberately preparing for something very daunting.

While most people seek the path of least resistance, and thus become accustomed to the ease and idleness, you should look for the trials and difficulties. Here is an example: the trees are starting to grow in windy requiring force circumstances, we are forced to let their roots as deep as possible and thus become immune to the environment.

You can achieve your goals in 3 months

Use tenfold thinking

Before you write the first chapter of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling has planned seven years at Hogwarts. As a result, the story of Harry Potter has become the most widely read book of all time.

Before the creation of the first "Star Wars" in 1970 by George Lucas has planned at least six films and so I started from the fourth episode, and not the first. As a result, almost 40 years later, the whole world is going crazy when there are new "Star Wars". This would be impossible if Lucas was not so thoughtful and ambitious plan.

So, look at your goals for the year. Rather, they reflect the thinking timid and uncreative approach to planning. Without a doubt, your goals are not very complicated and you can cope with them. But do not forget, you can make a lot more than you think. You can adapt to everything.

For example, you set a goal to earn $ 50 000 per year. Take the above, change the target of 500 000 dollars.

When you multiply all of your targets at 10, you have to start to achieve them unconventional, innovative ways. The traditional approach does not work with a tenfold thinking.

But in order to achieve the planned need not only to expand the boundaries of thinking. We must change and efforts. As well as their abilities, people underestimate the time and effort that must be expended to achieve something. That is why they are often late dating and do not finish things started.

Instead of waiting for the ideal conditions, expect the worst. Rather than to underestimate how much time and effort it will take the case, re-evaluate these things. Attach further efforts to achieve their goals than you think you need to.

If you are going to think 10 times larger, you will have to make 10 times as much effort. Without effort it does not matter how big you dream. But, when your behavior is consistent with (and even exceed) your expectations, dreams will quickly become a reality.

Bet on all

People are afraid of commitment. We soon leave predpochtom open right choice. Rather, we will make a few investments to reduce risk.

But if you want to achieve more, then you need to put everything on one option. In fact, much easier and less risky to concentrate on something one, rather than on a few things. And yes, the possibility of failure.

Once you understand what you want, associate themselves exorbitant obligations. Go for broke. When you do this, you will understand the true meaning of the confidence that can only come from within.

After realizing that a sense of security - only an inner feeling, not what is outside of yourself (like a permanent income or health insurance), you will see yourself in a new light. Your faith in yourself and your ability to significantly increase. Barriers that once hindered you become a means to move forward. Your inner state corresponds to your inner desires. True security - the spiritual, not material.

Your skills are always more important than your desires

Renowned psychologist Anders Ericsson introduced the term "well thought-out preparation." His research has become known thanks to Malcolm Gladwell, who is famous for his rule of 10, 000 hours.

History shows that the world's elite rarely get people with innate abilities. Rather, get to those who most of the time is dedicated to his craft. For example, the majority of the world's best violinists played 10,000 hours of violin before he turned 20.

You can get hold of anything, and it will be like you more and more in proportion as you improve in this.

If you will be spending three o'clock, seven days a week, deliberately doing a specific thing, you earn 10 000 hours over 10 years. If you spend four o'clock, five days a week, you earn 10 000 hours over 10 years.

If you deliberately preparing for the same, what do you do at work, so you can work only 3-4 hours a day. But your activity should be directed and productive.

Prioritization and execution

What kind of business, after the which all others seem lungs or completely irrelevant? What you are willing to consciously practice 3-4 hours a day?

simplification

To set priorities for 3-4 hours, during which you will sharpen your skills, you need to simplify your life. Without a doubt, you need to get rid of activities, behaviors, relationships that pull you back.

Get rid of all the secondary hard. Just yesterday I sent a letter to one professor, to warn him that he would no longer be able to participate in joint research projects this year. Although I really like to work with this particular professor, projects distract me from my main priorities - my family, blog and personal development.

Perhaps a little scary to cancel projects, to break or terminate the obligation unhealthy relationship. But once you do, you will feel an incredible relief. You are free! Free from the confines of inner experiences.

Your strength - the ability to go beyond the banal

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

Henry David Thoreau, American writer, philosopher, naturalist

I recently spent Christmas in Omaha with relatives of the wife. I have always been inspired by their lives and characters.

My father in law - a very clever and successful person. He's one of those people who can do whatever comes into their heads. He never gives up and is always figures out how to do what he is trying to do.

But what impresses me most is his total disregard for the fact that is valuable for most people. Despite the fact that he is a millionaire, and his wife live in a small apartment. He does not wear fancy clothes and drives expensive cars. He did not care about appearance. It does not care what impression he makes on others.

But it is difficult to meet the more industrious and more sincere person. He lives happily in accordance with their beliefs, spending time with his family and works hard every day.

Important rituals and habits for personal development

We are evolving, repeating something over and over again. According to a psychological study to form new habitIt needs 66 days. Following the new good habits can help maximize reveal your potential.

Learn every day

Ordinary people want ease and pleasure. Ordinary people are looking for challenges and new knowledge.

Currently training - a complex process that is not only the accumulation of knowledge. There is a difference between knowledge and understanding. You do not really know something until then, until it oprobuete empirically until you can just explain it and do it. I can read all the books about the assembly of the computer. But while I do not gather on their own computer, I do not know that it really is. Theory and experience - are two completely different things.

Therefore do not learn only from books. Put into practice what you have learned from books, and do the real thing. Make mistakes. Acquire experience.

Keep a diary

If you do not make journal entries, you lose a lot. In this session, a lot of advantages. And it does not require serious efforts. In fact, it is recommended to do this for 5-10 minutes a day.

And there is no right or wrong way of keeping a diary. You can use it to record important events occurred. Or to write down their goals and setting. Or use for interesting ideas and inspiration. Or just dump it negative emotions.

It is useful to record in his diary:

• Write every day 15 times on the goal you want to achieve. And write in the present tense and the target setting (eg, "I am married to the girl of my dreams. I am married to the girl of my dreams. I married my dream girl ").
• Record and its other goals and lead task lists. I usually write down goals for the week, month and year at least once a week. Repetition is implementing these goals in my subconscious mind and allows me to find new opportunities, which I could not pass up the diary.
• Write about important events that you do not want to forget.
• Write about existential questions (about the principles, God, the universe and life in general).
• Write about the most important people in your life (for his wife, children, parents, mentors).

Practice

If you want to be healthy, happy and productive person, take it a habit to regularly physical exercise.

Sports reduces the likelihood of depression, anxiety and stress. They also contribute to the achievement of career success. If you do not take care of your body to suffer and other aspects of your life.

Conclusion: build a life, not just a career

One over-developed muscles may prevent the health and strength of the whole. You must have seen guys in the room with huge hands and broad shoulders and a "chicken" legs.

Focus on just one area of ​​your life - the same as going to the gym and again and again to work out the same muscle, ignoring all other aspects of your body.

When you plan your year, think about something more, not just about success at work. Plan your relationship and all the important aspects of your life, such as travel, experience, goals, spirituality, personal development - in short, everything that interests you.

Many of my goals for this year do not have nothing to do with work.