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The concept "to achieve
personal success" cannot be specifically defined for the masses
because such success is, well, personal. Therefore, in order to
achieve personal success, it is first necessary to come to terms
with your own personal definition of personal success. Each
individual’s own definition of will be influenced by several key
factors:
- Personal success is subject to individual
interpretation based on upbringing, past experiences, role models,
personal motivations and goals. For some it might be to own a home
in an upscale neighborhood, while for others it might be a career
in the Peace Corps. Carefully contemplate your definition of
success based on your values—not what your brother-in-law or
Madison Avenue tells you it is.
- Your view of personal success will change at various times
throughout your life. For example, what might be deemed successful
in college or on your first job is very different from
successfully raising a family or comfortably retiring in the
Caribbean. Your definition of personal success will continue to
change, so don’t make the error of pursuing an outdated version of
it.
- When you achieve personal success, it is sometimes measurable
and sometimes not. Accumulating a certain amount of wealth is one
measure, but a successful marriage may be far more meaningful to
many people and can only be measured by how the two partners
feel about each other as the years go by.
- Very few people achieve personal success accidentally. Most
people who achieve personal success first defined it then planned
for it; they set a goal to achieve it.
Once you
have defined what it means to achieve personal success for yourself,
your next step is to set goals that will lead you to your definition
of success. You must create realistic, viable plans to achieve those
goals. Follow your plans, be flexible, and enjoy the process. It’s
not about keeping up with the Joneses.
Here are five
simple steps to help you define and achieve your own personal
success:
Achieve Personal Success Step #1: Identify
Your Goal
Clearly determine what the goal is. Be
specific.
- Bad: “To lose weight”
- Good: “To lose 10 pounds in a healthy way”
Achieve Personal Success Step #2: Identify Your
Obstacles
List all the obstacles standing between you (or
your team) and the goal. Identify resources, assistance, information
or anything else that might be needed to reach the goal. As your
writing, don’t get discouraged by the obstacles– they’re absolutely
necessary to help you with the next step in completing your plan.
Achieve Personal Success Step #3: List Tasks to
Overcome Each Obstacle
Taking each obstacle one at a
time, write one or more ways the obstacle could be overcome. These
are tasks (or action items) that will comprise your to-do list.
Expect to have several tasks per obstacle.
Achieve
Personal Success Step #4: Assign Task Deadlines and Set Up Task
Reminders or Other Alerts
Assign a start and completion
date to each task in the plan. It’s ok to be working on several
different tasks at the same time, but don’t overdo it. Be realistic.
Assign a reminder or alert to each task in the plan to keep you on
track. If you're using myGoals.com, you can specify how often you
want to be reminded via email of every task you've listed in your
plan. You can choose to be reminded daily, weekly, monthly, at
random, etc.
Achieve Personal Success Step #5: Follow
Your Plan
If you use myGoals.com, by the time to you've
reached this step, you will have defined a GoalPlanTM.
Complete each task in succession. Revisit your GoalPlan often and
make sure to use your reminder system to keep you on track.
Additional Suggestions to Achieve Personal
Success:
- If your success plan is too long or complicated, try breaking
it into several smaller, more manageable plans.
- Don’t rely on luck or things outside your control as part of
your success plan.
- Be flexible–expect your success plan to change before you
complete it. Circumstances change, unexpected events occur, and
your plan should be updated to adapt to changes. Use planning
software such as myGoals.com
to help construct your plan and modify it regularly.
- Seek the input of others who have expertise in the area or who
have completed a similar goal.
- Reward yourself for partial success as significant milestones
are accomplished.
Tools & Resources to Achieve Personal
SuccessmyGoals.com (this Web site) was designed to help you
achieve personal success, regardless of how you chose to define it.
By helping you select and pursue personally fulfilling goals, you
create a clear, defined path to your own personal success.
myGoals.com's pre-made GoalPlans®, goal-setting wizard,
and email reminders are extremely effective tools for creating
viable plans and keeping you on track.
As priorities change
(and circumstances change), goals will change as well. myGoals.com
provides a convenient, flexible, and easy way to manage your path to
personal success. We encourage everyone to pursue their goals with
passion. Personal success is yours alone to define, pursue, and
achieve. We are here to help.
To
learn more or sign up for a free trial, visit our goal-setting
homepage.
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