GOALS

A person without goals is a person without direction. When you have goals you have something that keeps you motivated to stay on the path that you're on or motivates you to choose a new path that works for you. Goals can be however big or small you want. It can be anything from getting a new job by the end of the year or making sure that you finally start the term paper that is due tomorrow. Whatever your goals may be  its important to have them.

When you do make a goal its important that you make it specific. Saying to yourself that you want to be a millionaire isn't enough. How are you going to go about being a millionaire? Whats your plan of attack?
 Do you believe that you can accomplish it.? Next you need to write it down somewhere so that from time to time you ll be able to see it. Lastly you need to ask yourself a very important question

"Are you willing to put the work in to achieve this goal"?

Working with kids, the first thing I ask them is what their goals are for basketball. Some say that they just want to make their high school team, others say that they want to play in college, and some have even said that they want to play professional basketball. Once I know what their goals are it gives me a good idea how hard they should be working to achieve it.

If your goal is to get a new job how hard are you actually looking for one? Are you up every day scanning the classified ads, or are you sitting back and waiting for that job to find you? Be proactive in making things happen in your life. It sounds simple enough so why don't we do it? That's a question you have to ask yourself. Whats holding you back from accomplishing what you want out of life? A better question might be do you know what you want out of life? And if you do then go get it! How long are you going to wait before you start your journey?

"When your goals are your own and not someone elses they feel that much better when you complete them."

This quote I feel is another important key in making your goals come true. Don't let anyone make goals for you that you don't want yourself. Only you can live your life, so only you should be able to determine what goals you're willing to tackle and which ones you aren't.

Be honest with yourself, make your goals specific, write them down, put the work in, and most importantly make them your own.