5 Actions to Take When Chasing Goals

I didn’t want to put “chasing goals” in the title of this post because chasing to me sounds like you’ll never catch it. But this post is actually meant to help you achieve your big goals by taking action to ensure you get there. It sounds all good and well to create lofty goals but often they fall to the wayside because of our lack of action. Here I am breaking down your next steps so that you know exactly what to do to achieve your goals, no matter if you consider yourself a more practical person or you’re like me and manifesting big dreams.

Whether your goals are for business or personal gain, you need to take action throughout the process of achieving your goals. Without knowing the next steps, you won’t reach your goals. Being able to support yourself while chasing your goals start with understanding the best way to reach them. These five ways of working toward your goals will help you reach success.

5 Actions to Take When Chasing Goals

1. Visualize Your Goals

Taking action begins when you first envision your goals. A daydream is not a goal. Pictures and written ideas help you form your goals. According to Forbes business magazine, (and the law of attraction) visualizing your goals is the first step in achieving them.

Writing down your goals makes them more real. It gives you a guide to use when creating your plan. Surrounding yourself with pictures or representations of your goals helps focus your attention on what you want and limits distractions along the way. You need to support yourself with tangible reminders of what you seek.

Imagine your goal is to take a vacation in the tropics. If all you see when you look out your window is rain or snow, it’s hard to imagine yourself being on that vacation. The dreariness of your surroundings doesn’t create a picture of the sun and sand. If your calendar contains winter clothes shopping and your to-do list is full of shoveling, getting a new umbrella, or putting up the storm windows, you don’ have a clear goal in front of you.

If you want to take that vacation, hang a postcard of your tropical destination on your mirror. Every time you look at yourself in the mirror, see yourself on the beach. Then, make a to-do list to prepare for vacation, including the extra hours you may need to work to afford it or the arrangements you will need to make for your pets or children. To chase your goal, you need to be able to visualize it.

2. Create an Action Plan for Chasing Goals

Goals without plans are only dreams. Once you know what you want, create a plan to achieve it. Your plan needs to have the following:

• Each part should be broken up into steps

• Each step must be reachable and have a deadline

• Each step should build toward your goal

Making an action plan is a crucial way to achieve your goals. “I will go on vacation” is not an action plan. An action plan needs parts and steps, like “I will work every other Saturday for the next ten weeks to earn vacation money” or “I will bring my lunch to work every day this month to save for a vacation.” Each step must be realistic enough to be reachable. A step that suggests you will eat crackers every day for a month to save money for vacation isn’t only unreasonable; it’s unhealthy. You would probably spend more on doctor’s bills when you get sick than what you would save by eating so many crackers. Each step should also build toward your goals. Deciding to use part of your savings for an unneeded, fancy new coat doesn’t’ help you reach your goals. Try this journal created specifically for creating and breaking down SMART goals into actionable steps.

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3. Get Help When You Need It

Supporting yourself while you chase your goals includes finding others to help you. You may need a mentor, help through taking a class or seminar, or even the help of people around you to organize your goal. You won’t be taking a vacation if you’re saving money, but your partner is spending everything you save.

4. Be Accountable

Once you have an action plan, hold yourself accountable for reaching your goals. Telling other people what your goals are and how you plan to get there makes you accountable to someone other than yourself. The people you tell can encourage and support you in your efforts.

Keeping a journal and setting dates also help you stay accountable. Most people work best when they have a deadline. You may plan to take a vacation some day, but that’s not a practical goal. Planning to save a certain amount of money a month or work extra hours every week keeps you on track to reach your goals.

5 Actions to Take When Chasing Goals

5. Reset Your Goals When Needed

Murphy’s Law says that what can go wrong will go wrong. While you are busy saving and working extra hard toward your vacation, your car may break, you may need to replace an appliance or the furnace in your home, or your child may need something for school. Don’t let these setbacks stop you from reaching your goal. Instead, revise your goal and set a new timetable. If you don’t keep trying, you will never get to take your tropical vacation. Waiting a few months is better than not reaching your goal at all.

Taking action while chasing goals starts with knowing what you want and then having a clear, measurable plan for achieving it. Hold yourself accountable and get help when you need it. If you don’t reach your goal on the first try, keep at it until you achieve success.

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