Don’t Let Goal Results Change You

“Stimulate the progress, preserve the core”

This is a popular line that I’m sure many of you reading this have seen around the web. The reason that I find it relevant for the goal setting series is that many people will set goals which they will achieve. Chances are that the end result will be an improvement to yourself. Whether your goal is to save $10,000 or get an 90% average next semester, you will be better off than you were before you set the goal. Here are some tips for handling the success you attain from reaching your goals (Yes you will achieve your goals because the only person stop you is- you).

Stick to your fundamental values. Just because you improve one aspect of your life do not allow this to get to your head. It is alright to change small attributes about yourself but don’t go around altering or compromising your values. Remember that it’s your fundamental values that have brought you this far in life.

Improve your weaknesses over time. Once you achieve one goal you will suddenly realize that you have many more goals to attain. Don’t let this bring you down, just focus on slowly improving your weaknesses one goal at a time. Life is about constantly challenging yourself and you will never be perfect. When you think you are close to perfect on one subject you will suddenly realize you have so much more to learn about another subject.

Expand on your strengths. Once you set goal like saving a certain amount of money, think about how you could work on this strength by saving even more money. I always try to challenge myself when it comes to saving more and more money. Also when it comes to school; if you reach a goal of attaining an 85% average for the semester, why not challenge yourself next semester by aiming for a 90% average?

Do NOT judge others. Just because you hit a certain goal or target (you quit smoking or improved your grades by 10%) this does not mean you are better than those that have not hit that goal. Someone else may be content with their current situation or they may take longer to hit that goal. Some people could improve their grades by studying more, while others just have a difficult time improving grades no matter what they try.

Do NOT forget who you are and where you came from. You should congratulate yourself for reaching a goal, but don’t forget that just a few months earlier you were a bit worse off. Just because you were able to save $10,00 or lose 10 pounds it doesn’t mean you should act as if you were always in the position you are in at the present moment.

I will be back with a rare Saturday post tomorrow (is anybody else confused by what day it is due all these Holiday’s?) and the final edition of the Goal Setting Series. Please come back and consider Subscribing to Studenomics.