Making a list of our goals and dreams is super exciting!!! It fills us with joy, happiness and it drives us to move forward in our lives! We start with the best intentions and we work hard every day trying to achieve our goals.
As time goes by, we find ourselves becoming tired, busy and we start to lose focus. This leads to us slowly slipping away and unfortunatley giving up on our goals. How many of you have been in this never-ending cycle of trying to accomplish your goals?
We have struggled to achieve our goals and we completely understand how you feel. It feels like we are going in circles, stopping and starting all over again on our goals. This in itself can be frustrating and demotivating and for many of us, it can really bring us down.
We believe the key to achieving your goals lies with the process you are using. We have put together our Top 10 most effective steps which, we believe are key in helping you achieve your goals.
We’ve put together our
10 TIPS ON HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
01
MAKE A PLAN
If you have a goal no matter how big or small it always helps to make a plan. This is a great way to give yourself a timeline and schedule. By writing it down and putting together a step by step process it allows you to see what you are going to do and when. The plan doesn’t have to be super detailed, just enough to get you started and as you work your way through your plan you can always amend and add to it.
02
CREATE MICRO-GOALS
To make your goals manageable, break them down into smaller goals. This will make your process a lot simpler. An example of this is to create weekly goals.
03
USE A HABIT TRACKER
We love our habit tracker and we have found that it’s really valuable whilst trying to achieve our goals. It allows us to see our progress and recognise where we can make changes and improvements. Keeping track of your daily habits allow you to create consistency whilst allowing you to stay on top of your goals. It is great for motivation as it allows you to check and analyse your progress. Get your FREE Habit Tracker here.
04
BE CONSISTENT
Try your best to stay on top of your plan as being consistent is key to achieving your goals If you find yourself struggling, use the 5-minute rule, which is simply giving yourself 5 minutes to work on something and see how far you go. If you don’t want to continue, it’s okay. Just stop and try again later.
05
DON’T BE HARD ON YOURSELF
It’s natural to feel stressed and overwhelmed. As working on your goals is a journey and a learning experience, where you can encounter many obstacles and emotions. You must be always kind to yourself and learn to recognise that you are doing your best. Which leads us to our next point.
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TAKE A BREAK AND LEARN TO REST
We all have days when we don’t feel great and we just don’t want to do anything. We want you to know that it’s okay like we said don’t be hard on yourself. Listen to your mind and your body and take a break. Take some time for yourself, do something that lifts you up and makes you happy and then when you are ready, always continue with your goals.
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INDULGE IN BOOKS, VIDEOS, AUDIOS, APPS ETC
Knowledge is one of the most powerful gifts you can own. Access to learning materials is free and unlimited. Whether it’s through books, online, television, mentors to name a few, you can learn a multitude of new skills and gain a substantial amount of knowledge. Indulging in many books, audios and videos have really been valuable in helping us to develop skills and knowledge.
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MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS
Motivational tools are powerful resources. They inspired and remind you why you are putting in the hard work and why you are doing what you are doing. Find our top motivational tips here.
09
HAVE FUN
“Life is a journey and not a destination” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. This is a quote that we love. As it is in your journey, you will experience new things, learn new skills, and create new memories. Whilst working on your goals, have fun, smile often, and enjoy the process. Why not, make your journey exciting by finding new ways to learn, making your work environment enjoyable and make a task into a game. Use this opportunity to get creative, have fun and keep things exciting.
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REWARD YOURSELF
Always reward yourself. No matter how big or small the achievement. Write your reward into your plan as this way you will have something exciting to work towards. It is a great way to celebrate reaching a milestone in your journey. Be proud of yourself and your achievement. Rewarding your milestones is an excellent way to boost your morale.
These are our 10 Effective Tips to help you achieve your goals. We have found them to be really useful and beneficial. We believe this is a great way to be organised, create a strategic plan, have fun and help you stay on track to get to the finishing line.
Let us know in the comments if you any tips or tricks, which have helped you to achieve you goals.
As well as using the methods outlined above we also found motivating tools to be an important part in helping us to achieve our goals. Read our Top 5 motivating tools here.
With gratitude always
HFL team
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