Do you set goals for yourself? How often? And how do you record them, or do you?

There are short-term goals, which are usually set either day to day, or weekly, mid-term goals, which are more like monthly sets of tasks, and finally there are long term goals, which can be something like six months ahead or a year or more away.

It’s important to set goals for yourself. For me personally they give a little more motivation to get things done. I think setting goals is one thing, but if you don’t actually write them down then you are less likely to act on them. So, get out a piece of paper, or notepad since you are at your computer, and jot down a few short-term goals. It’s very important to start small and not try to overdo it. If you start out setting lofty goals you may get discouraged quickly. Honestly, I was having a hard time getting motivated to do anything extra - like start a blog or work on other personal projects - then I decided I needed to start setting some goals - nothing big - and my first one had nothing to do with blogging or the internet at all. My first goal was to do 100 sit-ups everyday day for a week. At the end of the week I had my 7 days of 100 sit-ups and I felt great about accomplishing that goal. It was a pretty small goal for me, but it made me realize that setting goals really helped to motivate me. So, I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and wrote down a few more goals. I broke them down into short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. At that time, getting this blog up and going was one of my mid-term goals.

So, start setting goals for yourself. Write them down and put the paper somewhere you will see it every day. I know some people say set your goals high, but I say you need to start out small to gain some confidence in the fact that you can complete these tasks if you set your mind to it. Get a taste for the great feeling you get when you accomplished a goal or two and you will realize just how much such a simple task can help you.

- Michael Hargis

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