Narrow Your Goals Down to a Couple of Areas That You Are Really Interested In.
With the onset of the new year, it’s time to set new goals for yourself . If you’re hoping to lose weight , work out , learn more , get a promotion , be more confident, and finally organize your sock drawer , you might want to pick one or two first.
As the Harvard Business Review business website explains, we often fall short of our goals when we don’t have enough investment to achieve them. It’s not that we don’t want to learn a new language or take pottery lessons. We just have other things that worry us more. When you divide your attention to a large number of goals, you cannot focus your attention on any of them. Instead, focus on the goals you like best and take care of the rest later:
If you want to be successful in achieving your professional growth goals, choose one or two key areas that correspond to what really matters to you.
For example, this year I decided to make a new book proposal my primary goal of professional development. I knew this was the right direction because I felt the long-term burst of energy behind this idea. I’ve been thinking about this since September 2015 and it was eager to get started in early 2016.
Using the enthusiasm and energy you have to achieve a goal will give you the incentive to achieve it. It’s okay to leave other ambitions on the table and come back to them later when there is more room in your life to pursue them.
Stop Setting Goals You Don’t Actually Care About | Harvard Business Review