What Do You Want to Achieve?

The most important question to ask yourself on the road to personal achievement is “What do I want to achieve?” For most of us this will be many, many things and for many others this will be just one particular thing. Your decision will be based on what’s happening to you now, what has happened to you in the past and what you would like to happen in the future.

When deciding on what you want to achieve it is best to compile a list of about 20 goals, and for each ask yourself “why do I want to achieve this?” and “how will achieving this goal impact on my life and those around me?” make sure you write down the answers to these questions and read them over a couple of times, making changes if necessary. By writing your goals down you give them meaning, your psyche makes them real for you.

Once you have read over your list, choose the goal that to you is urgent and that will have a great impact on your life. If you choose a goal that is not urgent with little or no impact on your life, chances are you will not act in a manner that will bring it to reality in a timely and desirous manner

A word of caution here, do not rush into your decision about what you want to achieve. I know at times time is of the essence but it is important that you make a true decision, so if you can, please take your time. You certainly don’t want to decide to achieve something only to find out later that it isn’t what you really wanted to achieve at all. That would be a horrible waste of time and effort.