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Go For Gold ! Set And Achieve Tangible Goals In 2024
By Caroline Mwazi
If you were to award yourself a medal for your life to date , what medal would you give yourself ? Gold ? Silver ? Bronze ? In the race , but no medal ? Or you ’ re not even in the race ?
Your life is in your hands and you live it every day , which , through the days , weeks , months and years , becomes your entire life . We are the sum total of the decisions we have made to date . If you don ’ t like your results so far , it ’ s time for change , and the sooner , the better . If you have set goals before and ended up giving up , here is the help you need to follow through on them this time .
Define your Purpose
Why do you exist ? What is your life ’ s mission ? Your purpose ? This should be more than making money and acquiring things . It ’ s about your contribution to improve life for your dependents , the community , and mankind ; the legacy you want to leave .
Set your Vision
What is your life ’ s vision ? Do you have clarity on it ? Draw it in colour or , if you prefer , create a vision board with suitable pictures . Ensure it reflects your desires and remember that you can change it if your vision changes . Post it where you can see it frequently and update it regularly as you refine or modify your vision .
Perfect 2024
Based on your life vision , outline how 2024 would be if it was the most perfect year you ’ ve ever had . Throw away all limitations and write down everything it would be . Savour how you would feel if that would all come true , and know that you can make it a reality .
Reflect on 2023
Now look back on 2023 . What were your successes ? Your challenges or setbacks ? What lessons do your successes and setbacks teach , that if you applied would radically change your results in 2024 ? Write notes on all these and identify the top three lessons that you can convert into personal instructions to achieve better results .
Reorder your Inner World
We often don ’ t realize how much our inner world affects our behavior and results . Your thoughts influence your emotions , which leads to your actions and , ultimately , your results . Is your thinking predominantly positive , or negative ? If negative , change it to positive by stating the direct opposite in the strongest way possible . For example , if your predominant thinking is , ‘ I am not good enough ’, or ‘ I don ’ t deserve to succeed ’, you could change it to , ‘ I am good enough and absolutely deserve to succeed .’ If your predominant thinking is , ‘ There ’ s time , so I can do it later ,’ you could change it to , ‘ Time is limited ; I must act now !’. The more your mindset is positive and empowering , the more your emotions will align as will your actions and results .
Set Goals for 2024
We often don ’ t realize how much our inner world affects our behavior and results . Your thoughts influence your emotions , which leads to your actions and , ultimately , your results . Is your thinking predominantly positive , or negative ? The more your mindset is positive and empowering , the more your emotions will align as will your actions and results .
Now set clear , tangible SMART goals for your life , ensuring you cover every aspect of your life as highlighted below .
Spiritual : Man is a spiritual being having a physical existence . Building your spiritual side leads to clarity and effectiveness in all the other areas of your life . Make time to regularly connect with God , and walk in faith , hope and love , authentically embodying humility , integrity , gratitude , generosity , and good character among other positive traits .
Personal : The personal is about your inner life , or the real you , including your
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