Attainable? Absolutely.
| February 18, 2010 | Posted by Jodi Lee under Building Your Business, Life Lessons |
A is for Attainable
You now have a specific and measurable goal. Congrats! Your next step is to consider whether it is attainable. Please do not misinterpret this as being reasonable. Choosing an attainable goal does not preclude you from dreaming big. It’s simply a benchmark on getting to that dream.
Attainable – When you identify goals that are most important to you, you begin to figure out ways you can make them come true. You develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to reach them. You begin seeing previously overlooked opportunities to bring yourself closer to the achievement of your goals.
You can attain any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps. Goals that may have seemed far away and out of reach eventually move closer and become attainable, not because your goals shrink, but because you grow and expand to match them. When you list your goals you build your self-image. You see yourself as worthy of these goals, and develop the traits and personality that allow you to possess them.
However, you do want to consider the attainability of this specific measurable goal, and whether you currently possess or will need to acquire the skills to make it come true.
For instance, you’d like to lose some weight. Losing 15 pounds in 15 days is unrealistic (unless you gave birth). Losing six to eight pounds in 30 days is reasonable.
You’d like to be a millionaire. Short of winning the lottery, this may take longer than a week.
Consider our Olympians. Did they become the top in their sport the day they decided to try it? Or course not. Was it a huge dream? You bet. Attainable? Absolutely. Over night? Not likely.
Do not think that choosing an attainable goal means you must alter your wild fantasies. It does require you to be realistic. Ooops, that’s for tomorrow… see you then!
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