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Top 3 Personal Goals

25th December, 2009 - Posted by health news - No Comments

Some people think of personal goals as career-oriented plans, such as finishing college, getting a promotion, completing projects before a deadline, acquiring new skills, or changing career fields. However, personal goal setting can also pertain to a number of other areas in life. Some people want to improve health, ramp up their fitness levels and lose some extra weight. Other people want marriage, kids, true love and fulfillment. Individuals may decide to curb bad habits, like smoking, procrastination and negative attitudes, and replace them with positive habits or new hobbies. Some people want to sky dive, white water raft, travel the world, learn a new language, pick up an instrument or better themselves in other ways.

Losing weight is one of the most popular personal goals Americans have. It’s a lot easier to put on a few pounds than to lose them, and reaching goals of weight loss or better fitness requires a lot of discipline. The best way to approach weight loss is to start by setting realistic goals — like losing 10% body weight to start. So if an individual weighs 200 pounds, then he or she can start by working to lose 20 pounds. It’s also wise to break down a list of short term goals that will lead to that long term goal of weight loss. Work out 3 days/week, choose a weekly cardio class at the gym, rat more salads, weight train once a week and/or limit desserts to once per week. Many people trying to lose weight also link up with friends who have the same agenda so they can work as support networks for each other.

Finishing college is another one of the most popular personal goals. To accomplish this, one must write out a goal statement. In how many years should college be finished; 2, 4, 6, or more? Is the goal an Associates, Bachelor, Masters or PhD? Which type of degree is being sought? Often obtaining a degree is actually part of a larger objective of obtaining a certain position or career. It’s a good idea to break each year down into manageable parts, add internships and resume building to the priority goal list and participate in extracurricular activities that lead to the desired career. Sometimes students need to plan personal changes in their habits, like to stop procrastinating, go to bed earlier and read all the assigned chapters, which will all help to ensure they can pass.

Personal goals can also pertain to a person’s habits, like time management for example. Many people recognize that being perpetually late can cause a lot of hardship and missed opportunities. In some cases, being late causes undue stress and physiological changes, such as heart pains, headaches, weakness and insomnia, to name a few. A person who is late is also more likely to speed while driving, leave multiple projects unfinished and suffer strained relationships with others who don’t appreciate their inability to be punctual. Individuals often set personal goals, like stop wasting time, end procrastination, be a better person, worry less, be more social, be less critical, have better posture and learn how to multitask better. The trick to overcoming personal habits is to create a series of achievable goals and doable steps to create a new persona.

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