The first step towards achieving success in life is to have daily goals that are doable and realistic. Without having daily goals that are realistically attainable, your mind will likely quickly go off to the future plans you have created for yourself, only to get lost in your own world. You must learn to focus on the here and now rather than on the future. However, even when you are living in the here and now, without having daily goals you will quickly lose the needed motivation to achieve your bigger goals. So, what is the best way to create daily goals?
The best way to begin setting goals is by establishing a long-term goal for yourself, such as having a vacation in the next year or 5 years. This is a much more specific goal than a daily goal. So the next step is to find some goals you can accomplish every day. Maybe you want to lose weight every 5 pounds, quit smoking for good, or become an entrepreneur. Whatever it is that you want to become, find a goal that can be accomplished once a day.
Setting goals is not always easy, especially if you are completely new to them. However, as you learn something new every day, your confidence and determination to accomplish your goal will grow along with your skill level. So the sooner you start taking action towards achieving your long-term goals, the sooner you will see results. Remember, no matter how big of a goal you might have, you must take small steps so that the final destination will be in sight.
So set short-term and long-term goals and set a daily goal for accomplishing those goals.