A Tactical Break Down Of Increasing Your Chances For Goal Achievement

One of the most fulfilling things we can do in life is pursue a goal that is challenging and gives us purpose. In my mind, personal development is a vehicle to help us make the most out of life, both in maximizing who we become and what we can contribute to others. Central to that process is identifying what you want and working hard to make it a reality.

Many people talk about what it takes to set and achieve goals, but today I’m going to take it in a different direction and get really tactical about it. When you break down goal achievement into its most essential parts, it actually becomes a lot simpler than it seems. 

First, you need to set your goal. A goal is just a representation of what you want your reality to look like. The more objective the goal the better because then you can more accurately measure your progress against it.

To shift reality in the direction of your goal, you need to take intentional action. Ideally this action has a lot of leverage in that it causes big shifts in reality that are as aligned and effective as possible. You never know perfectly well how an action will shift reality, so you select the actions that you believe have the highest likelihood of generating the results you want. 

All actions, no matter what they are, take time to do. So if you want to achieve your goals and ensure you’re following through on the required actions, you need to create a plan that allocates time for taking action. The best way to manage your time is by creating a schedule - a plan made in advance that incorporates all of the most important and highest priority actions that help you sustain progress toward your goals.  Having a schedule dramatically increases the chances that you’ll follow through with an intended action because you’ve dedicated a certain time and date to making it happen. Otherwise you’re hoping to remember to do it, and leaving it up to chance and less reliable systems. 

Now when it comes to increasing your consistency in creating a schedule for the day, you need to build a routine for it. Planning a scheduling routine is a pretty ‘meta’ concept - you’re setting aside time to organize how you’re going to spend your time in future moments. And building a reliable routine helps you to make a schedule consistently.

And to get consistent with a new routine, the best way to prompt yourself to do that is by having it cued in your environment. My favorite type of cue is an alarm that you set in your phone. When it goes off, it completely disrupts your consciousness, brings your attention to the desired routine, and prompts you to complete it.

All that to say... Setting an alarm is your first step to achieving your goals - Especially when that alarm prompts a night-time routine where you create a schedule for the next day, including time for your highest priority action items that most contribute to your most meaningful goals.

And that’s why setting an alarm is the very first thing you do in the 21 Day Super Habits Challenge. In just 3 weeks of building habits, routines, and systems off of one single alarm, you can set the foundation that helps you improve anything about your life.

It still takes work, but if it were that simple to achieve your goals, isn’t it worth a try? Click here to learn more about it, and don’t underestimate how impactful doing the right things can be!