5 Ways to Achieve Your Plans For 2018

Set goals for 2018

Bye 2017. Hello 2018. 2017 might have been a tough year for most of us. Or not. Whatever the case may be, it would be great to have a fruitful 2018, right?

So here are some steps on how to achieve plans for 2018.

Reflect on 2017. There is this popular adage that says, “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." We might not be able to control the outcome of the events that occurred the past year, but we could try controlling the happenings of this year. If we evaluate our experiences and check what worked or did not work, then we can proceed to better planning for the present year.

In John Maxwell's book  The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential, he elaborates on how a person can grow based on his evaluation of his strengths and weaknesses.

Know your why.  It is true that commitment to your plan for 2018 is the main thing. However, it is better to pair this plan with your why. Determining your why will motivate you in keeping up despite the obstacles and challenges that you may encounter. Definitely, your why will be your guide in reaching for those goals.

List your goals. If you desire to achieve your plans for 2018, you must list down your goals. Writing your goals lifts the feeling of abstraction and it makes them real. You must have a goal using the SMART acronym --- S for Specific, M for Measurable, A for Attainable, R for Relevant. and T for Time-bounded.

Write action steps. You must break down your goals by creating action steps. It is similar to a simple step-by-step procedure for achieving your goal. You can have a daily to-do-list, weekly plans, and monthly plans to support your general goal.

Set up a tracking system to check your implementation. In determining whether you have done the steps in your specific goals, you have to monitor these things. You can use Google Spreadsheets to track your success. It is possible that you still like everything in paper. You can definitely use a planner for 2018.

Bonus:

I definitely recommend reading at least one book a month for your personal growth and development.
Here are books to read that are great.

1. The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John Maxwell
2. Born to Win: Find Your Success by Zig Ziglar
3. No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy

Hope you learn from this blog on how to achieve your plans for 2018.

See you on the next blog :)

 Lornajane Altura

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