Developing Your Goals Along the Way in a Changing Environment

By: Lance Winslow
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:41:45
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The easiest way to achieve a goal of course is to write it down and set smaller objectives to get you to your goal along the way and actually put dates by them and describe what you plan to accomplish a long way to your major goal. Of course when you do this you must also realize that sometimes the goals that we sat are moving targets.

For instance if you are in sports and you want to win at something, then you must realize that your competition is also getting better. So if you are training to be where they are now so that you can beat them, then by the time you get there they might be even better and therefore you cannot accomplish your goal of winning.

This is why winning is often a moving target and you need to find ways to develop your goals along the way in a changing environment so that you can complete your objectives and mini goals along the way in order to get to your final goal.

Another reason that it is important to develop your goals along the way in a changing environment is that often you will find additional opportunities as you become more efficient or proficient at a given thing and then you might decide that it makes sense on your way to the goal to grab some other prizes too.

If your goals do not have any leeway to maneuver you will not be able to take advantage of opportunities when they knock. Sometimes modifications of your goals will help you achieve greater satisfaction along the way and also help you win. Perhaps you might consider this in 2006.

Lance Winslow, a retired entrepreneur, adventurer, modern day philosopher and perpetual tourist.

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