Everybody wishes to achieve things they like in life . Setting goals and achieving them not only gets things done, but it also builds self esteem, happiness and develops confidence. This is more likely to happen if our goals are realistic. Realistic goals are also more motivating than those that set the bar too high.If asked who achieves most in life , most of the people might think like whoever can list the most goals win . All they are doing is expressing the things they want but unfortunately they may never get there . Why do the goals remain just goals, and ambitions collect dust in our attic? Goals are the forces that keep us motivated and help us measure our success. They help us get through the tough time and help us remember what we are working for. When setting goals, it’s very important to consider whether or not they have reasonable chance of being achieved. If a goal has an extremely slim chance of being achieved , it can have more harm than good.We all have been told that we should set goals, and we assume that we can – but most of us have never been taught how to set goals effectively so that they are realistic and achievable. We always think we can do more than we really can . The result is that when we bite off more than we can chew , either we are sure to choke on our food, or we will suffer from indigestion. When we set too many unrealistic goals , we might find them too overwhelming and time consuming and thus we are inclined to give up.It is always better to break down our goals into small and tangible realistic goals , set against reasonable time frames . Oftentimes, we will achieve our bigger goals if we work on achieving the smaller goals leading to the bigger ones. Setting realistic goals help us overcome tough times because we can see that our efforts are part of a much bigger picture.Therefore, when setting goals, we need to ask ourselves if they are suiting our situations and aptitudes and if the answer is “ YES” then we are on the right track.Always remember “ Most impossible goals can be met simply by breaking them down into bite size chunks, writing them down , believing them and then going full speed as if they were routine “.Many give up their efforts when they have almost reached the goals , while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before. Let’s be the victor and not the loser. Let our goals be just out of reach , but not out of sight
.Ashok Mahajan