How to Set Realistic Goals

 In work and life, happiness is important. To be happy, we need to be successful. Success is relative. It depends on the person. It depends on his values and priorities. It depends on what things does one value and prioritise in life. What may be important to you may not be important to others and what may be important to others may not be important to you.

To be happy, we should be successful in the things which are important to us. And when talking about success, we need to have goals. Goals are the ends and the means of success. They are what we would like to achieve and they help us work towards achieving them. They are our motivation.

Success and Happiness

Happiness, success and goals are three interchangeable concepts. The ultimate goal is happiness. It can be achieved through success. And goals can make us happy. Yes, goals are the keys to happiness. You can make yourself more successful, and eventually happy, if you know how set goals, specifically how to set realistic goals.

Realistic Goals

Realistic goals are the best because they are true challenges and measures of success. You are not fooling yourself here. You are giving yourself the true reason to be happy. At the same time, you are not foolishly putting yourself down by setting high flying goals and not achieving them which are really not achievable by you in the first place.

So, set realistic goals, achieve them, be successful, feel successful and be happy! Here are some tips on how to do this.

Yes, you should focus on who you are and what you can do. Do not dwell on what you cannot do and what others can do that you cannot do. Know what will make you happy. Use your knowledge about yourself as a basis on what goals will you set for yourself.

2. Know What Others Are Doing

This is what others are doing; not what others are. Focus on tasks and not on people. Never compare yourself to others. Rather, compare what others are doing and what you do. Again, notice that we are not talking about what others can do nor what you cannot do. You will use in setting realistic goals the information on what others are achieving or doing.

3. Challenge Yourself

Here is where you use your knowledge of yourself and information about what others are doing. Based on how you know yourself, your strength and weaknesses and what others are doing, challenge yourself to do more than what you are doing. This will be your realistic goal. It is something you are yet to achieve or do but which is achievable by you based on your capability.