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Evaluate and reflect to live your dream life
Living your dream life is something that many people strive to do. If you are committed to achieving your dream life you are likely to succeed. Goal setting provides focus, shapes our dreams and gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to take in order to get everything in life we desire. Goals are exciting because they provide focus and aim for our lives. In order to reach our goals, we must become better; we must change and grow.
A powerful goal has three components:
It must be inspiring.It must be believable. It must be one you can act on.
When your goals inspire you, when you believe and act on them, you will accomplish them.
The basis for knowing where we want to go is to know where we came from and where we are. This is the essence of evaluation and reflection. We need to understand how to look at what we have done and then use it as a platform as to do what to do next.
Here is the basic process for evaluation and reflection:
- Find a quiet place.
Reflection is best done away from distraction. It gives your mind space to think.
- Take a regular time.
Whether it is once a week, every other week, once a month or quarter, be sure to set aside a regular time at regular intervals to evaluate and reflect.
- Look at what you have accomplished and where you are.
Be specific. Be truthful. Be sincere.
- Write it down.
Keep a record. This gives you the chance at the next stage of evaluation to see exactly where you were last time.
- Look forward and set your next goal.
Stretch yourself according to what works for you.
That is the basic process of evaluation and reflection. If you have not done this before, then this will get you going. Remember that it is okay to dream BIG. Plan every single detail of your life. Start with imagining the situations in life that you currently find unappealing, and imagine something that’s better. Continue doing this until you cannot imagine anything better than the life you have created in your imagination. This will clarify your desires and help you set goals to reach the life that you truly want.
