Setting goals is a proven way to help you achieve your dreams in life. Goals are not just for those involved in personal development or self improvement. They help people to clarify exactly what it is that they want and this is 80% of success. Did you know that there is a scientific formula that states if you put in 15% of the ground work then 80% of the task will take care of itself - due to the butterfly effect! This is not just personal development spin. If you put in place solid foundations then the house you build will not fall down!

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This is why we hear so many personal development stories where someone has a set a goal and worked hard to achieve it taking small personal development steps each day, week and month to get closer to their goal. All of a sudden the goal, almost miraculously, materializes. Everyone thinks that this person is lucky but it isn't so. They laid the groundwork and the butterfly effect took over.

Now the butterfly effect is in fact chaos theory. It states that small changes made now can have a massive effect later - if a butterfly flaps its wings in Tokyo there may be a tornado in Florida a few weeks later. In personal development this chaos or butterfly effect can be used to our advantage. Smaller goals are easier to achieve and act as small steps that lead to the main personal development goal.

Follow these 4 simple rules when you set goals:

1. Think of something that you really want to achieve or acquire. Turn that desire into a personal development goal.

2. Formulate a good solid personal development plan. How will you reach your goal? Are there skills you need to acquire? Do you need to improve your knowledge in some way? What personal development steps are needed to achieve your goal.

3. Set stepping-stone goals. Disect your personal development goal by setting smaller goals from it that build on one another until you have achieved the main personal development goal. Create daily and weekly goals that you know you can achieve. This is real personal development. You are developing yourself by achieving small steps. Small steps such as tehse will eventually lead to your personal development goal. Remember "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", Chinese proverb.

4. Work with the butterfly effect. Take small steps or small actions that may have tremendous long-term effect. For example, a well-known personal development "guru" wrote one article and posted it to his site. He did no more work on it!

That one personal development article was then picked up by many other internet marketers who enjoyed the content so much that they passed it on to many others. Due to that one article the author was inundated with requests for more information. He went on to write a book that was an Amazon best seller before it was even released due to presales. This was the butterfly effect in action! Follow these personal development steps to goal setting and you will be surprised at the results you get!

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Question by H_bomb: my supervisor wants 4 personal development goals from me, but I'm perfect & don't know what to put. Any ideas?

I can't believe you found me out...I am in fact Jesus.

Best answer:

Answer by Thunderman 9
How about developing some modesty

What do you think? Answer below!

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Starting the dream list:

Let's start your personal goal-setting process now by listing a broad range of things you'd like to accomplish, experience, or own. Make sure you set no limits on their price or what you presently think your chances of ever achieving these goals are. This is a process I have used to accomplish writing my own marketing book and starting my own resort management company so be sure to be one hundred percent honest with yourself.

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On a blank sheet of paper right now, begin to write until you have 100 things written down in front of you. Call it a Wish list, a Dream list, a Wants list, a What I Need List. It doesn't matter what you call the list. Just pick up a pen and start to write.

(Or you can copy and paste this article into your text editor and then fill in your answers.)

Where are the ten places you must visit before you die?

List your top ten places to visit here:

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What are ten events you'd really love to experience first-hand?

What events would be so awe-inspiring that you would talk about them for the rest of your life?

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What ten skills would you most like to acquire?

What would you like to become excellent at?

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What does your dream home look like?

Describe your dream house...

What town do you want your dream house to be located in?

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How many bedrooms?

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How many baths?

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What color is the kitchen?

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What type of flooring?

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What style?

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How will you decorate?

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How many square feet?

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How much money would you like to earn per year?

What amount would provide for your family, with everything you need, plus ample left over for your life savings?

When do you want to retire?

And how much money will you need to for your family to live on?

To be safe, do not forget to add at least four percent inflation per year! (Of course, I do not think any of that money for retirement ever goes to clothing.)

What type of physical shape would you like to be in?

What is your ideal body weight?

How many more miles would you like to be able to run, cycle or swim with relative ease?

Did you know that most people who run marathons start running at age 43? The middle-aged gut becomes the middle-age motivation.

What negative habits [like smoking] would you like to eradicate?

What would you like your immediate family to experience in the next five years?

A trip to the buildings in New York City, London or Paris?

Perhaps you would like to send your children to a private school or a special sports camp in the summer?

A camping trip in Yosemite?

Maybe you want to take your family to Disney World in Florida. (Just be careful not to go on It's A Small World, you will not be able to get that song out of your head for days!)

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What ten toys would you most like to own?

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What five things would give you the greatest sense of accomplishment in your business life?

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What ten things would give you the greatest sense of accomplishment in your personal life?

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Turning dreams into goals.

Start your goal setting process by creating a list of your dreams. Force yourself to write down one hundred things before you go back and fine tune your list.

List all of the places you want to visit, life experiences you would like to have and toys you would like to own like a new Audi RS4. List things you'd like to accomplish, skills you'd like to acquire and the amount of money you'd like to make.

Write down the details of the type of house you would like to own, the business or career you'd like to create and the lifestyle you'd like your family to enjoy.

From this glorious list you just made, pick the 10 most exciting things and add deadline dates for them. Next, go back and set intermediate or halfway goals for each. Finally, the last thing you must do is list short-term goals that will contribute to the success of the intermediary goals and ultimately the long-term goals.

There is not a limit to the quantity of goals that you set, just make sure you list only the ones that you are truly dedicated to attaining.

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