Life is more productive with better planning. Whether you set your goals at the beginning of a new year or sometime in the middle of the year, you need plans to achieve them.

Setting goals are one step to achieving certain milestones, but putting plans in place to achieve set goals is the final cork to the bottle. 

See these few new year planner tips on how you can adequately plan your year and achieve your goals.

First off, Set Realistic Goals: Your plans are bound to fail if your goals are unrealistic. You need to set realistic goals that you can meet. Realistic goals are goals within your capacity — goals whose chances of success are very high because their bars are easily reachable. The ‘Why’ behind each of your goals will help you pick out the real ones.

Define your Priorities: You have succeeded in setting realistic goals; the next thing is to arrange them in order of their priorities. Defining your priorities helps you organize your plans in their proper hierarchy. Some needs are more pressing than others. Those urgent needs should top the list while the not so important ones come afterward.

List Your Projects: This is where you break down your top goals into smaller steps. The smaller steps help you create a schedule that will be easily achievable. If one of your top priorities borders on finances, then the smaller steps should be; setting up a savings plan, restricting certain funds, etc.

Create a Schedule: A well-managed plan is a key to achieving important goals. You have to create a schedule that aligns with your goal. This will help you properly manage your time and plan. The schedule you create will help keep you on track as it will help block out times you need to work on your goals each day.

Avoid Distractions: Distractions are plan killers. Now that you have put everything in place, it’s super-imperative that you do well to avoid distractions. If your goal is to break off certain habits, avoiding friends and situations that will cause you to relapse. If it is to meet up tasks, avoid your phone and social media at work, etc.

Create Play Time: This is the time you take out to tend to things you like. It is your fun time. This streamlined time is for more self-discovery. If you dedicate time to have a little fun, you won’t spend the time meant for work tending to distractions.

You have come this far, and it is applaudable. However, should your plan not go as planned, please do not go too hard on yourself. It is essential to know that life sometimes happens, even with our perfect road map. Unexpected scenarios might pop up, unforeseen emergencies might come up, but your plan will help you quickly get back on track. 

Here’s to you crushing your goals.

Written by:

Marvis- Clara Kamalu

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