These three common constraints to goal achievement, once removed will allow you to propel towards your incredibly important goals.

Goals are not MUST goals

Sometimes we set too many goals and do not work on any because they are not MUST goals. A MUST goal is as it says, something you oblige yourself to achieve. This usually translates into avoiding the downfall from not achieving the goal.

For example, your company is just breaking even, and your goal is to grow sales by 20% to generate profits and grow. If you do not achieve the goal you risk losing money and this could put you out of business. So that would be a MUST goal.

Look at your goals and find one you must achieve or set a new one. Use my goal planning form to write it down and plan it out.

Goals are not broken down into steps

Often goals may be set and even put in writing, but they are not acted on daily or weekly. If a goal is a MUST goal it should at the forefront of your thoughts and thus you are driven to do something every day or at least weekly towards it.

My goal planning worksheet walks through each aspect of goal setting and results in concrete action steps.

Lack of accountability

It is not easy to hold yourself accountable and urgent tasks can get in the way of finding time to work on your must goal.

The previous example goal of increasing sales by 20% might be a must goal but urgent matters such as dealing with current customers or other problems could stand in the way of prospecting for new business. This is where working through the goal planning form and the section on obstacles and solutions is critical. The solutions will turn into action steps.

Having a goal buddy to help hold you accountable is a good approach for some people. It could be a colleague, friend, or a coach. You could make it a mutual arrangement where both buddies are there to hold each other accountable to their goals.

Summary

These are the three things I think that stand in the way of goal achievement. So, choose one goal that you have a burning need or desire to achieve and make a commitment to do it.

Break down the goal into daily or weekly action steps.

Finally, find a buddy you trust to share the goal with and help hold you accountable.

And of course, download and complete my sure proof goal planning worksheet. Also check out my complete goal setting training that includes email support by me.