The New Year is a blank canvas waiting for you to paint your masterpiece. It's like being given a blank check and asked to fill up whatever amount of money you will need. Doesn’t that feel thrilling? But then how do you make sure your goals are not just dreams but achievable realities? Goals are basically what keep you on track during the year, with goals you have a direction as to what you should and shouldn’t do, therefore you are conscious of knowing what aligns with your pursuit and what doesn’t. So therefore, it is essential that you set your goals for a year and not just that but you also do it right, and in the quintessential way.
Quintessential goal setting is a unique and intentional approach to creating meaningful goals. It means setting goals and also having a system in place to achieve them as well as monitor them. This technique has helped several successful persons set and achieve their goals. Setting goals in a quintessential way involves firstly, setting SMART goals, it also further involves being intentional about achieving these goals, You don’t just set goals because its traditional to do so as a human or its normal to do so when crossing over to a new year, you set goals because this are things you really want visible in your live. It could be goals for your finances, that is the amount of money you want to make, invest or save up, it could also be personal goals revolving around personal development such as skills you would want to learn, habits you would want to let go of and so on.
This requires intentionality, it requires that you know how far you are willing to go, it requires consistency, discipline and continuous assessment. You need to ensure that your set goals align with your vision and also your personal values, Just as the bible passage says “Can two walk together except they be agreed”. If you set goals that are not in alignment with these two important factors it will be very difficult to achieve them, it doesn’t matter how hard you try. It is important you know that a quintessential goal isn’t just about achieving success; it’s about ensuring your actions align with your deeper purpose and values.
Having known what Quintessential goals is all about, Here are a few step by step guides to setting Quintessential goals. Firstly, Reflect on the past year. This will help you get a clearer vision of what exactly your goals should focus on. During your reflection make sure you take note of your accomplishments in the past year, challenges you faced, your wins, and most importantly the lessons you learned. It can also help if you ask yourself practical questions such as What worked well for me this year? What challenges did I face, and how did I overcome them? and be honest enough to answer them.
Having reflected on the past and now you know the improvements you ought to make you can now go ahead to set SMART goals, just like we mentioned earlier make sure this goal you are setting follows the SMART framework. Ensure they are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. For instance instead of saying, ‘I want to exercise more,’ set a SMART goal: ‘I will go to the gym three times a week for 30 minutes, starting January 2. Thirdly, make a solid plan across all areas of your life, that is set goals for all spheres of your life including your financial life, personal growth, career, and relationships.
Fourthly, break your goals into smaller milestones. This is important because it will reduce the fear of a very big goal. When you break large goals into smaller actionable bits, you stop seeing the impossible and then you can actually see a way to walk and achieve them. For instance, if your goal is to write a book, start by setting milestones: brainstorming ideas, writing an outline, and completing one chapter a month. Also make sure to create an accountability system, you can get an accountability partner with whom you share your goals with and who also helps monitor your goals. You can also use a journal, or a tracking app such as Trello, Asana, or habits trackers like Habitica or streakers.
You can choose to be consistent and intentional with your goals despite all that is going on around you. Challenges may come, you might not be able to finish or accomplish a certain goal for a specific time but do not relent, the goal is not Perfection but Consistency. Ensure you give your goals your best. Setting goals in a quintessential way ensures you avoid pitfalls such as setting too many goals at once, being overly ambitious or vague, and failing to plan for obstacles.
Call To Action: This year, don’t just dream, act. Please take 15 minutes right now to write down one goal and the first step toward achieving it.
In conclusion, quintessential goal setting is one very unique way of setting goals, with a very high success rate, and do not forget that when setting these goals be intention, consistent, self aware and very disciplined. In all you do always remember that your goals are yours and yours alone and nobody will achieve them for you. You can start today by setting that SMART goal for your life.
