Whether you have small dreams or high expectations, setting goals allows you to plan how you want to move through life. .
Find out your life goals. Ask yourself some important questions about what you want for your life. What do you want to achieve today, in a year, and in your lifetime? The answers to these questions can be as general as "I want to be happy" or "I want to help people". .
Set specific goals. Be specific and realistic about what it is that you want to achieve. Research shows that setting a specific goal makes you more likely to achieve it. . For example, "Be healthier" is too big and vague （模糊的）to be a helpful goal. "I want to eat more vegetables, and I want to run a marathon" is better.
Write out your goals. Be detailed, be clear, and include your steps. . Keep your list in a place where you can get informed frequently. This will help keep you motivated（有动力的）.
.You may find yourself set in your ways concerning broad life goals, but take the time to reconsider your smaller goals. Are you achieving them according to your timeline? Are they still necessary to keep you on track towards your larger life goals? Allow yourself the flexibility （灵活性）to make some small changes to your goals.
A. Adjust your goals
B. Track and measure your progress
C. Having a plan will help push you ahead
D. Writing them down tends to make them a little more real
E. Consider what you hope to achieve in 10, 15, or 20 years
F. Here are some important ideas that you may find helpful
G. Remember that you may need to break large goals into smaller goals
