To fulfill your dreams it is necessary that the transformers in clear goals that serve as a guide in the

construction of your future.

The goals can be defined as small objectives that the individual poses to achieve a final goal

Although there is a difference between objective and goal: A goal is posed with an end while a
objective is a purpose that is ambitious to reach

The goals are characterized by:

 Your goal should be specific, which means that you should be able to describe it with
details to identify the steps that will bring you closer to achieving it.

 You must determine the cost of your goal. Quantifying your term and cost will let you know
if what you want to achieve is realistic in relation to your financial and personal resources.
 It must conform to reality and the opportunities of time.
 It is very important that the goal is meaningful, that it represents something you really want.
This will motivate you to work to achieve it, organizing your income and saving with
discipline what is necessary to achieve it.
 Once you define your goal and know your savings possibilities, set a reasonable time or
date to fulfill it. This will allow you to control your finances until your dream comes true.

It is important that from time to time you evaluate what you have achieved and what you have
failed. This control will keep you on the path to your goals or give you information to make the
changes that are necessary.

To set successful goals you can follow the following steps:

1. Think of what you want.

Many people only vaguely know what they want. In this first step, your task is to
start converting ideas such as "happiness" or "security" into things you would like to
do.

• Take a pen and paper and start writing down the things that are important to you.
At this stage, it is okay to write general elements, but try not to be imprecise.

2. The first questions you must ask yourself to clarify your present and your near
future are:

What do I want? Why I want it?

Where do I want to go? How can I do it?

After answering these questions, for which you must take the necessary time, it is very important
that you clearly define the goals you want to achieve

To set your goals, you must take into account the following:
That your goals are specific, measurable, agreed is to say that they are according to your
possibilities and opportunities, your goals must be realistic, delimited in time and space.

Once you have set your goals according to the elements just mentioned, you should select a
maximum of 5 and write them on cards or a sheet of paper.

Strategies and actions

The fact of raising and writing your goals and reading them constantly is not going to make you
achieve everything that you proposed, the most important thing is to plan strategies and execute
actions that lead to fulfill the proposed

When the goals have been stated, written and evaluated, it is time to design the strategies to meet
them and these strategies will help us generate the necessary actions to reach the end of them.

The goals can be long, intermediate or short term. The main difference is the time needed to
reach them

Short-term goals

The short-term goals, expect achievements in a short period of time, such as trying to get an invoice
paid in the coming days. The definition of a short-term purpose or objective does not refer to a
specific period of time. In other words, a short-term objective can be achieved (or not achieved) in a
day, week, month, year, etc. The time frame for a short-term objective refers to its context in the
general timeline in which it is being applied. For example, a short-term goal could be measured for
a month-long project in days; while one could measure a short-term goal for someone's whole life in
months or years. Planners often define short-term goals in relation to long-term goals.

Medium term: Between 1 month to 1 year.

They already require more planning and organization of the actions to be undertaken, either simply
to execute or to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities that you need and of which you may lack
today.
These types of goals should be followed with a check-list or verification method to make sure you
follow the route plan.
Examples: Start a business, write a book, master a new hobby, etc.

Long term: From 1 year and up.

These goals are highly motivating and many of them are seen as simple dreams or desires by those
who do not have the habit of goal setting.
Achieving them implies your maximum commitment and following the intermediate steps that
progressively bring you closer to them.
Examples: Finish a university career, achieve financial freedom or save to buy a car in cash.
Remember the importance of setting goals and the plan of action for all your purposes, because if
you do not, they will remain simple dreams without fulfilling.
Types of goals

Domain goals [edit]

The main goal of this goal is to improve and learn new things for mastery at all costs. It is a goal
that favors students to a great extent because they commit many more, which improves their quality
of participation.

Performance goals [edit]

The main objective is to show the skills that one has to others. An example in the case of students,
would be to obtain good grades in exams to overcome others (learners focused on the self)

Avoidance goals [edit]

The main objective is to avoid or finish work soon. the students in this case would try to finish the
activities as quickly as possible. the goals are the goals

 SMART

Do your goals always seem to be halfway? Thanks to the SMART method you can achieve all your
goals at a professional and personal level, because these tend to fail due to lack of a method

The SMART method is to design a kind of "treasure hunt" towards your professional goals. SMART
comes from the English language and means "smart or smart".

At the same time, it serves as an acronym to explain the step-by-step roadmap towards your goals.

Specific: The first thing you should do is be clear about what you want. It sounds simple, but often
it is not so much. That's why the method insists that the more specific the goals, the easier it will be
for you to achieve them.

Measures: Following this same line, it is important that you design an objective whose realization is
measurable. For example: "I will get a job in 6 months". In this way you can monitor your progress
every month.

Achievable: A fundamental characteristic that your objective must have is that it has to be
attainable, that is, you have to be able to outline specific actions to achieve it: acquire new skills,
dedicate time of your week, ask for help, etc.

Highlights: Motivation is fundamental in any area of life. If you do not feel a real motivation to reach
your goals, the most probable is that they end up becoming frustrated projects. However
insignificant it may seem to the outside world, for you it has to be relevant and push you to adopt
the right attitude to get it.
Temporary: The goals must have a beginning and an end. Projects without an expiration date are
always forgotten. This is what differentiates the tangible goals of impossible dreams