One of the most common practices at the end of the year is to take stock of what we did during this time, but the arrival of a new year also usually invites us to renew ourselves and set new goals and purposes. Here we talk to you about the importance of this key practice in our development.
Modest goals
But those goals and challenges that we usually set for ourselves They don’t have to be big goals. or titanic aspirations. On the contrary, they should be realistic, small and numerous, since this is how we can move forward and not stumble over obstacles. great frustrations. As Dr. Patricia Paez, director of the Student Development Center in , explains, what seems small really is not and what has been called “micro challenges” or “micro objectives” really They are the step by step that we must follow for everything we achieve.
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The feeling we feel when exceeding the objectives we set motivates us, makes us feel capable of achieving what we set out to do, allows us to move towards other goals or new purposes and helps us learn and grow.
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The micro-wins personal, Although they may seem small, they operate in our brain as a new motivational impulse. and that is why they must value and celebrate. The same does not happen when we set implausible or unrealistic goals. Titanic purposes or great objectives can be the result of a pretentious, naive or romantic attitude (that is, one that avoids lucidity), inauthentic. The important thing in this sense is to have a humble attitude and set achievable goals, although this does not mean that they are easy..
Small challenges help:
- Stay focused: visualize small and continuous goals, but that involve challenges, It will keep us focused on the direction we must follow to reach them and away from distractions.
- Prioritize: set some priorities It will allow us to leave aside aspects that waste our time or the efforts. Small goals matter because They are evidence that we are traveling a path, Step by Step. Prioritizing helps us not go back in the process or, if we go back, we move forward again.
- Have a guide: the challenges and small goals They give us clarity when carrying out our activitieswhich is why they provide us with a certain order in our daily decisions, thoughts and actions.
- Get passionate: meeting small goals renew hope in ourselves and on the path we travel, it allows us enjoy the road And all what is learned in it and, above all, understand that the moment of fulfillment does not occur when achieving a goal, but when pursuing it. The goals allowed us to travel the path that enriched our lives, but the satisfaction of fulfilling them is always momentary and ephemeral.while the learning to achieve it was continuous and lasting and stays in us permanently.
- Make new metas: when we know that we can advance step by step, we will surely want to continue moving forward and exploring new possibilities. Therein also lies the importance of small achievements, in that they enable us to face the new ones to come.
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