I came across a video that talked about dedicating 3 months to your goals if you want to see progress. I was intrigued by this idea and have sought to try it out. The reason I am writing this post is because I want to encourage you to dedicate the next 90 days (3 months) to your goals too. Let’s talk about how to make the most of 90-day goal planning.
What are your goals?
We all started this year with some kind of goal in mind. But as the year progressed some of us lost track of these goals. I have talked about this on this blog, and I will mention it again. There is something painful about looking back at your plans, and thinking if I had stayed consistent I would’ve been far by now.
Well, this applies to many of my goals, specifically, learning a new language. I was committed to learning Spanish as it is a necessity for me to know the language at a conversational level at least. However, I have to confess that it has not been going well at all. If you are on the same place as me, let us talk about how to change that.
4 ways to make the most out of 90-day goal planning
1. Discipline Over Motivation
My fatal flaw the past few months has been the issue of motivation over discipline. I was very much motivated to go to the gym and learn a new language. But it is not enough to run (pun intended) on motivation only. If you want to see results, you need discipline. This has been my issue; discipline is something that I have been lacking massively. The word discipline lends itself to words like ‘obey’ and ‘standards’. The word obey means to submit, comply, or carry out a command. So, this means that the goals that you will be working on the next 90-days will require obedience and submission. You will be required to comply and carry out these goals to the very end.
2. Commit 30 minutes to your Goals Everyday
A little goes a long way. It is far much better to commit 30 minutes to your goals everyday than 3 hours once a week. The whole point of committing time to your goals is that things don’t happen overnight. That is why you need to commit time to your plans daily rather than doing it sporadically. The progress you will get from sparing 30 minutes a day to your goals will go a long. It does not have to be 30 minutes, set a time that you know you will submit too.
3. Review and Reflect
Though you are committing the next 3 months to your goals. The idea is that you are breaking down these goals to digestible bites. The way that you can do this is by reviewing and reflecting on your goals weekly or monthly.
Let’s say that you are dedicating the next 3 months to learning how to play an instrument. You aim to play the piano every day for an hour. But you find that some days are harder to commit too than others. The point of reviewing and reflection is so that you can assess and adjust your goals accordingly. If you are finding it hard to practice everyday for an hour, you could change it to 45 minutes or less.
Another good thing about reflection is that it helps keep you accountable to yourself. Sometimes, we set goals and just abandon them on the way like it is nothing. It is good practice to start reflecting and reviewing on why we give up on the things we set out to achieve. It is clear that what you want to do matters, so treat it with the upmost respect.
4. Proof that you can do it.
The reason why we are going to test out this theory of working tirelessly towards our goals for the next 3 months is so that you know that you can do it. There are a few things that I am alluding to in this statement.
Firstly, I know that you want to achieve something at the end of this goal. But I need you to know that if you submit, comply, and carry out your goals daily the next 90-days. What this is going to do for you, is prove to you that you can do anything that you set your mind on. The next time you have something else to work on, you will be reminded of the fact that you can do it.
Secondly, a lot of us commit a lot of time to our ideas but fail to see them through. What you need, is evidence that by the end of the 3 months it is possible to see results even if it is by a little. I have had an on and off relationship with fitness and what I need to see is the fact that I can build muscle or become fitter.
What this will do, is show you the importance of being consistent and the reward you can gain at the end of it.
O’L Final Thoughts
Start now.
If you had goals that you wanted to achieve at the beginning of the year but have neglected them, yes, this is your sign to start now. It is possible to see results after you faithfully out in the work. So, be encouraged to know that it is not too late.
