How to Set and Measure Personal Development Goals

个人成长有很多道路。弗里德里希·尼采被引用说，“不会杀死我们让我们更强大，”这绝对是真实的。但近乎摧毁我们的挑战不是更大个人发展的唯一途径。

Setting goals for your own personal development can be an effective (and less stressful) way to grow emotionally and intellectually. Goal-setting can help you to succeed as a person in the ways that are important to you and can help you to streamline your life, minimize stress, and really become the person you were meant to be in far less time. It can also help you to stay mentally sharp as any lifetime learner can tell you.

Goals Worth Going After

Personal growth means different things to different people, but the following goals can be widely helpful in creating a life filled with健康习惯,更大的幸福， 和生活中的意思.

了解对您最重要的

我们都有价值观，这是我们是谁的重要部分。对一些人，artistic expression是一个不可或缺的一部分，如果他们在他们的生命中创造了至少一些时间，他们就会更好。对一些，帮助他人他们必须做的是，它为他们带来的含义和他人都是让生活有价值的原因。其他人需要solving problemsto feel alive.

实现这一目标的原因是许多人用重要的事情填补他们的时间，但与他们的价值观并没有与他们的价值保持一致。如果您分析对您很重要的话，您可以设定目标，以确保您使这成为您生活中的更大部分。

确定你限制自己的地方

Many peopleself-sabotage in one way or another没有意识到它。也许你不相信你能够实现你真正想要实现的事情，而且你不是因为没有尝试而限制。也许你不允许自己向你的目标投入足够的时间，因为你在你的日程安排中被其他东西陷入困境，这不太重要，但你觉得你必须“必须”。

One way to identify this subtle self-sabotage is to focus on living each day as though it were pivotal to your success in life. Is everything you're doing important, and contributing to your success? If you view things through this lens, it's easier to identify energy drains and time wasters, as well as those things that hold you back.

照顾好你的健康

当您的健康受到损害时，专注于您在生活中的目标更具挑战性。在面临严重的健康状况时，这显然是真实的，但它也是如此较少的严重健康妥协。

For example, most of us feel far more stressed and are not at our best when we haven't had adequate sleep for a few nights in a row or have eaten unhealthy food for a few days. Focusing on照顾好你的健康可以对你的余生产生巨大影响。

明智地利用你的时间

Time management is an important goal in itself. When you manage your time wisely, you have more energy and a far greater ability to pursue other things in life that are important to you. Time management enables you to maximize time spent in activities that feed you, motivate you, and help you develop yourself as a person.

一个月发展一个习惯

您可能无法在几周内改变自己，但大量关注定期创造新习惯可以在几个月或多年的过程中变革。诀窍是养成形成习惯的习惯。关注你的大部分能量making something new a standard part of your life，然后一旦你对它变得舒服，然后继续前进。这是创造新习惯的时候了。

用榜样环绕自己

只有一个朋友在你希望旅行的道路上更远。生活教练将这些人称为“专家朋友”，他们可能会变得更加变化，因为他们可以通过观察他们自己来拿起来。与这些朋友一起，看着做到这一点。这也得到了支持social learning theory, which explains how it makes things easier when you have a friend to help you along the way.

开发一个支持组

Using the momentum of a group can really help you to reach your goals. This is because peer pressure can be a strong influencer, so using it to your advantage is wise. Having people who can cheer you on when you win and help you to feel better when you lose can make all the difference with your success.

不幸的是，并非所有朋友都能够以这种方式支持您。当他们的朋友成功太多时，有些人自然会羡慕。因此，如果您达到目标（并且您一直在支持它们），您可能会发现一个人不得不支持），您可能只想避免与这位朋友共享您的成功并继续与您的成功真正惊险的朋友当你不喜欢的时候，能够支持你。

Remember to be this kind of friend as well. Another idea is to find a group already focused on the goals you're trying to attain. You'll have built-in support, enthusiasm, and practical tips.

学习每个月（或年）的新东西

Self-development takes real focus. Learning a new language, for example, or developing a new skill can take time, and focusing the bulk of your energy toward immersing yourself in the pursuit of a goal is a great way to reach it. This is ideal when you want to really go deep in your knowledge and ability.

Follow Your Passion

您不必将您的爱好作为职业生涯，以便充分探索它们。如果你可以赚钱做你所爱的钱，这真是太棒了，但它不必是值得你的时间的职业。这样的活动允许您体验流动感，这可以增加您的幸福水平并降低压力。这意味着您将遇到远远超出仅仅收购新消遣的好处。

如何维护目标

识别目标之后是一个重要的第一步。但是，知道如何追求您的目标也很重要。保持目标或采用健康习惯有一些技巧。

• 设定正确的目标
• Take small, concrete steps
• 沿途奖励自己
• Consider slip-ups to be part of the process

维护目标可能比这更有涉及，但这是基本过程。The vast majority of people who try to set personal growth goals tend to abandon them because they set their goals too high (or the wrong goals for their lifestyle), try to make too big of a change in too short of a time, don’t congratulate themselves for making progress on their goals, and give up if they have a slip. True success comes from breaking your goals down into smaller steps, rewarding your progress and, perhaps most importantly, trying again if you find yourself slipping up.

制定能够真正改善你生活的个人目标，然后坚持他们可以帮助你过你一直希望拥有的生活。

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