<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Practical Self Help &#187; setting goals</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.practical-self-help.com/tag/setting-goals/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.practical-self-help.com</link>
	<description>Empower Yourself</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:32:42 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator>
		<item>
		<title>6 Benefits of Setting Goals</title>
		<link>http://www.practical-self-help.com/2009/11/6-benefits-of-setting-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.practical-self-help.com/2009/11/6-benefits-of-setting-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setting goals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.practical-self-help.com/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Setting clear objectives for your life is one of the most important things you can do. Just take a look at the following benefits of setting goals &#8230;
1. Goals Gives More Meaning To Your Life
The first benefit of setting goals is that your life will begin to have a purpose.
If ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Setting clear objectives for your life is one of the most important things you can do. Just take a look at the following benefits of setting goals &#8230;</p>
<h4>1. Goals Gives More Meaning To Your Life</h4>
<p>The first benefit of setting goals is that your life will begin to have a purpose.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have goals, your life will have little meaning. You end up going through each day wondering what the point of it all is.</p>
<p>When you have a goals that you want to achieve, you suddenly have a reason to get up in the morning. Your goals give purpose and meaning to your daily actions.</p>
<h4>2. Setting Goals Increases Your Chances Of Becoming Successful</h4>
<p>Research has shown that those who have clearly written goals accomplish 80% more in life than those who don&#8217;t. Successful people are aware of the benefits of setting goals for themselves, and they take advantage of it.</p>
<p>Earn yourself a place among the more successful people on this planet. Just figuring out what you want to achieve will be a big step in helping you get there.</p>
<h4>3. Setting Goals Activates The Law of Attraction</h4>
<p>When you have clearly defined goals, you activate the law of attraction to help attract what you need to achieve those goals.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s impossible to imagine being successful if you have no idea of what success means to you. And if you don&#8217;t have a clear picture of what you want, how can you attract it into your life?</p>
<p>By having a clearly goals, you can develop a clear picture in your mind of what those goals look like. And when you hold on to those mental pictures, you start attracting the people, places and things that you will need to help make them a reality.</p>
<h4>4. Clear Goals Help You Develop a Clear Action Plan</h4>
<p>How can you take action toward your own success if you don&#8217;t know where you are going?</p>
<p>Decide what it is you want to achieve, then you can start figuring out what steps you can take to start moving in that direction.</p>
<h4>5. Goals Helps You Become More Efficient</h4>
<p>This is one of the most useful benefits of setting goals.</p>
<p>Your goals can be used as a tool to decide what is worth doing, and what isn&#8217;t. If the activity does not help move you closer to your goals, decide if it&#8217;s really worth doing or not.</p>
<p>By dropping tasks that will not help you achieve your goals, you will become extremely efficient.</p>
<h4>6. Goals Help You Gain Assistance From Others</h4>
<p>Most people like to help others when they can. If you have goals why not share them with the people you know? You never know who might decide to assist you in some way.</p>
<h4>Conclusion</h4>
<p>Start enjoying the benefits of setting goals for yourself.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t currently have any goals, I encourage you to take some time to decide what you would like to accomplish in your life and write it down.</p>
<p>You won&#8217;t regret it, I promise! <img src='http://www.practical-self-help.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>PS &#8211; be sure to check out the next post in this goal setting series titled: <a title="how to set goals" href="http://www.practical-self-help.com/2009/11/how-to-set-goals-5-things-you-need-to-know/" target="_self">How To Set Goals &#8211; 5 Things You Need to Know</a></em>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.practical-self-help.com/2009/11/6-benefits-of-setting-goals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
