After setting your goals the challenge has just began. You are susceptible certain pitfalls that can cause you to miss your goal entirely. Here are 3 common mistakes that you need to avoid:

Not Writing Them Down. Not writing your goals down leads to you getting off track. So often we don't really fail to hit our goal we simply forget what the goal is and then we move on to something else.

Solution: Write your goal on cards and place them in places where you will see them regularly during your day. This helps to keep them on your mind. Goal cards keep you focused on what you are trying to achieve.

Looking at Failure as Permanent. Failure is devastating. After you miss hitting your goals you are disappointed. This feeling can lead to discouragement. You begin to associate goal setting with failure and you feel like it is no use trying because you have failed so many times before.

Solution: Do not look at failure as final. You have another chance to get it right. As long as you keep trying you have chance to eventually succeed. Each time you fail learn something from the failure and use that valuable experience in your next attempt at setting and hitting goals.

Telling the Wrong People. When you tell negative people what you are planning to do you invite criticism and teasing. They spew their negativity on you to the point where you don't feel inspired anymore. You become frustrated and defeated because of their constant badgering of you.

Solution: Don't tell anyone about your goals unless you feel certain that they will encourage and help you. Keep your goals to yourself. Protect yourself by telling no one.

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From Anthony D. Carter - a leading expert on goal setting.