Goal review is an essential discipline for any effective goal manager. Simply put, the more often you take the time to look at your goals, the more ingrained their positive statements of achievement become in your consciousness. Reviewing goals activates the minds inherent and very powerful ability to create solutions when presented with a problem or challenge to focus upon.

At minimum you need to review goals once per week. If that is all the time you have, make sure you allow for at least an hour or more. It’s actually the amount of time per goal that matters, aim for 3-5 minutes per goal, per session. If you have a lot of goals set, you may have to review them in 2 or 3 seperate sessions. This is all the more reason to review goals more frequently!

Making the time every single day, or at least every second day to review your goals will greatly increase your odds of successfully achieving your goals. The fact is if you want maximum progress on your goals each day, why not take at least a few moments to look over your goals list everyday?

Reviewing your goals is an essential part of the larger goal management process. Generally when you review goals your only action will be to make notes. This is not the time for detailed planning of the goal steps, or making any big changes to the goal details. Instead it is the time where you visualize the goal, look at what actions are already planned for the goals accomplishment and read any affirmations attached to the goal.

Daily goal review works well with the creation of a daily to-do list. If you review goals while making your to-do list for the day or week it gives you an opportunity to ensure your doing the tasks that lead to goal achievement.

From the mental side of goal review, it is beneficial to clear your mind and become relaxed before you start your goal review session. Deep breathing or meditation can help in achieving this. If you find yourself distracted while reviewing goals, remind yourself of what a significant impact your goals have in shaping your life. Return your focus to your goals.

Aim to create a mental picture of each goal being completed already as you review it. In your mind play a movie clip where the plot is your goal being accomplished in all its glory. You might be crossing the finish line at the race and you look up at the timing clock, and there it is, a time slightly better than your goal. Perhaps you see yourself relaxing on the deck at your new home. Or you are at the ATM, you look at the balance and there it is, your savings goal is printed on the transaction receipt. By directing the movies in your mind creatively you can program yourself to fully committ to the vision that the goal represents.

Reviewing your goals is an essential step in making progress towards the achievements you deserve. Make it a regular aspect of your goal management program and you will be successful in creating more of what you want in your life.

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