Kesh

An Artist, Illustrator and an Educator sharing his Thoughts and Advice on How people can Learn Art in an Easier Way through his Online Art Programs and YouTube Channels. He is the creator of the Popular Art Challenge '100 Days of Sketching' that is being participated by thousands of people from all around the world every year.

How to Set GOALS 2024 🎯

Kesh
January 8, 2024

1. The Yearly Review

Before we even set goals, it’s important to review the past.

“Those who fail to study history are often doomed to repeat it” – Some wise guy.

Here’s how I review the Last year.

• I look at and list all the things that has happened.

• This includes Projects, activities and experiencesI have gone through.

• Then I take up last year’s goals and then compare and contrast what worked and what didn’t.

And here’s the most important step I do as part of this process. I create a +PLUS And a -MINUS List. 🤔

• I take all the good thing that contributed to more happiness in my life and put in the +PLUS List.

• I take all the not so good “Unfun” things that contributed to more unhappiness in the -MINUS List.

The goal now is to do More of the PLUS and Eliminate most or all of the MINUS. 🏆

Then I would Create 3-5 things/lessons that I would like to implement moving forward.

You need an ACTIONABLE (and simple) solution list by the end of this review.

2. GOAL SETTING - How I Set Goals?

Here’s my Simple (or not so simple) process for setting goals.

1. Create a VISION for 5-10 years down the road. ⏳

• Define how you want your life to be in different categories (Health, Wealth, Relationships, Work, Spiritual etc).

• Be WILD and unrealistic.

• Your vision can be flexible and you can update it from time to time.

• This is to define your IDEAL FUTURE that would help create your personal compass.

2. Fast Forward to the END of 1 Year and define the things you HAVE achieved in the each categories you have.

• Write in present tense – ex – “I have created my first Comic book” “I have lost 20lbs and have gone to the gym 3 times a week” etc.

• This is to properly define the EXACT definition of a productive year.

• Be a tad more realistic here than your vision. But make it (as Andrew Huberman would put it) “Moderately Lofty”

3. Power of 3-5 MIG (most important goals) and put the rest on back burner.

• This is to create FOCUS (Chase two rabbits, catch neither one)

• Re-organize them in Order of priority/importance.

4. Think BOULDERS > ROCKS > PEBBLES.

• Pick 1-2 Goals per quarter (These are your quarterly “BOULDERS”)

• Define a Plan to achieve it.

• Create a Monthly Target (These are your Monthly “ROCKS”)

• Create a VERY REALISTIC Weekly Target (These are your weekly “PEBBLES”)

That’s all folks!