Using Goals as a Means of Happiness

Written By Colēgia

Goals can be a great thing to work towards as they can fuel our desire to improve. Goals are important as they can be used to help enhance our mood and make the most out of our lives. Today we want to talk about how we can use goals as a means of happiness.

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Goals Can Expand Our Horizons

One way that goals can help is that they can expand our horizons. Trying out new things is good as we may find something we are happy with. A good example of this are hobbies. Hobbies are great in that they give us a way to enjoy our time either by ourselves or with others. Goals can be integrated into each hobby as well such as with exercise. For example, if we are into track and field as one of our hobbies, we can strive to try and beat our personal best time. Not only does this help motivate us but it also gets us to try out different techniques within said field. Another goal that can help is to get yourself to try new things specifically as a sort of resolution. This can be something as simple as talking to others more or studying in a group setting. Tracking our progress for this can also boost our happiness as we can tangibly see how far we've come.

“One way that goals can help is that they can expand our horizons.”

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Goals Are Motivating

When it comes to our happiness, one area that can help with that is motivation. Goals are a good means of motivating ourselves as they can keep us on track with our accomplishments. Many things can contribute to this. Being patient with our goals is necessary as one common way to be demotivated is to set our expectations too high. We need to be mindful of what we are able to do at any given time. Setting aside time for various segments within a goal is also good. It can break down complicated tasks and help us feel like we are hitting different milestones as we go. This is important as we don't want to overwhelm ourselves with too large of a goal. Meeting other people with similar goals can also help motivate you as everyone involved can help each other.

“Being patient with our goals is necessary as one common way to be demotivated is to set our expectations too high.”

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Goals Give us Direction

Having a knowing sense of destination is a good thing. It can help give us a roadmap for where we want to be in different parts of our lives. Goals are one such way to achieve this as they give us clear direction. It's good to have things such as long-term goals since they can help us see what we want many years from now. Even short-term goals have their own merit as they can make our day-to-day life more enjoyable. Accomplishing our goals is fun and how we choose to go about doing them can make all the difference. As long as we are patient with how we view them and continue to take actionable steps toward achieving them can help our happiness tenfold.

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