Now it is easy enough to simply say that you are doing what needs to be done, so it must be a goal of your own.  But in this life, we have many choices with many levels of what determines if a goal has been successfully met.

For example, if you should decide one day that you would like to learn how to play the guitar.  Playing guitar can be a very satisfying goal in general, however, what criteria do you set in order to say that you have successfully learned to play the guitar?  How well you want to master this instrument is your personal goal and whatever you decide, is the right choice, for you.

It does not matter if you want to simply pick out a tune in your leisure time, be able to provide the background music in a social situation, or if you want to rock out on stage.  These are 3 distinctly different goals, each with its own commitment of your time.  If you started out with one of these goals, and then find you are headed towards another, step back and decide if that is because your goal has changed, or if it is because someone else has influenced you and imposed their own goal on you.

This evaluation of the goals you are headed towards applies to all areas of your life and it is important to use the process of setting personal goals to determine if the goals you are following are really your own.  Here are some indicators that you may have headed down the wrong path.

1) Can you clearly visualize and define your goal?  If it is a personal goal, you will have no problem describing it is infinite detail to yourself or to another person.  Sometimes goals are vague and hard to describe when you first set them because you don’t have enough information to set more than a general direction, however, at those times you set aside for re-evaluation, you can give yourself permission to further define those goals.  Lack of a clear vision is a fairly common problem for folks just starting in the area of online marketing, simply because, there are so many aspects to learn.

2) Ask yourself why you have set a particular goal?  Is it because you have a definite interest or because you feel pushed into it?  If a goal is not your own, you will lack motivation to complete it.  If you find yourself continually procrastinating, this may not be a goal that you own.

3) What steps have you mapped out to move towards the completion of your goal.  If your answer is none and you are just haphazardly hoping to achieve your goal, then once again, you have to question if that goal is one that you have set for yourself, or is it one that someone else has influenced you to make.  When a goal belongs to you, you are focused and passionate about moving towards its completion.

It may sound a bit corney, but this is the reason you keep hearing the question, what’s love got to do with it.  While it is important that you learn the basics of all aspects of something as complex as running an online business, your goal need not be to master them all.  You need to know only enough to also know if you are being ripped off by someone you outsource to.  Your goal could be to learn the basics and then out source that aspect and let someone who does have a passion for it take it to the next level for you.

Lastly, it is important to realize that stopping something that is not working does not make you a quitter, even if others do not understand why you have decided to do so.  Some of the wealthiest and most influential people say quite openly that their success depends a lot on surrounding themselves with others to take on the work of areas they, themselves are not great at.

Setting personal goals is a never ending process that continually evolves. By always questioning why you are following the path you have chosen, you will help to ensure that it is your own desires and your own goals that you are following.

To Your Success,

SherryD
http://www.wbobr.com