The Difference Between Realistic Goals And Low Expectations
Goal setting is something that can’t be talked about enough. It is just so important when you’re building a work at home business that you are constantly setting and meeting goals for yourself and your business. It’s also important that the goals you set are realistic.
That does not mean however that they have to be boring and mediocre. In this article I’m going to be discussing the difference between setting realistic goals and having low expectations because it really is a slippery slope for some people. For example, saying you want to make $100,000 a year in your home based business is a totally acceptable goal in fact it is the ultimate goal for many people.
Now, saying you want to make $100,000 in your first 6 months is just not a realistic goal. When you set goals that are completely unrealistic you set yourself up to fail. When you fail it will be very, very hard for you to get started again and because of that one unrealistic goal you might just give up forever.
So that being said obviously you want to think about your goals and understand just how much work they’re going to take. You’ll also want to give yourself a reasonable timeframe to complete it in. $100,000 in two years would be a good example. It’s something that you can totally accomplish and it’s in a reasonable timeframe.
The difference between that and having low expectations is that when you set realistic goals you’re still reaching out of your comfort zone and grabbing for more. When you keep your expectations for yourself too low it means you don’t believe in yourself enough to truly believe that you can accomplish great things.
$30,000 a year is a good goal to start out with. However, if that’s your ultimate goal that’s saying that you’re not worthy or able to make any more and that’s really sad. Expect great things for you and your life just don’t wish for them overnight.
Push yourself to meet goals you never thought you could have high expectations for yourself but be realistic about the hard work and effort it’s going to take to get you there. That’s the recipe for success!
