Cultivating Happiness by Setting Your Monthly Goals

When I set monthly goals for myself, it makes me feel good. I also like that I am giving myself something to strive for. In life you sometimes need a little push to get moving forward. Why not make it a goal to get up each day by a certain amount. You can even do this every single morning.


Always try to set monthly goals in the beginning of every month. Because a month is not a long period of time, see that monthly goals actually work for you. Maybe it feels more manageable. Also, realize that when setting a goal that will take a while to accomplish, know that just having to focus on it for an extended period of time will be difficult. You need to break it up into smaller accomplishments to help keep you motivated.

Here are some good "how to" monthly goal-setting ideas: Set a "to do" list every day. If you write it down, you can review it and take action every day to achieve it. The first few steps of creating your to do list is always the most difficult part; you have to make sure that you have enough to get done.

If you are trying to achieve 3 goals per year, write down those goals and write a summary of your daily activities for each goal. Then, after you have done this for the year, you can create a to do list for each goal. Use your summary as a guide for your daily actions. Here are some "how to" monthly goal-setting tips: Set small goals to get started with. You can't do much unless you set small goals.

Set monthly goals for the three major areas of your life: health, wealth or career. You will want to set monthly goals for each one. You also have to take into consideration your long-term plans. Find out what your long-term goals are and figure out how you can achieve them. Setting short-term goals can help you achieve your long-term ones.

For your to do list, use cute printable monthly goals planners. These planners are like planners, except they allow you to add your actions in the planner with stickers, colors or short codes. This will give you a place to remind yourself of your daily action steps to achieve your goals.

Another "how to" for goal-setting is to plan and schedule your activities. Do not just write down things you want to do, set a date to accomplish them. That is what goal-setting is about. It is about setting up your life so that you have little time to accomplish daily tasks. Plan and schedule your life so that you have little time to accomplish daily goals.

Lastly, you should tiered approach for setting monthly goals. Ties are your friends. Everyone has a couple of friends they talk to and go out with. You should have a couple of friends with similar interests. If you have friends who are on the same team or similar goals, you should get to know them and maybe hook up with them.

Once you start to get to know your "friends", invite them to set up goals with you. If you let them know that you will help them achieve their monthly goals, you will be friends for life. Therefore, tying your goal-setting and goal-achieving together in a tier structure is important for achieving your monthly goals and becoming a friend.

In the previous article, I mentioned that you need to plan and schedule your activities. This is important in goal-setting too. But, you must take an extra step to ensure that you accomplish your goals. You should also make sure that you have enough time to accomplish the goals. You might want to take an extra hour one night a week or you might want to increase your daily walking. You should plan and schedule a way for you to accomplish all of your monthly goals.

Finally, a key component of goal-setting is the "big picture." Your "friend" who set up your goals may have visions of financial abundance, amazing travel experiences, having a brand new home in the hills, and so on. But, they also have a clear vision for their life. It does take time to accomplish all of these things but, if you have a clear vision for your life in general, you will be more motivated to work hard to accomplish your goals.


In closing, you do not have to wait for the future to accomplish your goals. In fact, the sooner you start, the sooner you will achieve your goals. Remember, your goals are in your mind map. So, set your goals and cultivate happiness.