Goal setting is definitely not easy. Every goal you want to achieve must begin as a thought. So the first thing to do is think about it. Look at your situation and decide what goals make sense for you.

The outline below are some basic steps for you - the simpler the better!

Your steps to making goal setting easy:

1. Make Reachable Goals - Get yourself to your limits, then push them.

2. Make a list of objectives - The details here are important.

3. Prioritize your tasks - First things first.

4. Do you have a set time? - Without a scheduled date, you'll be nowhere fast.

5. Cross the finish line - Traveling the road is pointless without getting to your destination.

Set Realistic Goals

Determining your personal, financial, educational or business goals requires a lot of thought and decision making on your behalf. Think about what you want to achieve and make notes along the way - even if it seems to be a minute detail, it could be an important factor in your decision making.

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it." - A quote by Henry Ford.

Take a couple days at at least to think it over. If you watch a carpenter work, he'll say "measure twice, cut once." If they don't measure twice and then cut too short, the project will take longer to finish because they didn't make the right measurements in the first place. They have to use extra wood, extra time remeasuring, all making the goal more difficult to reach.

If you set your goals too high, you're setting yourself up for failure. Be sure you can comfortably challenge yourself with your goals. That's not to say you should make it easy on yourself!

Define Your Objectives

Give yourself definite goals and subgoals. Set aside time for each goal during your planning stage. Give yourself concise notes about how you think you'll reach each goal and subgoal.

Put Your Tasks in Order

Be very clear with yourself about what you must do to reach your goals. Take great notes. Make lists of what you're willing to give up to turn your goals into a reality. Decide which goal is most important to you and put it at the top of your list. The tasks needed to reach that goal are now your number one and only priority. Once you reach that first goal, move the next one up the list!

Define Your Time Frame

Work out your time frame. Make sure you have a realistic one. You don't want to be looking 10 years down the road, upset at yourself for not staying focused! You're the only one who can decide when you can reach your goals, and it's only you who can make yourself succeed. Like the first step, Make Reachable Goals, you have to make a real time frame for every goal. Remember, challenge yourself, but don't make it so hard that you quit.

Cross The Finish Line

Besides the thought process and mental planning, this is quite likely the most critical step. If you don't finish, you will never reach your goals. You can never ever give up on yourself! If your goal is to take off 10 pounds, you can't let yourself to stop at 9. If your goal is to get a good grade on the big test coming up or get a raise at your job, don't quit until you've gotten it!