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What are the benefits of setting challenging goals?


Setting challenging goals benefits


Setting big challenging goals would give something to always live for in tough and in good times.


Ted Turner wasn’t wrong when he asserted,

“You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.”


Let’s look at it this way. When you set not too challenging goals, it’s natural not take tasks for achieving them seriously.


You’d tend to surrender to mediocrity and procrastination.


Why would you likely adopt this approach? 


Because you’d believe that you just need to put in little effort, do things the usual way and when you feel like to get what you want.


 This approach, apart from making to procrastinate, could also create problems of attention lapse and diminishing performance.


On the other hand, studies found that setting clear and challenging goals can minimize attention lapses and improve performance during task.


When you want to get the big things done and  achieve big dreams, high performance is a must.


Another advantage of setting challenging goals is that it strengthens your resolve to win.


Every small win would make you to be more determined to keep going towards that big goal. 


Every small win would give you the courage and the self-belief to take the next step and keep on going despite occasional missteps.


There’s another advantage.


Keeping your sight constantly on the challenging goals you have set for yourself is going to make you increase your levels of effort and stay persistent till you win 


You’re never going to accept average from yourself because you’d believe that you’re capable of doing better.


And you wouldn’t allow yourself to turn back mid-way because you’re always going to believe that you’re one step away from your achieving your goal.


So, setting challenging goals for yourself would bring out the best in you to overcome challenges and go create the life of your dream.



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