#Fun Questions to Ask When You Don’t Know What Goal to Work Towards This Year!

 It’s almost New Year’s Eve, and here you had this great and glorious plan to set some goals for the year to come. But the great plan toward having your "Best Year Ever" has come to a screeching halt because you're not sure what goals to set. Everything you’re thinking seems too small or too silly, and you don’t know where to begin. 

Here are some fun questions to get you started:

    • You’ve been asked to give a TED talk 20 years from now. On what topic are you an expert? What can you do now to build that expertise?

    • Write your obituary. What are you listing under ‘accomplishments’? What do you need to do now so that someday you can achieve them?

    • How does your perfect day look? What elements are missing from your life now? How can you resolve those?

    • Write out your bucket list, then look at that list. What do you have to learn or achieve to accomplish those tasks? What can you do now to set yourself up for that accomplishment later?

    • What is the biggest, most grandiose thing you can think of doing? Why do people tell you it’s impossible? What would make it possible?

    • What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow? What things would you want to accomplish? Where would you go and what would you do? How can you make those things happen now?

In the end, here are some things to keep in mind:

1. Don’t go with the norm. No one ever met tremendous and glorious change by embracing the status quo. When faced with two choices, always go with the road less traveled.

2. Go with the goal that scares you just a little. These are the goals that will challenge you and set you up for the most growth in the long run. 

3. Or conversely, pick the goal that you know you can complete quickly. If you have trouble building momentum, sometimes taking what’s quick and easy can get you motivated. Get the feeling of accomplishment that comes from having gotten something done. Then use that momentum to launch you towards your next goal.

Goals don’t have been perfect, and you won’t meet every goal. The point is to make one, and then work toward achieving that goal. It’s the progress and the change that counts more than the destination. Just trying will lead you to that Best Year Ever!