Goals

Goals are very important in anything you do. Whether they're long term goals or short term goals. Setting something to work towards is key in improvement. Setting goal will help in your ability to become a better dance and setting multiple goals will help break up your journey towards that. I talk about setting goals and working towards something in my Flexibility blog post you can look at as well. Thinking long term will help you enjoy the project you are working on now and thinking short term will help you accomplish the goals you have that will ultimately help you accomplish your long term goals.

When setting long term goals you want to look to the future, what do you ultimately want to be doing in life or in dance. Whether that's this year or the next year or in five years. You want to set practical goals, but don't be afraid to follow your dreams and shoot for the stars. Anything is possible, refer to my Keep the Faith  blog post. Don't be afraid of goals that seem impossible now because later they'll be possible. Be prepared to work hard and go full speed toward you're goals.

When setting short term goals, think about what goals you want to set in order to reach your long term goals. What can you work towards short term and that's practical that will help you accomplish your long term goal later. For me, I want to compete at dance competitions. That's my long term goal, but in order to accomplish that goal I need to set short term goals. My short term goals are to get more flexible and to get better, more consistent pirouettes. So far I've been doing pretty well with these goals, but it's an ongoing journey, like anything, that needs lots of work.

Of course, sometimes you won't make as much progress as you would like, but keep going and eventually you'll reach you're goal. Making a deadline for your goals will also help in your effort to accomplish them in a timely manner. Deadlines with consequences will help motivate you to get something done or to reach your goals. Also, having someone keep you accountable for your goal will help you too. Try writing you're goals down in pen or telling someone what you goals are so they can keep you accountable by helping you or even just asking you how you're goals are coming along. Just keep going and work hard. Don't give up if you're not progressing how you would like either. We all get set back sometimes, but if you keep going it'll benefit you in the end and you'll be happier if you stuck with it.
(454)