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He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples.

Matthew 14:19

As we begin a new year, many will no doubt have goals and targets they wish to meet or achieve in the months ahead. Goals that will usually edge them closer to a dream life or a more desired situation they have imagined.

This verse refers to a story in which the goal for Jesus was to feed 5000+ people having only five loaves and two fish. The story continued that Jesus blessed and broke the loaves, giving them to his disciples to share among the people. Do you think Jesus succeeded? If you are not already familiar with the story, the answer is a resounding “yes!”. Everyone was fed, full and there were even leftovers.

An important technique in you achieving your goals this year will be to bless your goals – ask God to help you accomplish them, then break it down sufficiently and effectively. The next few posts will be dedicated to helping you do just that. But for now, we will set out an outline:

Initiate Your Goals

• WRITE YOUR GOALS
• GOALS ARE SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)
• SHARE YOUR GOALS
• WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
• SUCCESS CRITERIA

Plan Your Goals

• WHAT CAN I DO, HOW MUCH CAN I AFFORD WITHIN THE TIME THAT I HAVE?
• PLAN IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE YOUR BENEFITS
• HOW CAN I SUSTAIN MY BENEFITS?
• BE OPEN TO CHANGE
• BE PREPARED FOR RISKS
• COMMUNICATE

Action Your Goals

• BREAKING YOUR GOALS INTO ACTIONABLE ITEMS
• ACTIONABLE ITEMS INTO STEPS
• TIME-BOUND YOUR GOALS
• COMMIT WORK/TIME
• RECOGNISE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS
• COMMUNICATE

Control Your Goals

• WHAT HAVE I ACCOMPLISHED?
• RETROSPECTIVES
• BE OPEN TO CHANGE
• COMMUNICATE

Celebrate Your Goals!

The outline above gives scientific and practised techniques for the attainment of any goal, backed by spiritual principles that have since stood the test of time. If you enthusiastically believe and are sincerely commited to achieving your goals, you too will be successful.