How to Set Personal Goals to Make Your Life Fulfilling

• Draw a chart. Write down each of the various areas of your life (family, health, self-development, career, relationships) in a new column or line.
• Assess your current happiness level in each of these categories by giving it a score from 1 to 10.
• Think what will make you be fully satisfied with these areas. Write down your ideas – you will be able to transform them into personal plans.

For example, use the "memory loss" scenario: Imagine you don’t know the reasons for your previous decisions and you don’t have to follow any earlier plan. Think about what you will do now. How you will live further.

... using the SMART criteria: 

• Specific: make your goals clear and well-defined. 
• Measurable: avoid any abstract notions – you should be able to tick “done” any goal you set as well as any step it involves
• Achievable: Make sure you have enough time and resources (money, free time, energy) to achieve it
• Relevant: your personal goals should be relevant to your life goals and feel rewarding
• Timed: set a deadline for achieving each goal and subgoal. 

• To decide, which goal you want to work on first, rate them from 1 to 10 depending on how important they are for you. Goals with the highest rating should be your priority for now.
• Another way to prioritize personal goals is to connect the desired outcomes as causes and effects. You will be able to see that some goals will ease the other ones.

• Break down your goals into tasks and create a working plan.
• Each task should be specific and have a deadline. Write them down to track your performance increase commitment to your goal.
• When writing, use positive and present tense language. It has a great impact on your own expectations of yourself.

Reflect on your performance at the end of each day/week. Ask yourself, “Why haven’t I managed to complete the task I have set for today?” and then revise your plan for the following day/week accordingly.  

To make the celebration of success part of your routine, decide on a reward you will give yourself.