Setting goals is not as simple as it may seem at first. There is no universal formula for creating goals, but there are ways to overcome obstacles, establish accountability and determine where to start. The following ten books on goal setting provide advice on creating and achieving goals that work for you.
Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt
This book helps readers learn to set better goals and overcome roadblocks. With research-backed methods and advice, the book provides a clear and practical system for creating and achieving a plan for a productive year.
How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters by Michael Bungay Stanier
How to Begin guides readers through the goal-creating process. The book provides insight into what makes a goal truly worthy, how to create and test it, and how to begin taking action to achieve it.
Do It For Yourself (Guided Journal): A Motivational Journal (Start Before You’re Ready) by Kara Cutruzzula
This book offers a unique way to build courage, set deadlines, and understand the “why” behind your goals. The journal provides exercises to help readers find their momentum and overcome their fears.
The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. by Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma helps readers maximize their productivity by forming habits that allow them to make the most of their day. With topics including the “20/20/20 Formula” and a “pre-sleep” routine, the book provides a guide to beginning work earlier and maintaining productivity throughout the day.
The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions That Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable by Hal Elrod
Elrod challenges readers to pursue their biggest dreams with unwavering faith and extraordinary effort. The book offers guidance on how to define what truly matters, discover your mission, and overcome negative emotions.
Mid-Term Goals Suck: The Five Secrets to Goal Setting for Success by Mohsen Zargaran
This book advises readers to set numerous short-term goals so they have constant, tangible targets to meet. The book helps readers understand the stages of goal setting and the journey to achieving them.
“Your Goal Guide” by Debra Eckerling
In “Your Goal Guide”, Debra Eckerling highlights the importance of taking the time to define your goals before jumping into how to achieve them. Divided into two sections, the book provides a comprehensive guide for learning how to reach your goals using Eckerling’s DEB Method, which stands for “Determine Your Mission, Explore Your Options, Brainstorm Your Path”. The book includes advice, case studies, and an appendix of resources and worksheets to help you on your journey to achieving your goals.
“What Works” by Tara McMullin
This book challenges our reasons for setting goals and encourages us to focus less on the hustle and more on finding true satisfaction in our lives and goals. McMullin’s topics, such as “Who Am I without the Doing?” and “The Satisfaction of Practice in an Achievement-Oriented World”, offer a new perspective on goal setting and provide strategies for finding fulfilment.
“Go For Stupid” by Steve D. Sims
“Go for stupid” aims to break down societal norms that prevent us from setting and achieving big, flashy, and uncomfortable goals. Sims encourages readers to stop overthinking and start doing, reminding us that embarrassment and ridicule should not hold us back from achieving anything we set our minds to.
“The 100-Day Financial Goal Journal” by Alyssa Davies
A helpful accountability partner and teacher for anyone looking to set and achieve financial goals. The journal guides you through the process of setting and achieving financial goals, while also encouraging you to enjoy some of life’s pleasures along the way. From budgeting beginners to strict savers, this detailed and user-friendly journal is a perfect tool for anyone starting their savings journey.
Whether you’re learning how to set goals for the first time or looking for a new approach, these books provide guidance on defining and achieving goals that matter to you.
