How much will achieving your goals cost?
Knowing how to avoid the common pitfalls of achieving goals increases your chance of success. But there is one other often overlooked cost of achievement, and that is the financial cost of progress. For all of our goals or resolutions, there will be an impact on our bank account. Recognizing these costs will help you build them into your financial plans, and clear one last hurdle to your achievement.
What type of costs will you see?
For my fitness goals, the gym membership will cost several hundred for the year. And while I have some gear already, continued use will ensure that needs to be replaced. By the end of the year, I expect to have spent $ 2,500 on gym memberships, workout clothing, running shoes, equipment maintenance, etc.
As I progress my career goals, I will need to have the wardrobe for the positions I plan to be in. For new suits and dress clothing, $ 2,000. The courses and professional development that will get me to my career goals? Another $ 8,000.
By now this is starting to sound like a MasterCard commercial, and that’s only considering the costs for two of my pillars. Once we add in social outings, date nights, romantic get-aways, journals, guided meditation apps, etc. The financial cost of all that I plan on achieving climbs even higher.
Of course, achieving what I have set my sights on this year? Making this year my best year ever? That, is priceless.
How much will achieving your goals cost?
Setting the right goals will put you on the path to living your best year ever. But an important part of achieving your goals is to understand the costs associated with each of those goals. Here’s how you can be better prepared:
- Pull out your list of goals
- Under each goal, list what you’ll need to get there
- A coach? Courses and seminars? A weekly entertainment fund? New gear / clothing?
- How much do each of these prerequisites cost?
- How much more do you need to set aside now, and ongoing, to ensure you can achieve your goals without undermining your financial foundations?
Understanding the costs of achievement helps you plan accordingly. No matter the numbers you come up with, it is essential that you create the plan, and keep your eyes fixed firmly on the achievement of your goals. Because the cost is nothing compared to the value you’ll experience when you make this year your best ever. The value of that? Priceless.