7 Steps To Goal Setting - By: John Stone

7 Goal Setting Tips

The following guidelines will help you to set efficient goals:

#1 Express each goal as a positive statement: Express your goals positively - 'Implement this procedure well' is a much better goal than 'Don't make this stupid oversight.'

#2 Be meticulous: Set a clear-cut goal, putting in dates, times and amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you do this, you will know accurately when you have achieved the goal, and can take thorough satisfaction from having achieved it.

#3 Set priorities: When you have numerous goals, give each one a priority. This helps you to escape feeling overwhelmed by too many goals, and helps to order your attention to the most imperative ones.
#4 Write goals down: This focuses them and gives them more force.

#5 Keep operational goals undersized: Keep the low-level goals you are working towards small and achievable. If a goal is too substantial, then it can seem that you are not making evolution towards it. Keeping goals small and incremental gives more opportunities for reward. Originate today's goals from larger ones.

#6 Set performance goals, not outcome goals: You should take attention to set goals over which you have as much influence as possible. There is nothing more daunting than failing to achieve a personal goal for reasons beyond your control. In business, these could be bad business environments or surprise effects of government policy. In sport, for illustration, these reasons could include bad judging, bad weather, injury, or just basic bad luck. If you base your goals on personal execution, then you can keep control over the achievement of your goals and get satisfaction from them.

#7 Set realistic goals: It is important to set goals that you can complete. All sorts of people, employers, parents, media, society can set unattainable goals for you. They will regularly do this in ignorance of your own desires and ambitions. Instead you may set goals that are too high, because you may not understand either the obstacles in the way or appreciate quite how much competenceyou need to develop to achieve a special level of performance.

Achieving Goals

When you have achieved a goal, take the time to take pleasure in the satisfaction of having done so. Take in the implications of the goal achievement, and study the progress you have made towards other goals. If the goal was a hefty one, treat yourself accordingly. All of this helps you foster the self-confidence you deserve!

With the know-how of having achieved this goal, review the rest of your goal plans:

If you achieved the goal too effortlessly, make your next goals more challenging.

If the goal took a dispiriting length of time to achieve, make the next goals a little easier.

If you learned something that would prime you to change other goals, do so.

If you noticed a shortfall in your skills despite achieving the goal, elect whether to set goals to fix this.
Failure to meet goals does not matter much, as long as you be trained from it. Supply lessons learned back into your goal setting program.

Remember too that your goals will transform as time goes on. Fine-tune them systematically to signal growth in your know-how and experience, and if goals do not hold any attraction any longer, then let them go.

Reference: Some material used from MindTools.com

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