Creating a Better You through Goal Setting!

Unless you have goals, you won’t know if you are wasting time or not, because there won’t be a real purpose to what you are doing. Without goals you will just be going through the motions without a direction and this can be perceived by you to be time wasting – you’re doing a lot of "things" but you aren’t achieving anything.

Start small – don’t set goals so far into the future that it seems as though they will never happen and don’t make them so big that they seem unachievable.

What is a Goal?

“A goal is that towards which effort is directed: aim or end.” Macquarie Dictionary (With this definition it is important to stress the fact that the word “effort” is included. No goals can be met without the effort being put in.)

Who Sets Goals?

The “most” successful people.

What % of People Set Goals?

87% of people have no goals at all. 10% of people sort of have goals but they don’t follow the rules. 3% of people set goals the right way. The 3% who set goals the

right way earn ten times as much money as non-goal setters. The 3% who set goals the right way have more money than the other 97% combined.

Why are Goals Important?

Having a clear goal will give direction and meaning to life, work or the task at hand; enable you to plan ahead and be a more organised person; reduce personal stress; provide landmarks to look forward to.

What Areas of Goals are there to be considered?
-Professional
-Physical
-Family
-Spiritual
-Financial
-Intellectual

What types of Goals you need.

Short Term Now – 90 days The ones we usually focus on. Medium Term 90 days – 1 year These guide us to our long term goals. Long Term 1 year and longer

These are the goals you set first.

How often should you set Goals?

Every

year you should evaluate your longer term (5 year, 10 year, lifetime) goals and break those down into yearly goals that will take you step by step to those goals.
Every quarter you should set and/or evaluate your 1 year goals (from that quarter) and set quarterly goals that will take you step by step to your long term goals.
Every month, based on your quarterly and yearly goals, you should set clear goals on what you need to accomplish for the month to reach your long term goals.
Every week, based on your goals for the month, quarter and year, you should set clear goals for the week that will take you step by step to your long term goals.
Every day before you leave for the day you should set your goals for tomorrow so that you can take the steps to reach your daily, weekly and monthly goals.

Biggest Problems People Face?

Most people don’t track, so they don’t know if they are on target to achieving the goal. The old axiom that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” is very true here.
People can let their egos get in the way and they set goals that are too difficult to achieve.
Most people who almost set goals the right way, never develop a clear plan of

activity goals which are required if the goals are to be achieved.
Most of the time there’s no drive or incentive to reach the goal.

TIP

Don’t talk about your goals. You don’t need to tell everyone what you
will do – just do it!

Creating a Better You through Goal Setting!

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