GOAL SETTING
A goal is an aim which you would like to achieve. Goals set direction in people’s lives. Goals are a pathway to a successful life.
Goals help you to focus and decide on what you want to achieve in life. Goals motivate you and make you more self- confident. Purpose of goal setting
If you do not set goals, everything you achieve and everywhere you end up becomes a matter of luck.
Hellriegel, Slocum, and Woodman & Martens (1992) (1987) find the following to be the most important purposes and benefits of goal-setting:
• Goals guide and direct behavior.
• Goals provide clarity.
• Goals provide challenges and standards.
• Goals reflect what the goal setters consider important.
• Goals help improve performance.
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Is there anything that you would specifically want to do tomorrow?, next week?, next month?, by the end of the year?
As you answer the above questions, you will notice that you have different things to do in each of the time slots mentioned above.
Make a to- do list for tomorrow-
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There are many types of goals. But, the most common way of categorizing these goals are:
• Short term goals-
Short term goals are those things which you want to do on the present day, the next day or within the next few weeks.
• Medium term goals-
Medium term goals are those things which you want to do in the next few months or within the next year.
• Long term goals-
Long term goals are those things which you want to do later in life, be it the next year, another 5 years or may be even longer.
Short-Term Goals
FAMILY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
FRIENDS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………,….
SCHOOL……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
OTHER………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Medium-Term Goals:
FAMILY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
FRIENDS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …show more content…
Therefore, you are more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down.
IDENTIFYING THE OBSTACLES
• Identify the obstacles to your goals.
• Identify the things you can change to get rid of the obstacles.
• Plan to take action
• Write down the plan next to your goals
REVIEWING YOUR GOALS
After writing down your goals, reviewing them regularly is an important thing to do.
Reviewing your goals will act as a reminder of what you have to achieve.
Certain steps must be taken in order to achieve your goals. Each section below consists of the various methods that can be incorporated. To start with, choose your preferred method in each of the section below.
Writing your goals
• 1st method- Write down your goals in small cards that you can easily carry.
• 2nd method- Type and take a printout of your goals.
• 3rd method- Write out your goals in a chart paper/ A4 sheet.
Reviewing your goals
• 1st method- Read through all your goals every morning or night.
• 2nd method- Read the most important and urgent goal as soon as you wake up each morning.
• 3rd method- Place your goals somewhere where you can have a look at it every day.
Planning to act on your
A goal is an aim which you would like to achieve. Goals set direction in people’s lives. Goals are a pathway to a successful life.
Goals help you to focus and decide on what you want to achieve in life. Goals motivate you and make you more self- confident. Purpose of goal setting
If you do not set goals, everything you achieve and everywhere you end up becomes a matter of luck.
Hellriegel, Slocum, and Woodman & Martens (1992) (1987) find the following to be the most important purposes and benefits of goal-setting:
• Goals guide and direct behavior.
• Goals provide clarity.
• Goals provide challenges and standards.
• Goals reflect what the goal setters consider important.
• Goals help improve performance.
• Goals …show more content…
Is there anything that you would specifically want to do tomorrow?, next week?, next month?, by the end of the year?
As you answer the above questions, you will notice that you have different things to do in each of the time slots mentioned above.
Make a to- do list for tomorrow-
1.
2.
3.
There are many types of goals. But, the most common way of categorizing these goals are:
• Short term goals-
Short term goals are those things which you want to do on the present day, the next day or within the next few weeks.
• Medium term goals-
Medium term goals are those things which you want to do in the next few months or within the next year.
• Long term goals-
Long term goals are those things which you want to do later in life, be it the next year, another 5 years or may be even longer.
Short-Term Goals
FAMILY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
FRIENDS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………,….
SCHOOL……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
OTHER………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Medium-Term Goals:
FAMILY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
FRIENDS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …show more content…
Therefore, you are more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down.
IDENTIFYING THE OBSTACLES
• Identify the obstacles to your goals.
• Identify the things you can change to get rid of the obstacles.
• Plan to take action
• Write down the plan next to your goals
REVIEWING YOUR GOALS
After writing down your goals, reviewing them regularly is an important thing to do.
Reviewing your goals will act as a reminder of what you have to achieve.
Certain steps must be taken in order to achieve your goals. Each section below consists of the various methods that can be incorporated. To start with, choose your preferred method in each of the section below.
Writing your goals
• 1st method- Write down your goals in small cards that you can easily carry.
• 2nd method- Type and take a printout of your goals.
• 3rd method- Write out your goals in a chart paper/ A4 sheet.
Reviewing your goals
• 1st method- Read through all your goals every morning or night.
• 2nd method- Read the most important and urgent goal as soon as you wake up each morning.
• 3rd method- Place your goals somewhere where you can have a look at it every day.
Planning to act on your