Goal
Setting is the skill that will determine our success in any thing we do or any
relationship we have in our lives.
These are the common areas which should be
focused on in order to lead a balanced life:
1. Family
and Personal Life.
2.
Business and Career.
3.
Investments and Money.
4. Health
and Fitness.
5.
Personal Growth.
6.
Spiritual Growth.
7. Social
and Community Activities.
It is very important to build a picture of the
ideal situation in each of the above categories.
Once you have established the ideal situation, it's time to look at your present
situation in these areas.
This is called Gap Analysis. The whole idea behind Goal Setting is in bridging
the gap.
The idea behind this is to become very conscious of what is going on in your life.
Most people give no conscious thought as to what is happening to them in their lives.
Once we have identified the gap, it's time for us to start bridging that gap.
This is where
the actual Goal Setting Phase comes in. We need to focus on making S.M.A.R.T.
Goals.
S - means specific. We
must be specific & precise.
M - means measurable.
We must be able to measure it.
A - means achievable. Sometimes we need to break
our goals down into steps.
R - means realistic. This means you can't set
conflicting goals.
T-- means time bound.
They must have a deadline. Now what happens if you don't achieve your
goal by the deadline?
You simply re-evaluate the goal and if it's still an
important goal, set a new deadline. Now in review to this
point:
1. We must set
S.M.A.R.T goals.
2. Our Goals must be
specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound.
All
the areas of our lives mentioned above must be taken care of while setting our
life time goals. These should not be conflicting with each other, rather they
should be supporting each other.
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