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The power of setting goals



"People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals—that is, goals that don't inspire them."
—Anthony Robbins

Goal setting will do wonders in your life only if you are able to set your goals right and pursue them without relenting or giving up. I have good news for you, “If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down” were the words of Mary Pickford

 Goal-setting is a powerful technique for helping you develop a solid foundation for future planning and organization. By knowing what you want to achieve in life, you may know where you want to concentrate and what to improve. If you can set well-defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. Aspiring to achieve your goals gives you motivation. For instance, you may want to attend a major university. First, you need to do well on the S.A.T
Most of us spend our lives being confused. We want both the promotion, and more time off. We want to save for our kid’s college, but we want the new car, too. We want so many different things, we never DECIDE to actually go after and ACHIEVE any one of them!

Goal-setting helps you to strive to achieve. Although goal-setting may be challenging, it is generally worthwhile. Its intention is to increase efficiency and effectiveness by specifying the desired outcomes. According to Hellriegel, Slocum, and Woodman & Martens, they found the following to be the most important purposes of goal-setting:

·        Goals guide and direct behaviour.
·        Goals provide clarity.
·        Goals provide challenges and standards.
·        Goals reflect what the goal setters consider important.
·        Goals help improve performance.
·        Goals increase the motivation to achieve.
·        Goals help increase your pride and satisfaction in his/her achievements.
·        Goals improve your self-confidence.
·        Goals help decrease negative attitude.

People who use goal-setting effectively suffer less from stress, are better able to concentrate, show more self-confidence, and seem to feel happier.
The truth about goal setting is that you must formulate goals to travel the road to success. The SMART guidelines can help to set effective goals.

SMART
S-Specific: A goal of graduating from high school is too general. Specify how this will be accomplished. (Study more in order to receive better grades.)

M-Measurable: Establish criteria for how a goal is to be achieved. Measurable does not refer to a timeline; it means determining a way to measure your success in completing the long-range goal.
A-Action-oriented: Be proactive in taking action that will result in reaching the desired goal.
R-Realistic: Strive for attainable goals, considering the resources and constraints relative to the situation.
T-Timely: Allow reasonable time to complete each goal, but not so much time hence, you lose focus or motivation.
(Adapted from Discovery Focus on Your Values and Accomplish Your Goals. Franklin Quest,
1996)

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