Goal: Setting and Achieving

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Goal Setting and Achieving
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Goal Setting

• Goal Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
  Relevant, and Timely (S.M.A.R.T.) objective
• Very crucial for groups
• A shared common goal defines who everyone is and
  what is expected of them
• Shared ownership
• Personal level
• Focuses personal effort on desired objectives

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Goals

• Give you perspective and focus
• Help you know what to do, i.e. a MAP
• Avoid wasted time/effort
• Careful selection planning
• Not merely wishes something you can and will
  achieve
• Prioritize
• Allocate resources
• Concentration and focus

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Goals

• "Goals provide a sense of direction and purpose
  Goldstein
• Studies have shown that specific challenging
  goals lead to higher performance than easy or no
  goals
• Not enough to say do your best.
• Must know what is expected
• Focus effort
• In groups, studies show that goal setting is more
  effective if entire group involved in setting the
  goals
• Common commitment and motivation

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Goals a caution

• Goals can be powerful motivators
• however,
• When achieving the goal becomes more important
  than doing the right thing, goals can be a
  hindrance
• Can lead to unethical behavior to look good
• Keep in mind the REAL goal
• To return to Our Heavenly Father.

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Activity Priorities
Urgent
Not Urgent

• Most things we do fit into one of four
  quadrants
• Important and urgent (I)
• Important but not urgent (II)
• Urgent but not important (III)
• Not urgent and not important (IV)

Important
II
I
Not Important
IV
III
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Using and Selecting Goals

• You must really want your goal dont choose
  something because it sounds good (be S.M.A.R.T.)
• A goal must be possible (i.e., realistic) and not
  contradict any of your other goals
• e.g. Ill never play in the NBA
• Set goals in all areas of your life
• Lead a balance life
• Goals should be positive not negative
• Work for what you want not for what you want to
  leave behind
• Positive goals lead to positive goals
• Thinking positively in everyday life will also
  help in your growth as a human being. Don't limit
  it to goal setting.

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Using and Selecting Goals

• Write your goal out (in detail)
• This becomes a plan
• Include how and when
• Writing down goals gives subconscious mind a task
  to work on
• Chose high goals
• Shoot for the moon, if you miss you'll still be
  in the stars.
• Share your goal with someone who you care about
  and has a positive attitude
• Encouragement

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Action Plan

• Prioritized list of tasks needed to carry out a
  single goal
• Simple, but very useful
• To draw up an Action Plan
• First, list the tasks that you need to carry out
  to achieve your goal
• Arrange them in the order that you need to
  complete them
• Review and revise as necessary
• Action plans best for small projects, where you
  don't need to co-ordinate other people
• For nore sophisticated projects may need
  additional tools
• Gant charts, etc.

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Achieving Goals

• Keep goal in mind, desire it with passion
• Focus the mind and work
• Always do the right thing
• When you make a decision, ask yourself this
  question, Does it take me closer to, or further
  from my goal.
• If the answer is closer to
• then you've made the right decision
• If the answer is further from
• you know what to do
• Success follows

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Achieving goals

• Review goals and plans frequently
• Assess progress
• Renew commitment
• Review
• S.M.A.R.T (specific, measurable, achievable,
  relevant, timely)
• Change goals and plans if needed
• Make adjustments in behavior to stay on plan
• Be positive
• Do it!

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Getting More Specific

• Nowtake that goal and write down 3-4 specific
  steps towards that goal
• Example I want to improve my physical condition
• Discuss with spouse for moral/physical support
• Formulate several potential menus and shop
• Get to bed early and rise for physical exercise