GOAL SETTING

Types of Goals

• Rational Goals- specific goals for short term.
• Directional Goals- Goal setting is for longer term.
• Muddling Through- These goals are uncertain

Personal Goal Setting

• This is planning for your life;
• Goal setting is a formal process for personal planning;
• Gives sense of direction to achieving set goals

Why Set Goals?

• Know what to concentrate on and what is a mere distraction;
• Get long term vision and short term motivation;
• Goal setting helps you focus your acquisition of knowledge ;
• Helps you to organize your resources

Why Set Goals?

• Self confidence rises as you recognize your ability and competencies ;
• Able to achieve higher and more difficult future goals
  
  Prioritizing

Prioritise Goals

• Prioritise your goals using A-F
• Review the goals and re-prioritise until they reflect the shape of the life you want;
• Ensure these goals are yours, not your spouse’s, parent’s, et

Setting Goals Effectively
• Stay on Course
• Review and update your to-do list on a daily basis
• State each goal as a positive statement
• Be Precise
• Set Priorities
• Write down the goals

Setting Goals Effectively
• Keep Operational goals small
• Set performance goals, not outcome goals
• Set realistic goals
• Do not set goals that are too low

After Achievements

• Set more difficult goals
• Set easier goals , if necessary
• Change some goals, if you have to
• Set goals to improve your skills
  Outcome of Goal Setting
• Failure to meet goals does not matter as long as you learn from it.
• Draw lessons where appropriate.
• Feed these back into future performance.
  
  Things to Note
• Maturity changes goals;
• Regularly adjust your goals to reflect this growth in personality;
• Goal setting is your servant not your master;
• It should bring you real pleasure, satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
  
  Action Plans
• An action plan is a list of tasks that you have to carry out to achieve an objective;
• It includes timelines for each task in achieving the objective;
• It differs from a to-do list in that it focuses on the achievement of a single goal.