It is no longer new that, before we succeed in any aspect of our life's we need to set S.M.A.R.T goals.

We need to apply goal setting to our every day life in other to achieve our dreams, but a lot comes with goal setting and how to make them achievable...

I have decided to create a very straightforward thread that will open your mind to a whole new world...

No more long talks, let's dive in.

WHAT IS A GOAL?

A goal is a target you would like to achieve.

GOAL SETTING

Is the process of creating targets for future
achievements. It is the development of Action plans
that are SMART and broken into realistic steps to
motivate and guide you towards the things you want
to achieve. Goal setting is a major component of
personal development. It is proven that when you
intentionally set out your goals, it gives a higher
performance score than general wish lists.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SETTING GOALS?

± To get direction.
± To keep you focused on where and how
you want to end up.
± Keeps your vision alive.
± Helps you focus on your efforts in a specified directions


GOALS SETTING REQUIREMENTS

· Acceptability of the Goals.
· Ability to attain it.
· Non conflicting goals.
pecific easurable chievable elevant imed
· S M A R T process
EFFECTS OF GOAL SETTING

1. Choice

Ÿ. Goals narrows your decision making.
Ÿ. Goals help you to be more deliberate and
purposeful in your choices.
Ÿ. E.g. if you have a goal to save N10,000 every
month. You sure know that every 1k in your
hand counts, and you begin to think up things
you can forfeit to keep that 1K, at this point it is
easier to move these type of desires better than
when there is no plan.
Ÿ. Goals direct your efforts towards goal relevant activities and away from goal irrelevant
activities e.g. check out the life of someone
who has exams in 2 weeks and one who has
none, their activities will be quite different.

2. Efforts

Ÿ. When you set out goals, it helps you to be more
intentional.
Ÿ. Helps you to intensify your efforts because there
is a target force pulling you to increase output
Ÿ. check out. Bankers that have targets to meet,
they see every human being that comes their
way as possible clients and begin to make
moves towards that.

3.Persistence

Have you ever been a prospect for someone
they don't let you rest, the cal ls, the
appointments, messages or when a beautiful
lady is been woowed, the persistence to get
her is intensified with all sort of strategies which
most times eventually pull through.
So that is the same thing goal setting does to
your goals, it brings about persistence.

4. Awareness

· Goals cause one to change their behaviour.
· One can only achieve a new result by
changing the way things are done. So, yes goal
setting go hand in hand with behavioural
change.

5. Commitment

· Goal setting attracts commitment, you can't
meet your goals if you are not committed to the
cause.
· Commitment is affected by internal and
external factors. Internal Factor – Self
satisfaction.
External Factor: Trying to please someone you
look up to, who has set the goal for you.

Credit: the mindset series

Rocktation

Farano

Do the needful, and help people achieve their goals.

Rubbish,I didn't bother to read your epistle

Warrgidanairala:
Rubbish,I didn't bother to read your epistle

Okay mister.