EFFECTIVE GUIDE TO GOAL SETTING

  • WHY  ARE GOALS SETTING IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
  • DID  YOU  PLAN ANY GOAL  IN YOUR LIFE?
  • DID YOU EVER TRY TO SET GOALS?
  • WHAT ARE YOUR LIFE  GOALS AND  STRATEGIES?
  • HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO REVIEW  YOUR GOALS?  SHORT/ MEDIUM/ LONG  TERM GOALS.

DEFINITION OF GOALS

  • GOAL  —–  THE POINT MARKING  AT THE END OF RACE OR ANY SPORTS OR  OBJECT OF EFFORT OR  AMBITION, OR DESTINATION
  • GOAL SETTING —– IT IS THE PROCESS OF DECIDING WHAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. DEVISING A PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE RESULT ONE DESIRE.

WHY ONE REQUIRES TO SET GOALS

YOU TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE  —-    SETTING DIRECTION

 YOU FOCUS ON IMPORTANT POINT —     SETTING DEDICATION

 YOU WILL MAKE GOOD  DECISIONS  —    MAKING DECISIONS

 YOU WILL DELIVER TASK EFFICIENTLY —   EFFICIENCY  

 YOU WILL BECOME SELF CONFIDENCE—   CONFIDENCE HIGH

 YOUR PROGRESS/SUCCESS RATE HIGH—   DEADLINES KEPT

 YOUR ABILITY TO REACH YOUR GOALS — BE  THE  ACHIEVER 

 EVERY” DREAM OR DESIRE”  WHEN CONVERTED INTO “ GOAL” 

 HAS A DEADLINE TO BECOME REALITY/ HAS AN EXPIRY DATE.

WHY DO SET GOALS FAIL?

YOU HAVE NOT PRECISELY  DEFINED YOUR GOAL—NOT GIVEN 

ENOUGH CLARITY BY DEFINING YOUR DREAM, ITS SHAPE, FORM, COLOR, HOW IT LOOKS,WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME NEEDED?

CLARITY IS POWER AND MAGNATE, CLEAR MIND CAN SEE THE

GOAL.TO AVOID  FAILURE WRITE DOWN IN GREATER CLARITY– CLARITY.

WHEN GOALS  ARE NOT REALISTIC, KEPT ON CHANGING, AND IF YOU  DONOT OWN THE GOAL YOU SET (OWNERSHIP)  AND DO NOT BECOME ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE GOAL, FAILURE RATES ARE HIGH.

SET YOUR GOAL WITH — DIRECTION—DEDICATION—DETERMINATION, DISCIPLINE, AND  DEADLINE ( TIMELINE TO COMPLETE) TO GET SUCCESS.

WHY MOST PEOPLE DO NOT SET THE GOALS?

SUPPOSE  SOCCER TEAMS ARE CHARGED UP TO PLAY THE GAME

AND SOMEBODY TAKES AWAY GOAL POSTS OF BOTH ENDS AND GOAL LINES ALSO  WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE GAME? HOW DO YOU KEEP THE SCORES OF BOTH TEAMS AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE GAME?  THERE IS NOTHING LEFT IN THE GAME TO SEE.

NO ONE  WILL BOARD THE TRAIN WITHOUT KNOWING THE DIRECTION OF TRAIN OR STATIONS WHERE IT WILL STOP.  THEN WHY PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE LIFES JOURNEY WITHOUT KNOWING DESTINATION, DIRECTION, TIMELINE OF JOURNEY OR KNOWING THE PURPOSE  OR GOAL OF THE JOURNEY. 

WHY MOST PEOPLE DO NOT SET THE GOALS?

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DREAMS OR  GOALS BUT DO NOT SET THE GOAL DUE TO FLG REASONS  :– 

1.    FEAR OF FAILURES.                2.  FAILURE  OF SUCCESS.

3.   FEAR OF REJECTIONS.             4. FAILURE OF CONFIDENCE.

 5.  FEAR OF ESTEEM LOW.           6. LACK OF POS. ATTITUDE.

 7.  LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.           8. LACK OF AMBITION. 

 9.  LACK OF INITIATIVE.                10. INFLUENCED BY IGNORANCE.

 11 .PROCRASTINATION                12.LACK OF FOCUS .

HAVING NO VISION,PURPOSE AND  CAPABILITIES, TO PLAN A GOAL.

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF GOALS ?

THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF GOALS —-

  1. PERSONAL GOALS TO ACHIEVE IN LIFE.
  2. PROFESSIONAL GOALS TO ACHIEVE IN CAREERS.

C. LONG TERM GOALS (MILE STONE GOALS)  —      FIVE YRS.

B. MEDIUM TERM GOALS   ( INTERMEDIATE)   —    3—5  YRS.

A. SHORT TERM GOALS  ( MINI  GOALS )       —–     1—3   YRS.

WHEN YOU FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM”  YOU LOOSE “GOAL” BUT

WHEN YOU FOCUS ON THE “GOAL” YOU LOOSE THE “PROBLEM”

DON’T CHANGE YOUR “GOAL” INSTEAD  CHANGE YOUR 

“STRATEGY” TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL SUCCESSFULLY.

DEFINE STEPS FOR GOAL SETTING

GOAL SETTING CAN BE DONE IN TWO PARTS PROCESS.

  1. HAVE ABSOLUTE CLARITY IN DECIDING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, i.e CONVERT YOUR DREAM INTO GOAL WITH CLEARLY DECIDING  YOUR DIRECTION WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND YOUR DESTINATION WHER YOU WANT TO REACH.
  2. NO SOONER YOU HAVE SET YOUR REALISTIC AND ACHIEVABLE GOAL THE ROADS WILL APPEAR NO DOUBT WITH BUMPS  TO TRAVEL TO DESTINATION WITH DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR  GOAL WHICH YOU HAVE SET.
  3. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE DIRECTION WITH CORRECTION IF NEEDED TO ACHIEVE IN SET TIME FRAME IF YOUR GOAL IS SET” S.M.A.R.T”

REASONS FOR SETTING GOALS

Have you ever wondered why some people never achieve  

SUCCESS  in spite of hard work?

  Why same people are always frustrated with reversals and failures in crisis and difficult period?

 Why people who are successful are different in their approach and attitude, compared to those who are failures?

 Why ordinary people have performed extraordinarily in life,  BECAUSE  they have determined to SET GOALS and realize their SET GOAL with PATIENCE,  PASSION, and with POWER of knowledge?

HOW GOAL STATEMENT CAN BE MADE?

1.   WHAT  DO  YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE—GOAL DESRIPTION ?

2.   WHY   DO  YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE– JUSTIFICATION ?

3.   HOW  DO  YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE — ROAD  MAPS ?

4.   WHEN DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE–  TIME FRAME?

5. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE — DESTINATION?

6. ALL DREAMS IF THEY EMERGE FROM STRONG DESIRES, AND ALL DREAMS IF CONVERTED INTO GOAL WITH A DEADLINE (TIMELINE), THE RESULTS WE CAN GET IS GOAL TURNED INTO REALITY.

SET S.M.A.R.T. GOALS IN LIFE

IF GOALS SET ARE NOT REACHABLE, REALISTIC, ACHIEVABLE,

WITHIN A SPECIFIED TARGETED TIME FRAME  ONE CAN NOT MEASURE ITS EFFECTIVE SUCCESS RATE  .S.M.A.R.T MEANS—

S  ===  SPECIFY GOAL IN DETAILS WITH A VIVID DESCRIPTION.

M ===  MEASURE THE GOALS PERFORMANCE TIME AND AGAIN.

A  ===  ACHIEVABLE GOALS ARE TO BE PLANNED.

R ===   SET REALISTIC, REACHABLE, ACCESSIBLE GOALS.

T ===    SET TIME LINE TO GET RESULTS AND GOAL ACHIEVED.

KEYS TO TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS GOALS

THERE  ARE THREE BASIC KEYS IF TRANSFORMATION IS NEEDED TO  REACH TO YOUR DESIRED GOALS:—–

  1. FOCUS:–DEVELOP  A VERY CLEAR FOCUS  WITH CONCENTRATION OF YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS.  GREAT MINDS HAVE PURPOSE  SO HAVE CLARITY– CLARITY– AND  CLARITY.
  2. WILL POWER:– DEVELOP STRONG WILL POWER TO SUSTAIN ALL YOUR ACTION PLANS WITH SELF MOTIVATION AND ENTHUSIASM TO  EXECUTE YOUR FOCUSSED PLANS.
  3. CAPABILITIES:– LEARN ALL THE REQUIRED HARD AND SOFT SKILLS WITH FULL ABILITIES TO EXECUTE YOUR FOCUSSED PLAN WITH FULL WILL POWER TO TRANSFORM TO PURPOSE AND GOALS. 

HOW TO DEVELOP FOCUS TO REACH TO GOAL?

THERE FORE ALL THE THREE INGREDIENTS   FOCUS, WILL POWER(JIDD KARO),  AND CAPAILITIES i.e  SOFT SKILLS  NEEDED TO GETHER TO REACH TO YOUR GOAL, ANY OF THE THREE IS MISSING  FAILURE ENSURED.

FOCUS :- IS CONSISTING OF  FOLLOWING THREE FOR CLARITY.

  1. PURPOSE:- DEFINES WHY AM I HERE ?HOW CAN I PLAN A CLEAR FUTURE ON THE JOURNEY I AM NOW EMBARKING? 
  2. VISION  :- WHERE AM I HEADED? WHAT IS MY  DESTINATION?
  3. VALUES :- WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE? MY VALUES DETERMINE MY WORTH, AND DEFINE MY VISION, AND SET MY ACTIONS. 

WHEN PURPOSE SETS THE COURSE OF MY JOURNEY,  VISION GUIDES MY DESTINATION, AND MY VALUES ARE GUIDING MY ROAD I TRAVEL AND MAKE 

MY LIFE’S GOAL EASILY  REACHABLE AND ACHIEVABLE IN TIME.

GOALS MUST BE BALANCED IN LIFE

WHAT  EVER MAY BE THE SIZE, SHAPE, LEVEL OF GOAL,  ALWAYS ENSURE 

THAT ONE  SHOULD HAVE A BALANCE  IN  WORK AND LIFE  TO ENJOY THE LIFE WITH HAPPINESS.

1.FAMILY :– ENJOY HAPPY FAMILY LIFE

2.FINANCIAL :– KEEP SAVINGS FOR RAINY DAYS.

3.HEALTH :–GOOD HEALTH IS PRIMARY FOR HAPPINESS.

4.MENTAL:-KEEP MIND WITH KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM.

5.SOCIAL:-BALANCE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & GOOD WORK.

6.VALUES SYSTEM:–DOING RIGHT THINGS FOR RIGHT REASONS.

BALANCING  WORK AND LIFE IS VERY ESSENTIAL  AND TEACHES US ONE 

HOW TO MAKE A HONEST LIVING  AND SECOND IT TEACHES US HOW TO

 LIVE A HAPPY AND  BALANCED LIFE.

 SOFT SKILLS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GOALS

EFFECTIVE  COMMUNICATIONS ; PUBLIC  SPEAKING ; TIME

MANAGEMENT ; DECISION MAKING ; LEADERSHIP  SKILLS ;

PROBLEM SOLVING ; CONFLICT RESOLUTION ; PRESENTATION

SKILLS ; CHANGE MANANGEMENT ; SELF CONFIDENCE ;

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS; FEEDBACK AND ACCOUNTIILITY ;

POSITIVE ATTITUDE; BODY LANGUAGE & ETTIQUATE ;

COACHING AND MENTORING ; KNOWLEDE IS POWER ;

VALUE SYSTEM AND ETHICS ; INNOVATION, CREATIVITY ;

NEGOTIATIONS SKILLS.

ONE NEEDS ALL THE ABOVE SKILLS TO EXECUTE THE GOAL SET.

GOALS ARE SET FOR SUCCESS

  1. EVERY GOAL IS SET FOR GETTING SUCCESS, HENCE SUCCESS IS A PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF A WORTHY GOAL SET.
  2. GREAT MINDS HAVE PURPOSES TO SET GOAL  IN LIFE, OTHERS ONLY HAVE WISHES AND DESIRE WITHOUT PURPOSES.
  3. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DON’T DO ‘GREAT’ THINGS, THEY ONLY. DO ‘ SMALL’  THINGS BUT IN A ‘GREAT WAY’.
  4. ‘ABILITY’IN A EXECUTIVE  WITHOUT   ‘DEPENDABILITY’, ‘RESPONSIBILITY’ AND “ACCOUNTABILITY”  IS A GREAT LIABILITY.
  5. NOTHING WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF POWER OF PERSISTENCE, AND PASSION, NOT EVEN A GREAT TALENT TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL.

DON’T   YOU   QUIT

 1.WHEN THINGS GO WRONG , AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL.

2.WHEN THE ROAD YOU ARE TRUDGING, SEEMS ALL UPHILL.

3.WHEN THE  FUNDS ARE LOW AND, THE DEBTS ARE  HIGH.

4.AND YOU WANT TO SMILE, BUT YOU ONLY HAVE TO SIGH.

5.WHEN  HURDLES  ARE PRESSING YOU DOWN  A BIT, REST IF YOU MUST IN PAIN, BUT DON’T YOU  QUIT.

  STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 

  1. THE STRATEGY HAS TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR  VALUES AND ETHICS, ACTIONS MUST  BE WELL MEANING  INTENTIONS  TO SUPPORT OUR PURPOSE AND VISION.
  2. CONCENTRATE ON  THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WHICH DEFINES QUALITY OF ACTIONS PLAN.
  3. CONGRUENCE  BETWEEN THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS, ENJOY THE JOURNEY WITHOUT WORRYING  ABOUT THE RESULTS.
  4. IMPROVISATION  TO BRING QUALITY INTO ACTION WITH PRIORITIES AND EFFECTIVENESS.
  5. REFRESH YOURSELF WITH MEDITATION, MOTIVATION, MENTORS ADVICE, AND BALANCE OF MIND AND BODY.

THANK  YOU  VERY MUCH

THERE ARE  THREE CATEGORIES OF GOAL SETTERS:–

  1. THE ONE WHO ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
  2. THE ONE WHO ONLY  FOLLOWS WHATEVER IS HAPPENING.
  3. THE ONE WHO ALWAYS  WONDERS WHAT’S HAPPENED?

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