goal setting and managing priorities by samuel akinlotan
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GOAL SETTING
ANDMANAGING PRIORITIES
What is
GOAL SETTING
Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal
future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this
future into reality.
2 Then the Lord replied:
“Write down the revelationand make it plain on tablets
so that a herald may run with it.3 For the revelation awaits an
appointed time;it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.Though it linger, wait for it;
it[c] will certainly comeand will not delay.
Habakkuk 2: 2 - 3
The Starting Point of Accomplishment Is to
Decide Exactly What You Want in Every Part of
Your Personal and Business Life.
Why Set Goals?
Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term
motivation.
It focuses your acquisition of knowledge, and helps you to organise your time and your
resources so that you can make the very most of your
life.
Setting goals help you
TAKECONTROLOF YOURLIFE.
"I bargained with Life for a penny, and Life would pay no more.
However I begged at the evening when I counted my scanty store. For life is a just employed, he gives you what you ask. But once you have set the wages, why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial's hire, only to learn, dismayed, that any
wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid“
- Jessie Belle Rittenhouse.
pecific
easurable
chievable
ealistic
imely
GOALS …
Go from
SMART
Research
Encompassing
Aspirational
Leverage
TO…
The primary difference between high & low
achievers is Action Orientation.
To be the best:
What additional knowledge & skills do you need?
What areas would you be recognised as absolutely excellent in?
What would you be doing each day to become a top performer in your field?
Taking ActionGoals are worthless without
action! Take action after writing &
prioritising goalsTake it one step at a time
Do something everyday that takes you closer to where you want
to be.
"I bargained with Life for a penny, and Life would pay no more.
However I begged at the evening when I counted my scanty store. For life is a just employed, he gives you what you ask. But once you have set the wages, why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial's hire, only to learn, dismayed, that any
wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid“
- Jessie Belle Rittenhouse.
GOAL SETTING = DESIGNING YOURDREAM LIFE
You become what you think about most of the time
What exactly do you want?
Determine to pay the price to achieve it.
The PRICE ALWAYS comes before the PRIZE!!
DESIGN YOUR DREAM LIFE
What would it look like?
What would you be doing?
Where would you be doing it?
Who would you be working with?
What level of responsibility would you have?
What kind of skills & abilities would you have?
What kind of goals would you be accomplishing?
What level of status would you have in your field?
MY PERFECT WORK LIFE
How much would you have in the bank?
How much would you be saving & investing each year?
How much would you be worth when you retire?
MY PERFECT FINANCIAL LIFE
What would you be earning 10 years from today?
What sort of lifestyle would you have?
What kind of home would you live in?
What kind of car would you drive?
What kind of material luxuries would you be providing?
What would it look like?
Who would you be with?
Where & how would you be living?
What kind of living standards would you have?
What kind of relationships would you have with the most important people in your life if everything were perfect?
MY PERFECT FAMILY LIFE
How would you look & feel?What would be your ideal weight?How much would you exercise each week?What would be your overall level of health?
MY PERFECT HEALTH & FITNESS LIFE
MANAGING PRIORITIES
The Purpose of Managing Priorities
Priorities are about:
• Making time to attend to important matters
• Getting tasks done
• Keeping track of tasks to monitor progress
80% ofresults come from 20% of your activities. (Pareto)
Importance versus Urgency
■How do you spend your time?
■How do you react to crisis?
■What is essential?
Importance versus Urgency
URGENCY
HIGH LOW
HIG
H L
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IMP
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Crisis
Deadlines
Problems
Planning
Prevention
Relationship
Building
Interruptions
Some calls
Some e-mail
Trivia
Watch TV
“Escape”
activities
Importance versus Urgency
■Habit 3 in Stephen Covey’s list for highly effective people “first things first” is about setting priorities.
■The underlying principle is the need for balance in relationships, roles and activities.
□Focus on the truly important and say no to the unimportant.
Importance versus Urgency
■To determine priorities one needs to review:
□Roles
□Goals
□Tasks
■Consider daily planning and weekly reviews.
Importance versus Urgency
■Roles
□Organize all that you do by roles
□Roles represent responsibilities and relationships
□Examples
▫Family – spouse, parent
▫Work – projects, administration, training
▫Volunteer – Church, Community
Importance versus Urgency
■Goals
□Consider big picture, view things that need attention
□Set one or two each week that are likely to have the most impact
Importance versus Urgency
■Tasks
□“To Do” Lists
□ Organize by roles
□ Evaluate with integrity
□ Focus on one or two until completed
Challenges in Managing Priorities
■Understanding goals and expectations
■Timeline
■Relationships – consider involving others in completion of efforts.
■Lack of planning tools e.g. planners
– James 1: 22-25
“22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a
mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks
like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in
it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
Summary of Key Points
Goal setting is key to Achievement Importance matters more than urgency and
should be the basis for actions Planning and execution are important to
achievement
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