Goal Setting

Guidance

Preparation

Preparation relates to how well you have planned and laid down the foundation for activities.

Goal Setting increases Productivity Performance Motivation Direction

Goal Setting

Spend time thinking out and planning life goals.

Long term goals need to be translated into smaller actionable tasks that can be worked on immediately.

The Process looks like…..

Pyramid for Success

Vision: Personal mission statement

Long-Term Goals: Dreams with deadline.

Short-Term Goals: Objectives or projects

Monthly Plans: A scheme of Work

Daily Task List: Specific Activities

Vision

Vision is where you see yourself in the long term.

A personal mission statement allows you to realise what you want in the long term.

What is important to you: Your Values

Rationale for mission statement

What’s important to you? Your priorities. Can help you to make difficult decisions. It can help you realise how little time you

have to accomplish the important things in life.

It can help to recognise when you are off course and steers you in the right direction.

Core Values

Peace Integrity Power Wealth

Joy Influence Happiness Love

Justice Success Recognition Spirituality

Friendship Family Career Fame

Truth Status Authenticity Wisdom

Acceptance Health

Defining Core Values

Your top three core values along with a description of what carrying that value out is your mission statement.

Core Value: Success means to me…..

Short-Term and Long Term Goals

We need goals to: Clarify what you objectives are in life. Direct you life in the right direction. Enable you to decide what’s important. Help you to monitor yourself towards a desired

outcome. To use your abilities most effectively.

Category 1 Year 5 Years

Education

Career

Travel

Relationships

Personality

Objectives

We need objectives to insure action. What’s the difference between a goal and an

objective? How to set a good objective.

Spaghetti Model: A Good Objective

S-pecific: Measure your progress in numbers, jobs done.

P-otential Problems: If you realise what might go wrong you can overcome problems.

A-cceptable: The objective should be yours. G-ift: Give y ourself a reward for completion. H-ard Enough: A challenge. E-valuate: Measurable

Spaghetti Model: A Good Objective

T-angible: Write objections down or you will change them.

T-ime: There should be an end in sight. I-nspirational: A positive end.

Following up on objectives

Don’t study by time: By things that need to be done.

Use a to do list and tick off as you are going. Identify activities with the highest benefit and

focus on them.