Goals are found to be
the important component to achieve success.
It serves as a guide to keep people on course when times get tough, and
prevents getting distracted by unimportant matters. Goal setting is an art and not a
science. Thus, there are no
hard-and-fast rules for setting goals. Goals
are set for different reasons to achieve different outcomes. It provides:
- Future direction
- Facilitate planning
- Motivate employees
- Limiting stress
- Quicker results
Setting goals are
actually setting out a map of what we want to achieve. We will be more likely to recognize and
identify the things that will take us closer to our goal. Many people have a basic idea of what they
want to achieve in life. So, map out all
that is required to get the desired result.
Although there is no hard-and-fast rule on goal setting, there are some
good methods in setting goals. Other than
SMART or SMATER, here is another method called the 6 Point Method:
- Specific and Beneficial
- Attainable
- Have a timetable – a Deadline
- Breakdown in small easy steps
- Actionable
- Result oriented
Some benefits of goal
setting are:
- Makes you responsible for your own success or failure
- Able to define real life actions – separates it from just wishful thinking
- Forces you to set priorities and thus helping you to limit getting involved in distracting things
- Give you a ‘track to run on’ – a path to follow, so you know where you are going
- Help you to visualize and plan actions to achieve what you want – than carry it out
- Clearer focus
- Optimum use of resources
- Effective use of time
- Peace of mind
- Give you a sense of past victories of goals accomplished and motivation to succeed in current goals
- Improve your self-image
- Makes you aware of your own strength
- Serve as a guide and clarity in making decisions
- Make you aware of your weaknesses and turn them into strengths
There are much more
benefits of setting goals. Still, there
are some excuses for not setting goals:
- Fear of being criticized for not reaching the goals
- Like to sit back and wait for miracles
- Think that goal setting is taking too much time
When it is obvious that
the goals cannot be reached,
Don’t adjust the
goals,
Adjust the action
steps.
Confucius
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