Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. It focusses your mind on what you want to achieve, and how to achieve it. Without setting goals and creating a plan, it’s easy to delay… I’ll start tomorrow, I’ll start in the new year, I’ll start after our vacation.
Most us will have some goals in mind, hit a PR, lose weight, run a marathon. But do you know how we are going to achieve our goal? Ask yourself these three questions:
What are your goals?
Have you got a plan?
What are the milestones?
You may have seen or even used the S.M.A.R.T. method of setting goals:
• Specific - your goal must be direct and detailed
• Measurable - you can track your progress over time
• Actionable - you have the tools, resources and/or knowledge to achieve your goal
• Relevant - the goal fits what you want to achieve
• Time-bound - the goal has a deadline
A bad example of a goal:
I need to lose weight
A good example:
I will lose 10kg of body weight by 31st December 2021
Reward - new gym trainers
We’re going to improve on this and make your goals smartER.
• Evaluate - regularly evaluate your progress, does your goal need updating?
• Reward - how will you reward yourself when you achieve your goal?
Put a reminder in your calendar each month to check your progress, ask yourself 3 questions:
Have I made progress in the last month?
Am I on track?
Does my goal or deadline need adjusting?
Comments