Have you been thinking about what you want to be doing in five years? Are you sure what is actually your main target at work? You need to set targets if you want to succeed. You lack concentration and direction without deadlines. Setting goals not only helps you to take charge of the course of your life; it also gives you a benchmark to determine whether you are actually succeeding.
However, you need to know how to set your
goals in order to achieve them.
1. Set Goals
That Motivate You
It is crucial that they inspire you when
you set goals for yourself: this means making sure they are important to you,
and that there is value in achieving them. If you have no interest in the
result or given the wider picture, they are insignificant, then the chances of
you putting in the job to make them happen are slim. Motivation is critical to
achieving targets.
2.
Set SMART goals
You've probably already heard about SMART
targets. But can you apply the law at all times? The simple fact is that they
should be built to be SMART for targets to be powerful. There are several
variations of what SMART stands for, but this is the essence: priorities should
be:
● Specific.
● Measurable.
● Attainable.
● Relevant.
●
Time-Bound.
3. Set Goals in Writing
It is made concrete and tangible by the
actual act of writing down a target. You don't have any reasons to forget about
it. Use the word "will" when you write, instead of "would like
to" or "might."
Post your priorities in visible ways to
remind yourself of what you want to do every day. Placed them as a daily
reminder on your walls, desk, computer monitor, bathroom mirror, or
refrigerator.
4. Make a Plan of Action
In the phase of objective setting, this
step is sometimes skipped. You get so focused on the result that you fail to
prepare all the steps along the way that are needed. You will know that you are
making progress towards your ultimate objective by writing out the individual
steps, and then crossing each one off when you finish it. If your purpose is
large and challenging, or long-term, this is particularly relevant.