Do you ever feel that you're lacking direction or that you're not achieving everything you could be? If so, you'll probably benefit from setting goals. A goal is a clearly defined personal objective, something that you want to achieve within a specific period of time. Goals are powerful motivators for developing your career, improve self-confidence too because you can use them to measure your achievements. To start setting goals, brainstorm what you'd like to achieve in different areas of your life, such as your career, education, family, or personal finances. Set your large scale goals first. These are the ones that you hope to achieve over the next 10 or 15 years. Then break these down into smaller goals, which will move you towards your lifetime goals when you achieve them. Write your goals down too. They'll be no good to you in your head where you'll likely forget about them. And don't scrimp on the details. If you set precise goals and include dates, times, and amounts, you'll be able to measure your achievement and get a sense of satisfaction from it. It's also useful to keep your day to day goals small and realistic. Otherwise you won't feel that you're making progress. An effective way to make goals more powerful is to use the SMART pneumonic. S is for specific, M for measurable, A for attainable, R for relevant, and T for time-bound. Once you've achieved the major goal, give yourself a pat on the back, then review your existing goal plan and adapt it as you see fit. Did you achieve that goal too easily? If so, make your next goals harder. Or if the goal took too long to achieve, make your next goals a little easier. Keep tweaking your plan as you work on your goals and as you move towards your vision of your future. Now read the article that accompanies this video to learn more about goal setting.
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