Goal Setting Worksheet

Here's a video on how to use my downloadable goal setting worksheet. It walks you through 12 stages of setting and planning to achieve a significant goal in your life.

SMART Goal Setting

No one seems to know who first invented the SMART goals acronym. And there are a lot of variations on what each of the letters stand for.
Here’s my take on it:

S – specific.
Not vague, not foggy or fuzzy, but specific- a specific goal addressing a specific issue. “I want to be a better person this year” doesn’t quite cut it in terms of specificity.

M = measureable.
This is a function of being specific. “I want to get in better shape” is not really measureable. “I want to drop 20 lbs.” You will know if you hit or not.

A stands for Achievable.
Of course everything is achievable. There are no limits except what we place on ourselves. According to the Law of Attraction…
Actaully, there is no “law of attraction.” Check out my blog http://motivationalbs.blogspot.com for a fuller treatment of The Secret and the Law of Attraction.

A stands for achievable. A good goal should stretch us but not be absolutely impossible to achieve. It’s okay of there is some God space in it- that is, there would need to be a minor miracle for you to achieve it- but it’s not so far out there that you give up on it before you start.

R stands for relevant.
In other words it fits in with your deepest values and beliefs, it is consistent with the trajectory you have set for your life. Achieving it will move you towards your lifetime goals.

T stands for Time based.
That is, there is a deadline. I want to drop 20 lbs…by March 1. That’s time based.

So there you have it- smart goals. Go for it!

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"Success is goals; all else is commentary."

Those are the words of the late Peter Drucker. His point is obvious: goal are important.

Here are some simple guidelines or setting and achieving your personal and career goals:
Begin by setting 3-5 lifetime goals. These are the things, which if you achieve them, you will consider your life a success. If you've never done this exercise, you might be surprised by what it pulls out of you, by the priorities it surfaces in your life.

Once you have your lifetime goals set, it is time for decadal, or 10 year, goals. This is difficult because while we usually get less done in a year that we think, we can achieve far more in a decade than we can imagine. So think big. And make sure those ten year goals contribute to your life time targets.

Set 5-10 annual goals which contribute to those decadal and lifetime goals. Make sure they stretch you and force you out of your routine in some way. Life as usual genearlly doesn't move us toward our deepest passions.

Finally, be sure to set some strategic 90 day goals. In fact, set three of them, and whenever you achieve one, cross it off and add another. I've found that 90 days is a short enough time period to keep up some pressure, but long enough to do something significant. And, of course, your 90 day goals should contribute to your annual, decadal and lifetime goals.

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