achieve your dreams through effective goal setting

ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMSTHOUGH

EFFECTIVE GOAL SETTING

Tami Hill

OBJECTIVEToday we will review:

1. Turning Dreams into Reality2. Set Effective goals using SMART3. Tracking Progress to Accomplish your

Goals4. Make a little money5. Have a little fun

TURN DREAMS TO REALITY First make sure your dreams are in

alignment with your beliefs and values.

People do things for two reasons:Gain Pleasure

Avoid Pain

If you don’t know where you are headed, any path will get you there

DREAMS “The moment of enlightenment is when

a person’s dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities.”Vic Braden

“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.”Belva Davis

SMART GOALS S = Specific M = Measurable A = Attainable R = Realistic T = Timely

BE SPECIFIC Goals should be straightforward and

emphasize what you want to happen. Specific is the What, Why, and How of

the SMART model. WHAT are you going to do? Use action

words such as direct, organize, coordinate, lead, develop, plan, build etc.

WHY is this important to do at this time? What do you want to ultimately accomplish?

HOW are you going to do it?

MEASURABLE If you can’t measure it, you can’t

manage it Choose a goal with measurable progress, so

you can see the change occur. Be specific!

Establish criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal .When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goals.

ATTAINABLE When you identify goals that are most

important to you, you begin to figure out ways you can make them come true. You develop that attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to reach them.

Goals you set which are too far out of your reach, you probably won’t commit to doing.

REALISTIC Realistic, in this case, means “do-

able” not easy. A realistic project may push the skills and knowledge of the people working on it but it shouldn’t break them.

Devise a plan or a way of getting there which makes the goal realistic.

Be sure to set goals that you can attain with some effort.

Set the bar high enough for a satisfying achievement.

TIME TARGETED Set a time target on all goals. This keeps

you focused and hold you accountable If you don’t set a time, the commitment is

too vague.Without a time limit, there’s no urgency to

start taking action now. Split it up in to steps if the goal is

overwhelming

NOW LETS SET A GOAL AND MAKE SOME MONEY

Money is fun right?

IMPORTANT POINTS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL GOALS How to apply this at your workplace?

Substitute word Goals for objectivesAre they aligned with you Job DescriptionAre they measurable and did you write

them down

Can you name your last 20 accomplishments in your current position?

Obstacle Process to overcome What it accomplished $$

NEXT STEPS Evaluate your current Situation

Review objectivesRewrite Job descriptionReview existing goals

Create your SMART goals for the up coming year.

QUESTIONS

FINAL QUOTE

Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are

doing the impossible.

Francis of Assisi