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Goal Setting for your Home Business.
The ability to set goals and effectively motivate yourself to achieve them in home business are two essential skills that you cannot afford to overlook. To try and start a business without goals could be compared to throwing a baseball pitch,...
Goal setting makes a difference
***** Drifting? Set your goals, make your plan and make a difference! ***** Why not really make a difference? What is the difference between those that achieve and those who are not getting the success they hoped they'd get? GOAL SETTING... ...
Goal Setting: Pops Proves Its Never Too Late
Pops first set the goal in high school, but when he graduated he thought he wasn’t mature enough to pursue it so he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He dreamed about it as a member of the 82nd Airborne as he became an Army Ranger. Later, in the...
Goal Setting Tips for New Year Resolutions
If you've ever had a yearly performance review for your job, you know it can be a tense experience that determines whether you receive a pay raise or not. Your boss will likely have a detailed checklist of your progress and success, as well as...
How to Put the Sizzle Back in Your Relationship with These Seven Goal Setting Tools
Goal Setting and Relationships? That is not as weird as it may sound. Consider the following definition of a goal: "A goal is a future incidence or event that is consciously worked towards." With this in mind, it is perfectly normal to make it...
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Effective Goal Setting Words
The words you use in goal setting are very important. There are different opinions amongst experts about which words work best when you set goals - but there are also points on which most experts agree.
Let's assume that you want to set a goal in relation to getting fitter. Maybe you're a bit overweight or you just feel sluggish.
First, there is general agreement that the first word in your goal statement should be 'I'.
Next, the second word should be a verb in the present tense. So for example, rather than saying I will be fitter, it's better to say 'I am' fitter.
Third, you need to be specific. Saying I am fitter is too vague. Let's say that you want to be able to run a mile in 6 minutes. You could word your goal 'I run a mile in 6 minutes'. It may well be that currently it takes you 10 minutes to run a mile - or maybe you can't even run a mile. Forget that. You need to state your goal as if you can already achieve it.
Now here are two points about goal setting wording on which experts disagree. My suggestion to you is that you test out for yourself to see what works.
First, some people say you should put a time deadline on your goal. Others disagree. If I was setting a new goal today, I would not set a time deadline unless the time deadline was significant. For example, maybe you want to lose weight by your wedding
day.
When you set a goal, and also every time when you write down you goal or speak it to yourself, you are giving instructions to the goal seeking part of your brain called the reticular activating system. This part of your brain cannot tell the difference between 'truth' and 'fiction'. Your mind will help you achieve your goal regardless of time deadlines.
Second, most goals gurus say that you should set goals which, in your own mind, are realistically achievable. The other opinion is that you should set goals which are possible but extremely unlikely. I prefer to set goals which I consider to be realistically achievable. Your mind will only help you if your self image believes that the goal is possible. You can read more about this in my article on psycho-cybernetics
You might also find it useful to read my article on setting goals which gives advice on other elements of goal setting.
About the Author
Stuart Warner publishes www.make-your-goals-happen.com, a personal goals resource center with articles and tips to help you achieve your personal goals
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