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Do Goals Get You To Where You

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Defining Goal setting.

Why dont most people set Goals
Importance of Goals setting.
Why Goals fail.
Guidelines for setting Goals
Types of Goals
Time to set your Goal

Goals Defined
What is a goal?
-AN AIM OR OBJECTIVE TOWARDS WHICH
ENDEAVORS ARE DIRECTED
- A GOAL IS SIMPLY A TARGET WHICH AN
INDIVIDIVAULR OR AN ORGANIZATION
INTENDS TO REACH OR ACHIEVE.

HOW GOALS ARE SET

1. DECIDE WHAT NEEDS TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED
2. CREATE A PLAN OF ACTION
3. WORK ON THE PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE
RESULTS

TYPES OF GOALS
SHORT-TERM GOALS:
-Goals that can accomplished in near future

LONG-TERM GOALS:
-Goals that take long to achieve

FLEXIBLE GOAL:
-GOALS THAT HAVE AN OVERAL OUTCOME BUT NO
TIME LIMIT

FIXED GOALS:
-GOALS THAT ARE BASED ON A SPECIFIC DATE OR TIME

Realistic vs. Unrealistic

Goals
Setting unrealistic goals can lead to
feelings of failure, lowered self-image,
and lowered self-esteem
What makes goals unrealistic?
Untimely
Requiring unavailable resources
Too generally written

Why dont more people

set goals?
A fear of rejection If I dont make it, what will
other people says?
Procrastination Someday, I will set my goals.
This tie in with a lack of ambition.
Low self-esteem Because a person is not
internally driven and has no inspiration.
Ignorance of the important of goals Nobody
taught them and they never learned the importance
of goal-setting.
A lack of knowledge about goal-setting People
dont know the mechanics of setting goals. They need
a step-by-step guide so that they can follow a system.

Why dont more people

set goals?
A pessimistic attitude Always seeing the
pitfalls rather than the possibilities
Fear of failure What if I dont make it? People
feel subconsciously that if they dont set goals
and if they dont make it, then they havent
failed. But they are failures to begin with.
A lack of ambition This is a result of our value
system and lack of desire to live a fulfilled life.
Our limited thinking prevents us from progress.

Why Goals Fail

The goal was not written down.
Rewards for achieving the goals are not given
The goal was unrealistic or not specific enough.
The goal is not really believable or little commitment exists.
Keep changing or switching goals with the weather
The person who set the goal has not told anyone else for
added accountability, help and support.
The goal was not incorporated into a realistic plan that
includes measurements, timelines and resources.

Advantages of Personal Goal Setting

1. You take control of your life

2. Your action match your talk
3. You focus on the important things
4. You are successful, regardless of
what that means to other people

Advantages of Personal Goal

Setting for Businesses
Edwin Locks and Gary Lathams goal setting theory is one of the best
supported theories in all motivational literature
Goal-setting theory shows that intentions to work towards a goal are
major source of motivation.
Goals tell an employee what needs to be done and how much effort is
needed. (Langton, Robbins, Judge, 2016. p.139)
When employer sets goals, employees have a set vision of what is
expected from them and what needs to be accomplished.

Benefits of Personal Goal

Setting for Businesses
Setting goals helps businesses achieve milestones and become successful
Providing direction goals can provide a future direction for your business, which helps
guide you and your employees in everyday decision-making.
Facilitating Planning goals help you in the planning stages of your business.
Motivating employees goals can be used as a motivational tool for your employees, as
goals can be used as an incentive
Limiting stress without goals to guide you, you may develop a tendency to jump from one
project or task to another instead of focusing on the most important needs of your
business.
Quicker results when you establish a goal, you should also create a step-by-step plan to
accomplish the goal.

GOAL SETTING

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M
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T

SPECIFI
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MEASURAB
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ATTAINABLE
RELEVANT
TIMEBOUND

SMART
S Specific. For example, I want to lose weight. This is
wishful thinking. It becomes a goal when I pin myself down to
I will lose 10 pounds in 90 days.
M Must be measurable. If we cannot measure it, we
cannot accomplish it. Measurement is a way of monitoring our
progress. For example, 10 pounds/90 days are measurement.
A Must be achievable. Achievable means that it should be
out of reach enough to be challenging but it should not be out
of sight, otherwise it becomes heartening.
R Realistic. A person who wants to lose 50 pounds in 30
days is being unrealistic.
T Time-bound. There should be a starting date and a
finishing date.

Disadvantages of Goal Setting

for Organizations
Employee Moral
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Goals set to high staff become unmotivated

Neglect other vital work in an

organization
-focus on a specific goal, they tend to leave and forget other important tasks
that are key in running a successful organization.
-The amount of time that individuals use in trying to achieve set goals can leaves little
or no time to perform other necessary vital tasks required in contributing to the
betterment of the organization. (Staw & Boettger, 1990)

Unethical conduct.
-goals can lead to unwarranted pressure on the parties involved which may lead to unethical
conduct in the following 2 ways:
1. Misrepresent their performance levels
2. Choosing unethical methods to reach set goals

Overal assessment
The postives outway the negitives
Need to fill in.

Goal Setting Guidelines

1.Your goal must be conceivable. You must be able to imagine,
conceptualize and understand the goal or desired result. Top athletes
practice visualizing step-by-step actual success in their sports
competition. By visualizing your success in great detail, you are
conditioning your mind and preparing yourself to achieve your
desired success.
2.Make your goal believable. Your goal should be consistent with
your personal values system, and you must believe you can reach
the goal. It is critically important that you believe in yourself. You
must see yourself with the goal in hand.
3.Your goal must be achievable. You must have the mental and
physical capacity to reach the goal. It would, however, be important
for your goal to cause you to stretch beyond normal self-imposed
limits. You will find a goal that causes you to stretch and grow will be
the goal that gives you the most satisfaction. Don't be afraid to
challenge yourself to go beyond old limits!

Goal Setting Guidelines

4.Make your goal measurable. Deciding to do better than last year or
to be happy gives you no standard by which you can measure progress.
Be sure to relate your goal to quantity, percentage increases, dollar
volume, time or distance. This will allow you to measure your progress.
5.Your goal should be controllable. This means you must be able to
achieve the goal yourself, or gain the willing cooperation of others to
reach the goal. This emphasizes the importance of building team spirit. If
you can have no control over the outcome of an event, it's not realistic to
set a goal in this area. It would be like gambling in Las Vegas. Without a
proven system that beats the odds, lack of control will lead to frustration and cost you a lot of money!
6.Be sure you have singleness of purpose. Make sure your goal is not
in conflict with other areas of your life. For instance, if you decide to travel
extensively in your business or work 80 to 90 hours per week, this will
interfere with your personal or family relationships. The travel and long
hours could lead to poor health or family discord. Some goals become
mutually exclusive and create conflict with other goals.

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