I am one to procrastinate and I admit I have a short attention span. My life seems to be ongoing moments of “Squirrel”. I am finding it harder and harder to complete things and to keep on track. So I am writing a blog about goal setting as a way to help improve my life.
What I have read is that “goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality.” Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. It helps you to focus and organize your time and resources so that you can make the most out of your life. 
Goal setting can be used to organize responsibilities and tasks for a day (ie. a to do list) or a weekly/monthly planner. I am thinking more the “Big Picture” type personal goal setting. There are three things you need to do to set your goals. First, create your “big picture” of what you want to do with your life (in say, the next 10 years). Identify the large-scale goals you want to achieve. Then break these goals down into smaller targets you must hit to reach your goals. Finally, once you have your plan, start working on the tasks needed to achieve these goals.
For instance, I want to go to University for Nursing. That is the “Big Picture”. In order to do this I must first graduate from high school; I also have to take specific science courses in high school; and get good grades in these courses. So small tasks I would have to do are: take the appropriate classes, attend classes, get good grades, and pass the course.
A useful way of making goals more powerful is to use the SMART mnemonic, which stands for:
S – Specific (or Significant)
M – Measurable (or Meaningful)
A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented)
R – Relevant (or Rewarding)
R – Relevant (or Rewarding)
T – Time-bound (or Trackable)
So instead of my prior goal statement “ to go to University for Nursing”, it’s more powerful to use the SMART goal of “To be accepted into the Nursing program at the University of Windsor in September 2018”.
When you achieve a goal, take time to enjoy the satisfaction of having done so. Rewarding yourself for achieving a goal helps build your self-confidence and self-esteem.
Personal Goal Setting: Planning to Live Your Life Your Way
https://www.mindtools.com/page6.html
Fanstatsic topic. I really need to listen to some of your advice about sleep. I rarely, if ever, get my 8 hours. I love how you try to apply your lessons to your own life in each post.
ReplyDeleteA few issues
- Some posts very low on opinion or the ‘why’ of your opinion is not clear.
Careful with pliagiarism. Sourcing not always clear. Ex. Your 8 rules of affirmation can be found on multiple sites, including https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRAksarLPe4 and it is almost word for word or detail for detail, right down to the ideal weight idea. Yes, you sourced at the bottom, but make sure you tell us where your rules come from AS you are giving them to us.
- A few videos or widgets might spruce up your blog.
Good job!
Hey Lauren! You're blog looks great. You have nice visuals and you have a very interesting topic. This post in particular was helpful to me because my goals are always set to the point where they are unrealistic, bordering impossible, and I always get down on myself if those goals aren't attained. By following the SMART mnemonic I would be able to reach more of my goals with more ease. However, I was wondering if being satisfied (because I achieved my SMART goals) will prevent me from pushing myself beyond my limit so that I can be able to achieve my more unrealistic goals. What do you think? Should we have attainable goals or borderline unrealistic goals? Which ones push us to be a better person?
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