Goal Setting

We don’t Plan to Fail

We Fail to Plan
 What is a
Goal?
✴ Aim
✴ An object or end that
one strives to attain
 Vocabulary
✴ Vision
✴ Major Goals
✴ Operational Goals
✴ Tasks
Why Set
Goals?
✴ Achieve More
✴ Get Organized
✴ Improve Self-confidence
✴ Perform Better
Setting Effective Goals
✴ Positive Statements
✴ Be Precise
✴ Set Priorities
✴ Write Goals down
✴ Keep Operational Goals small.
✴ Break down goals into smaller goals and
tasks that can be easily accomplished.
 General Principals .
✴ Set performance goals, not outcome
goals
✴ Create goals that you can control
✴ Set specific goals
✴ Set realistic goals
 Why are goals set too
high?
✴ Others set goals for you
✴ Insufficient information
✴ Base a goal on your best
performance
✴ Lack of respect for self
 Why goals are set too
low?
✴ Fear of failure
✴ Taking it easy
Thinking a goal through
✴ What skills do I need to achieve this?
✴ What information and knowledge to I need?
✴ What help, assistance, or collaboration do I
need?
✴ What resources do I need?
✴ What difficulties do I need to be prepared to
face?
✴ Am I making any assumptions?
✴ Is there a better way of doing things?
 Why we can fail?
✴ Goals are set too high
✴ Goals are not a challenge
✴ Goals are too vague
✴ Goal setting is done in an
unsystematic, sporadic, disorganized
manner
✴ Too many non prioritized goals
 Feedback and
Reflection
✴ Key to the success of this endeavor
✴ Need to be willing to fail, to take
chances
✴ Need to be willing to talk about the
failures
 Successful Feedback
✴ Was the goal too easy?
✴ What did you learn ?
✴ What skills could I develop to make
this project easier?
 Failure Feedback
✴ Was the goal too difficult?
✴ Was the Goal unrealistic?
✴ Faulty logic
✴ Improper technique, skills, or
knowledge
✴ Did we put enough effort into the
project?
 Achieving your goals
✴ Goal setting is your servant not your
master.
✴ Take time to celebrate.
✴ If I had three hours to cut down a tree,
I would spend two hours sharpening
the axe!
– Abe Lincoln