SETTING UP YOUR GOAL APPROPRIATELY.

Hello Steemains!
Happy New Year to you all, wishing you all great things and achievement this year. Its been a while i posted because of my tight schedule, but i won't let work get over me this time. I have some useful tips to share with you all, in order to guide you on how to plan this year without regrets.

Last year was a wrap for some some of us, while it wasn't, for others. I urge you guys to go through this tips and implement it this year, you will get a good result when you apply the rules appropriately.

Here we go!

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What do you understand by Goal Setting?
Goal Setting is the process of deciding what you want to accomplish and devising a plan to achieve the result you desire.

Many people feel as if they're adrift in the world. They work hard, but they don't seem to get anywhere worthwhile.

A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven't spent enough time thinking about what they want from life, and haven't set themselves formal goals. After all, would you set out on a major journey with no real idea of your destination? Probably not!

Whether you have small dreams or lofty expectations, setting goals allow you to plan how you want to move through life. Some achievements can take a lifetime to attain, while others can be completed in the course of a day. Whether you're setting broad overarching goals or planning specific manageable goals, you'll feel a sense of accomplishment and self worth.

Goal Setting as three part process. For effective goal setting, you need to do more than just decide what you want to do; you also have to work at accomplishing whatever goal you have set for yourself- which means you have to create a plan so your work gets you where you want to go. For many people, its the third part of the goal setting definition that is problematic. They know what they want to do and they are perfectly willing to work on it but they have trouble creating a plan to get there.

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In order to set your goals appropriately, here are some steps you need to consider and apply; First consider what you want to achieve, and then commit to it. Set SMART.
S-Specific.
M-Measurable.
A-Attainable.
R-Relevant.
T-Time-Bound.

Before i explain the above acronym, let me draw your minds to know the niche between 'Personal Goals and Business Goals'. Because a lot of people think there is a differences, Business goals and Personal goals have different purposes- business goals aim to improve your personal life, but there is no difference in the goal setting process. The same goal setting formula and strategies that works for business goals will also work for personal goals - with the one difference that applying the strategies that are often used to set business goals will give you greater success with achieving personal goals than is often the case.

So back to the Acronym- SMART!

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• Specific- For example, i want to increase my business revenue by 30% this year.

• Measurable- ''Increasing sales'' or ''Reducing debt'' are measurable goals, ''Working harder'' or ''Increasing my personal satisfaction'' are Vague and difficult to measure. Putting your goals in writing helps to keep you focused and see how much progress you have made towards your goals at the end of the defined time period.

• Attainable- A goal should be challenging but attainable. If your business is a lumber yard, overtaking Home Depot in sales is not a reasonable goal!

• Relevant- Goals should be aligned with your long term plans. If your long term plan is for your business to attain $200,000 a year in sales, your short term goals should directly relate to achieving this. In essence, your goals should fit within your ultimate plans in Life.

• Time-Bound- Without specific time frame for your goals, they can't be properly measured. A goal should contain a time limit(e.g-by the end of the year, i want to increase by 20%).

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FURTHER TIPS FOR SETTING YOUR GOALS.
The following broad guidelines will help you to set effective and achievable goals:

• State each goal as a positive statement- Express your goals positively. ''Execute this technique well'' is much better goal than ''Don't make this stupid mistake''.

• Be precise- Set precise goals, putting in dates, times and amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you do this, you will know exactly when you have achieved the goal, and can take complete satisfaction from having achieved it.

• Set priorities- When you have several goals, give each a priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by having too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones.

• Write goals down- This crystallizes them and give them more force.

• Keep operational goals small- Keep the low-level goals that you are working towards small and achievable. If a goal is too large, then it can seem that you are not making progress towards it. Keeping goals small and incremental gives more opportunities for reward.

• Set performance goals, not outcome goals- You should take care to set goals over which you have as much control as possible. It can be quite dispiriting to fail to achieve a personal goal for reasons beyond your control!
If you base your goals on personal performance, then you can keep control over the achievement of your goals, and draw satisfaction from them.

• Set realistic goals- It's important to set goals that you can achieve. All sorts of people ( for example-employers, parents, media or society) can set unrealistic goals for you. They will often do this in ignorance of your own desires and ambitions. It's also possible to set goals that are too difficult because you might not appreciate either the obstacles in the way, or understand quite how much skill you need to develop to achieve a particular level of performance.

When you have keenly follow these tips, i ensure you, you will achieve every goals you set up for yourself.

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!