What has Pluto got to do with goal making??
Just finish watching the documentary on Pluto, the question the documentary was talking abt was, 9 or 8 planets in the solar system with Pluto being in question. Throughout the whole documentary, the problem is the definition. If the definition is settled upon, then the problem of including Pluto in as a planet in the solar system or not is solved. Now the problem is that settling on the definition is difficult, because it is not straightforward. Size, shape whatever, the definition was not straightforward.
Coming back, how do you know whether you are successful or not? :) No idea? How do you know whether you achieve your goal? No idea? Well maybe it is time you give a definition to success. A straightforward definition would be good. Compare the goals below:
1) To lose weight by end of Sept
2) To lose 10 kg by the end of Sept
Now supposedly before you start on your weight loss program, your weight is 80kg and after the whole weight loss program you go through to the end of Sept, you weight is 79.5kg. Now according to the first goal, you are successful in achieving your goal but compare that to the second goal, you have failed.But touch your heart and ask yourself, would you be happy with achieving the first goal? No way. If you achieve your second goal then you will be happy and it is clear cut whether you have achieve or not.
In any goal setting class that you attend, the coach would always tell you to set very definitive and stretch goals. So this is how you set it. You got to have as many numbers in your goals as possible. Only with numbers would you be able to gauge whether you have a stretch goals and whether you have reach your goals or not. Sounds simple? Well, it is coming up with the numbers that will be a bit of a problem. :)
So what do I mean by numbers? Well for example the second goal I wrote about. Losing 10kg (which is a number) by Sept (Another number). With a lot of numbers in your goal then you can be as clear cut as to whether you have achieved it or not. Another good example of a goal is "Going to achieve $10,000 per mth as income by the age of 30" Now this is clearcut, achieving an income of $9,999 per mth by age 31 is not achieving the goal, achieving an income of $10,001 by age of 31 is also not achieving the goal. Simple as that!
So time to start looking at the goals that you have set and see whether you have set definitive goals. Are they clear cut? Check that they are stretch goals as well, because your goals are clear cut now, you will know whether they are achievable or not. What no goals? You are steering your life boat without a direction! Start writing some now!!!
Have fun writing and achieving your goals! Cheers!
Coming back, how do you know whether you are successful or not? :) No idea? How do you know whether you achieve your goal? No idea? Well maybe it is time you give a definition to success. A straightforward definition would be good. Compare the goals below:
1) To lose weight by end of Sept
2) To lose 10 kg by the end of Sept
Now supposedly before you start on your weight loss program, your weight is 80kg and after the whole weight loss program you go through to the end of Sept, you weight is 79.5kg. Now according to the first goal, you are successful in achieving your goal but compare that to the second goal, you have failed.But touch your heart and ask yourself, would you be happy with achieving the first goal? No way. If you achieve your second goal then you will be happy and it is clear cut whether you have achieve or not.
In any goal setting class that you attend, the coach would always tell you to set very definitive and stretch goals. So this is how you set it. You got to have as many numbers in your goals as possible. Only with numbers would you be able to gauge whether you have a stretch goals and whether you have reach your goals or not. Sounds simple? Well, it is coming up with the numbers that will be a bit of a problem. :)
So what do I mean by numbers? Well for example the second goal I wrote about. Losing 10kg (which is a number) by Sept (Another number). With a lot of numbers in your goal then you can be as clear cut as to whether you have achieved it or not. Another good example of a goal is "Going to achieve $10,000 per mth as income by the age of 30" Now this is clearcut, achieving an income of $9,999 per mth by age 31 is not achieving the goal, achieving an income of $10,001 by age of 31 is also not achieving the goal. Simple as that!
So time to start looking at the goals that you have set and see whether you have set definitive goals. Are they clear cut? Check that they are stretch goals as well, because your goals are clear cut now, you will know whether they are achievable or not. What no goals? You are steering your life boat without a direction! Start writing some now!!!
Have fun writing and achieving your goals! Cheers!
posted by Strategist at 8:36 PM
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One day, Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree.
"Which road do I take?" She asked.
His response was a question:"Where do you want to go?"
"I don't know," Alice answered.
"Then," said the cat,"It doesn't matter."
-Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Back to your email, to set our destination first then decide which road we need to take to reach there ;) If we do not know our destination, then it doesn't matter :)
Thank you Grace! Should have put the quote in. Which is what i mentioned, if you do not have a goal in life, it doesn't matter how you lead your life at all. But the thing is you may end up at a place where you may not like it at all.
So it is best to have a direction and destination and follow it through!
Cheers!
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