January 4th: Goal Setting

Its the second day of ORGANISATION WEEK… The theme for today is Goal Setting!

"Lots of people know what they dont want, but struggle to articulate what they do want."

This week as we are exploring How To Be Organised, GOAL SETTING is important and crucial to being successful and organised.

Goal setting is an important method of :

-Deciding what you want to achieve in your life.

-Separating what's important from what's irrelevant, or a distraction.

-Motivating yourself.

-Building your self-confidence, based on successful achievement of goals.

"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination"- Napoleon Hill

Tips to set effective, achievable goals:

-State each goal as a positive statement.

-Be precise: Set precise goals, putting in dates, times and amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you do this, you'll 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

-Keep operational goals small – 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!

-In business, these reasons could be bad business environments or unexpected effects of government policy. In sport, they could include poor judging, bad weather, injury, or just plain bad luck.

-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.

Set your lifetime goals first. Then, set a five-year plan ( or as you wish ) of smaller goals that you need to complete if you are to reach your lifetime plan. Keep the process going by regularly reviewing and updating your goals. And remember to take time to enjoy the satisfaction of achieving your goals when you do so.

If you don't already set goals, do so, starting now. As you make this technique part of your life, you'll find your career accelerating, and you'll wonder how you did without it!

REMEMBER :

"The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams"

- Oprah Winfrey

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Discussions for Today:

Discussion- Setting Goals (Adult Listener)

Held In- Listener Community Room

Discussion Leaders- @RedLionLis1095 and @Halogen

Time- 10am EST/ 3pm GMT

Discussion- Setting Goals (Teen Listener)

Held In- Teen Listeners

Discussion Leader- @YayyySphere

Time:- 10am EST/ 3pm GMT

Discussion- Setting Goals (Adult Member)

Held In- Guided Discussion Room

Discussion Leaders- @YayyySphere and @cristiana33

Time- 5.30pm EST/ 10.30pm GMT

Discussion- Setting Goals (Teen Member)

Held In- Guided Discussion Room

Discussion Leader- @EverGreenLives

Time- 6pm EST/ 11pm GMT

Other Activities for Today:

Feed Activity:

-Share three tips to set good and realistic goals!

-Share your goals for the day, week and month on your feed!

-Feed Team Activity- Post anything related to the theme!

-Use hashtag #Organisation

Forum Activity:

The activity we have for today will require both listeners and members to make it happen! Go to the links below(teens/adults separately) and take part in the 7 cups Project- Achieve Your Goals. Looking forward to your participation everyone. Its a small start towards achieving your goals! :D

→ Adult Members and Listeners

→ Teen Members and Listeners

@YayyySphere @starryKoala69 @221Skye