Setting Goals. CAREER ORIENTATION
Miss: Mildred Matamoros STUDENT: ELIANA CRUZ | 10MOC
Setting Goals: 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. The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You'll also quickly spot the distractions that can, so easily, lead you astray. When you set goals for yourself, it is important that they motivate you: this means making sure that they are important to you, and that there is value in achieving them. If you have little interest in the outcome, or they are irrelevant given the larger picture, then the chances of you putting in the work to make them happen are slim. Motivation is key to achieving goals.
SMART: Specific. Measurable. Achievable. Relevant. Time Bound.
S Specific Goals: Your goal must be clear and well defined. Vague or generalized goals are unhelpful because they don't provide sufficient direction. Remember, you need goals to show you the way. Make it as easy as you can to get where you want to go by defining precisely where you want to end up. What exactly do you want to achieve? The more specific your description, the bigger the chance you'll get exactly that. Specific goals - that is what we need. Know what we want and then we can go for it (or them) in a constructive and productive way.
M Measurable goals: Setting measurable goals is another one of the keys in the SMART goal setting process. After all if we don't know or are uncertain about what we are doing or how we are managing it how can we hope to accomplish the task we have set ourselves? SMART is a really useful process by which we can clarify our aim and ensure that it is not only what we want but that we can achieve it and within a realistic time frame. A goal that is measurable is step two in this process. Include precise amounts, dates, and so on in your goals so you can measure your degree of success. If your goal is simply defined as "To reduce expenses" how will you know when you have been successful? In one month's time if you have a 1 percent reduction or in two years' time when you have a 10 percent reduction?
A Attainable goals: Attainable goals is another natural step in the SMART setting goal process. With attainment we are now focusing on how we can make the goal come true in our life. Some people call this the achievable step rather than the attainable step. There is not much to choose between them. (As long as we understand what we mean that is the most important thing, is it not?) After all if we are uncertain about whether we can attain or achieve our goal then the whole process is put in doubt. Our success with specifying our target or aim, and discovering how we can measure progress could be in vain if we feel that the goal is too difficult for us or we doubt whether we can reach it. Make sure that it's possible to achieve the goals you set. If you set a goal that you have no hope of achieving, you will only demoralize yourself and erode your confidence.
R Realistic goals Realistic are what we need. We can dream of flying jumbo jets, driving Bugatti Veyron’s, walking on Mars, travelling at the speed of light, having a billion dollars in the bank, or other such unreachable objectives . Those aims are just completely out of sight - and we can have a perfectly enjoyable life without them anyway. But reality must play a part in our life. We can daydream all we want but life is here to stay and up front and personal. We need to tackle it as such. Sure expand your horizons (greatly if you want), tackle huge personal projects, and other. Realism and goal setting - realistic goals - is another natural step in the SMART setting goal process. With being realistic we are now focusing on how we can make the goal come true in our life.
T Timely goals: Timely goals. Sounds OK, but we want things now - right? In a timely fashion rolls off the tongue but we get impatient. But timely wins the day. When things happen in their own time - with a little help from us - we can look back and see that our life is really working out and advancements are being made. And that we are maturing and improving into the person we have always wanted to be. The setting of timely goals is a natural step in the SMART setting goal process. With time we are now focusing on making our target or aim come true in our life.
5 short term goals o o o o o
Take a class Buy a new television Write my resume Study for tomorrow Buy a shirt
5 Long term goals o o o o o
Graduate from college Save for retirement Have my own business Have a work Travel to other country