Set a Goal!!!

I once met a fella who was handing out some life advice and he left me with a very good line! He was talking about how important it is to know where we are going, to have a definite destination and an action plan about how exactly to get there.

He said,

“A goal without action is only a dream, action without a specific end goal can turn into a nightmare!!”

It stayed with me and one I use myself and in teaching others to this day.

What’s also important with a goal is to make it Fun and Exciting for you. What’s the point in getting up every morning and taking action if we are miserable while doing it?

SMART goal setting brings structure and trackability into your goals and objectives. Instead of vague resolutions, SMART goal setting creates clear milestones and an estimation of the goal's attainabililty

By making it a SMART Goal, we mean that it’s

* Specific

* Measurable

* Achievable

* Relevant

* Time Bound

A not so very smart goal with go something like “I’d love to start exercising”. It’s vague and not very measurable or time bound.

A SMART goal would go something like, “I’d love to walk/run 5Km in 8 weeks time.” It’s specific, it’s measurable, it’s achievable no matter what level we are at, it’s relevant and it’s time bound (8 weeks).

Remember that specific goals get specific results. Vague goals get vague results. Choose to be the former and start to achieve, don’t be the talker be the doer and doers are what go far in this lifetime!