GOAL SETTING
Setting goals is such an important part of making your days better. By setting goals we have something to work towards, a sense of purpose and ultimately and sense of achievement. Sometimes we set goals that are based around happiness, sometimes they are based around our careers, and, quite often, they are based around making Good Mornings successful. If you don’t have a set idea of what you want to achieve, having a goal may seem a little out of reach, but here are a few tips on goal setting, especially if you’re not sure what you want to be working towards.
1. Think about what you want to do with your life. If you could wake up somewhere where would that be, if you close your eyes and think of yourself in five years – what does that look like? What are you doing in your vision, where are you living, how do you look?
2. Create your big picture -your future state of what you want from life by writing down a few things that are reflected in your vision.
3. From your big picture, pull out milestones, targets and goals
4. Understand which feed into each other (mini goals into overriding goals)
5. Break these bigger goals down into smaller targets
6. Add your big goals into a tracker (our Good Mornings Guide has this set up perfectly for you to use)
7. Add in any tasks you need to complete to achieve your goals (this can be a WIP, you don’t have to exhaust all the tasks now, your goals are living, breathing, moving things)
8. Set yourself dates to achieve your goals (there is a date field in each goal card as part of our Good Mornings Guide)
2. Create your big picture -your future state of what you want from life by writing down a few things that are reflected in your vision.
3. From your big picture, pull out milestones, targets and goals
4. Understand which feed into each other (mini goals into overriding goals)
5. Break these bigger goals down into smaller targets
6. Add your big goals into a tracker (our Good Mornings Guide has this set up perfectly for you to use)
7. Add in any tasks you need to complete to achieve your goals (this can be a WIP, you don’t have to exhaust all the tasks now, your goals are living, breathing, moving things)
8. Set yourself dates to achieve your goals (there is a date field in each goal card as part of our Good Mornings Guide)
To help further when thinking about your goals, from your vision it helps to make sure you are creating SMART goals:
S – Specific (or Significant).
M – Measurable (or Meaningful).
A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented).
R – Relevant (or Rewarding).
T – Time-bound (or Trackable).
It also helps to use POSITIVE language when creating your goals, and make sure you are creating goals that are precise, measurable and ultimately achievable.
S – Specific (or Significant).
M – Measurable (or Meaningful).
A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented).
R – Relevant (or Rewarding).
T – Time-bound (or Trackable).
It also helps to use POSITIVE language when creating your goals, and make sure you are creating goals that are precise, measurable and ultimately achievable.
To kick you off with more ideas, here are a few pointers of areas in which you can set goals
– YOUR CAREER – where do you want to be in 5 years time? Who is your professional role model, what do you need to do to get to their level? What stage of your career do you want to reach?
– YOUR FINANCES – How much do you want to earn? Are you saving for a big financial commitment (holiday, house, car) How much do you want to save or invest each month?
– YOUR FAMILY – How do you want to be seen by your family? How often do you want to see your family? What can you be doing to make sure your family know you love them? Are you wanting to start your own family?
– YOUR EDUCATION – What do you want to learn? What skill do you wish you had? What do you think you will need to know in the next few years to futureproof your career?
– YOUR CREATIVITY – What do you want to make? How do you want to express yourself? Do you want to be more creative? Do you have a big project you want to share with the world?
– YOUR WELLBEING – How well are you treating your body? Do you want to have a new skincare routine? Want to get better at cooking new dishes? Want to try out a new sport? Want to try doing more meditation and mindfulness?
– YOUR PRODUCTIVITY – How are you approaching projects? Do you want to map out your day? Have you got something you’re struggling to achieve?
– YOUR SUSTAINABILITY – What are your sustainability goals? What does your wardrobe look like? Is there something you can do in your work to help with their sustainability goals?
– YOUR COMMUNITY – How involved in your community are you? Do you have skills or interests that your community can benefit from? Do you want to make the world a better place, if so how?
– YOUR CAREER – where do you want to be in 5 years time? Who is your professional role model, what do you need to do to get to their level? What stage of your career do you want to reach?
– YOUR FINANCES – How much do you want to earn? Are you saving for a big financial commitment (holiday, house, car) How much do you want to save or invest each month?
– YOUR FAMILY – How do you want to be seen by your family? How often do you want to see your family? What can you be doing to make sure your family know you love them? Are you wanting to start your own family?
– YOUR EDUCATION – What do you want to learn? What skill do you wish you had? What do you think you will need to know in the next few years to futureproof your career?
– YOUR CREATIVITY – What do you want to make? How do you want to express yourself? Do you want to be more creative? Do you have a big project you want to share with the world?
– YOUR WELLBEING – How well are you treating your body? Do you want to have a new skincare routine? Want to get better at cooking new dishes? Want to try out a new sport? Want to try doing more meditation and mindfulness?
– YOUR PRODUCTIVITY – How are you approaching projects? Do you want to map out your day? Have you got something you’re struggling to achieve?
– YOUR SUSTAINABILITY – What are your sustainability goals? What does your wardrobe look like? Is there something you can do in your work to help with their sustainability goals?
– YOUR COMMUNITY – How involved in your community are you? Do you have skills or interests that your community can benefit from? Do you want to make the world a better place, if so how?
THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS IS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE MEASURING AND MANAGING THEM EFFECTIVELY. OUR GOOD MORNINGS GUIDE TAKES YOU THROUGH A DASHBOARD THAT HELPS YOU SET MEANINGFUL GOALS, WORK TOWARDS THEM AND TRACK THEM.
