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GOALS AND DREAMSgoal n. Object of ambition or effort; destination, aim or desired result

dream n. cherished ideal; aspiration or ambition

Dreams Goals

• Easy – something you think about• Timeless • Free• Imaginary – dream of being a

superhero• Never end• Inspire you• Ever-changing thoughts

• Require action• Have a deadline – have a time

limit• Come with cost and hard work

(time, money, effort, sweat) but produce results

• Based on reality – accomplishable• Have a deadline• Change your life – abilities, skills• Have focus

WHY GOALS ARE IMPORTANT• Gives life purpose – improves your outlook on life• Show you and the world what you value• Helps you to move forward in a positive direction

• Gives you direction• We can have all the dreams in the world, but if we don’t act on

them, how will we get to where we want to go?• Long term vision and short term vision

• Helps stretch your comfort zone – turn the impossible into possible• Involves pushing past challenges and breaking barriers in order to

achieve goal• Turn “someday” dreams into real-life accomplishments

WHY GOALS ARE IMPORTANT• Lead to feelings of satisfaction• Measure and take pride in achieving• See progression – better than yesterday

• Increases your confidence• Recognise own ability and competence in achieving • Attainment of small goals lead on to bigger goals

• Makes you more self-reliant – encourages you to trust in your decisions• Not let other people decide for you• Keeping goals in mind helps your choices to be clearer• Makes your determined to reach them

TYPES OF GOALSOUTCOME GOALS• Big picture• Ultimate goal• End result• Long term goal• E.g. Financial

Freedom, Finish a marathon

PROCESS GOALS• Map route to

ultimate goal• Smaller targets• What needs to be

done to reach ultimate goal

• Short term goals• Help focus

attention• E.g. Daily actions,

weekly actions – 10:2:10, milestones

PERFORMANCE GOALS• MOST IMPORTANT• Specify standard

(personal) to be achieved

• Used to monitor achievement of process goals and progress toward desired outcome

• Compares past and present performance

• E.g. More presentations, beating personal records

GOAL SETTING

A mental training technique that can be used to increase an individual’s (or a team’s) commitment towards achieving a personal goal

SMART GOALS

SMART GOALSS – Specific (Significant)• Clear and well defined to provide sufficient direction• Know what you’re trying to achieve• Show you the way – define precisely where you want to

end up

M – Measurable (Meaningful)• Precise amounts, dates

A – Attainable (Action-Oriented)• Realistic and challenging (raise the bar) – motivated by

challenging goals• Avoid easy goals

SMART GOALSR – Relevant (Rewarding)• Relevant to your direction• Helps to develop focus

T – Time-bound (Trackable)• Goals must have a deadline• When urgency increases achievement will come much

quicker