Key Steps for Goal Setting
Define Your Vision (Goal): Start with a broad, long-term outcome you want to achieve (e.g., "Improve health").
Break into Objectives (Actions): Create specific, smaller actions to get there (e.g., "Exercise 3 times a week").
Use the SMART Framework: Ensure your objectives meet these criteria:
Specific: What exactly needs to be done?
Measurable: How will you track progress?
Achievable: Is it realistic with your resources?
Relevant: Does it align with your overall goal?
Time-bound: When will it be done?
Create Milestones: Break objectives into even smaller steps or benchmarks to celebrate small wins and build momentum.
Write & Review: Document your goals and objectives to make them tangible and review them regularly to stay on track.
Stay Flexible: Be prepared to adjust your goals as circumstances change.
Goal vs. Objective
Goal: A broad, long-term desired outcome
Objective: Specific, measurable actions with deadlines to reach the goal.
Goals and Objectives
Setting goals and objectives involves defining broad aims (goals) and breaking them down into specific, actionable, measurable steps (objectives) to achieve them, best done using the SMART framework: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound, ensuring you have clear, tracked progress towards a tangible outcome. Start with your big vision, then define concrete actions with deadlines, writing everything down and celebrating milestones to maintain motivation.
