Getting Specific in Goal Setting
For example; if you want to better your career options, you will be setting goals that specifically cater to your career. Of course, career goals aren’t the only goals that most people are looking to set. Other areas of goals include: ˇ Relationships ˇ Family ˇ Health and fitness ˇ Spiritual ˇ Social/cultural Let’s take a look at all of the most common goals that you should consider and how best to go about each one. What would be the point in learning how to set goals in general and not give specific examples and instructions on the most common goals that are set? Let’s get started now. First of all what do you think stops most people from achieving what they want out of life? Perhaps it is a lack of talent, lack of ability, personal circumstances, and upbringing. I'll tell you this much; it's none of those. The single biggest reason for an inability for reaching goals is a lack of action, or not setting them in the first place or doing anything about it. If you don't start in the first place, then how do you expect to move forward? Many a life long adventure started with the smallest of steps. Action is the first step to achieving your goals. Most people are fine at choosing a goal to set, but are inept at reaching them. You can achieve everything you want by making one step. One step is all you need to make. One step today, one step next week or tomorrow, whichever is more convenient to you. The important thing is to keep making steps once you have started. The trouble is, often the first step is the hardest, and the next step is just as hard. It is only after you have made a series of steps that it gets easier. You need to know the truth about what is really holding you back. Motivation and goal setting go hand in hand. The goal is your journey and the motivation your fuel to get there. You may have many goals, but no fuel to get there. You may have gallons and gallons of fuel, but no journey to go on. What can prevent you from going on that journey? There are many more things holding you back than you realize. YOU are probably the biggest cause. The way you approach a goal will ultimately affect whether you will achieve it or not. The good news is that you can break free from whatever is holding you back. Friends and family are next in line. They may have your best interests at heart, but often their inaction is what lies behind their advice to you. It is really common for those around to hold you back simply because they are not doing anything themselves. For example, if you are losing weight, some of your support system will inadvertently sabotage you by offering you food or alcohol. I'm not saying that all advice is bad, it's just that sometimes the most well meaning of comments can empty your fuel can faster than, well a very fast thing. You need to spot these things when someone or something is draining your fuel and put a stop to it, either mentally or physically. You need to break free from whatever is holding you back. Now that you know this, let’s get started. Setting career goals One of the toughest issues in making a good career choice and career goal setting is identifying what it is that you want. Even when it seems that you know what you want, you may still have doubts on if your career choice is the right one for you. Reaching clarity in those issues may be the most important thing you can do in your career planning and goal setting. Here are a few career goal setting guidelines that can help. Most people, even very successful ones, have some periods in their career path when they seem unsure about their career choice and goals. It is totally human to feel that way. Often, such periods just come and go. For example, they come when you face some overwhelming obstacles on your way. It is all over as soon as you get through these obstacles. That situation by itself is not a problem of choosing a career, only a test of your perseverance in seeing it through but what if those doubts persist, or if they always live somewhere in the background of your thoughts? If it just does not feel right? If this is the case, then it is time to look more carefully at your career choice and overall career objectives. Often we choose or are placed in a career because it just seems like the right step to make or that is what your studies have focused on. The only problem is that sometimes that passion that we once had as a young adult are now gone, or the realism of the job has taken the interest and joy out of it. That is when it is time to set a new career goal or objective. Choosing the right career goal to sink into requires a great deal of soul searching. You need to ask yourself these questions beforehand: 1. Am I making the kind of money that I want to make? 2. Do I want to make more money? 3. Does money even matter to me? 4. Do I like what I’m doing right now? 5. What am I passionate about? 6. What could I be doing that would make me happier than I am right now? 7. Would I be happier simply switching positions or getting a promotion; or would I be happier changing careers all together? 8. Why am I still working here? 9. What is stopping me from leaving this job or getting that promotion? 10. What is stopping me from leaving this job? These are all vital questions that you have to ask yourself before deciding what your career goals are going to be. If you are honest with yourself, you will know exactly what direction you should be going in. Without being honest with yourself you can’t expect to better your life, you can only expect to have to ask yourself these questions all over again until you find happiness. Career Goal Setting Plan The following table provides you with a simple outline of the factors you may want to consider and identify when setting and analyzing your career goals in a step by step format. Career Goal You must Define and write them down in order of priority Benefits and Advantages of achieving this goal Listing these may help to motivate you Key Steps That you Need to Take When Will I do This? Give Yourself deadlines Support and Resources (What support and from whom do I need, what resources, such as time, money, contacts) Outcomes and Reflection (Record whether you achieved the goal and what worked or did not work along the way for future reference) The above table sort of shows you the who, what, where, when, and how of career goal setting. It is just like finding the facts for a story. Journalists have to answer all of these questions in order to get the full story. That is the same thing that you have to when setting career goals. Let me show you in exact detail in the next diagram. Who What Where When How Who will I ask for help? What do I want the outcome to be? Where should I start? When should I begin? How should I begin? Who will benefit from my career goal? What will I do to get started? Where will my career goal put me in 10 years? When Do I want these goals to be reached? How will these goals affect my future? Who will I work with to accomplish my goal? What will really make me happy? Where will I apply my resources? When will I apply my knowledge to begin attaining my goals? How do I really feel about the goals that I have chosen? Do you see what I’m talking about now? All of these questions have to be directed before you can begin to work on your career goals. They will take some real thought and honesty to set them properly. When you have answered these questions you next have to begin to prioritize them. Let me show you an example. John Smith wants to be the President of his company one day. Right now he is a mere data entry clerk. His company is a large corporation that works with computer repairs and security. John knows everything there is to know about computer repairs and can fix almost any computer he will ever look at. He is efficient at using and finding hackers and securing computers are not hacked into. His boss is currently ignoring his advice so John is not so sure how to go about getting his dream of being president of the company someday which he is more than capable of doing already. What should he do? This is a time when John should begin to prioritize and decide how he can get to his goal. His ultimate goal is to be company president and he wants to accomplish this in 10 years. John is currently 26 years old. Since he knows the what and the when; he must decide everything else. I opted to show you his possible steps in an easy to read table……again. Steps for How Steps for answering what Steps for why Steps for When Steps for where 1 I will make a to-do list I will put my ideas for improvement in it I want to move up the next position at work I will do this today! I will do this in private 2 How can I get noticed I will make a presentation showing my idea for improvement Because I can’t move up if no one knows I’m there I will do this the day it is finished I will do this at work 3 How can I let my work be seen I will now show my superior my presentation I know my work is good and strong I will do this when I know my boss can’t ignore me I will do this in my bosses office or invite him to my house 4 How can I get the higher ups to see my work? I will schedule time with a major company player to give my ideas I can’t move up until I make friends with higher ups I will invite colleagues and higher ups to a cocktail party this weekend I will do this during a meeting 5 How can I keep moving up? Now that I’m getting closer to higher ups I will share my ideas verbally & get impression I will do this after 3 months of making friends with higher ups I will bring these up at meetings with backup presentation ready if requested This is just a sample of the first 3 months of John executing his goal to get higher in the company. Naturally becoming president will take a lot longer than 3 months but getting closer to superiors and colleagues at work is a great start as long as you don’t step on anyone’s toes and build their trust. Over time, you can introduce your ideas and present them in a professional manner at the right time. When you see that your company needs help on something work in secret and bring in a finished product at the right time or schedule private meetings with your boss. This shows that you are not only ambitious but also motivated and determined. It is a great way to move up in the company. In order to do this properly, you must take the steps in succession and not try to become a president in 1 year. That is unrealistic. Although John will want to begin working for his long term goal of being company president, he should also begin by setting short term goals that will lead him there. The first goal can start with moving up one position at work and continue on in this method. That way he can celebrate each promotion and advancement separately rather than focusing only on his inability to make president right away. From here, John should just follow the step by step methods mentioned in the above sections for exact steps to attaining and setting goals. Just remember that you have to develop an action plan if you are going to succeed. |
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