Goal-setting:A personal

development trait

What are your goals for 2009?

Commitment vs. Resolution….. - a commitment makes it concrete, there’s

accountability attached - it is a promise to oneself to act and follow

through - a resolution is perceived with negativity

(too easy to break) - state your commitment out loud (friend,

parent, teacher, employer, coach)

Commitment – motivation??? -helps one define a path as well as

heighten one’s determination -Questions to ask:

What will this get me? -What do I truly want? - What is my real goal here?We need to understand the underlying reasons for

this commitment.

Journal writing?? - an effective tool to understand one’s inner

motivations -many state that a plan on paper is better

than a plan from the mouth

Goal-setting – the specifics! Helps keep us on track and tells us where

we are heading. Many of the most successful people in life

are goal-setters

Important questions to ask:

How will I know when I reach my goal? What will it feel like? What will my life look like? Critical….what is standing in my way of

reaching that goal?

S.M.A.R.T. Methodology – use it! Specific- vs. general. Clearly, explicitly, define

your goal. Measurable- will I SEE & FEEL the results? Set

benchmarks at incremental time periods. Attainable & Realistic – setting higher than

average expectations invites failure, but benchmarks must be significant.

Timely- create short-term time-related goals to achieve your success.

Goals in general…. -goals are reached by small successes -recognizing and celebrating those

successes will build one’s confidence -progress includes learning from and not

focusing on the “bumps on the road” (setbacks are normal)

-”Falling is not the problem, not getting up is!”