FEATURE
EFFECTIVE
GOAL SETTING By Z. Hereford
he purpose of effective goal setting is to
Luckily, there are strategies and behaviors we can
achieve what you want in life in a success-
adopt for successfully setting and achieving goals.
ful, focused and decisive manner by taking the right actions in a lesser time frame.
How do you start?
Who doesn’t want to achieve more in less time? Yet
Know that you deserve success and achievement.
many of us abandon our goals before we accomplish
Before beginning the process of setting goals know
them. Why is that?
that you deserve success, and that it is achievable for anyone who puts their mind to it. You must be-
Some of the reasons include: lack of confidence, not
lieve you can do what you set out to do and that you
having a workable plan for achieving them, being
possess the talents and abilities for doing it. Unless
unrealistic by expecting too much too soon, fear of
you begin with this crucial premise, your efforts will
failure, and lastly, putting too much pressure on our-
be thwarted, and you will fall short of accomplishing
selves to accomplish them.
what you want.
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