3.Goal - Setting

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GOAL - SETTING


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Goal Setting

Do you know what makes life different? The answer

is goal setting.

There is a famous Harvard business school story.

They evaluated a group of students in college, and

then re-evaluated them 10 years later. The study

found out that the students who had been the most

successful in life werent the ones who had achievedthe highest grades. They were the ones who had

specific goals, 10 years ago.


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Goal-Setting

What is the difference between a mission and a

goal?

Missions are a statement of intent

Goals are specific and always measurable


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Why set goals

1. You take control of your life

Goal is like a GPS in life. It gives you direction and helps you choose where to

go in life. It makes you vision about your ideal future and to turn it into reality.

2. You focus on the important things Goals help us to sort out what is important and what isn't. You will only focus on

the things that you want to achieve and spend precious time on them.

3. You will make good decisions

Goals help you identify and establish your priorities and make the right choices

based on the long-term view of what is most important to you.

4. You can finish the task efficiently

You will focus and concentrate your time and energy on the task. Keep away allthe distractions and this makes you work efficiently.


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How to set goals

1. Identify your personal values and mission statement.

Your personal value is the big direction. If you can identify your personal values, your personal

goal will not go wrong. The starting point of all achievement is desire.

2. Figure out the goals you want to achieve.

After you know your personal values, find out what you really want to achieve in every life

aspects. Life has many aspects and in order to lead a happy life, you should set goals in every

aspects. Personal SWOT analysis is a look at you and your life. It is a tool to help you find out if

the goals is achievable.

3. Write your goals down. Make sure the goals are SMART and they are top quality goals.

Write them down. You should limit your goals to between 5 and 6 at any one time. To achieve

your goals you have to focus your efforts and energy.

4. List the skills and knowledge required to reach your goal.

Success needs a lot of preparation. If you want to be successful, you need to prepare well.

Nothing happens just by accident. You also need to find out the people or group you need towork with to reach your goals. Fully mobilize all the factors to help you achieve the goals.


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How to set goals

5. Develop a personal action plan.

You need to make a detailed schedule according to your goals.Develop a personal action plan and follow it.

6. Review your progress and update your goals accordingly. Make sure you are making progress. If not, analyze why the goal is

not being met. Find a coach or friend to help you if you have trouble.Realize your goals step by step.

7. Celebrate your success At last you would have achieved your goals.

8. Start the process all over again.

When you have achieved a goal, you may set a new one from the

beginning. Cultivate good goal setting habits.


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Lifetime Goals

Imagine you are at your retirement party/60th

Birthday Celebration. Your boss, subordinate, familyand friends make speeches about you. What would youwant all of them to say?

The comments that you want to receive are your real

desire and life goals. Start by writing down a fewwords or sentences that best describe your aspirations,meaning or guiding principles OR revising the goals youhave already set.


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The Goal Setting Hierarchy

Long TermGoals

Short TermGoals

Task list

Dreams

Values

Mission/

VisionStatement

Goals


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Long term goals

Lifetime

Goals

25 year

plan

10 year

plan

5 yearplan

1 yearplan


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Principles of

Goal Setting


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Seven Principles For Setting Goals

Desire

Written

Plan to deal with resistance Deadline

Planning

Mental Picture

Persistence


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1. Desire

Have you set personal or business goals and failed toachieve them?

WHY?

Because we did not have a strong enough desire.

We need INTENSE desire - a PASSION. How do you intensify desire?

Desires start in the mind.

Keep your mind focused on it.

When you stay focused, the desire becomes strong.

Then? Action follows right after. Detail makes the difference.

By listing benefits!

This is the first step of goal achievement and thefoundation.


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2. Write it Down

Why is the mechanical act of writing so important?

Writing transfers those expressions onto something tangible.

Now when we read and re-read that phrase or sentence theimpression on the mind becomes deeper and deeper.

Don't be content with a first draft.

Rephrase it, compact it, add motivating adjectives.Keep on fine tuning.

Putting it in writing breathes life into it making it a

force which cannot be easily stopped. To put it succinctly, "Write Goals Down To Tie Them

Up!"


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3. Dealing with Resistance

Bypass Resistance When you set a goal, write down a list of potential obstacles.

Then, develop a strategy.

Preparation is invaluable.

If and when you reach the obstacle you know what to do. You have already made up a contingency plan!

Gather Assistance Research the subject and educate yourself.

Become knowledgeable on what you are trying to achieve.

Do you personally know people who have accomplishedwhat you are seeking? Talk to them. Get input.

How did they do it?


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4. Deadlines

Deadlining your goals: 1) Break them down into manageable stages.

2) Work out a reasonable time frame for theaccomplishment of that stage and factor in a

safety margin for unexpected delays. This prevents disappointment and discouragement

through missing the deadline.

3) Put the deadline date for each stage in yourcomputer planner or diary.

4) Get the deadline date from the last stage. When you have a set of reasonable stages,

your focus is clear.


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5. Planning

Achieving goals requires planning. In Step 3 we discussed the importance of identifying

obstacles and acquiring help.

In Step 4 we saw the need for deadlines and the need to

make another list of manageable slices or segments. Now Step 5 involves using all the information

gathered from these two previous steps. Combine all these lists and put them in a logical order

Lay out the manageable steps in order of progression

interweaving the details from your obstacles list andhelp list.

Get a large sketch pad and play around with the order ofthings until the plan begins to flow.


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5. Planning (cont.)

Make sure your plan is not too rigid!

So factor in room for the unexpected.

If one deadline is missed it should not jeoparize

the rest of the plan.

Once this session is completed you now have

an action plan.

(But were not through yet.)


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6. Mental Picture

Think in pictures.

Imagine yourself as a movie director.

Visualize the script

Guide the production crew and actors.

Visualize yourself enjoying the benefits of

having reached your goal.


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7. Persistence

You will find that most successes come from

more attempts and spending longer hours than

anyone else.

They just keep on striking out, often against allodds.

Persistence is absolutely essential.

The previous six steps are also essential andcrucial BUT if you do not persist your wonderfulplan can go down the drain.


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Specifics of

Goal Setting


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Steps to Goal Setting

Understand (and believe in) the organizations

mission

GoalM

UST support the overall mission of theorganization!!

Believe in yourself

Is this goal something I really want?

Does this goal serve me in my life right now?What will I need to bring this dream into reality?


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Steps to Goal Setting

What actions must I take to achieve the mission?

These actions become the goals.

How will I know when the mission has been

achieved?

When all the goals have been accomplished.


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Lets make some goals!


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Personal SWOT Analysis

Strengths:

What are your core competencies in this area?

What are your abilities, skills talents in this area?

Do you have any specialist knowledge in this area?

What resources do you have that support this

strength?

Who can you ask for advice, support or help?

What personal behavioral traits do you have that

are strengths in this area?


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Weaknesses:

What are your main limitations in this area?

In what areas could you improve?

Are there any resources (money, time, help) that you

don't have?

What is not working in this area right now?

What personal behavioral traits do you have that

are weaknesses in this area?

SWOT Analysis


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Opportunities:

What opportunities have you been considering in thisarea?

Who could support you to help you achieve your goal?What could you improve in this result area for you?How can you take advantage of your strengths topursue these?What major change do you need in your life to improve

this area?Are there any special tools you can use or develop tohelp?

SWOT Analysis


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Threats:

What external influences may hinder your success?

How could these affect you?

What obstacles or roadblocks are in your way?Do any of your weaknesses increase the level of

these threats or the impact?

What strengths do you have that could help you

reduce the identified threats?

SWOT Analysis


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SWOT Analysis


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Specific

Is it clearly defined? For example, "I will be fitter than I am now " is a generalgoal. Instead, "Jogging five miles once a week " is a specific goal. If you dreamof a new car, what dose the new car look like? You decide on an "Audi A4, red,including navigation system". This is a specific goal

Measurable

How can I measure when I achieved it? ask questions such as How many? Howmuch? How do I know when the goal is achieved?

Achievable

Can I actually achieve this goal? It doesn't mean easy, just that you can have areasonable expectation of achieving the goal.

Realistic

Is it possible and realistic at this time?

Time Bound

How much time will it take me? Put a deadline on achieving your goal.

S.M.A.R.T. Goals


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Goal Setting: Who

Once you have set your mission and vision

statement, you have to consider five compenets

whenever setting a goal.

First, Who. You are the one setting the goal but inwhat role?

Father, brother, friend, sister, team member, income

provider, neighbor, sportsman, employee, projectleader etc

Which role will you play to achieve your goals?


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Goal Setting: What

Second component is What.

what is your goal, written in the framework of aperformance rather than an outcome.

Example, you might achieve a personal best time in arace but still be disqualified because of a poor judgingdecision.

For each of your dream that you wish to set a goal toachieve, first write who followed by the role you will

play as you achieve that goal. And then beneath eachwho write what. Then rewrite the dream that you wishto set a goal to achieve, in the framework of aperformance.


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Goal Setting: Why

Third component is why? Finding your why means

finding your purpose.

Whys can be viewed as the list of benefits to you

for reaching that goal.

If you have strong enough whys for your goals

you will pursue your goals till you reach them

Beneath each who and what write why or thereasons/benefits .


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Goal Setting: How

How are you going to achieve your objective? To doso you must have the necessary strategy and resourcesin place.

strategy is the specific steps it will take to achieve

your goals Resources are required to carry out a task. They can be

people, equipment, facilities, funding or anything elsecapable of or required for completing a goal.

Doing a SWOT Analysis will tell you what resources areavailable to you, and what you need to acquire.

Based on the SWOT analysis, write: HOW: Resources Iwill need to obtain.


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Goal Setting: When

All goals must have a deadline

Without no end date, there is no sense of urgency.

When gives you the impetus to get started.


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Writing Goals

Big picture goals your end destination as defined by

the Big Picture Statements for your various life aspects.

Milestone Goals these are the series of goals that

will take you to your destination. Mini Goals milestone goals may need to be broken

down into bitesize chunks to make them more

manageable.

You milestone goals can be achieved through many mini

goals. And your big picture goals can be achieved

through many milestone goals.


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An Example

If you want to climb Everest, your big picture goal will beclimb Everest. Then you subdivide it to several milestonegoals:

-find climbing school

-take lessons-practice climbing on other mountains

And your milestone goal of "finding climbing school" can beachieved through many mini goals such as:

- Buy climbing magazines

- Find local mountaineering society- Make phone calls- Choose course- Reserve place on course of choice


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Personal Action Plan

Your personal action plan can be daily plan, weekly, monthly, quarterly or

yearly plan. As we discussed before, you should have yearly plan first.

Then subdivide your yearly plan into each of the four-quarter plan. Re-

subdivide the quarter plan into monthly plan, weekly plan, at last the daily

plan.


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Process of goal setting

The process of goal setting is dynamic. It needs to be measured sothat you can monitor progress. You should start monitoring theprocess at the beginning. In this way, you will see clearly if you areprogressing towards your goals.

Allow yourself the flexibility to change the action plan. Sometimes

things happen and we can not follow our action plans. For example,we plan to jog 30 minutes this morning but it rains. We can followother action plans instead.

Your goals are based on your own situation when you first set them.But over the long term, your situation will change. You may alreadyachieve some goals in advance. You can then set higher goals

according to your big picture. Some goals that you set before arenot relevant to you now. Ask yourself if the goals are still importantto you. If not, adjust the goals. Goals must be relevant otherwiseyou wont have the motivation to achieve them.


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Examples of goal setting

Big picture for the aspect of my life : Always in good health, be strong, live to over 80 years old.

Specific Goal Statement : My goal is to lose 40 pounds weight in six months

Measures of Success : Now my weight is 180 pounds and my goal is 140 pounds.

Reason the goal is important to me: I want to be healthy.

Task

Choose diet.Re-stock kitchen cupboards with appropriate food.

Buy a digital scale.

Attend one local athletics club and do some exercise.

Time-line for each task

Choose diet: One week to research diet

Re-stock kitchen cupboards with appropriate food: Two days

Buy a digital scale: One dayAttend one local athletics club and do some exercise: Six months

Require skills and resources

Knowledge and advice on weight loss

Diet knowledge

A digital scale to weigh myself

Local athletics club membership

New sportswear


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Evaluate The Goal

1. Smart goals

Go through each of the SMART characteristics and see ifthey fit with the example plan.

Is it Specific? Yes, the goal relates to weight loss 40

pounds. Is it Measurable? Yes, I will buy a digital scale and weigh

myself.

Is it Achievable? Yes, I am confident I can achieve it.

Is it Relevant? Yes, it motivates me to do exercise andtrain regularly, keeping me fit and providing relaxation.

Is it Time-bound? Yes, the weight loss is set in six monthsand each task has been scheduled.


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2. You list the skills and resources that are required.

3. Then you work on the action plan and make a

schedule. You will have a monthly plan, weekly plan

and daily plan. Put the tasks into your daily plan

and split the tasks into your everyday work.

Evaluate The Goal


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Monitor and Record the results

March - Researched weight loss diet on the internet and local library. Buy a digital scale and re-

stock kitchen cupboards.

April - Attend one local athletics club. They helped me improve my training schedule. Lose 7 pounds

this month.

May- Keep on the diet and lose 8 pounds. Make a new friend at the local athletics club.

June Had a bad fever, can not go to the local athletics. Lose only 2 pounds this month.

July- Recovered from the fever. Stick with the diet and do exercise every day. Lose 8 pounds.

August- Everything is going fine this month. Continue the schedule and lose 10 pounds.

Now that you have lost 35 pounds. Though you haven't lost 40 pounds, just continue with

your action plan and next month you will succeed. As you see in the end, in June you didn't follow your plan due to sickness. It doesn't affect

your final result. You just need to continue your goal.

You can celebrate your achievement with you friends. Share them with your experience and

they will be very happy about your progress.


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Effective goal setting

1. Write goals down

By writing the goals down, you can remember each task that needs to be done and easily to

check them off when you have accomplished them. You are better able to keep up with your

scheduled tasks for each accomplishment too.

2. Set priorities for effective goal setting

When you have several goals, give each a specific priority. This helps you to avoid feelingoverwhelmed by too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones

and follow each in succession.

You can set priorities according to this:

Priority 1: Must Do these goals must be achieved if you are to consider yourself successful.

These are your highest priority goals.

Priority 2: Should Do these goals should be achieved to consider yourself successful.

Priority 3: Nice to Do self explanatory

3. Keep operational goals small

One of the characteristics of high achievers is that they get the big picture. At the same time, it

can feel overwhelming to face a huge dream when you don't even know where to get started.

That's why you need to break down your big dreams into small goals that are more realistic

and believable from where you are now.


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4. State each goal as a positive statement

If you want to express your goals in a positive way, you simply have to first think of a goal that

puts a smile on your face when you imagine it completed. That is a key component to effective

goal setting that you can attain. Think positive and you will get good results.

5. Being precise

Set a precise goal that includes starting dates, times and amounts so that you can properlymeasure your achievement. If you do this, you will know exactly when you have achieved the

goal, and can take complete satisfaction from having achieved it.

6. For effective goal setting, set different kind of goals

There are three main types of goals: outcome, performance, and process, each with its own set

of advantages and disadvantages. To receive the best results, use the three types of goals.

Outcome goals give you direction and a target to aim for, performance goals give youmotivation and measurable results, and process goals help you focus on improvement and

mastery.

7. Set realistic goals, do not set goals too low or too high

It is important to set goals that you can achieve. By being realistic you are increasing your

chances of success.

Effective goal setting


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Career Goal Setting Plan

The following provides you with a simple outline of the factors you may want toconsider and identify when setting your career goals in a step by step format.

1. Career goal you must define and write them down in order of priority.

2. Benefits and advantages of achieving this goal. Listing these may help to motivate

you. 3. Key steps that you need to take

4. When will I do this? Give yourself deadlines

5. Support and resources. What support and from whom do I need, what resources,such as time, money, contacts.

6. Outcomes and reflection. Record whether you achieved the goal and what worked

or did not work along the way for future reference.

The above shows you the who, what, where, when, and how of career goal setting. Itis just like finding the facts for a story. Journalists have to answer all of thesequestions in order to get the full story.


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That is the same thing that you have to do when setting career goals.

WhoWho will I ask for help? Who will benefit from my career goal? Who will I work with toaccomplish my goal?

What

What do I want the outcome to be? What will I do to get started? What will really make mehappy?

WhereWhere should I start? Where will my career goal put me in 10 years? Where will I apply myresources?

WhenWhen should I begin? When do I want these goals to be reached? When will I apply myknowledge to begin attaining my goals?

HowHow should I begin? How will these goals affect my future? How do I really feel about thegoals that I have chosen?

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 answeredthese questions, you need to develop an action plan.

Career Goal Setting Plan


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Professional goal setting

Start to write your long-term professional goal setting first. Invest some time to plan yourcareer. The time you spend here is worth million of dollars. When you figure out long-termprofessional goal, then divide the long-term professional goal into several short-termprofessional goals.

Usually your professional goals are related with your financial goals. You should take intoaccount your financial goals too. Maybe you want to buy a house, take care of your family. Soyou need to increase your earnings. Consider your situation when setting goals.

Make your goals SMART. For example, if your professional goals are too hard to achieve,you will probably get frustrated. Rome was not built in one day and you can't become thecompany president in one year. Be realistic. You also need to set you goals to be fairlychallenging, rather than just sticking to simple and easy to achieve.

You will probably need to update and change your goals as time passes by. So it isimportant to be flexible in your goals and to continue with the process to adjust yourprofessional goal setting.

The next step is to take action. When you set up your goals and write them on the paper, youmake your promise. Remember to keep your promise. It is important that you realize yourcommitment to the goals you have set for yourself. You will be highly committed if the goalsyou set are something you really want to accomplish.

So, what's next? Take out a piece of paper and figure out your professional goal. Followyour plan and that will drive you to career success.


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Financial goal setting

Financial goal setting Step 1: Identify and write down your financial goals,whether they are saving to send your kids to college or University, buying anew car, saving for a down payment on a house, going on vacation, payingoff credit card debt, or planning for you and your spouses retirement.

Financial goal setting Step 2: Break each financial goal down into several

short-term (less than 1 year), medium-term (1 to3

years) and long-term (5years or more) goals; which will make this process easier.

Financial goal setting Step 3: Educate yourself and do your research.Read Money magazine or a book about investing, or surf the Internet'sinvestment web sites.

Financial goal setting Step 4: Evaluate your progress as often as needed.Review your progress monthly, quarterly, or at any other interval you feelcomfortable with, but at least semi-annually, to determine if your programis working.


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Goal setting exercises

Exercise One: The Million Pounds Giveaway

If I was given a million pounds today but I have to

spend it immediately. I would buy the following ten

things. Take out a piece of paper and list them.Remember, you must spend it and buy stuff with it.

You can't invest it in stocks or put it in the bank. List

ten things that you truly want.


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Exercise Two: Long lost friend

You come across a good old friend today. You lose contactwith this friend and haven't seen him for three years. Both ofyou are delighted to see each other again. He says:" Ihavent seen you for three years! How are you doingrecently?" You answer his questions:

I live in (town, city, village ):The car that I drive is:I am making a living by (job title/job role):I am earning (USD per year):My hobbies and interests are:

I have given up/I have taken up:Since Ive last seen you a new skill that I have acquired is:My partner is:Other:


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Exercise Three Charity Giveaway:

If I had US$100,000 to give to a single charity I

would give it to:

Write it on the paper.


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Exercise Four: The last time I felt was

The last time that I felt success was:

The last time that I did something that I really, really

didnt want to do, but did it anyway, was:

The last time I felt truly happy was:The last time I felt truly at peace was:

The last time I felt really proud of myself was:

The last new skill that I developed was:

The last time that I felt totally focused was:


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Exercise Five I am financially

free

You have won the lottery and acquired millions and

millions of dollars. You don't have to worry about

bills coming, loan repayments or other payments.

Picture this incredible wealth. Now, what are yougoing to do? How are you going to fill each day?


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Lets Take a Look.

Goal setting exercises One: The Million Pounds Giveaway gives you yourlong-term goals. All of these you want to achieve in your lifetime or even inthe next decade.

Goal setting exercises Two: Long lost friend gives you the answers to whatyou want to achieve in three years time. This will be your short-term goal.

Exercise Three Charity Giveaway shows how you would like to contributeto the society, and to help others.

Exercise Four: The last time I felt was helps you to appreciate life andenables you to know when you are experiencing certain feelings. It givesyou a point of reference for the future to feel that experience again.

Exercise Five I am financially free. This exercise indicates how you

would like to spend your time and what you really want to do. Could youdo more of this in your life? Could you even do this for a living? Just think it.

If you do these exercises honestly, you will know your purpose, passions,needs and drivers.


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Goal setting activity: Emulate

someone you admire

Imagine somebody that you admire and respect.

What qualities do they have that you admire?

Often the characteristics that you admire in another can say a lotabout the type of person that you would like to be.

Take a blank piece of paper and write down the qualities of thisperson in each life domain: career, finance, family, personalrelationships, community citizenship and any others that you can thinkof.

Write a paragraph on the type of person that you would like to bein each area of your life. Practice 'no limit' thinking.

Don't limit yourself by your fears, lack of money, or a lack of time -clarify a vision of your ideal self.


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Goal Mapping

Step 1: Dream What do you want? Vision for future

Step 2: Order- Whats most important?

Identify THE MAIN GOAL: the one that would most help in

achieving others (write in positive, personal and presenttense) select four sub-goals one from each area in yourlife such as health, wealth, adventure, work or home.

Step 3: Draw-What does it look like?

Place your right brain template next to your left braintemplate and draw images, pictures and symbols thatrepresent your goals


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Goal Mapping

Step 4: Why- why do you want it?

What are the benefits? Capture both words and feelingson your templates

Step 5:When- When do you want it? Step 6: How- how will you achieve it?

New habits, skills etc? state them in pictures and words

Step 7: who- whose help will you require?

Who will have responsibility for the major actions of thegoal? What roles will you play? Record names andqualities of character in pictures and words


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An Example: Main Goal I am on top

of the world

How: arrangeinvestment,become

qualified,arrange time

off

Who (the bank,

my teacher,myself)

Why: freedom,

love, family

When: achievement date

Sub goals: I

exercise regularly,I live a balanced

life

Sub goals: My

career is takingoff, I create a

happy home

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3.Goal - Setting