The best way to teach you how to prepare proper goals for yourself is to show you examples of goals that are both ineffective and that don’t have the components we just reviewed. You will typically come across goals such as these because their authors don’t know how to write proper, effective goals. While it’s better to have any goal then no goals at all, there is no doubt that the examples below have a lot of room for improvement. At first glance, they may seem acceptable, but they are all missing key components. Can you identify what is missing in each goal?
‘I’m going to get rich quick.’
‘My goal is to exercise.’
‘I want a better job.’
‘I want to get married.’
‘I hope to be able to afford a nice vacation.’
‘I want to buy a new house.’
‘My goal is to be wealthy.’
‘I’m going to quit smoking.’
And, every unwritten goal!!
Have you noticed the pattern? Stating a goal like ‘I’m going to get rich quick’ is not specific enough. This statement keeps the goal foggy because you haven’t explained within the goal what ‘getting rich quick’ really means! In addition, the goals above speak of the future. They are not written as if they exist right now!
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