The Ten Commandments of Goal Setting
1. Conceive it, believe it and achieve it.
2. Make the goal specific.
3. List your goal activities. (Every goal has three parts.)
1. Main Goal
A. Subgoal
1. Minigoal
2. Minigoal
B. Subgoal
3. Minigoal
4. Minigoal
When you start working on the goal, you start at the bottom and work your way up.
4. Establish the order (in which subgoals will be worked on).
5. What resources do you need?
Know what the goal is going to cost you in terms of time and money.
6. Give yourself a deadline.
Decide when you’d like each subgoal to be completed and jot down the dates.
Then, starting at the bottom of your outline, assign completion dates to each minigoal.
7. Use a handy form.
Example:
GOAL: Finish the basement.
Subgoal: Plan the layout.
Minigoals ...
Completion
... Resources
Date ... Time ... Money
Call bldg. inspector to find out codes ... 5-19 ... 15 min.
Sketch rough layout ... 5-25 ... 3 days
Buy new tape measure ... 5-25 ... $5.95
Plan wiring layout ... 5-30 ... 2 hours
City Hall-bldg. permit ... 6-1 ... 1 hour ... $50.00
Subgoal Totals: 6-1 ... 3 days, 3.25 hours ... $55.95
8. Be flexible. Sometimes things beyond your control can affect your program.
9. Be enthusiastic. Enthusiasm releases energy.
10. Reward yourself. Be proud of every little accomplishment.
1. Conceive it, believe it and achieve it.
2. Make the goal specific.
3. List your goal activities. (Every goal has three parts.)
1. Main Goal
A. Subgoal
1. Minigoal
2. Minigoal
B. Subgoal
3. Minigoal
4. Minigoal
When you start working on the goal, you start at the bottom and work your way up.
4. Establish the order (in which subgoals will be worked on).
5. What resources do you need?
Know what the goal is going to cost you in terms of time and money.
6. Give yourself a deadline.
Decide when you’d like each subgoal to be completed and jot down the dates.
Then, starting at the bottom of your outline, assign completion dates to each minigoal.
7. Use a handy form.
Example:
GOAL: Finish the basement.
Subgoal: Plan the layout.
Minigoals ...
Completion
... Resources
Date ... Time ... Money
Call bldg. inspector to find out codes ... 5-19 ... 15 min.
Sketch rough layout ... 5-25 ... 3 days
Buy new tape measure ... 5-25 ... $5.95
Plan wiring layout ... 5-30 ... 2 hours
City Hall-bldg. permit ... 6-1 ... 1 hour ... $50.00
Subgoal Totals: 6-1 ... 3 days, 3.25 hours ... $55.95
8. Be flexible. Sometimes things beyond your control can affect your program.
9. Be enthusiastic. Enthusiasm releases energy.
10. Reward yourself. Be proud of every little accomplishment.
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Re: Eliminating Clutter…
Use 4 containers. Label them.
Give Away … Put Away … I Don’t Know … Trash
Re: Eliminating Clutter…
Use 4 containers. Label them.
Give Away … Put Away … I Don’t Know … Trash
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