Goal Setting

Goal Setting

Nearly all of us aspire to grow, prosper and keep achieving. Goal setting involves generating an action plan which the participant(s) of the project commits to adhere to. The plan motivates, establishes a purpose and provides a perceivable outcome. So, it in a way programmes the life of individual(s) involved to think, act, feel, give their best to accomplish the goal. There is no trying, there is doing. Five important components of goal setting are building synergy(1), listing and providing for resources provisioning - time, material, funding, think tanks, assigning responsibilities - who will do what singly and together with another / others, having standby plan and support systems and what if it doesn't work - it proves to be a non-starter. Gain / reward and purpose also need to be well documented so each person knows what to expect when the goal is achieved / stands achieved.

Personal Goal Setting

The scenario is very different when we are doing personal goal setting. People tend to apply organisational norms to personal goal setting. They may not be misconceived, as yet they may not yield the desired results. Usually on the personal front the goal is born out of a need, want, aspiration, why not or even to cure desperation. I think that such a goal may not become appealing to the psyche though it could throw up a strong hype. 

Here one needs to give time to write out how the goal is going to reward living on the many fronts of life. A mind map helps to have a picture that makes the work of achieving motivating. Here is a sample mind map I have drawn.

Each of the items generate a sense of purpose, gets one to know what to expect, know in advance the degree of achievable-ness, how realistic and how long one will have to be at it. Also one needs to know which individual and professional skills one needs to develop that will help in actualising the goal. The five important components of goal setting need to be incorporated. Doubt is a big killer. So is anticipation and hope. Belief in the strongest element. A belief that I will make it ultimately, come what may. Recitation of one's chosen mantra with a purpose helps to make uncertainties line up to help forge ahead toward goal achievement.

(1) Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts. It also means "working together". (Source : Wikipedia at Tap here to see more on 'Synergy'