There are very many articles in the internet that give out ideas/tips for effective goal setting, that explain goal setting strategies, give training through goal setting workbooks and so on. Successful goal setting is what everyone want. That is, the goals should not lie in the paper but should come true, they should give you a sense of accomplishment.
Why is this so important? Can one live without setting any goals in their life? Yes, absolutely. It is all a matter of preference.
If you want to spice things up in life, if you want to take your life to a higher meaningful level you can consider setting yourself some goals. Well here are some compelling reasons that tell you why you should set goals in everyday life.
Time saver
The first and the foremost advantage of setting goals is that it helps you save tons of your time. When you don’t have a goal or a target, two things can happen:
1. You can be so lethargic that you have nothing to accomplish or answer.
2. You are not lethargic, but are working hard; yet you don’t have a target point or focus, so you spend your energy and time in reaching your goal through long and unplanned routes.
So if you want to achieve more in less time, you need to set appropriate goals. You can have long term and short term goals. You can also have sub-goals to one major goal. When you give yourself something to work on, you know your destination or target and hence you save a lot of time.
Gives you a purpose
As I have just said, when you give yourself a goal, you give yourself a purpose. Will you just pick up the phone if you have no calls to make or receive? Will you board a bus if you don’t want to travel anywhere? Similar is the case of setting goals. Will you work towards something useful, unless you have any idea about what you should achieve? Goal setting gives you a purpose to work on.
Good motivator
When you have something to accomplish, when you have a destination, when you have a purpose to work on, it is a good motivator. Rather than starting your day to office without any goals, if you have a goal to complete project X by the evening, will it not motivate you in a better way to getting things done? In this sense, goal setting can be life changing. It takes you from nowhere to all heights.
Boosted self esteem and confidence
When you have a purpose in your everyday life, when you have action plans for all your goals, when you work in a very systematic manner to accomplish things, doesn’t this sound so high? Yes your self esteem and your confidence gets a quick boost.
Not only from the inside, people from the outside notice that too. You become more reliable, worth contacting and a guru in your field!
Stress management
Setting goals help you manage stress. That may sound vague, but that is how things work. When you don’t have a target your thoughts and actions roam, your ideas get lost in void and your purpose in undefined. This can put you in a lot of stress.
Now that you have not set goals doesn’t mean that you don’t have goals at all. Your life, job, yourself or something else wants you to work towards a particular thing.
Whether you make it a goal and decide to work in an organized way or not purely depends on you. When you choose to work in an organized manner, things are clean and you can be calm, enjoying the outcomes and accomplishment.
Now if you do not want to set goals and work in an organized manner, that doesn’t leave you with an opportunity to not to work towards that goal. You still have to do it, but in a hectic, unorganized manner. So why not choose to set effective goals and work to accomplish them? After all, stress free life is what everyone wants!
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No doubt goal setting gives us a way to move on and move on with full of concentration as well as the motivation.
Thanks for such a motivational article, now I’ll also set the goal for each and every project that I starts on daily basis.
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Yes having a goal in front of us helps us stay focused and spend our energy in the right direction.
I love this post! I usually set effective goals to get me through each day, week, month, and year! I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately there are not many people who set effective goals because they’re not realistic. This post is excellent for sharing with people new to goal setting.
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Setting unrealistic goals will only demotivate us. That is why it is so important to expect something realistic from our own self.
Setting a goal can help you remain stress free as well as give a proper direction to your efforts. If one wants to work in a organized manner, setting goals help a great deal. Thanks for this share, Jane.
You’re welcome Abhishek.
Thanks for this engrossing read. We often underestimate the value of planning and the impact it has on meeting our deadlines and our general efficiency.
That’s true joy. A little bit of planning will help us in a great way – both in our personal and biz life.
The secret behind every successful entrepreneur’s success are the action plans he has systematically assigned to make sure his goals are met in a timely manner. Goal setting is just as important as being fully operational. Thanks for sharing!
Setting goals is very important. It is what keeps you motivated. One can fail and start from scratch, and end up successful, if they put their heart into everything that makes reaching their goals possible.
If you’d like a tool for setting your goals, you can use this web application:
Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A Vision Wall (inspiring images attached to your goals) is available too.
Works also on mobile, and syncs with Evernote.
Goal-setting is a vast and profound theme to illustrate. You’ve done a great job of it by including some fairly good tips, dear Jane! Keep blogging and sharing. Cheers!
Great post on why we should all set goals.
You may want to check out http://www.GoalsOnTrack.com, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and supports time tracking too. It’s clear, focused, easy to navigate, worth a try.
Once you have your goals set, it won’t be hard to set your standards and target your milestones. It is that one thing that fuels the actions we take on every endeavor we put our minds and bodies into.
Goal setting is an essential strategy in ensuring that our tasks are done efficiently. As an online marketer, I have short-term and long-term goals that are measurable and tangible this way I am able to quantify my success. Thanks!
I definitely believe that failing to plan is planning to fail the same way that I look at goal setting as an opportunity to set objectives and generate brilliant ideas. Thanks for the informative read!
It is very important to set goals so as to keep track of your progress, and be able to know your mistakes and the areas that need improvement.