this is
from ken blanchard. whenever you set
goals, they need to be smart goals.
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- specific.
specific goals are goals that you can accomplish. vague goals have no power. nothing becomes dynamic until it becomes
specific. whenever you set goals don’t
say, “i want to be ‘more’ this or have ‘less’ of this.” more and less – what does that mean? be specific.
less – 15 pounds or whatever. don’t
just say, “i want to be like JESUS.” how
are you going to measure that?
also,
it has to be specifically related to you.
be personal. don’t set goals for
other people. like, “i'm going to help
my husband lose 25 pounds.” you cannot
set a goal that you cannot control. so
you don’t set goals for other people.
“my goal is to get my kids in line.” no, your goal is to be a parent that knows how
to relate to your kids. make it
specific.
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- motivational.
a goal must be motivational for it to be effective. if it doesn’t motivate you, don’t set it
because you’re not even going to try.
you’re not motivated by the goal.
it must be a motivational goal.
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- attainable.
if you can’t attain this goal, if you can’t reach it, you’re just going
to get discouraged. don’t say, “my goal
is to pray for three hours a day.” you’ll
just get discouraged and give up.
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- relevant.
goals must be relevant. that
means they’re based on your values and priorities. don't ever set a goal that you think somebody
else thinks you ought to set. like, “i
think GOD wants me to set this goal.”
or, “i think i ought to set this goal because of somebody else.” no, you ought to say, “what are the values
that i really believe are important?” and
they ought to be based on what you really believe are important, not on what
you think somebody else thinks is important.
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- trackable.
that means can i measure my progress?
how do i know if i’ve reached my goal?
using
this, i encourage you to set a smart goal for each of the areas we looked at
yesterday here on the front porch.
just a
thought from the front porch…
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