I have used different sources to simplify how to set effect goals in your life. And this slides can also be used for teaching the grades 11's or 12's.

1. Thabiso Louis Moloi
04 March 2014

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What is a goal?
◦ Something you would like to achieve.
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What is the purpose of setting goals?
◦ Goals give you direction and keep you focused on
where you want to end up.

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What are some things you hope to achieve in
the next few weeks or months?
What are some things you hope to achieve in
the next few years?

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Short-Term:
◦ Goals that can be accomplished in the near future
(within a few weeks or months)
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Long-Term:
◦ Goals that are more far-reaching and take longer to
achieve (a year or more)

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Fixed:
◦ Goals with an outcome that is based on a specific
date/time
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Flexible:
◦ Goals that have an outcome, but no time limit

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Setting unrealistic goals can lead to feelings
of failure, lowered self-image, and lowered
self-esteem
What makes goals unrealistic?
◦ Untimely
◦ Requiring unavailable resources
◦ Too generally written

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Goals guide and direct behaviour.
Goals provide challenges and standards
against which individual and organizational
performance can be assessed.
Goals justify the performance of a task and
the use of resources.
Goals define the basis of organizational
design.
Goals serve as an organizing function for a
person’s work.

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SMART is the acronym for
SPECIFIC,MEASURABLE,ATTAINABLE,REALISTIC
and TIME BOUND.
This aspect of the slide would focus on
setting SMART GOALS.

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Goals should be SPECIFIC. “I want a job when
I graduate” is too general. Drill down further
to identify more specific goals, revisiting your
assessment and exploration.
An example of a better goal is, “I want a job
with a Big five consulting firm, working at
the Capacity building Department and
earning $1000 monthly.”

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Goals should be MEASURABLE. It is important
to identify clear objectives so you can
measure progress towards your goals, the
goal you set should be quantified in terms of
numbers so that when you get it, you would
know. Setting up smaller, measurable goals is
the answer. “I will attend five campus
recruiting events sponsored by Big five
consulting firms” is measurable, as you will
know you have reached your goal upon
attending five events.

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Goals should be ATTAINABLE. Are your goals
reasonable? Are you willing and able to
accomplish your goals? It is important to
address these questions when goal setting so
you don’t set yourself up for failure.
In order words, whatever goal you set for
your self you should be able to fulfill them.
For instance you can not set goals for
working in a consulting firm ,if you do not
have a consulting firm in your country or
location.

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Goals should be RELEVANT/REALISTIC. Your
goals should be related to the direction you
want your career to take. It is important that
your short-term and long-term goals are in
sync.
For realistic, you can not set a goal to be the
President of Ghana(my country) when all you
have is a BECE certificate and do not belong
to any political party. This is not a realistic
goal.

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Goals should be TIMELY. Setting deadlines for
achievement of goals will keep you on track.
What do you want to achieve and when do
you want to achieve it? Seeing the finish line,
so to speak, will motivate you to work
towards completion of your goals.
I want to Be the CEO of XYZ company in 10
years time is a timely or a time bound go as it
gives you the impetus to work hard to
achieve it.

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Direction of attention- activities to keep
individuals focus.
Effort – the strength exerted
Persistence – willingness to work on the
task over extended periods of time
Task strategy – strategy for tackling the
tasks.

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Performance is a function of goal-setting.
Performance is likely to he high when:
◦ Challenging goals are present
◦ Moderators are present
◦ Mediators are operating
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Three types of quantitative indicators can be
used to assess performance:
I. Units of production or quantity
II. Dollars (cost, profits, income or sales)
III. Time

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Encourages people to develop action plans to
reach their goal.
Focuses people’s action on their relevant goal
actions.
Causes people to exert effort necessary to
achieve the goals.
Spurs people to persist in the face of
obstacles.

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The above slides are a combination of 4
authors which are:
•
Setting SMART Goals by Kaplan University on Oct 25, 2013
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Goal setting-How to Set SMART GOALS by Emmanuel Kumah, Product Developer at Dream Oval Ltd on Nov 18,
2011
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Goal setting by Knight1040 on Sep 27, 2011 ( taken from Slocum and Helriegel (2007))
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Goal setting (1) by Indu Sahni, Faculity at Pacific Institute of Business Studies (PIBS), Udaipur (Raj.) on Sep 30,
2013