Setting effective goals requires planning and accountability. Goals should be specific, measurable, and have a clear deadline. Vague or unrealistic goals like "get faster" are less effective than specific goals like "run the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds by December 1st". Goals should also be written down and shared with others to increase commitment and accountability. Effective goals are categorized as long-term, short-term, or immediate and achieving them requires identifying strategies and making detailed plans to accomplish each step. Setting clear goals provides benefits like less stress, better performance, and increased happiness.

2. GOALS

4. Think of a goal as your final destination,
if you don’t know what your final
destination is, there is no way to plan on
how to get there.

5. Why Goals Fail
• The goal was not written down.
• The goal was unrealistic or not specific enough.
• The goal is not really believable or little commitment
exists.
• Keep changing or switching goals with the weather
• The person who set the goal has not told anyone else for
added accountability, help and support.

6. Examples of bad Goals:
“I want to get faster”
Is this goal set up as a goal
that is easily measurable? Is
there a time limit to this?
How about:
Correct
“I presently run the 40 in
5.0 seconds and by
December 1, I want to be
able to run the 40
in 4.9”

7. Examples of good individual goals:
“Increase my ability to juggle from 5 consecutive
juggles to 10 consecutive juggles in the next 60
days”
“Improve my vertical jump by 2 inches by
December 15”

8. Once you have your goals (and your sub goals) you need to
figure out how you are going to be able to accomplish these
goals. You want to be as specific as possible in order to
achieve your objective of achieving each of the sub goals
and the ultimate goals.

9. Types of Goals
• Long Term Goals:
10-year, 5-year and 1-year goals
• Short Term Goals:
goals for the next 9 months, 6 months and 3
months
• Immediate Goals:
1-30 days from now

10. Steps Toward Setting Effective
Goals
" The establishment of a clear and central
purpose or goal in life is the starting point
of all success."
- Brian Tracy

11. 1. Set Goals
• Identify what is important to you.
What do you want to accomplish?

12. 2. Identify possible strategies
or objectives to reach each
goal.
• Make a list of what you feel are the
best and most effective ways of
reaching the goals you have already
identified.

13. 3. Select the best strategies
• Now that you have made a list of
several ways to achieve your goal,
recognize which of these strategies
will work best for you.

14. 4. Outline specific plans to
accomplish each strategy.
• Once you have narrowed down your strategy
list, you can begin to make very detailed and
specific plans to accomplish each strategy
and ultimately reach your goal.

15. The Benefits of Setting
Goals
• Suffer less from stress and anxiety
• Concentrate better
• Show more self-confidence
• Perform better
• Are happier

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