Developing the Self Leader
Getting Started
Plenty of articles and resources about SMART goals may be found simply by Googling the topic. Two very helpful resources are listed below to assist you in completing your own SMART Goal planning for this assignment. The larger question you may be asking yourself is, why you have been asked to complete this assignment in the first place. In an online Forbes article, author Jeff Boss addressed this very question and then shared five very good reasons why goal setting is of value:
“…goal setting is important because (goals) build self-confidence and help you increase productivity but the science behind why goals help us focus is more opaque. The beauty of knowing why something works makes you a) more willing to embrace it (whatever ‘it’ is in this case) and b) more informed, which therefore makes you better suited to make decisions. Put it this way, can you think of a business initiative, company policy, or meeting memo that, had you known just a little more about, would’ve helped you to make better, more informed decisions? Don’t we all. Here are five reasons why goal setting will improve your focus:
1. Goals trigger behavior.
2. Goals guide your focus.
3. Goals sustain momentum.
4. Goals align your focus.
5. Goal setting promotes self-mastery.
Perhaps the most important reason why goals work is because they build character. Actually, achieving goals builds character. While the process of goal setting is important because it helps unearth and identify what’s truly important to you, pursuing your goals is the real money-maker (literally and figuratively) because it builds self-efficacy; it develops yourself as the type of person who can achieve goals. Remember, you can’t manage what you don’t measure and you can’t improve what you don’t manage. Start with goal setting.”
Here's the link to the full article:
Boss, J. (2017, January 19). Five reasons why goal setting will improve your focus. Forbes.com. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffboss/2017/01/19/5-reasons-why-goal-setting-will-improve-your-focus/?sh=5703febb534a
1. Instructions
2. Review the following links to gain insights into how to best develop and complete your SMART goals:
a. SMART Goals: How to Make Your Goals Achievable(new tab)
b. How to Write SMART Goals Effectively(new tab)
3. After reviewing the resources for this assignment, download the SMART Goals worksheet(Word document) .
4. Taking into consideration your learning from this course about self-leadership, carefully decide upon ONE personal goal related to leading yourself, then use the goal to complete the SMART Goals worksheet. Be sure to follow the recommendations in the resources to ensure that you’ve written a very smart “SMART” goal plan!
Getting Started
Plenty of articles and resources about SMART goals may be found
simply by Googling the topic. Two very helpful resources are listed
below to assist you in completing your own SMART Goal planning
for this assignment. The larger
question you may be asking
yourself is, why you have been asked to complete this assignment
in the first place. In an online Forbes article, author Jeff Boss
addressed this very question and then shared five very good
reasons why goal setting is of value:
“…goal setting is important because (goals) build self
-
confidence
and help you increase productivity but the science behind why
goals help us focus is more opaque. The beauty of knowing why
something works makes you a) more willing to embrace it
(whatever
‘it’ is in this case) and b) more informed, which
therefore makes you better suited to make decisions. Put it this
way, can you think of a business initiative, company policy, or
meeting memo that, had you known just a little more about,
would’ve helped yo
u to make better, more informed decisions?
Don’t we all. Here are five reasons why goal setting will improve
your focus:
1. Goals trigger behavior.
2. Goals guide your focus.
3. Goals sustain momentum.
4. Goals align your focus.
5. Goal setting promotes se
lf
-
mastery.
Perhaps the most important reason why goals work is because
they build character. Actually, achieving goals builds character.
While the process of goal setting is important because it helps
unearth and identify what’s truly important to you, pu
rsuing your
goals is the real money
-
maker (literally and figuratively) because
it builds self
-
efficacy; it develops yourself as the type of person
who can achieve goals. Remember, you can’t manage what you
don’t measure and you can’t improve what you don’t
manage.
Start with goal setting.”
Here's the link to the full article:
Getting Started
Plenty of articles and resources about SMART goals may be found
simply by Googling the topic. Two very helpful resources are listed
below to assist you in completing your own SMART Goal planning
for this assignment. The larger question you may be asking
yourself is, why you have been asked to complete this assignment
in the first place. In an online Forbes article, author Jeff Boss
addressed this very question and then shared five very good
reasons why goal setting is of value:
“…goal setting is important because (goals) build self-confidence
and help you increase productivity but the science behind why
goals help us focus is more opaque. The beauty of knowing why
something works makes you a) more willing to embrace it
(whatever ‘it’ is in this case) and b) more informed, which
therefore makes you better suited to make decisions. Put it this
way, can you think of a business initiative, company policy, or
meeting memo that, had you known just a little more about,
would’ve helped you to make better, more informed decisions?
Don’t we all. Here are five reasons why goal setting will improve
your focus:
1. Goals trigger behavior.
2. Goals guide your focus.
3. Goals sustain momentum.
4. Goals align your focus.
5. Goal setting promotes self-mastery.
Perhaps the most important reason why goals work is because
they build character. Actually, achieving goals builds character.
While the process of goal setting is important because it helps
unearth and identify what’s truly important to you, pursuing your
goals is the real money-maker (literally and figuratively) because
it builds self-efficacy; it develops yourself as the type of person
who can achieve goals. Remember, you can’t manage what you
don’t measure and you can’t improve what you don’t manage.
Start with goal setting.”
Here's the link to the full article: