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Today I want to talk about the goal setting procedure and how to use a goal setting worksheet for this purpose. I’ll cover all the basics, from goal statements and vision, to sub-goals and milestones, to action lists and priorities.
During this post I will be referring to these worksheets:
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Which one resonates with you the most? Which one do you feel truest to you? Pick one and explain why in the comments below.
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The best goal setting worksheet, simply put, is the one that follows the goal setting process step by step with a good flow and maximum efficiency. It is easy to use, yet covers all the bases and allows for enough flexibility to be used in any situation it is required. It can be specialized for long term goals, short term goals or both. It can be specialized for career goals, personal goals or life goals in general.
First though, you need to define the goal setting process. In is simplest form it consists of the next five steps:
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Whether you are a very busy business man, a hard working student or a writer meeting a deadline, you cannot escape the fact that everyone needs to organize in one way or another. It is the best tool to make your life a lot easier and to make the most out of everything that you have and you can do all that with a good goal setting worksheet.
Still not convinced? Okay, let this article give you reasons why you need a goal setting worksheet now:
If these reasons did not make you realize the value of a good goal setting worksheet, then we’re not very sure what would. Start making your own worksheet and watch yourself achieve your goals.
For most people, a goal setting worksheet is nothing but a piece of paper that is used to write on your goals that you want to achieve in an ideal period of time. This holds true in most people’s cases and that is also one of the biggest reason why those goals that were jotted down on the piece of paper still remain goals.
Here are a couple of steps that will definitely make you throw out that old sheet of paper where you used to write your precious visions on. If you will keep on reading, this article can help you give an upgrade on your goal setting worksheet and finally attain those goals.
First, you’ll need to divide your goal setting worksheet into rows and columns. The number of rows depends on the number of your goals but I suggest you stick with less than ten goals first to make it more attainable. As for the columns: