6. "Try hard" or "Do your best" is less effective than "Try to get more than 80% correct” "Concentrate on beating your best time.” Too easy is not a motivating force. Hard goals are more motivating Goal Planning
8. Whatever the aim, all good plans tend to include: A clearly defined aim. Linked steps or stages or elements - resources, actions, knowledge, etc - the factors of cause and effect . Relevant and achievable proportions and timings (for steps, stages, elements Stages of Planning
9. Setting realistic goals: It is important to set goals that you can achieve. All sorts of people (employers, parents, media, society) can set unrealistic goals for you. They will often do this in ignorance of your own desires and ambitions. Alternatively you may set goals that are too high, because you may not appreciate either the obstacles in the way or understand quite how much skill you need to develop to achieve a particular level of performance. Personal Goals
10. Your sub-conscious can not distinguish between right and wrong, good or bad. Like a computer it simply stores data. These experiences form your perception of truth or reality. These experiences may be repeated over and over again. If a child is continually told he or she is a loser, over time this becomes the truth or the self-image of the child. Goals give you direction
