2. A specific, measurable occurrence, object, or
accomplishment that you would like to
achieve, or obtain in the future.
you want to end up
It is where
Not where you are today
Always keep the end in mind
3. To achieve your goals for your career and
your life requires self-motivation—the
determination to stay on track and avoid
distractions.
4. Is a positive step in reaching your end result
S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Attainable
R-Realistic
T-Timely
5. A specific goal has a much greater chance of
being accomplished than a general goal.
EXAMPLE:
General goal -"Get in shape‖
Specific goal - "Join a health club
and workout 3 days a week"
6. If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.
Choose a goal with measurable progress, so
you can see the change occur. Be specific!
EXAMPLE: Not measureable - "I want to be a
good reader" is not as measurable.
Measureable - "I want to read 3 chapter books
of 100 pages before my birthday‖
7. Identifying goals that are important to you,
helps develop attitudes, abilities, skills, and
financial capacity to make them come true.
EXAMPLE: Unachievable - lose 20 lbs in 1week
Achievable - lose 1 lb once achieved aim to
lose another 1 lb.
8. Means "do-able.― An objective which you are
willing and able to work towards. It may push
your skills and knowledge but it should not
break you.
EXAMPLE: Unrealistic - A goal to never eat
sweets
Realistic - Eat a piece of fruit a day instead of
the sweets. Reducing the amount of sweets is
a realistic goal.
9. A goal should be grounded within a time
frame.
EXAMPLE:
Untimely - You want to lose 10 lbs, someday
Timely – I will loose 10 lbs by January
10. Short-term goals: within 1-6 months
Med-term goals: within 1-2 years
Long-term goals: within 5 or more years
12. How much time will be required to meet
your goal.
Divide the time into smaller components.
Use a desk calendar, a planner, or to
schedule the day, month, or year by which
each step should be completed.
Use a time line, including all the steps
necessary to reach your long-term goal
13. Difficult school courses
Inability to concentrate
Indecision
Distractions
Procrastination
Lack of money for education
Strong competition for jobs
14. Ask for guidance from someone who has
faced the same obstacle.
Break a roadblock into smaller problems and
try to find a solution to each problem.
15. ◦ Goals- It is where you want to end up
not where you are today
Always keep the end in mind
◦ Make SMART goals
16. Time Frame
Short-term
Mid-term
Long-term
Strategies to accomplish your goals
How to overcome roadblocks
