Goal Setting is a need .....

1. By
Angad Singh

2. Most people aim at nothing in life and
hit it with amazing accuracy !!
A man was travelling and stopped at an
intersection. He asked the elderly man,
“Where does this road take me?” The elderly
person asked, “Where do you want to go?”
The man replied, “I don’t know.” The elderly
person said, “Then takes any road. What
difference does it make?” How true. When we
don’t know where is going, any road will take
us there.

3. Learning Objective
• To understand the importance of Goals in life
and to know how to set them.
• To know the reasons why people are unable to
achieve the Goals.
• Use SWOT techniques to effectively introspect
and set goals.

4. Agenda
• Defining Goal setting.
• Why don’t most people set Goals
• Importance of Goals setting.
• Why Goals fail.
• Guidelines for setting Goals
• Types of Goals
• Time to set your Goal

5. Why don’t more people set goals?
• A pessimistic attitude – Always seeing the pitfalls rather than the
possibilities
• Fear of failure – What if I don’t make it? People feel subconsciously
that if they don’t set goals and if they don’t make it, then they
haven’t failed. But they are failures to begin with.
• A lack of ambition – This is a result of our value system and lack of
desire to live a fulfilled life. Our limited thinking prevents us from
progress. There was a fisherman who, every time he caught a big
fish, would throw it back into the river, keeping only the smaller
ones. A man watching this unusual behavior asked the fisherman
why he was doing this. The fisherman replied, “Because I have a
small frying pan.” Most people never make it in life because they
are carrying a small frying pan. That is limited thinking.

6. Why don’t more people set goals?
• A fear of rejection – If I don’t make it, what will other
people says?
• Procrastination – “Someday, I will set my goals.” This
tie in with a lack of ambition.
• Low self-esteem – Because a person is not internally
driven and has no inspiration.
• Ignorance of the important of goals – Nobody taught
them and they never learned the importance of goal-
setting.
• A lack of knowledge about goal-setting – People don’t
know the mechanics of setting goals. They need a step-
by-step guide so that they can follow a system.

7. Why set Goals ?
1. You take control of your life
2. You focus on the important things
3. You will make good decisions
4. You can finish the task efficiently
5. You will be self-confident and enthusiastic
6. You will make progress
7. You are closer to success

8. Meaningless Goals
• A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to
come around. As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking
and trying to overtake it.
One day a neighbor asked the farmer "Do you think your dog is ever going
to catch a car?"
The farmer replied, "That is not what bothers me. What bothers me is
what he would do if he ever caught one."
•
:: Moral of the Story ::
Many people in life behave like that dog who is pursuing meaningless
goals.
First set Meaningful and Realistic goal and then work to achieve GOAL.

9. Why Goals Fail
• The goal was not written down.
• Rewards for achieving the goals were not given.
• 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.
• The goal was not incorporated into a realistic plan that includes
measurements, timelines and resources.

10. Video

11. Story
• Do you have a Goal ??
• “I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties.
I knew I was destined for great things. People
will say that kind of thinking is totally
immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that
applies to me in any way – I hope it never
will.”

12. Story
• He wanted to be the greatest bodybuilder in the world
which meant winning the title of Mr Olympia – he
became the youngest ever Mr Olympia at the age of 23
(he’s won the title seven times).
• He wanted financial success. He was a millionaire by
the age of 30 thanks to successful business investments
and ventures (this was before Hollywood!).
• He wanted to become a successful Hollywood actor
(44+ movies).
• He wanted success in politics – he’s the current
governor of California and the husband of 26 years to
Maria Shriver (related to the Kennedy family).

13. What Happens when Arnold
Schwarzenegger Puts His Mind on
Something?
“I’m going to be the number-one box-office star in all of Hollywood.”
The Schwarzenegger formula ??

14. “Create a vision of who you want to
be”
Take out a clean sheet of paper, write down a
description of yourself 10 years in the future. Who
are you? What does your life look like? What are
you doing? Where? Who is around you? Allow
yourself to imagine a future in which failure is
impossible, and there are no limits.

15. “Live into that picture”
• Let’s say that you’ve articulated a 5 or 10-year vision. Given
this scenario, work backwards.
• What will have had to have happened for this to be true in
10 years?
• What will you have had to learn?
• What skills will you have had to develop?
• What auditions will you have had to take?
• Who will you have had to meet and develop relationships
with?
• Are any of these stepping stones any more improbable than
what Schwarzenegger has achieved?

16. “As if it were already true”
• If a young boy from a small village in Austria
can become a 7-time Mr. Olympia, a huge box
office star, and governor of the most populous
state in the country, might your dreams be
more realistic than you think?

17. Goal Setting Guidelines
• 1.Your goal must be conceivable. You must be able to imagine,
conceptualize and understand the goal or desired result. Top
athletes practice visualizing step-by-step actual success in their
sports competition. By visualizing your success in great detail, you
are conditioning your mind and preparing yourself to achieve your
desired success.
• 2.Make your goal believable. Your goal should be consistent with
your personal values system, and you must believe you can reach
the goal. It is critically important that you believe in yourself. You
must see yourself with the goal in hand.
• 3.Your goal must be achievable. You must have the mental and
physical capacity to reach the goal. It would, however, be important
for your goal to cause you to stretch beyond normal self-imposed
limits. You will find a goal that causes you to stretch and grow will
be the goal that gives you the most satisfaction. Don't be afraid to
challenge yourself to go beyond old limits!

18. Goal Setting Guidelines
• 4.Make your goal measurable. Deciding to do better than last year or to
be happy gives you no standard by which you can measure progress. Be
sure to relate your goal to quantity, percentage increases, dollar volume,
time or distance. This will allow you to measure your progress.
• 5.Your goal should be controllable. This means you must be able to
achieve the goal yourself, or gain the willing cooperation of others to
reach the goal. This emphasizes the importance of building team spirit. If
you can have no control over the outcome of an event, it's not realistic to
set a goal in this area. It would be like gambling in Las Vegas. Without a
proven system that beats the odds, lack of control will lead to frustration -
and cost you a lot of money!
• 6.Be sure you have singleness of purpose. Make sure your goal is not in
conflict with other areas of your life. For instance, if you decide to travel
extensively in your business or work 80 to 90 hours per week, this will
interfere with your personal or family relationships. The travel and long
hours could lead to poor health or family discord. Some goals become
mutually exclusive and create conflict with other goals.

19. Task
• Imagine your self from 10 years from now.
• Write down all you can see.

20. Types of Goals

21. SMART

22. SMART
• S – Specific. For example, “I want to lose weight.” This is wishful
thinking. It becomes a goal when I pin myself down to “I will lose 10
pounds in 90 days.”
• M – Must be measurable. If we cannot measure it, we cannot
accomplish it. Measurement is a way of monitoring our progress.
For example, 10 pounds/90 days are measurement.
• A – Must be achievable. Achievable means that it should be out of
reach enough to be challenging but it should not be out of sight,
otherwise it becomes heartening.
• R – Realistic. A person who wants to lose 50 pounds in 30 days is
being unrealistic.
• T – Time-bound. There should be a starting date and a finishing
date.

23. SWOT – Task

24. Video