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19/02/2015 by Lisa McDonald

8 Qualities of a Well Written Goal

goals are dreams with deadlines

Writing Goals 

Ok, so you’ve written down some basic goals.  Is it a well written goal though?  Does it assist you in having a healthy life?

 

Eight Qualities Of Well Written Goals

Read through my SMARTIES formula for writing goals.  It contains my eight qualities of a well written goal and see how yours compares. 

  1. Specific:  List the precise outcomes you what to achieve.
  2. Measurable:   Record how will you measure or determine whether it has been achieved.  Numbers, % etc are really useful with this aspect.
  3. Action oriented:   This let’s you know what you have to do to achieve it
  4. Realistic:  This aspect gets you to check in on your beliefs, whether you believe it is possible for you to achieve.
  5. Timebound:  Record the date by which you will have completed it.
  6. Inspirational:   Make sure you have a big “why” to drive you to take action.
  7. Ecological:  Check that it’s aligned with your values, and that it’s good for you and others,
  8. Sustainable:  Make sure that you can consistently apply yourself to the actions required to achieve it.

How did you go?  Were you able to tick either of these 8 off?

If so, well done, you’ve made a great start!

If not, then make some adjustments to tweak them.  Then re-write your goals.  Keep tweaking them until you have clearly written goals and outcomes, and that you really would really love to achieve.

Empower yourself today by taking at least one step today that will assist in progressing your goals!

If you feel stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed about writing goals that you’d really love to achieve, or want some guidance with implementing your goals, then I’d love to assist you. Take action today by contacting me to have a FREE initial discussion.

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05/02/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Setting Healthy Life Goals In 2015

Have you written your goals for 2015?  If now now is a great time to get started.  Setting healthy goals is as easy as 1, 2, 3!  Read on for 3 easy ways to get started on writing and setting your goals for 2015, is a way which healthy.

  1. Where are you now?  The first step is to review and where you are in your life now.  Consider the health of your life in each of the key Wheel of Life areas:  physical health, relationship health, financial health, job/business health, spiritual health, rest/recovery/rejuvenation health, community contribution health and personal development health.
  2. Where do you want to go?  The second step is to evaluate your life results and to identify your goals and priorities priorities for the future.  Again, work through each of the 8 key Wheel of Life areas.
  3. How will you get there?  The third step is to  write an action plan with strategies which will support you in achieving your goals.  Make sure that your plan is in line with your values and ethics, and is ecological and sustainable for you.  Otherwise you’ll give up when the going gets a little rough!

Of course, once you’ve written your plan, you need to take action. So, make sure you get started on at least one step today that will get your started and progressing your goals!

If you feel stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed about doing it on your own, or want some guidance with creating your goals, then I’d love to assist you.  Take the next step today by contacting me to have a FREE initial discussion.

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