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." Many people in life behave like that dog who is
pursuing meaningless goals.
Life is hard by the yard,
but by the inch,
it's a cinch.
--Gean Gordon
SMART Goals
If you ask most people what is
their one major objective in life, they would probably give you a vague answer,
such as, "I want to be successful, be happy, make a good living," and
that is it. They are all wishes and none of them are clear goals.
Goals must be SMART:
1. 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."
2. M--must be measurable. If we
cannot measure it, we cannot accomplish it. Measurement is a way of monitoring
our progress.
3. 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 disheartening.
4. R--realistic. A person who
wants to lose 50 pounds in~30 days is being unrealistic.
5. T--time-bound. There should be
a starting date and a finishing date.
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