Quick story:
Teni had the Samsung S8 plus, she loved the phone so much that she literally choked it to death by herself.
She would take endless photos of everything that tickled her fancy and of course videos… She must have thought herself to be your favourite director Frizzle because she captured feature length videos on her phone. Crazy right? I thought so too. I mean who does that? she had everything right there sitting on her phone…
One of her best features on the phone was its notes app; She went crazy with this app… she could not stop writing on it. She had this long list of goals that went on forever and it turned out, that was all it was; a long list of ideas that she liked because she just kept adding to the list without acting on them. soon the phone developed some issues and eventually crashed and poof! went her beautiful list of goals that never saw the light of day. Hmmm… she was heart broken.
Take a deep breath…hold it…Exhale
It never feels good to be heart broken and when it comes to your goals, you want to make sure that you are setting them smart.
Setting smart goals, gives you a strong head-start on your journey to achieving your dreams.
So what are smart goals? lets break it down.
Smart goals are
SPECIFIC
MEASUREABLE
ACHIEVABLE
RELEVANT
TIME-BOUND
goals.
they help you ensure productivity by effectively managing your energy.
It is not enough to have a to-do list when you think of the goals you will like to achieve so when setting goals, there are key questions that you must ask yourself to help you make sure that you are actually working towards the right direction.
First question: Is this goal specific?
If you are not clear on what the goal is, how do you intend to work towards achieving it? think about it. when you get dressed and step out of your house, in most cases, you do have a destination in mind right? (Notice that I have not stated that you are clear on your route to this said destination)
Your goal has to be clear enough for you to be able to recognise the right paths as you go along by the outcome of the steps that you take.
Second question: Is the goal measurable?
can the goal be broken down into smaller actionable steps that you can acknowledge when done? knowing this will help you know how farther along or how close you are to achieving your goal
Third question: Is your goal achievable?
How much do you believe in your goal? is your mindset right?
To achieve any goal that is worth your irreplaceable time and effort, you must have the right mindset in place because sometimes, goals can be quite challenging but when you have the right mindset, you find that you scale through challenges very easily.
Fourth question: is your goal relevant?
Time is precious and irreplaceable so i’m sure you dont want to waste anytime chasing irrelevant dreams. You want to make sure that the goals you set for yourself are relevant so you can achieve your desired outcome.
Fifth question: How much time do I want to spend working on this goal?
while we can all agree that sometimes life does not actually go as planned, we still need to allocate some time to the goals that we intend to achieve. making sure that our goals are time bound helps us realise how progressive we are in our journeys.
Bearing in mind that some tasks may be very tasking, boring, or challenging, having a smart approach to achieving them and keeping your focus on the desired outcome will help you hit your goals spot on.
So, do you have a list of goals you will like to achieve? try these tips out and let us know how they help you on your journey. follow us @frizzlenbizzlefilms on instagram, twitter, facebook and all the other fun places you like to hang out and dont forget to sign up on our email list for exclusive offers.