It’s easy to feel like you’re not getting everything out of life that you want to, that you deserve to.
You work hard, you sacrifice, you do your best – but sometimes life seems like a fast flowing river and you’re a boat set adrift, being pulled along by currents you have no control over.
How can you retake control of your boat, so that you can go in the direction you want to go and arrive at your preferred destination?
Spend some time thinking about what you really want in life, what you want to achieve. Focus on setting personal goals.
Why Set Goals?
Research shows that life’s winners – high-powered executives, famous athletes, Nobel Prize laureates – all set goals. Having sharp, clearly defined goals gives you both short-term motivation and long-term vision. They also:
✔ Help you organise your time and resources efficiently
✔ Separate what’s important from what’s irrelevant
✔ Are a motivational tool
✔ Allow you to concentrate your efforts
✔ Raise your self-confidence as you see progress in achieving them
Setting SMART Goals
Rather than setting vague resolutions, SMART goal setting brings structure and trackability to your objectives. The SMART mnemonic stands for:
- S – Specific
- M – Measurable
- A – Attainable
- R – Relevant
- T – Timely
SMART goals should successfully answer the following questions:
Specific = is the goal defined? Who’s involved, what needs to be accomplished, why am I doing it?
Measurable = am I able to track the progress and quantify the outcome?
Attainable = is the goal and timeframe realistic?
Relevant = is the goal truly worthwhile and consistent with my other goals?
Timely = does my objective have a time limit?
JustBoards Monthly Planner Whiteboards
OK, so you’ve decided on some SMART goals – but there’s a dilemma.
There’s no way you can keep track of these goals in your head.
How am I going to make sure that the goal processes are working?
How can I ensure that I’m staying focused on my goals on a day-to-day basis?
And what if the processes aren’t working as well as I thought they would? How am I going to know when and how to make appropriate changes?
You need an ‘external brain’ to record all the important details, a place to write, organise and evaluate. A JustBoards Monthly Planner Whiteboard is all of these things - the perfect solution to your goal monitoring needs.
Ensuring that goal processes are working
Remember the adage, ‘Work to live, don’t live to work.’ Goal processes are working when your work doesn’t drown out your down time.
Your JustBoards Monthly Planner Whiteboard can ensure you have work-life harmony by reminding you about what non-work fun things are coming up. When writing up your monthly schedule, ask yourself these questions:
- Have I got enough social appointments?
- What have I got planned for my weekends?
- Are there any items on my bucket list I can tick off?
Staying focused on a day-to-day basis
Never forget an appointment or deadline ever again. Stay focused on a day-to-day basis by mapping out all your key dates on your JustBoards Monthly Planner Whiteboard.
With just a glance, you can see what’s coming up and make a mental note of how much time to allocate for a meeting or project.
‘I have an appointment with a major client on Friday, so I need to allocate 4 hours for that.’
or
‘My manager has given me until next Wednesday to finish two reports – I only have a week so I need to work on them simultaneously.
Knowing when and how to make appropriate changes
When you set a goal, you want to make sure that when you’re working to achieve that goal, you’re doing so in the most efficient manner. There’s no point in wasting time working ineffectively.
Your JustBoards Monthly Planner Whiteboard will allow you to track your habits, putting you in the position to make an informed decision about what’s working well and what isn’t.
When something’s working well, put a tick or a star next to it to signify success and as motivation to keep on keeping on, to keep striving to become the person you want to be.
Why choose a JustBoards whiteboard?
JustBoards will help you find the best solutions. We offer Australia wide delivery to your door. Contact us today on 1800 654 917 or at info@justboards.com.au