The Five D’s To Effective Goal Setting By Fred Crowell
The Five D’s will help you learn how to turn your dreams into goals and your goals into reality.
DECIDE: What do you want? Better grades? A better relationship with siblings? To make a difference in the world? Think BIG! Be SPECIFIC! The captain of an ocean liner doesn’t just hope that his ship floats into the right harbor. Even though he can’t always see his destination, he must know which direction to steer the ship. Decide today and WRITE IT DOWN! Wanting your goal involves more of your senses and makes a stronger impression on your subconscious mind.
DEADLINE: When do you want to achieve your goal? Some take an hour; some take a day or a week. Some can take months or even years. Set a deadline so you can evaluate your progress. Then you can set new goals or change and redirect your old goals.
DISCIPLINE: Learn to enjoy saying “NO” to yourself. Experience the thrill of reaching your goal through self-discipline. You may have to change some of the things you like to do, but remember it’s not a sacrifice, it’s a commitment to excellence.
DREAM: See yourself reaching the goal. Another word for this type of dreaming is visualization. Great athletes and other successful people have learned the value of mental practice in helping them reach their goals. Practice seeing yourself winning-eliminate negative thinking.
DAILY: Setting and reaching goals is like good grooming. You work at it everyday. Review your goals often. Place written goals where they can be seen often. This will keep you constantly aware of your goals and will burn them into your subconscious mind.
The happiest people are those who strive for success in four critical areas of their lives:
Spiritual-relationship to God
Work-career, school, financial
Relationships-family and friends
Physical-hobbies, sports, activities
In order to become a happy, well-rounded person, it makes sense to set goals in each of these four critical areas.
Some experts say you should keep your goals to yourself, while other experts say that it’s better to find one or two people with whom to share your goals. Learn what works best for you. Sometimes, getting others involved helps to develop some extra competition and motivation, as well as moral support.
DECIDE: What do you want? Better grades? A better relationship with siblings? To make a difference in the world? Think BIG! Be SPECIFIC! The captain of an ocean liner doesn’t just hope that his ship floats into the right harbor. Even though he can’t always see his destination, he must know which direction to steer the ship. Decide today and WRITE IT DOWN! Wanting your goal involves more of your senses and makes a stronger impression on your subconscious mind.
DEADLINE: When do you want to achieve your goal? Some take an hour; some take a day or a week. Some can take months or even years. Set a deadline so you can evaluate your progress. Then you can set new goals or change and redirect your old goals.
DISCIPLINE: Learn to enjoy saying “NO” to yourself. Experience the thrill of reaching your goal through self-discipline. You may have to change some of the things you like to do, but remember it’s not a sacrifice, it’s a commitment to excellence.
DREAM: See yourself reaching the goal. Another word for this type of dreaming is visualization. Great athletes and other successful people have learned the value of mental practice in helping them reach their goals. Practice seeing yourself winning-eliminate negative thinking.
DAILY: Setting and reaching goals is like good grooming. You work at it everyday. Review your goals often. Place written goals where they can be seen often. This will keep you constantly aware of your goals and will burn them into your subconscious mind.
The happiest people are those who strive for success in four critical areas of their lives:
Spiritual-relationship to God
Work-career, school, financial
Relationships-family and friends
Physical-hobbies, sports, activities
In order to become a happy, well-rounded person, it makes sense to set goals in each of these four critical areas.
Some experts say you should keep your goals to yourself, while other experts say that it’s better to find one or two people with whom to share your goals. Learn what works best for you. Sometimes, getting others involved helps to develop some extra competition and motivation, as well as moral support.
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