Goal Orientation

by
S Muralidharan
Datamatics Staffing Services
 What is a Goal?

 It’s an aim… a purpose.. an objective…

 It’s more than a dream… It’s a dream being acted

upon…
 Why Goals?
 It gives us focus.
 It helps us in accomplishing more – do more, have
more and be more…
 It helps us in harnessing our power.
 It helps us in increasing our confidence, energy and
enthusiasm.
 It helps us to be in charge.
 It helps us transcend our current realities.
 It provides automatic instrumentation, which keeps
us on course.
 It helps us to live longer.
 Some quotes on goals…
“Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I will give you a
man who will make history. Give me a man without a
goal, and I will give you a stock clerk”
  - J C Penney
 
“The important thing is not where you were or where you
are but where you want to get”
- Dave Mahoney
 
“The difference between working with a goal and working
with no goal is results”
- Nancy Dornan
 What is stopping us?
 Lack of understanding of the effectiveness of goal-
setting principles.
 Lack of knowledge on how to set goals and achieve
them.
 Fear of what others might say if I fail to achieve my
goals.
 Unwilling to change/move from our current comfort
zones.
 Our past conditioning, scripting, habits.
 Poor self-image (I don’t deserve better things in life)
 Truly and totally contented with the way I am (very
rarely)
 Can goals be negative?
 If it is unrealistically big.
 If it is based on illusion.
 If it is outside your area of interests set primarily to
please others.
 If it’s achievement is dependent on luck factor.
 If failure to achieve goals affects our integrity and
courage.
 If it is achieved at the expense of more important
things in our lives.
 How to set principle-based
goals?

 All things are created twice

 Mental or First creation
 Physical or second creation

 A principle-based goal is
a right thing,
for the right reason,
the right way.
 Goal setting process

YOU GOALS

SELF AWARENESS PHYSICAL

CONSCIENCE SOCIAL
INDEPENDENT WILL MENTAL
CREATIVE IMAGINATION SPIRITUAL

PRINCIPLES
THE BEST YEAR YET WORKSHOP

The purpose of the workshop is to make next year

your best year yet…
 Aims of the workshop:

1. Acknowledge and appreciate what happened last

year.
2. Define useful lessons.
3. Create a positive internal focus for producing
results.
4. Identify your Top Ten Goals.
5. Learn a system of planning to ensure success.
 Getting started
1. Get in the right frame of mind
2. Prepare your workspace
3. Gather your materials
4. Decide whether to do Best Year Yet on your own
5. A few hints and reminders
The Best Year Yet Questions
1. What did I accomplish?
2. What were my biggest disappointments?
3. What did I Learn?

 
GUIDELINES FOR NEXT YEAR
 
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4. How do I limit myself and how can I stop?

 How do I limit myself?

 In which areas of my life am I not achieving what I want?
 What do I say about myself to explain these failures?
(These are your limiting paradigms)
 

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1. What are my personal values?
2. What roles do I play in my life? (Limit it to 8)
3. Which role is my major focus for next year?

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8. What are my goals for each role?
 Be specific
 Be measurable
 Have a deadline
 Start with a verb

 
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9. What are my top ten goals for next year?

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  BEST YEAR YET PLAN
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10. How can I make sure I achieve my Top Ten Goals?
 
Write your best source of advice in making this
your Best Year Yet.

 Set Monthly Goals to progress your Top Ten Goals.

 Set Weekly Goals to progress Monthly Goals.
 Focus on roles and personal values rather than tasks.
THANK YOU