Be in life or at work, if you wish to succeed or to stay ahead, then setting up of objectives are a must. These objectives are what leads you ahead and will also play a great role in dictating your success. The objectives have to be practical, ones that you can achieve.
Listing down the objectives and working your way towards it are important steps. Here is how you can be sure about your objectives at work:
Let your objectives be SMART
SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and time bound. Do not fix faraway goals such as your dream of being the CEO of the company. Take one thing at a time. Fix goals that you intend to achieve in the next couple of years.
These goals are to act as your reminders, not others’
Your objectives are yours and you need to keep them to yourself and work towards it. There is no need to share them with others. These objectives are your secret benchmarks and should not be flaunted.
Being honest can help in making your objectives clearer
The best way to develop clarity about your goals is to be honest with you and to clearly know what you are capable of and what you can do better or what you won’t be able to do. This will give you clarity and you will know which goals to pursue and which not to.
Write down your goals
Write each goal down and use positive words and write in present tense. Your goals help you realise what you want in terms of your work and writing them down will give them more clarity. Do not use words that will create doubt such as probably or may be but use affirmative words to ensure action.
Prepare a plan on how to go about achieving your goals
Goals are not for just writing them down but you need to have a fool-proof plan on how you are going to achieve it. The plan has to be an achievable one and you should have a deadline on it.
Devote some time daily for your goals
Each moment needn’t be about your goal alone. You will have to manage your goals with your every day work responsibilities. Just make sure that you are spending some time daily in working towards the attainment of your goal.
Make a detailed presentation to yourself
List each goal, put a number to it and put date and time across each goal. Since you have measurable goals as pointed out in point number one, you now have to focus on the time period when you will be able to attain the objective.
Identify and rate personal goals
Are your goals related to bettering your technical skills or communication skills or any other aspect of your work area? Then while you are at improving your skills, after a certain point of time, rate yourself in the scale of 1 to 10. This will help you a great deal.
Having clear goals makes your daily job easier
You may not be able to achieve all of your objectives but having clear goals means that you know how to take care of your daily routine, so that your goals are also a part of it, so are your daily responsibilities. You now know what to do and that’s how having clear goals helps.
Getting clarity on your work objectives is the first step towards working towards achieving them. Follow the above steps to help you make your objectives clearer and precise so that it helps you move towards your goals in a more planned manner. Clear goals help you remain focused and by reviewing them daily and appraising your performance, you also work towards their fruition.
