| Leaders of all industries know the importance of | | | | by the end of each workday." |
| setting achievable and effective goals for | | | | Attainable- If you have partial blindness and you |
| themselves. These goals are termed as SMART | | | | think you can become a pilot then you might |
| goals. Goals are one of the most underutilized yet | | | | have to rethink this goal. You need to set goals |
| important tools that businesses have. Once the | | | | for yourself that are attainable and not out of |
| main outline of your project has been set, your | | | | reach. Setting unattainable goals is a recipe for |
| attention needs to be turned towards developing | | | | disappointment and failure. Even difficult, long term |
| certain goals that can help make your project a | | | | goals can be made attainable by planning steps |
| success. The SMART goals checklist can be used | | | | wisely and creating a time frame for yourself in |
| to evaluate the set of goals to be used. This | | | | order to carry out those steps. |
| process can help the employees as well as the | | | | Realistic- You need to be both willing and able to |
| employers share a certain understanding of how | | | | work towards achieving your goals. This would |
| the goals have been set and how they are to be | | | | make it a realistic goal. By setting unrealistic goals |
| achieved. | | | | for yourself you would probably give up very |
| SMART goals should be: | | | | soon. A goal can be both high and realistic; you |
| Specific- a precise goal has a greater chance of | | | | are the only one who can decide how high your |
| being accomplished than a general goal. When | | | | goal needs to be. If you truly believe you can |
| charting out a specific goal make sure to specify | | | | achieve your goal then it would be termed as a |
| what needs to be done and within what time | | | | realistic goal. Another way of knowing if your goal |
| frame. In order to set a specific goal you should | | | | is realistic is to think back and determine whether |
| know what you want. You need to ask yourself | | | | you have accomplished something similar in the |
| certain questions like; who is involved? What do I | | | | past. |
| want to achieve? Where do I need to do this? | | | | Timeline- All goals should have a set time in which |
| When should I be able to complete it? What are | | | | you choose to achieve them. This ensures that |
| the requirements and constraints? Why am I | | | | you don't get lazy and keeps pushing you on |
| doing this? An example of a specific goal would be | | | | further to meet your targets. Also you need to |
| some thing like "Join a Gym and workout 4 days | | | | make sure that your timeline is realistic. |
| a week." | | | | Business coaching focuses on helping a business |
| Measurable- Concrete evidence needs to be | | | | owner create a business plan with its own identity. |
| established in order to measure the progress you | | | | Business coaching involves teaching, helping, |
| made towards attaining your goals. Measuring | | | | directing and encouraging individuals with their |
| your progress enables you to stay on track, to | | | | business problems. Business coaching is applicable |
| meet your targets and to experience the | | | | to any field of commerce and it involves helping |
| excitement of achievement that encourages you. | | | | certain individuals with problems regarding business |
| While setting up measurable goals you need to | | | | start-ups or with problems within the enterprise |
| ask yourself questions like how much? How | | | | itself. Coaching enables you to gain clarity in your |
| many? How will I know when it is done? An | | | | business planning which leads to progress towards |
| example of a measurable goal is "Edit 12 articles | | | | your goals. |