HOW DO I SET MY GOAL

Do you struggle with goal setting or wonder how to achieve your goals? Whether you have set goals for yourself or your students have set goals, it is important to follow these 10 steps to achieve the goals. Many times we have high aspirations and lofty goals especially at the start of the school year or a new year. Then when we hit one small bump in the road we give up or lower the goal.

You will find that these 10 steps can apply to anything you have set your mind to accomplish whether it be professional, academic, educational or personal goals.

How to Achieve Your Goals By Following These 10 Steps

1. Take action.

2. Try hard.

3. Keep practicing.

4. Explore a different way.

5. Ask someone how to do it better.

6. Do your best.

7. Learn how others have done it.

8. Build upon your strengths.

9. Review and fix any mistakes.

10. Don’t give up.

Example of Following the 10 Steps to Reach Your Goals

Let’s pretend you are sick and tired of bringing paperwork home with you at the end of the day. You decide to set this professional goal: “I will document all my therapy sessions immediately following the session 100% of the time by June of 2019”.

1. Take action – document after your first session.

2. Try hard – don’t make excuses.

3. Keep practicing – maybe you miss a session but keep practicing to stay on top of the documentation.

4. Explore a different way. – if you find it is too difficult to do, what could you do differently?

5. Ask someone how to do it better. – ask a co-worker for suggestions.

6. Do your best. – give it your best effort.

7. Learn how others have done it. – if your coworkers can’t help, explore other options through research or online groups.

8. Build upon your strengths. – if something is working (i.e. voice to text, checklists, templates, etc) see what else you could document in this manner.

9. Review and fix any mistakes. – check what isn’t working and fix it.

10. Don’t give up. – keep trying. Start back at step one if necessary until you reach your goal.