Comments on: Thought: On setting achievable goals being a bad concept

By: dinstar

dinstar — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:33:39 +0000

that;s a nice article, love readin’it

By: Martyn Security

Martyn Security — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:12:59 +0000

I would agree that goals to need to be achievable however I think it really does depend on the person and how best they perform. As for myself I perform much better under pressure and when I set goals just out of reach as it makes me want to see just how well i can do. Where as if im set an achievable goal then I tend to relax and get less done. Strange I know but just a personal preference.

By: Autofahnen

Autofahnen — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:59:44 +0000

I am very agree your ideas.But I think it’s very difficult for a person to determine that what he can achieve and what not.I think if a man make a well plan and self confidence it’s possible for him/her to complete achievable goals.

By: John M

John M — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:35:31 +0000

Very good thoughts on planning achievable goals. I think it is rather difficult to determine that what you can achieve and what not. I never planned years and let them go in their own way. More over i work hard and always get what should be there. On another blog I have read a snippet over “working hard” and “being busy”. There is a lot of difference between them.

By: TT Secured Loans

TT Secured Loans — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:22:35 +0000

I think a lot of people in the ‘blogosphere’ are trying to hype each other up about marketing, while those selling them software are the ones making the _real_ money.

Get out from in front of your PC, and clear the cobwebs out of your head. What can _you_ provide that people really want? That’d be a good start

By: Jolin

Jolin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:01:19 +0000

I agree your ideas but it is hard for a person to control himself.

By: Koala Bears

Koala Bears — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:46:08 +0000

I think it is very important to know where you want to be in the end, and set your goals based on that. Realistic goals, but goals that get you where you want to be in the end.

-Jean

By: Mick from Filey

Mick from Filey — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:14:39 +0000

I would agree, but invariably goals seem to be impossible. If a goal is not achievable then it shouldn’t be set. Full Stop.

By: free mp3 audio books

free mp3 audio books — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:20:33 +0000

While I agree that the whole “annual goal-setting” mania usually leads to nothing at all, I think goals are important. I think you need to know yourself and your own desires. And to look deeper and ask yourself why you want to achieve the goal. For example, if your goal is “I want to marry the hottest woman in the world!”, what does that say about you and your goal? What is your real motivation? Personal validation? A demonstration of your own skills of persuasion or seduction? Certainly it would be hard to justify a shallow goal like that by saying that it was about “who she is on the inside”. So…some goals may not be worth pursuing at all. And by taking a nebulous approach to goal-setting, it may take you a long time to reach that conclusion.

But in terms of your larger points…I think I’d turn your argument to a slightly different facet to illustrate what might be a weakness.

I think it’s great to say as a goal “I want to make it my life’s goal to write music and support myself by doing so.” As I understand it, your point is that it’s great to have that goal, whether or not it could be deemed achievable. And I agree…that’s fine.

But then…I think that your best strategy would be to set some “sub-goals” (or steps) on what you would hope to be the path to that goal. For example…you might look for an opportunity to write a single song that could be written with no financial motive or even without significant artistic motives…simply with the intent that it might gain you some notoriety. That’s probably achievable (even if it’s just a silly song for your company’s next Christmas party). And it helps to establish you in the minds of others as “a songwriter”…which you hope could be one step forward along the path.

So I think you need the big broad goals. But I also think you’re smart to put aside the tendency to daydream by taking some concrete steps in terms of achievable goals.