Designing a Goal Achievement Plan

Have you designed a goal achievement plan lately?

Goal setting is an exercise that many of us participate in. We list goals in the spiritual, personal, vocational, physical, mental/emotional, social and financial areas of our lives. We get excited about the goals we set, then if we write them down, we set the sheet of paper on a shelf or in the pages of a book somewhere. Although initially, setting goals is the beginning of goal achievement, there are steps that need to be taken between goal setting and goal achievement.

It is also good to assess your personality when designing a goal achievement plan. A plan of action or a design of goal achievement is essential for achieving goals. If you are a procrastinator by nature, then first and foremost hire a coach or solicit the help of a friend or colleague to be an accountability partner. If you are an aggressive individual that comes out of the gate charging full steam ahead, then you should find a coach, assign realistic times to each task, and also get a second opinion on the times you designated.

There are also a few questions that should consider and answer when you are designing your goal achievement plan. Here are a few:

1. What is the desired end result?
2. What are my motivators that will motivate and encourage me to progress towards achieving my goals?
3. Who will my coach or accountability partner be? (to coach and encourage me towards my goal)
4. What strengths and talents will I use to achieve this goal?
5. What are my weaknesses and how can I get around or overcome them?
6. If there is a task or action item that I cannot perform, whom can I ask for assistance or delegate this task to?
7. What will be my milestones of achievement?
8. How will I celebrate the small achievements along the way?

The focus of designing your achievement path is to ensure that it is realistic, enjoyable, and attainable for you. You are the one taking this journey, so by all means design a goal achievement path that will motivate you and that you will enjoy along the way, yet challenge you to take you to the next level.

Clestine I. Herbert is the founder and CEO of Divine Discipline, a life development company dedicated to empowering individuals and developing businesses, organizations and churches. Divine Discipline provides personal, professional and spiritual development through keynote speeches, training, teambuilding, coaching, planning and development.

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