Why it is Important to Set Goals and Measurable Objectives
If you want to be prepared, no matter what you are preparing for, it is much easier if you set goals and objectives and then make a plan to reach them. Without these, it is very hard to achieve the things you want to do. It is a new year and a good time to think about setting goals to start or increase your preparedness.
You know you should be prepared. Prepared for natural and manmade disasters, economic instability, job loss and lately, cyber and terrorist attacks. But just setting high-level goals makes it hard to accomplish anything. Let’s take a look at some common goals that thousands of people make each year and never accomplish:
So why don’t people accomplish these goals? Sometimes they
are half-hearted. They know they should do something but are too lazy to
actually try. Others start out trying but quickly lose interest because it is
not easy. Others are committed to the goal at first but they didn’t take the
time to define measurable objectives that help them realize accomplishments
along the way.
If you don’t set goals with measurable objectives, you burn your time and energy with subpar results. It is like shooting arrows into the forest hoping you are going to hit some game for your dinner tonight. It is not effective.
For goal setting to be effective, you have to define
measurable objectives that have a time frame and create a plan to achieve
them. Before diving in let’s look at
some definitions from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Interesting that they are almost the same but the difference
tells us something. The Goal is the end of an effort and an Objective is
a something that is achieved through effort.
They are used interchangeably a lot but I have seen them used in a slightly different way that helps you organize the effort in to a large bucket (goal) full of smaller buckets (objectives). The smaller buckets are easier to plan for and let you see and feel accomplishments quicker. So, let’s look at an example of how this makes reaching your goals more achievable.
Now that you have smaller buckets to complete, it makes it
easier to create tasks to achieve them. For each of your objectives think about
the daily, weekly or monthly tasks that are needed and start recording them in
an electronic calendar. As you start filling up your calendar it is easy to see
if you are being too aggressive on some things. Now you can push some dates
back or change your objectives so that you are not overwhelmed.
The following is an example of some of the tasks you might create
to achieve the goals and objectives above.
Some things to think about when setting goals and
objectives:
Having a vision for being prepared to take care of your
family rarely gets done well, or at all, if you don’t take the time to define
goals and measurable objectives. Without measurable objectives it is hard to
tell whether you are on track and feel a sense of accomplishment. Even if you
have already set some preparedness goals for the year, take the time to create
measurable objectives with time frames. You will see how much better of a plan
this.
Have anything to add? Have questions about Preparedness Goal setting? Let me know in the comments!
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