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Title: When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?
Post by: o2bnocn on April 03, 2016, 06:10:44 pm
I usually don't but I have heard about it. I'm unsure about the concept because I don't want to feel too overwhelmed as I have struggled about that before. For example, I'm trying to get my permit to learn to drive as my old one expired. I don't want to get too overwhelmed about setting a date because of not being ready for the test. Overall, I am doing okay with steady progress but that could be better. I sat down and wrote down weekly objectives to reach some goals and that has been helping.

Your thoughts?
Title: Re: When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?
Post by: ladavia89 on April 03, 2016, 06:28:22 pm
You're suppose to set SMART goals

S. - Specific
M. - Measurable
A. – Achievable
R. - Realistic
T. – Time based

It really doesn't work well to just set some goal that doesn't meet those requirements. If I don't have a time frame in mind then I can just keep putting it off then get overwhelmed when I realize I just kept adding all these things to do without any real plan to accomplish them.
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Post by: camellia0 on April 03, 2016, 06:36:07 pm
I don't usually give myself a date, but I have a specific month in mind.
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Post by: dreamyxo on April 03, 2016, 08:24:23 pm
No I leave it up to the universe.
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Post by: lguzman1 on April 03, 2016, 10:41:39 pm
If I sent a goal I don't really set a date when it's due.
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Post by: aggie49 on April 04, 2016, 12:14:20 am
i do not set a date when filling a goal
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Post by: patriciaeclevenger on April 04, 2016, 06:26:00 am
I use the same system, setting SMART goals.  :) It really does help keep me on track. I love that when I can track my goals using this method I really feel like I've accomplished something. It's also good because I can reevaluate my goals whenever I need to.



You're suppose to set SMART goals

S. - Specific
M. - Measurable
A. – Achievable
R. - Realistic
T. – Time based

It really doesn't work well to just set some goal that doesn't meet those requirements. If I don't have a time frame in mind then I can just keep putting it off then get overwhelmed when I realize I just kept adding all these things to do without any real plan to accomplish them.
Title: Re: When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?
Post by: missplaymate618 on April 04, 2016, 07:27:24 am
When it comes to school, YES! Unfortunately some of my required classes aren't available when I need them to be so it pushed everything back. But for other goals, I really don't put a date on it, just when it happens I can say I achieved it.
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Post by: alaskakaren on April 04, 2016, 01:08:21 pm
Not usually..the way I achieve a goal is by breaking it down to small manageable pieces.
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Post by: notriko_mu on April 04, 2016, 05:54:41 pm
Thanks for sharing S.M.A.R.T.
Title: Re: When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?
Post by: vg7405 on April 05, 2016, 08:45:33 am
No, I do not give a specific date. I feel that it tends to add pressure to me. Rather, I give a more general range (i.e., by the end of the year, such as November - December).
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Post by: oldbuddy on April 05, 2016, 10:49:42 am
You're suppose to set SMART goals

S. - Specific
M. - Measurable
A. – Achievable
R. - Realistic
T. – Time based

It really doesn't work well to just set some goal that doesn't meet those requirements. If I don't have a time frame in mind then I can just keep putting it off then get overwhelmed when I realize I just kept adding all these things to do without any real plan to accomplish them.
I usually love your comments, but this time I must disagree. I NEVER limit myself by setting a time limit on my goals and I don't usually make them specific and measurable. They are however realistic and achievable, but if they work short term, they work even better long term.

If you doubt what I say, just take another look at my Fusioncash Banner or the number of posts and Thank You clicks I have on here.
Title: Re: When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?
Post by: dansazz on April 05, 2016, 12:43:42 pm
I usually don't but I have heard about it. I'm unsure about the concept because I don't want to feel too overwhelmed as I have struggled about that before. For example, I'm trying to get my permit to learn to drive as my old one expired. I don't want to get too overwhelmed about setting a date because of not being ready for the test. Overall, I am doing okay with steady progress but that could be better. I sat down and wrote down weekly objectives to reach some goals and that has been helping.

Your thoughts?


When I was on my own i would create three pages of goals. one long term, one short term, and one daily. I wouldn't let myself do anything until the daily was complete. then I would look at the other two and see what I could realistically accomplish, how long it might take, and what I would need to do to get to it. each day I would try to do something to get closer to a short term and long, no matter how small. Anything to make me feel like I accomplished something.
Title: Re: When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?
Post by: darkxtsuna on April 06, 2016, 02:50:30 am
Sometimes I do sometimes I either end up giving up on it already.
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Post by: PGS28 on April 06, 2016, 04:24:24 pm
Absolutely! The trick is to give yourself small tasks for the week.  I'm so in habit of doing my daily to do list (work out, drink green tea, pray, daily affiliate marketing programs and so on) that I don't need a list for that anymore but when I did I printed out a "daily to do" list and hung it on my bedroom wall.  My long term goals are sectioned off by the year on a page in my planner, and I keep my monthly goals in that same planner.  If you have a goal to fulfill by the month's end then you need to be doing something weekly to make sure that goal is fulfilled, even if it's just research. 
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Post by: Tresbn00 on April 14, 2016, 06:01:53 pm
I am obsessive about goals and review them daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually. I start setting my goals in November of every year and start with a clean slate every January first. I try to push really hard for the first tow months so that I have a little cushion and do not find myself struggling to catch up. If I fall behind on one of my goals due to outside forces, through no fault of my own, I concentrate on the goals that I can accomplish and get them closer to completion so that when conditions change for the blocked goals I will have more time to focus on them when the obstacles dissolve. For instance: I have a monthly income that I shoot for from my night time job and I have a yearly goal required for my day time job. The night time job was slow in February so I worked extra hours on the daytime job. The night time job is getting busy and I may take a day off from the day time job next week in order to start catching up on my night time goals.
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Post by: bigfoot951 on April 14, 2016, 06:48:12 pm
I don't personally feel like a goal is worthless without setting a date.  Without a date you could never take any action to achieve your goal and claim you are going to do it later.  It promotes being lazy while setting a date promotes action.
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Post by: oldbuddy on April 14, 2016, 06:54:06 pm
When it comes to goals, I am what Zig Ziglar calls a "Wandering Generality".
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Post by: colbtrist on April 15, 2016, 04:09:32 am
I am the worst at sticking to a due date. I am going to try to do better, but life gets in the wY sometimes.
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Post by: torch71 on April 18, 2016, 08:39:54 am
Normally have an idea of what I want and work toward till achieving.  At times target achieved quicker than expected, there are times back to drawing board - try again...next, next, next....complete.