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Faizan
It's the time of the year that most people do that "New Year Resolution" thing. When you look up goal setting and have participated in any program that has anything to do with "setting goals", you have probably heard of "SMART goals."
I have been resisting "goal setting" for a long time. Something does not resonate with me. I know if we want to get to where we want to go, we need to know where we are going. I know with a destination, we can chart a course and find the means to get there. So I have been plagued by guilt because of my seeming inability to "set goals" and do the "resolution" thing... just like everyone else does (or just like everyone professes.)
Until I realized maybe it's the way "goal setting" is done, and not the idea of "goal setting" itself that is the challenge. So I look at how most of us are taught to set goals.
SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound.
There is absolutely merit to this way of thinking - I am sure it works for some, and if it's rocking your world, stick with it by all means.
This article is not about arguing what the "right way" is - my intention is to point out a few things and let YOU decide what's best for your circumstances.
I want to share a different perspective so we can discern when setting SMART goals may be causing us to negate our bigger picture. How its approach may create a point of view that blinds us from dreaming big and being gutsy.
If you are nodding your head in agreement that you are often stumped by this goal-setting thing, and find it to be constrictive, here is a different way to look at it from the "dream big, be gusty" angle.
Is Being "Specific and Measurable" Diverting Our Attention?
If you are familiar with the Desire Map, then you understand why you want to focus on how you want to feel and do things to create that feeling, instead of getting the "thing" that you think may generate the feeling.
I am all about "feeling it" because our soul and intuition communicate with us through our emotions. But getting down and dirty to our core and in touch with our deepest desires and feelings can be scary.
Hiding behind the numbers or the "tangible" (aka, "specific") stuff can be a convenient way to divert our attention so we don't have to face what truly matters to us on a deeper level.
I have been resisting "goal setting" for a long time. Something does not resonate with me. I know if we want to get to where we want to go, we need to know where we are going. I know with a destination, we can chart a course and find the means to get there. So I have been plagued by guilt because of my seeming inability to "set goals" and do the "resolution" thing... just like everyone else does (or just like everyone professes.)
Until I realized maybe it's the way "goal setting" is done, and not the idea of "goal setting" itself that is the challenge. So I look at how most of us are taught to set goals.
SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound.
There is absolutely merit to this way of thinking - I am sure it works for some, and if it's rocking your world, stick with it by all means.
This article is not about arguing what the "right way" is - my intention is to point out a few things and let YOU decide what's best for your circumstances.
I want to share a different perspective so we can discern when setting SMART goals may be causing us to negate our bigger picture. How its approach may create a point of view that blinds us from dreaming big and being gutsy.
If you are nodding your head in agreement that you are often stumped by this goal-setting thing, and find it to be constrictive, here is a different way to look at it from the "dream big, be gusty" angle.
Is Being "Specific and Measurable" Diverting Our Attention?
If you are familiar with the Desire Map, then you understand why you want to focus on how you want to feel and do things to create that feeling, instead of getting the "thing" that you think may generate the feeling.
I am all about "feeling it" because our soul and intuition communicate with us through our emotions. But getting down and dirty to our core and in touch with our deepest desires and feelings can be scary.
Hiding behind the numbers or the "tangible" (aka, "specific") stuff can be a convenient way to divert our attention so we don't have to face what truly matters to us on a deeper level.
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