Goals

Question 1

What are the 3 goals setting theories?

Answer 1

• Locke and Latham’s goal setting theory
• SMART
• WOOP

Question 2

Explain the Locke and Latham’s goal setting theory

Answer 2

Clarity: goals need to be straightforward, clear and obvious, even to outsiders

Goals should provide a challenge: easy goals don’t provide enough motivation to work hard.

Goals should have a commitment: you and anyone else involved in achieving the goal needs to believe it is important

Need to have feedback: you need to be able to assess your progress along your way, get and give feedback, and change course if you need to

Task complexity: goals that are too complex are hard to achieve because there is too much to focus on at one time. Goals should be manageable.

Question 3

Explain a SMART goal

Answer 3

Specific: the goal must state exactly what you will accomplish

Measurable: your progress must be trackable and you must know when you will achieve it.

Attainable/achievable: your goal must be something that you can actually achieve

Relevant: your goal should line up with your values, interest, and other goals.

Time-bound/timely: your goal should have fair but firm deadlines

Question 4

Explain WOOP goals

Answer 4

*helps you develop small goals (30 days)

• wish: what is something you really want to accomplish? A wish is exciting, challenging and feesable

• outcome: what would be the best possible outcome? How would you feel?

• obstacles: what are the possible obstacles that would keep you from achieving your goal?

• plan: what can you do to overcome the obstacle? What action will you take when the obstacle gets in your way?

Question 5

All things are possible but all things need to have ________

Answer 5

PASSION

• having passion incorporated into goal setting increases your motivation or reason to work hard and achieve goals

Question 6

Benefits of setting goals (any 8)

Answer 6

• helps improve your self-image

• increase awareness of strength areas

• increases awareness of weak areas

• provides an experience of success

• gives you an opportunity to develop visualization skills

• helps clarify the path ahead

• encourages prioritization

• helps define reality and separate it from wishful thinking

• helps build responsibility

• improves decision making

• hells provide direction

• helps you take a more active role in building your future

• helps clarify what’s important and focus on it

• acts as a motivator and gives you something to aim for and aspire

• provides an experience of personal achievement and satisfaction

• assists in finding a sense of purpose in life

Question 7

Mistakes that make you unable to reach your goals (any 8)

Answer 7

• making goals too big

• goal is not specific

• try to peruse several goals at once

• having a goal, but not taking action towards the goal

• it is a mistake to put comfort before results

• it’s a mistake to give up too soon

• not having a clear direction

• not having a plan

• setting a goal that you think you should set but you don’t actually want to achieve it

• not deal with obstacles

• keeping goals inside/keeping it to yourself

• to be in an environment that doesn’t support your goals

• we downplay wins or successs