[Link] is the meaning of the goal?

A goal is an objective or target that someone is trying to reach

or achieve.

[Link] is the goal-setting process?

Goal setting involves the development of an action plan

designed in order to motivate and guide a person or group
toward a goal.

[Link] is the plan?

An orderly arrangement of parts of an overall design or

objective.

[Link] is the planning?

Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities

required to achieve a desired goal.

“Planning is the process of dividing the goal into achievable

target”

[Link] are the planning rules?

10 — Planning Guidelines

 systematically organised
 Achievable targets (yearly targets & monthly targets)
 Effective and efficient systems
 The quantity and quality of the outcomes
 Plan flexibility and improvisation.
 Measure progress.
 Remove distraction
 Keep the save point.
 The deadline and the desired outcome
 Rewards and feedback

[Link] method explained

 Plan for plan: pre-plan whatever you are planning for
 Understand the goal and its requirements.
 While planning, have a road map and timeline from your
goal to your first target.
  Discuss all the steps carefully.
 Evaluate your plan if some problems need to be considered.
 Post-planning: check if there's nothing left
 Execute the plan.

Backward planning
The idea is to start with your ultimate objective, your end goal,
and then work backward from there to develop your plan.

How it works:

Step 1: Write down your ultimate goal. What specifically do you

want to achieve, and by what date?

Example: "By January 1, 2015, I will be the key accounts director

for Crunchy Chips International."

Step 2: Then ask yourself what milestone you need to

accomplish just before that, in order to achieve your ultimate
goal. What do you have to do, and by when, so that you're in a
position to reach your final objective?

Example: "By September 30, 2013, I will successfully complete

the executive training program offered by Crunchy Chips
International."

Step 3: Then work backward some more. What do you need to

complete before that second-to-last goal?

Example: "By March 1, 2013, I will submit my application for the

executive training program, outlining my successes as a key
accounts manager, and I will be accepted into the program."

Step 4: Work back again. What do you need to do to make sure

the previous goal is reached?

Example: "By January 1, 2013, I will complete my second year as

a key accounts manager with Crunchy Chips International, and I
will earn the prestigious Key Accounts Manager of the Year
award."

Step 5: Continue to work back, in the same way, until you

identify the very first milestone that you need to accomplish.

Examples: "By January 1, 2012, I will complete my first year as a

key accounts manager with Crunchy Chips International, and I
will be rewarded for my performance by gaining responsibility
for clients purchasing over $10 million per year."

"By January 1, 2010, I will be promoted to key accounts

manager with Crunchy Chips International, and I will have
responsibility for clients purchasing over $1 million per quarter."

[Link] down steps of a plan

There are four steps of plan.

1. Strategic planning
2. Tactical planning
3. Operational planning
4. Contingency planning

Let us discuss them one by one:

Strategic planning:
1. "Strategic plans are all about why things need to happen."
It’s big picture, long-term thinking. It starts at the highest
level with defining a mission and casting a vision. "
2. Strategic planning includes a high-level overview of the
entire task.
3. The scope of strategic planning can be anywhere from the
next two years to the next 10 years. Important components
of a strategic plan are vision, mission, and values.
4. Strategic planning, dictates long-term goals.
Tactical planning:
1. At the tactical level, there are many focused, specific, and
short-term plans, where the actual work is being done, that
support the high-level strategic plans."
2. The breaks down of the strategic plan into actionable
chunks, or "plan," are later called "tactical planning."
3. The scope is less than one year
4. Tactical planning is different from operational planning in
Terms of scope and the goal.

Operational planning:
"Operational plans are about how things need to happen." What
are the guidelines to accomplish the set mission? describes an
operational plan.

1. This plan simply means the daily activities that are focused
on achieving the goal.
2. Operational plans are often described as single-use plans or
on-going plans.
3. Single-use plans are created for events and activities with a
single occurrence.
4. They provide an adequate guideline for the step-by-step
processing of the work.
5. Example: - to-do list.

Strategic Tactical Operational

planning planning (12 or planning
(10 or 5 year) less) (Daily plan)
Contingency Planning:
Contingency plans are made when something unexpected
happens or when something needs to be changed.

Sometimes refer to these plans as a special type of planning.

Acknowledge the changes beforehand.

Contingency plans help to tackle the unseen changes.

SMART GOAL METHOD
TIPS FOR PERFECTIONIST
CONSISTENCY BEATS PERFECTION

 Striving for absolute perfection is the best way to remain

unproductive.

 That is why you should work towards being more consistent

with your schedule, even if it means accepting the
“imperfect” work.

HOW TO DEAL WITH PERFECTIONISM

 The first step is creating realistic plans

 It applies to other examples as well: if you want to watch
less TV, is it realistic to say, “I won’t watch television ever
again”, or “I’ll watch television X hours a week”? We
assume the latter.
 Furthermore, checks. If you struggle with perfectionism, you
know that its rooted in endless self-criticism and doubt.
Fight them off by asking yourself:

o Is what I think factual?

o Am I jumping to negative conclusions?
o Is the situation very bad, or am I exaggerating?
o What is the worst-case scenario? Is it very scary?
o Will I remember this in five years as a terrible event
that flushed my life and my career down the drain?

 These questions should help you establish a rather objective

view of the situation you’re dealing with.
 Another thing you can do is lower your stakes. This one is
probably the most difficult:
 If you could just do it, you already would, right? So how do
you lower your stakes?
 By precisely (re)defining the outcomes of your actions (in a
non-perfect way)
TARGET ANALYSIS METHOD
Pareto Analysis (a.k.a., the 80/20 rule)
The 80/20 rule is a technique created by the Italian economist
Vilfredo Pareto.

It is the idea that 20% of actions are responsible for 80% of

outcomes.

How it works:

1. List some of the problems you are facing. For example,

maybe your grades are slipping.
2. Identify the root cause of each problem. Maybe your grades
are slipping because you spend too much time on social
media or any other sort of distraction.
3. Assign a score to each problem: Assign higher numbers to
more important problems
4. Group problems together by cause: Group together all the
problems caused by spending too much time on social
media.
5. Add up the score of each group: The group with the highest
score is the issue you should work on first.
6. Take action.
Eisenhower Matrix
1. Before Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1953, he
served in the U.S. Army as an Allied Forces Commander
during World War II.
2. He was faced with difficult decisions every day that led him
to invent what is now called the Eisenhower matrix, or
the urgent-important matrix.

How it works:

1. Organize your task list into four separate quadrants, sorting

them by important vs. Unimportant and urgent vs. Not
urgent,
2. Urgent tasks are those we feel need to get done
immediately.
3. Important tasks are those that contribute to your long-term
goals or values.
4. you should only work on tasks in the top two quadrants—
the other tasks, you should delegate or delete.
Parkinson’s Law
British historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson became famous for
the phrase “work expands so as to fill the time available for its
completion.”

In other words, the amount of time you give yourself to

complete a specific task is the amount of time it will take you to
complete that task.

How it works:

Here are some time management tips:

 Try working without a computer charger. This will force you

to finish a project before your computer dies.
 Get it done early. Instead of finishing an essay by midnight,
try to get it done by noon.
 Set a deadline. Give yourself a set time to do something—
and then cut it in half.
 Limit time for tasks. Give yourself only 20 minutes in the
morning to answer emails.

Time Blocking Method

Inventor Elon Musk is known for being productive. He manages
his time so efficiently that he can work over 80 hours a
week and still makes time for himself.

What is his secret? Time blocking.

How it works:

1. Divide a piece of paper into two columns. On the left, write

down each hour of the day and create blocks of time such as
half-hour or hour chunks.
2. Estimate the time it’s going to take to complete each of your
tasks and fit them into your time blocks.
 3. Add buffer times in between each time block to allow for
adjustments during the day.

Eat That Frog Technique

This technique is named after a Mark Twain quote: “Eat a live
frog the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen
to you the rest of the day.” Start your day by doing the most
onerous tasks first and getting them out of the way.

How it works:

1. Get clear on a goal. What do you want to achieve most?

2. Write it down.
3. Set a deadline.
4. Compile a list of things you need to do to achieve your goal.
5. Organize this list in order of priority. The most important
items are probably the most difficult. These are your
“frogs.”
6. Take action. If you have more than one frog on your plate,
eat the nastiest one first.
7. Repeat this cycle every day so that you’re always doing
something that will push you toward your goal.
Pomodoro Technique
1. Entrepreneur and author Francesco Cirillo created the
Pomodoro Technique.
2. This technique uses a timer to break down your work into
intervals.
3. Each interval is known as a Pomodoro, named after the
tomato-shaped timer that Cirillo created.
4. How it works:

1. Choose a task you need to be done.

2. Set a timer (e.g., for 25 mins).
3. Focus on the task.
4. When the timer rings, put a checkmark on a piece of paper.
5. Take a short break: Take a break for about three to five
minutes. Go for a walk, grab a cup of coffee, do something
non-work-related to give your brain a break.
6. Repeat steps two to five: Once you have completed this
process four times, you can begin to take longer breaks (20–
30 mins).