Comments on: "Why Set Goals?" http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Persistence Unlmtd http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-53368 Persistence Unlmtd Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:59:06 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-53368 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">I know “Goal Setting” as a business has been around for ages, but, I always ask why is goal setting “the way? http://bit.ly/11byAy</span></span> I know “Goal Setting” as a business has been around for ages, but, I always ask why is goal setting “the way? http://bit.ly/11byAy

]]> By: Henry T. http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-47304 Henry T. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:55:16 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-47304 Goal setting is good, but achieving those goals is much more important. I have a lot of notes with "goals" and "plans", but I cannot organize myself in a way to achieve them. That is sad. <abbr><em>Henry T.s last blog post..<a href="http://pyramidsofgiza.org/blog/giza-pyramids-tour/">A Virtual Giza Pyramids Tour</a></em></abbr> Goal setting is good, but achieving those goals is much more important. I have a lot of notes with “goals” and “plans”, but I cannot organize myself in a way to achieve them. That is sad.

Henry T.s last blog post..A Virtual Giza Pyramids Tour

]]> By: Shawn Lim http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-41938 Shawn Lim Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:44:01 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-41938 Goal setting is a must in our life. Without a goal, we will live our life just like a lost sheep, dangling in nowhere because we don't know where we are heading. However, with a goal, you will be clear with where you are going and you will live a more focus life. Just like if you set your goal as to lose weight, you will definitely think twice when you of what to eat when dinning out with friends. This is why goal setting is so powerful. It is because it will become the purpose and the direction for us in our life. Shawn <a href="http://www.themillionairesecrets.net/" rel="nofollow">Success Strategies</a> Goal setting is a must in our life. Without a goal,
we will live our life just like a lost sheep, dangling
in nowhere because we don’t know where we
are heading.

However, with a goal, you will be clear with where
you are going and you will live a more focus life.

Just like if you set your goal as to lose weight, you will definitely think twice when you of what to eat
when dinning out with friends. This is why goal
setting is so powerful. It is because it will become
the purpose and the direction for us in our life.

Shawn
Success Strategies

]]> By: mercola http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-35478 mercola Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:48:27 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-35478 if you want your life to be successful you must have a goal to achieve. if you have no goal, what is your purpose here on earth? you must have a goal in order to have a good direction to your life. if you want your life to be successful you must have a goal to achieve. if you have no goal, what is your purpose here on earth? you must have a goal in order to have a good direction to your life.

]]> By: Joe Robinson http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-33356 Joe Robinson Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:34:19 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-33356 Thanks for the replies to my question. You might want to read Dennis Prager's "Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual" and "What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life" by Julian Baggini . Thanks for the replies to my question.
You might want to read Dennis Prager’s “Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual” and
“What’s It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life” by Julian Baggini .

]]> By: Frank Spiele http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-33329 Frank Spiele Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-33329 I think goal setting within a company is extremely important and is somtimes overlooked. Personally, in the workplace I like to know what´s going on, my roles and resposibilities and also expectations. I think goals are important for motivation - when an employee has something to work towards, I think they will work harder and more effectively. When the business knows where it´s headed, the whole company can work more effectively together in order to achieve their target. Frank I think goal setting within a company is extremely important and is somtimes overlooked. Personally, in the workplace I like to know what´s going on, my roles and resposibilities and also expectations. I think goals are important for motivation – when an employee has something to work towards, I think they will work harder and more effectively. When the business knows where it´s headed, the whole company can work more effectively together in order to achieve their target.

Frank

]]> By: Eric S. Mueller http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-33294 Eric S. Mueller Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:50:58 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-33294 In an attempt to answer the reader's question, in essence, goal setting is a formalizing of our visions and ambitions. It sometimes does help us to spend some time thinking about our life's purpose or our long term vision, and trying to formalize a strategy for it. I think it's important to keep things in perspective, of course. I wouldn't say that goal setting is "the way", at least, not for everybody or at all times. We all set goals every day, and it doesn't need to be a complicated process. We often do it without thinking about the process at all. Sometimes for more complicated or intricate or passionate ambitions, a formal goal setting process can and should come into play. It does seem that an entire industry has sprouted up around the mantras of "success" and "goal setting". I've bought plenty of books and products that turned out to be little more than empty platitudes and a waste of money. I've read way too many empty or repetitious blogs on the subject. There is no "one size fits all". I've spent years trying to hammer my goal setting and productivity into some kind of Franklin Covey or GTD system. There are a lot of useful tools in those systems, but they may not work for all of us exactly as constructed. Lately I've just tried to do things "my way". I think your "Achieve-It" is a good product for personal goal setting. It does help to keep things on a personal level. I've spent too much time chasing empty goals as a result of reading some motivational books. Achieve-It does help with brainstorming on "my" level to help me see what I want to do or what I can achieve. In an attempt to answer the reader’s question, in essence, goal setting is a formalizing of our visions and ambitions. It sometimes does help us to spend some time thinking about our life’s purpose or our long term vision, and trying to formalize a strategy for it. I think it’s important to keep things in perspective, of course. I wouldn’t say that goal setting is “the way”, at least, not for everybody or at all times. We all set goals every day, and it doesn’t need to be a complicated process. We often do it without thinking about the process at all. Sometimes for more complicated or intricate or passionate ambitions, a formal goal setting process can and should come into play.

It does seem that an entire industry has sprouted up around the mantras of “success” and “goal setting”. I’ve bought plenty of books and products that turned out to be little more than empty platitudes and a waste of money. I’ve read way too many empty or repetitious blogs on the subject.

There is no “one size fits all”. I’ve spent years trying to hammer my goal setting and productivity into some kind of Franklin Covey or GTD system. There are a lot of useful tools in those systems, but they may not work for all of us exactly as constructed. Lately I’ve just tried to do things “my way”.

I think your “Achieve-It” is a good product for personal goal setting. It does help to keep things on a personal level. I’ve spent too much time chasing empty goals as a result of reading some motivational books. Achieve-It does help with brainstorming on “my” level to help me see what I want to do or what I can achieve.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-53369 Brad Isaac Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:50:50 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-53369 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">"Why Set Goals?": Newsletter reader J writes: I know “Goal Setting”  as a business has b.. http://tinyurl.com/6mq3k6</span></span> "Why Set Goals?": Newsletter reader J writes:
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]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-53370 Brad Isaac Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:50:50 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/11/why-set-goals/#comment-53370 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">"Why Set Goals?": Newsletter reader J writes: I know “Goal Setting”  as a business has b.. http://tinyurl.com/6mq3k6</span></span> “Why Set Goals?”: Newsletter reader J writes:
I know “Goal Setting”  as a business has b.. http://tinyurl.com/6mq3k6

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