One of the most essential tasks for any individual or group to be successful is effective goal setting. Goal setting is a first step in leading you and your team's performance. I believe goals are critical to motivation. Setting a goal provides energy and focus. In fact, when I have set goals, it has assisted me in accomplishing what I may not have thought possible. Goals setting is about what you are able to realistically achieve, not what you aspire to achieve.

Once goals are set, reassess them. Take time to reevaluate and make the necessary changes. Reviewing goals helps measure progress and ensure they're still relevant. Some goals can be accomplished quickly, but others require patience and motivation.

Benefits of Goal-setting:

1- Gives you a track to run on so you can see where you have to go.

2- Makes you aware of your strengths, which can be used to overcome obstacles and provide solutions to problems.

3- Makes you aware of your weaknesses so you can begin to improve them and make them your strengths. 

4- Provides a stimulus for present successes. 

5- Helps you visualize.

6- Forces you to set priorities.

7- Defines reality and separates it from wishful thinking. 

8- Serves as a criterion to sharpen decision making.

I hope the EXACT model will assist you in goal setting!

E- Explicit- One focus, a few words

X- Xciting- Positively framed, inspiring 

A- Assessable- Measurable

C- Challenging- Be willing to be stretched 

T- Time framed- Set a designated date to accomplish

Set big goals. Love the work that gets you to them. Goals provide the fuel to do the work. Habits are the engine that help get us there. Be encouraged. You've got what it takes. Rise up each morning excited about your goals. You've got goals to conquer. Reward your triumphs, but don't punish your failures. Stay focused. I am your growth coach and...

I believe in you,

Dr. Jon Russell