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8. Goal Setting
If you don’t know where you are heading, it is likely that you will lose your bearing. If you are lucky, you might make slight progress. If you aren’t, you will end up moving in the opposite direction. At best, you will be circling in the same spot for years.
Lerarn The SMART Acronym
Thus, goal setting is an important skill that you need to develop if you want to aim for success. It gives you a target to aim for and work towards. A key technique used in goal setting is the SMART acronym, which stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound.
Every goal that you set should tick off each of these characteristics in order to design a SMART goal to help you achieve success.
