Screw S.M.A.R.T Goals... Go big in 2015 with D.U.M.B Goals! Smart Goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound) usually end up being pretty small goals. At times they cause us to think small, so we check them off our to-do list. Sure they have their place, they help us get stuff done. But if you really want to make change, its gonna take more than that. Have you ever heard they saying If you want to reach the moon, shoot for the stars? So what could you do if you aimed for something huge? Something that truly made a difference? Why not create a big DUMB Goal, and then use SMART Goals beneath that to make it happen. Heres Brendon Burchards concept on D.U.M.B Goals. 1. Dream-driven. Let’s have vision for our lives, not just focus on our tasks. Let’s dream big again and get our heads out of our to-dos. Are the goals we’re setting aligned with our bigger vision for our lives and our contributions? 2. Uplifting. How is it that smart goals have no prerequisite for positivity? Shouldn’t our goals inspire something in us more than a need to meet a deadline? Let’s set inspiring, positive, joyous, uplifting goals for ourselves. 3. Method-friendly. If we’re going to take aim at something, let it be something that is friendly to developing practices of mastery towards. Martial arts, yoga, and common sports all have methods, practices, forms, and habits that are built around a broader goal and help people move to mastery. A good goal allows us to create methods and practices that help us move toward them. If we can’t build a practice around it, then we don’t have a goal, we have a task. 4. Behavior triggered. When we set a goal, we should create a behavioral trigger that reminds us to chase it. For example, if we want to be a better parent, then we can set a behavior trigger to accomplish it, like a rule, so that when we pull into the driveway at night our first thought is to take a moment to center ourselves and finding a calm and loving space before entering the house. Or, if our goal is to become healthy, the trigger can be that every time we drop the kids off, we drive to the health food store. A trigger means: if I am already doing A, then I’m going to add behavior B right after in order to habitually move toward my goal; it’s a reminder and an activator. Doesn’t this all sound a whole lot more inspiring and helpful than “specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound”? Hey, those things are great for later planning purposes, but theres a world of difference between starting with vision versus starting with tasks. Heres the video. Hes pretty full on! But if you can get past the super-enthusiasm, what he has to say is of value. youtu.be/54aFTZ9POw4
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:34:20 +0000
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