6 Reasons why Goal-setting is failing you CareerMetis.com

6 Reasons why Goal-setting is failing you â€" CareerMetis.com Photo Credit â€" Pixabay.comI don’t think you need lots of convincing regarding the fact that New Year’s resolutions are not effective â€" you know what I am talking about â€" the wishes/hopes/goals that you set at 12.01 AM when the countdown ends and the New Year starts. You convince your inebriated self that this year is going to be different. You make a firm commitment “This year is going to be different” and you are convinced that change is inevitable.evalThe New Year starts- and soon that motivation passion fades away in couple of weeks. It is the 3rd week of January As complex and powerful the human brain is, there are limitations to how many projects you can focus at a given time. Multi-tasking isn’t effective.Setting too many goals or working on too many projects is counter-productive. We lose clarity focus and this is one of the many reasons you get burnt-out. We don’t get burnt out because we are working on our goals â€" we are working on too many projects at the same time. Plus you always have a feeling of inadequacy. You always feel you aren’t getting much done.So the key is to simplify â€" figure out 1 or 2 key goals you want to achieve, and focus most of your energy resources on those few goals.2. Low Sense of UrgencyLet’s say you just lost your job and your bank account is almost empty ; How motivated are you to find a new job?evalExtremely motivated, right? At this point, you will do whatever it takes to start making money Do you got to work every week or once a year? Do you want to be happy every day or just once a year?You get the point â€" if your career,health,finances, relationships are important , why set goals only once. And why set those goals when inebriated?Successful people write down and review their goals everyday. The constant process of reviewing your goals improves your motivation and also provide clarity on what to focus on at any given time.4. Lack of measurementPeter Drucker famously said “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”. Almost every organization today uses some type of measurement principle to see how the company is performing. Everything is tracked â€" this helps them to make sure they are operating smoothly and maximizing performance revenue. Most companies today use a CRM 5. Not the right goalsSometimes we want to do something because it is the most popular thing to do And we end up setting up many goals that are not in aligned with whom we are as an individual. And thanks to the Internet , we are exposed to more ideas, more places, more things we want to try â€" and we get overwhelmed. All of a sudden we have so many things on our bucket lists and to-do lists.I recommend that you stop a take a moment to reflect, review your goals, and ask yourself “Are all these important?”. If this goal is important ,why is this important? What benefit do I get if I achieve this goal? How does this align with my long-term career aspirations?evalGo through a process of elimination and get rid of all the wants, hopes, wishes,goals that do not serve your long-term vision.6. Not enough reasonsI once met a semi-retired Insurance agent who was at one point the #2 Independant Broker in Canada. As a young professional, I was fascinated intrigued by his achievement wanted to know his secret. So I asked him. His reply was “Very simple, I had 6 kids and I had to feed them, that motivated me to figure out what to do to be successful”.Isn’t something like that a stronger driver than just wanting to pay the rent this month?Reasons are the fuel behind your goals. The more reasons you have the stronger the pull you have towards those goals. The more pull you have up , the more commitment and discipline you invest behind that goal ; the more action you take and the more results you get.So now, we have reviewed the 6 Reasons you are not achieving your goals, here are my recommendations (to summarize) how to set proper goals and achieve them.CALL TO ACTION Less is More â€" Set few and Meaningful Goals. They should be important for you.Create a sense of urgency â€" Give yourself leverage and ideas on why you need to achieve them sooner rather than later.Repetition â€" Review them constantly (preferably everyday)“Why?”â€" Review the reasons why those goals are important to you. Write out strong reasons why you need to get that done.Measure â€" Track your action, your performance and results. Get a notebook or an application or software.