Examples of goals for work and your personal life
What are some popular goals?
Financial, Relationship, Leisure, Professional and Health Goals
Did you know that Research has shown that just by setting goals, people tend to improve their performance?
This amazing discovery was made by Edwin Locke, a psychologist and Professor of Business Administration at The University of Maryland in his now famous paper titled ‘Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives’.
While Mr. Locke’s theory was applied in the workplace only, at Elephants we believe that by applying Locke’s theory to other parts of our life, we can improve those also.
In order to help you select goals of your own, we’ve pulled together some examples in each category of goal that exists on the Elephants platform. Next to the goal, you’ll see what type of goal it is, and how to enter it into the tool.
Before we get started please note for the purpose of the example we have assumed there are ninety two days, and twelve weeks in this quarter.
Health
- Walk 92,000 steps this quarter (which is equal to 10,000 steps per day)
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 92,000]
2. Lose three percent of my body weight
[Percentage Goal | Start Value = 0%, Target Value = 3%]
3. Complete two work-out sessions every week this quarter
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 24]
4. Have eighty five alcohol free days
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 85]
5. Sleep eight hours every night this quarter
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 92]
Relationships
- Have twelve “date nights” with my significant other
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 12]
2. Text my dad twice a week
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 24]
3. Support my sister through her exams
[Binary Goal]
4. Organise monthly trivia night with friends
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 3]
5. Propose
[Binary Goal]
Financial
- Eliminate $1,500 of Credit Card Debt
[Monetary Goal | Start Value = $0, Target Value = $1,500]
2. Save £2,000 to buy a car
[Monetary Goal | Start Value = $0, Target Value = £2,000]
3. Take lunch from home at least four days a week
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 48]
4. Organise life insurance for my family
[Binary Goal]
5. Sell unused furniture and household items
[Binary Goal]
Professional
- Achieve quota of fifteen sales this quarter
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 15]
2. Make a career switch, and get a job offer in a new industry
[Binary Goal]
3. Attend three virtual networking events
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 3]
4. Complete my dissertation
[Binary Goal]
5. Create a website, and sell my designs online
[Binary Goal]
Leisure
1. Learn to juggle three balls at once
[Binary Goal]
2. Complete a non-fiction book every month
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 3]
3. Complete daily language lessons on my language app
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 92]
4. Complete daily language lessons on my language app
[Numerical Goal | Start Value = 0, Target Value = 92]
5. Join a band
[Binary Goal]
Goals are an amazing way to improve your performance in every area of your life. However, the thing about goals is you actually need to set them to start benefitting from them! So wait. Start setting goals of your own today.
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