When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?

[Tresbn00]

I am obsessive about goals and review them daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually. I start setting my goals in November of every year and start with a clean slate every January first. I try to push really hard for the first tow months so that I have a little cushion and do not find myself struggling to catch up. If I fall behind on one of my goals due to outside forces, through no fault of my own, I concentrate on the goals that I can accomplish and get them closer to completion so that when conditions change for the blocked goals I will have more time to focus on them when the obstacles dissolve. For instance: I have a monthly income that I shoot for from my night time job and I have a yearly goal required for my day time job. The night time job was slow in February so I worked extra hours on the daytime job. The night time job is getting busy and I may take a day off from the day time job next week in order to start catching up on my night time goals.

[bigfoot951]

I don't personally feel like a goal is worthless without setting a date.  Without a date you could never take any action to achieve your goal and claim you are going to do it later.  It promotes being lazy while setting a date promotes action.

[oldbuddy]

When it comes to goals, I am what Zig Ziglar calls a "Wandering Generality".

[colbtrist]

I am the worst at sticking to a due date. I am going to try to do better, but life gets in the wY sometimes.

[torch71]

Normally have an idea of what I want and work toward till achieving.  At times target achieved quicker than expected, there are times back to drawing board - try again...next, next, next....complete.