When setting goals do you give yourself a due date?

[o2bnocn]

I usually don't but I have heard about it. I'm unsure about the concept because I don't want to feel too overwhelmed as I have struggled about that before. For example, I'm trying to get my permit to learn to drive as my old one expired. I don't want to get too overwhelmed about setting a date because of not being ready for the test. Overall, I am doing okay with steady progress but that could be better. I sat down and wrote down weekly objectives to reach some goals and that has been helping.

Your thoughts?

[ladavia89]

You're suppose to set SMART goals

S. - Specific
M. - Measurable
A. – Achievable
R. - Realistic
T. – Time based

It really doesn't work well to just set some goal that doesn't meet those requirements. If I don't have a time frame in mind then I can just keep putting it off then get overwhelmed when I realize I just kept adding all these things to do without any real plan to accomplish them.

[camellia0]

I don't usually give myself a date, but I have a specific month in mind.

[dreamyxo]

No I leave it up to the universe.

[lguzman1]

If I sent a goal I don't really set a date when it's due.

[aggie49]

i do not set a date when filling a goal

[patriciaeclevenger]

I use the same system, setting SMART goals.  It really does help keep me on track. I love that when I can track my goals using this method I really feel like I've accomplished something. It's also good because I can reevaluate my goals whenever I need to.

You're suppose to set SMART goals

S. - Specific
M. - Measurable
A. – Achievable
R. - Realistic
T. – Time based

It really doesn't work well to just set some goal that doesn't meet those requirements. If I don't have a time frame in mind then I can just keep putting it off then get overwhelmed when I realize I just kept adding all these things to do without any real plan to accomplish them.

[missplaymate618]

When it comes to school, YES! Unfortunately some of my required classes aren't available when I need them to be so it pushed everything back. But for other goals, I really don't put a date on it, just when it happens I can say I achieved it.

[alaskakaren]

Not usually..the way I achieve a goal is by breaking it down to small manageable pieces.

[notriko_mu]

Thanks for sharing S.M.A.R.T.

[vg7405]

No, I do not give a specific date. I feel that it tends to add pressure to me. Rather, I give a more general range (i.e., by the end of the year, such as November - December).

[oldbuddy]

You're suppose to set SMART goals

S. - Specific
M. - Measurable
A. – Achievable
R. - Realistic
T. – Time based

It really doesn't work well to just set some goal that doesn't meet those requirements. If I don't have a time frame in mind then I can just keep putting it off then get overwhelmed when I realize I just kept adding all these things to do without any real plan to accomplish them.

I usually love your comments, but this time I must disagree. I NEVER limit myself by setting a time limit on my goals and I don't usually make them specific and measurable. They are however realistic and achievable, but if they work short term, they work even better long term.

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[dansazz]

I usually don't but I have heard about it. I'm unsure about the concept because I don't want to feel too overwhelmed as I have struggled about that before. For example, I'm trying to get my permit to learn to drive as my old one expired. I don't want to get too overwhelmed about setting a date because of not being ready for the test. Overall, I am doing okay with steady progress but that could be better. I sat down and wrote down weekly objectives to reach some goals and that has been helping.

Your thoughts?

When I was on my own i would create three pages of goals. one long term, one short term, and one daily. I wouldn't let myself do anything until the daily was complete. then I would look at the other two and see what I could realistically accomplish, how long it might take, and what I would need to do to get to it. each day I would try to do something to get closer to a short term and long, no matter how small. Anything to make me feel like I accomplished something.

[darkxtsuna]

Sometimes I do sometimes I either end up giving up on it already.

[PGS28]

Absolutely! The trick is to give yourself small tasks for the week.  I'm so in habit of doing my daily to do list (work out, drink green tea, pray, daily affiliate marketing programs and so on) that I don't need a list for that anymore but when I did I printed out a "daily to do" list and hung it on my bedroom wall.  My long term goals are sectioned off by the year on a page in my planner, and I keep my monthly goals in that same planner.  If you have a goal to fulfill by the month's end then you need to be doing something weekly to make sure that goal is fulfilled, even if it's just research.