Goal Setting

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• Goal Setting

Original Power Point Created by David West
Modified by the GA Agriculture Education
Curriculum Office July 2002
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Introduction

• If we decided to go to Turner Field, how would we
  get there?
• Walk, bus, train, or plane?
• Maps directions?
• Follow the crowd?
• Any of the above!

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What are Goals?

• Broad statements that show where you want to be
  after some period of time
• E.g.
• Make a profit every year
• Increase grain sales by 12 over 5 years

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Discussion

• Goals and objectives for agribusiness can provide
  a road map to get you where you want to be.
• Objectives - broad statements and end results
• For example
• Retire at ___ age
• Be debt free
• Become young farmer of the year
• Goals - small steps that combine to become an
  objective

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Advantages of Using Goals

• They show where you are going.
• They make objective easier to reach.
• They prepare you for what the future will bring.
• They provide day to day focus- good reminders of
  what you are doing and why you are doing it.

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Guidelines for Setting Goals

• Your own goals
• Goals in writing
• Realistic and attainable
• Target dates
• Time limits
• Goals should be compatible with each other

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Disadvantages of Using Goals

• Takes time
• Difficult to come to grips with many goals.
• Some goals may conflict.
• Often people do not have confidence to set goals.
• Appears to waste time.

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What are the Types of Goals?

• 1) Short Term Goals attainable in less than 1
  year
• 2) Intermediate Term Goals 1 to 10 years
• 3) Long Term Goals more than 10 years

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Priorities of Goals

• Dollar Value - how much is it worth
• Time - is your time better spent on another goal?
• Keep in orderly sequence which keeps you from
  jumping from one to another.

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Steps to Determining Your Goals

• 1. Set overall objective.
• 2. Break objective into parts. These are your
  goals.
• 3. Write them down and remember to follow them.

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Include the Following Concepts

• Set your own. Dont follow what you think your
  neighbors goals are.
• Keep goals realistic and obtainable.
• For example Dont plan on winning lottery to
  pay debt.
• Dont set pie in the sky goals. It is okay to
  dream, but remember that it is just a dream.

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Concepts cont.

• Set target date for goal accomplishment.
  Remember the person that is always talking about
  doing something, but nothing ever seems to get
  done.
• Make sure goals are compatible. Watch out for
  conflicts, especially with goals for the family
  or your personal goals.

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How to Reach Your Goals

• Review goals annually (min)
• Use time and effort wisely
• Organize (things to do list)
• Check for slow moving goals
• Modify goals as resources change

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How to Know When Goals Have Been Reached?

• Review what was written down when goals were set.
• Evaluate your current situation to see if you
  have met the goals set earlier.
• If goal has not been met, evaluate and decide on
  direction needed to attain that goal.

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Conclusion

• If resources change, you may have to re-think
  some of your goals.
• Goal setting may be thought of as Big Business,
  but that is what you are involved in.