Now that you know the importance of motivation, you are able to go on to the next step, goal setting.

Goal setting is based more on the near future than the distant future.

Our module on Goal Setting in the Learning Management Programme uses the SMART method of Goal Setting. There are numerous books and websites on the subject. We’ve adapted the method for learning.

Setting AND achieving your Goals

The SMART method not only gets you to set goals, it also gives you the methods to achieve them. ‘Setting goals’ is not the same as ‘achieving goals’. You need methods to keep you on track and bring you back on track if you veer off course.

So many people set goals and never achieve them. A good example is the ‘New Year resolutions’ that are made every year. The goals are set on a whim and no method is put in place to ensure that the goals are reached. While they sound good, they are not achievable.

Ensure that you set goals that you can reach and put a method in place to ensure that your goals are on track and bring them back on track when you see it going off course.

Write down your goals

Now, before you do anything else, write down your learning goals for the next few months. Make a note in your diary to check your progress along the way.

And enrol for our Learning Management Programme to get all the details you need.