GOAL is a four letter word, forget it, think what are your priorities?
A bit extreme I know but let me explain. This month many of us are busy trying to get a good head start on our resolutions or goals set at the beginning of the month. Maybe you are using this month to set those goals, be they at work or at home. Or the HR department is looking an annual objective. My challenge to all this is what is the point in setting goals if you do not know your priorities. I will take a home example, say I decided to set my self a goal of training for and completing an Ironman race. Great stretching "SMART" goal and I expect this or something similar is being set all around the world. BUT if you then take a step back and consider what are your priorities for the year it may be that spending time with your family is the highest priority for the year. If that's the case, training for an Ironman is likely to take you away from your family more than the previous so as a goal on it's own it does not seem to make sense. it may be