Goals are dreams with a plan

Goals need to be specific, challenging yet attainable, have deadlines, and have a more learning orientation than being performance-oriented.

When goals are used to evaluate performance with regular feedback on the progress, they have a bigger chance of reaching desired results.

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The main reasons why specific goals are so powerful:

• They force us to make a choice to pursue them and exclude anything that’s irrelevant. This increases our focus.
• They incite effort.
• They inspire us to be more persistent, as we have a clear idea of what success looks ...

Some people love to set super-ambitious goals, thinking that even if they don't make those goals, they'll still achieve more than if they set lower goals. Other people get a buzz with stretch goals. Give them more incentives, and they'll achieve more.

But over-stretched goals ...