{"id":321,"date":"2011-01-23T23:14:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/?p=321"},"modified":"2015-09-01T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T02:59:22","slug":"s-m-a-r-t-goals-series-part-2-s-specific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdtraining.com.au\/blog\/professional-development-training\/s-m-a-r-t-goals-series-part-2-s-specific\/","title":{"rendered":"S for SPECIFIC: S.M.A.R.T.  Goals Series Part 2 &#8211; Goal Setting Training Course in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"figure alignright\"><a href=\"\/courses\/goal-setting-and-getting-things-done-training-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\/courses\/goal-setting-and-getting-things-done-training-course\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goal Setting and Getting Things Done Training Course in Melbourne\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/photodune-3939117-thinking-outside-the-box-xs-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Goal Setting and Getting Things Done Training Course from pdtraining in Melbourne\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gain new skills in setting and meeting goals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>For any goal to have real meaning, and therefore any chance of having a significant impact on behaviour and life outcomes, it absolutely must be clearly defined and specifically delineated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are looking to gain new skills in setting and accomplishing goals, consider using\u00a0<a title=\"Goal Setting and Getting Things Done Training Course\" href=\"\/courses\/goal-setting-and-getting-things-done-training-course\" target=\"_blank\">Goal Setting and Getting Things Done Training Course<\/a> from pdtraining in Melbourne and other cities in Australia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Examples of non-specific goal setting are NOT include things:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cincrease my sales\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cincrease my gross margin\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cdo better at work\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of Setting Specific Goals are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a title=\"Sales Training Course\" href=\"\/courses\/sales-training\" target=\"_blank\">increase my monthly sales<\/a>\u00a0from $15,000 to $22,000 within 6 months by making 30 more sales calls per week\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncrease my gross margin by 4% through selling extended warranty to 1 out of 5 of all customers who buy from me\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cincrease all of my <a title=\"Supervision Training Courses\" href=\"\/supervision-training\" target=\"_blank\">Key Performance Indicators<\/a> by 5% before my next employee performance review.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Being specific about your goals is a critical part of ensuring that you can track your progress towards them, and also start to define your next set of\u00a0 goals in a never-ending cycle of directed effort, striving and real progress!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be clear about your goals,\u00a0 so you can be sure when you have achieved them, and should set new ones!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a title=\"\/blog\/supervision-training\/create-productive-work-environment-supervision-training-melbourne\/\" href=\"\/blog\/supervision-training\/create-productive-work-environment-supervision-training-melbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\">Related Article&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"\/pd-training-reviews\"><b>Pdtraining<\/b><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b> delivers 1000\u2019s of professional development courses each year in Brisbane, Sydney, Parramatta, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth, so you can be assured your training will be delivered by a qualified and experienced trainer.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s3\"><b>All public\u00a0<a title=\"Goal Setting and Getting Things Done Training Course\" href=\"\/courses\/goal-setting-and-getting-things-done-training-course\" target=\"_blank\">Goal Setting and Getting Things Done Training<\/a><\/b><b>\u00a0courses include am\/pm tea, lunch, printed courseware and a certificate of completion.\u00a0 Customised courses are available upon request so please contact pdtraining on\u00a01300 121 400 to learn more.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being specific about your goals is a critical part 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