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Effective Goal Setting Facilitated by Robert Bircher Lawyers Assistance Program Setting Goals Gets Results Setting goals has many advantages but many people just have a mental vision or dream their goals and never really follow through with achieving them The reason for this is simple-dreaming or having a mental vision is easy and does not require much effort, requires no follow through, and is complete just by thinking about it. Also, you can’t measure a dream and it is easy to let yourself off the hook if you don’t complete it This workshop is about converting dreams into realities Goals Must be Written There is an old saying in law that if it’s not written down it’s not worth the paper it’s not written on!!-It is the same in goal setting Putting it in writing requires you to focus and clarify your goals and allows you to make them precise We will look at a number of ways to help identify and clarify your goals and enhance completion rates Life Balance Goals Since setting a goal in one dimension of your life affects all other areas so it is a good idea to start your goals by completing the wheel of life After completing this your can see which area of your life needs the most work Although it is possible to make progress in all areas it works best to focus on either one at a time or a maximum of three in a year We will now refine our goals using the TARGET filtering system-this is to frame them in a way they are more likely to be achieved What To Work On The gap in your wheel between where you are now and where you want to be tells you the best area to work on The way you get to where you want is to brainstorm ways you could go from A to B You may have more possibilities for goals(steps you could take) than you could realistically do-you will then pick what you want to do Brainstorming Steps For example if I want more Fun in my life I could-Join a hiking club, or take an art class or take an acting class, go swimming etc. I dont need to achieve all of these-just