Behavior-Based Goals

A 22-page, 6100-word guide that teaches people how to focus on their behavior so they can reach their goals quicker and more efficiently.

Behavior-Based Goals is a 22-page, 6100-word guide that teaches people how to focus on their behavior so they can reach their goals quicker and more efficiently.

What Are Behavior-Based Goals?

Reaching your goals requires more than simply setting an end point
Behavior-based goal setting is about doing the things that need to be done, on a daily basis, that keep you moving towards the end points that you have chosen
In order to understand behavior-based goals, we first have to understand the reason that we set goals for ourselves in the first place
One reason we set goals and make plans is because we are aware of change in the world around us
All the changes that we experience are, from our perspective, due to the passage of time
We understand that, as human beings, we have a finite amount of time available to us
Like everything, we will break down and be broken down in the end
The process of entropy guarantees this result
Therefore, while we set goals and make plans because we are aware that the clocks of our lives are ticking, all we really have to work with is today
Behavior-based goal setting recognizes this fact
Behavior-based goals are not about dreaming and wishing, they are about doing the work that needs to be done in order to summit
One of the ways to ensure that you’re setting behavior-based goals is by using the SMART system

Behavior vs. Results

Everyone wants results
Unfortunately, many people want immediate results without doing the work that’s necessary to achieve those results
It’s an evolutionary fact that we will take the easy road to a reward if one is available
However, the majority of the time there is no easy way to get desired results
This difficulty does not stop people from desiring those results
They simply choose to ignore the necessary work
This fact often means that the desired results remain unachieved
Behavior-based goals do not focus on the end result
Instead, they focus on the intermediate steps that need to be taken in order to be successful
They are more about the incremental elements of a process than the big picture
When you change your behaviors, develop new behaviors then, in time, you will reach your overall goal

Behavior-based goals utilize a SMART philosophy which includes:

Setting specific smaller goals that contribute to the overall result;
Making sure that goals are measurable so that motivation continues;
Ensuring that goals are achievable, so that time and effort aren’t wasted;
Examining whether goals are realistic so that talent and ability are properly aligned with what is being attempted; and
Using time-bound goals to keep forward momentum going and avoiding procrastination.

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