Home Tuition – There Is Only One Way To Set Goals
Many misguided people dismiss goal setting as adding no value to their lives or think it is far too complicated and only for big business. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you want to succeed in life no matter what you want to succeed at, you must set yourself goals. Think about what your children want to achieve and what you want to achieve for your children.
The same applies to home tuition in that setting goals is a critical part of developing your tuition plan and the methods you or your home tutor will use to deliver that plan. How will you know if you are progressing or going to succeed if you do not have clear goals defined?
Talk to your children and without using the words try and determine what actual goals they may have. It is an absolute must a to include these goals in the overall home tuition plan – nothing will motivate you and your child more than when he or she accomplishes the goals and aspirations written down as part of the plan.
There are many wrong ways to develop a goal statement but there is only one right way, the SMART way…
Even when goals are written if they are not specific, if they cannot be measured, they are no more effective than a wish list. When it really matters and you really want to accomplish the dreams and aspirations of yourself and your family you will want to use goal setting techniques that do really work. One that definitely works is the SMART method of setting goals. SMART=Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-Oriented.
By its very nature a goal cannot be something general. It must be very specific and detailed. The goal must answer the questions who, what, where, when, how, and why.
For example, if your goal is to find a cheaper home tutor, this is not specific enough and doesn’t meet the criteria. On the other hand if your goal is to identify a qualified home tutor within the next 6 weeks who costs 50% less than private school, this is specific.
Measurable means exactly that. Your goal must be able to be measured or quantified. In the above example, cheaper is not quantifiable, but a 50% is definitely quantifiable and can be verified.
A goal is achievable when it is realistic or feasible given your skills and resources. If you wish to find a home tutor in the next 2 hours this may well be regarded as unachievable.
Realistic refers to your goal being “reasonable”, otherwise you will have no chance of achieving it under any circumstances. This doesn’t mean that goals should not be challenging. It can be the challenges that bring out the best in us. In the context of home tuition you will know what your child is capable of and how far they can be stretched (even though they may complain at the time!).
Time oriented refers to all goals having a time span and a completion date. This is the key difference between goals and single activities. When monitoring progress it is crucial to know how close or how far away you are in achieving your goals.
Follow the smart process to determine not only the goals for yourself but to help you plan for your child’s future. It always takes a few attempts before getting to something resembling a true goal statement.
Don’t be discouraged, keep practicing. Once this little process becomes a habit, you will wonder how you managed without it.
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Thank you for sharing. Keep it up
awesome comment about achieving your goals
Nice one…