Goal Setting
Are SMART Goals Dumb?
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- Only 14% people say that their goals for this year will help them achieve great thingsOnly 43% of people set difficult or audacious goalsPeople who set difficult goals are 34% more likely to love their jobs.Top executives are 64% more likely to set difficult or audacious goalsTop executives are 91% more likely to enjoy leaving their comfort zone in pursuit of their goalsSetting a goal that requires learning new skills is nearly 10 times more powerful at inspiring employees70% of people indicate varying forms of procrastination (or a general lack of urgency for their goals)People who use visuals to describe their goals are 52% more likely to love their job People who set SMART Goals are far less likely to love their jobs