We all know that setting-up goals improve performance, shape our behaviours and even our life outcomes. An individual won’t make efforts if there is no goal to achieve. If you are looking to motivate yourself or your team, start setting goals but then there is a catch. Don’t try to force the goals on yourself or your team. There has to be an internal self-driven motivation for an individual to make sincere efforts towards achieving that goal. In other words, there has to be a value add or incentive to meet that goal. As a manager, always try to map your team targets with the individual team members aspirations. Even if you don’t succeed, consider it as an opportunity to learn, improve and achieve more in the future.
Take an example of holding your breath. First, try to hold it as long as you can. Note down the time and then next time, push yourself to set a longer target than the first one. 99% of the time, you will outperform your first attempt and can even get a better result than your set target.
Take an example of holding your breath. First, try to hold it as long as you can. Note down the time and then next time, push yourself to set a longer target than the first one. 99% of the time, you will outperform your first attempt and can even get a better result than your set target.
