From my leadership programme

Goal Setting Tool for Leaders and Managers

Think of a big dream or goal you’d like to achieve. What if we could know in advance whether or not you’ll be productive and work hard towards your dreams? We can. Below are several categories to consider when trying to access your will, competence, or likelihood of taking on or successfully completing any given challenge in life. With each category, give yourself a rating of 1-10 as described. After you complete all categories and scaling, you will discover your overall score and its implications.

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Your Rating

No, not at all = 1 Yes, very much = 10

Results

If in tallying all of your ratings you didn’t end up with a score of at least 75, then it’s likely you will not feel competent or excited about pursuing this new goal or activity.

So, what if your score isn’t at least 75? Should you give up and not proceed?

Not necessarily. Spend some time looking at each area that didn’t get at least a score of 8, and ask yourself:

“What could I do in this area in advance of starting this new activity so that my score would be higher?”

In other words, do the hard work of thinking about how to increase your ratings.

That, or just reconsider whether or not this new goal or activity is really your thing, something worthwhile to pursue at all.