David Hollingworth » determination http://www.davidhollingworth.com Achieving goals and improving personal productivity. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:54:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Challenging Goals http://www.davidhollingworth.com/2007/07/30/challenging-goals/ http://www.davidhollingworth.com/2007/07/30/challenging-goals/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:07:24 +0000 David Hollingworth http://www.davidhollingworth.com/2007/07/30/challenging-goals/ When we set a goal it has to be a challenge. A goal that’s set too easy has little motivational impact; there’s little reward from achieving something that’s very easy and so there’s not much to motivate us.

On the other hand setting a goal that’s too hard is also demotivating. If we don’t believe we can achieve a goal then we won’t put any determination into getting them done.

Setting a goal is therefore a balance between setting it too easy and setting it too hard. This is where the A (Attainable) in SMART goals comes into play. We have to believe we can attain a goal and yet not set that goal too easy; it has to be a challenge.

How do you know when you’ve set a goal that’s too easy or too hard? Leave a comment and share your experiences.

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