Who Uses Goal Setting?
     •Businesses
        – Big and
        – Small
     •Academics
     •Sports
                           
      Positive Effects of Goal Setting
                                                     • Serve as the basis 
                                                         of motivation
     Motivation                           Effort     • Attention 
                                                         allocation
                     Goal Setting                    • Amount of energy 
                                                         and work
                                                     • Persistence at a 
                                                         task
                       Behavior 
                      Strategies
                                                    
   Goal Setting
     •Counteracts boredom and apathy
     •Creates interest
     •Provides challenges
     •Provides purpose
                           
                Productivity Pyramid
      • Everything begins 
        with values
      • Long term goals                  Daily Tasks
        are developed from 
        values                          Intermediate
                                        Goals
      • Long term goals 
        are attained                   Long-Range Goals
        through series of 
        intermediate goals
      •                                Governing Values
        Intermediate goals 
        attained through 
        series of goal-
        oriented daily tasks
                               
   Why is Goal Setting Important?
     •Goal setting is a planning process 
     •Important aspect of self-
       management
     •Sets positive expectations
     •Puts meaning into lives
     •Helps people achieve their dreams 
       and ambitions