The Seven Criteria of a Successful Goal (Revisited)


I have pondered over this concept for some time since my last post The Seven Criteria of a Successful Goal and have modified it in some degree to include a pseudo-acronym:

Plotted Success:

    ​ ​      ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​​P urpose
   ​ ​  ​ ​​ ​ ​Va L ue
 ​   ​ ​   ​ ​ ​ ​ ​C O mmitment
Suppor T
 ​ ​ ​    ​     ​​ ​ ​ ​ T ime
 ​ ​      ​​  ​ ​St E ps
  ​Rewar D

The only differences are the first and sixth elements which I changed to 'purpose' and 'steps', respectively. The purpose is the simple stated and written goal but it needs to answer the question 'why?' and differs from what value it has. Steps need to be measurable but also manageable. They need to include what the next action item is. This relates to the concepts of proper task management as described in the book Getting It Together: Gaining The Thriving Professional's Effective EDGE.

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