goal-setting
Defining desired outcomes
Goal-setting is the process of identifying specific objectives you want to achieve and establishing a plan to reach them.
The term appears frequently in self-help, business, and psychology contexts: Effective goal-setting requires measurable targets.
As a modifier, it describes activities or tools designed for this purpose: goal-setting workshop, goal-setting app.
Way of handling something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- systemConnected parts forming whole
technique · execution · playbook · formulation · prioritization · contingency · adjustment · pivot
Inspection station on route
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- targetObject of pursuit
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- markerSomething that signals location
threshold · waypoint · stepping-stone · progress · achievement · stage · level · plateau
Strong desire for achievement
- driveOperate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
pursuit · tenacity · yearning · striving · desire · willpower · gumption · fervor
Intended aims or marks
- aimsPurposes or targets
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- purposeReason something exists
- intentionsPlanned purposes or goals
direction · vision · priorities · specifications · parameters · criteria · KPIs · measurable
Detailed plan forward
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- timelineOrdered display of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
checklist · outline · preparation · agenda · forecast · timetable · milestones · priorities
Source of creative impulse
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
perseverance · grit · empowerment · self-improvement · accountability · discipline · encouragement · reward
approach
Way of handling something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
system · technique · execution · playbook · formulation · prioritization · contingency · adjustment · pivot · review
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
marker · threshold · waypoint · stepping-stone · progress · achievement · stage · level · plateau · indicator
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- driveOperate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
persistence · pursuit · tenacity · yearning · striving · desire · willpower · gumption · fervor · endeavor
targets
Intended aims or marks
intentions · direction · vision · priorities · specifications · parameters · criteria · KPIs · measurable · specific
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
deadlines · checklist · outline · preparation · agenda · forecast · timetable · milestones · priorities · breakdown
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
initiative · perseverance · grit · empowerment · self-improvement · accountability · discipline · encouragement · reward · incentive
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- ambitionaspire, ambition, aspiration, strive, aspirations
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- leadership traitsconfidence, vision, integrity, charisma, decisiveness
goal-settingaimlessness
Lack of direction
directionlessness · drifting · purposelessness · goallessness · going with the flow
goal-settingliving in the moment
Awareness of present experience
mindfulness · short-term thinking · spontaneity · improvisation · reactivity
goal, setting, asset, goals, setback, mindset, outset, settee, subset