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Four Goal Setting Keys You Must Know About

1- Personal
Perhaps the most important key is that the goal must be personal. That means you are taking ownership of not only setting the goal but also of achieving it. And in accepting the responsibility, good and not so good, that will come with the manifestation of the goal. If you have ever been told to set goals at work as part of your career development planning, and struggled with balancing the company's interests and your personal interests, you may understand what I mean. Bottom line, make your goal personal for maximum impact.

2- Planning
This aspect of goal setting sometimes gets a bad name because people unfairly link it with procrastination. However, there is an old saying that makes a lot of sense and it goes something like this: "failing to plan is planning to fail". Now here is a part of corporate life that makes a lot of sense. You would not last very long in a responsible position if your business goals contained minimal planning -- it might be considered almost as negligent. True, high level strategic goals often start off with minimal planning. But, in order for the strategic goals to make sense, there's a lot of tactical planning to be done. In the case of personal goals, one of the most effective tactical planning methods is the SMART methodology - where your goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound.

3- Setting
The setting of your goals is all important. Don't misunderstand! This has nothing to do with the mechanics of setting Smart goals. The word "setting" refers to the current reality in which these goals will be expected to start growing. For example, if you are planning to leave your day job and start an Internet business, what is the setting in which this venture will have to grow? Have you already done the market research? Do you have sufficient funds to startup the business and draw only a minimal or zero salary from it? Clearly, planning and setting are related and you should focus on both of them. In plain English this is sometimes known as a "reality check".

4- Success
What good is a goal if the success it brings you is not what you really wanted? A lot of people who fling themselves heart and soul into achieving monumental goals that might take many years, often confess to being somewhat disappointed with the outcome. This is a complicated area to analyze because personal expectations and desires about success vary widely. However, once you start on the path to achieving your goal, take a little time now and then to check if the success it is starting to bring you is what you really want. If it is not, then make some changes!

Although I recommend that you seriously consider applying all four of these keys to your own personal goal setting, if I had to choose just one it would be the first one - personal. Spending time and energy on someone else's goal is no fun if it doesn't align with your own goals or values. To keep you on track, try this simple test: On a scale of one to 10, how personal are the top three goals in your own life right now? (10 = 100% my own goal. 1= 100% belongs to someone else!)

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Mark McClure is a certified career coach and solo business owner.

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Imaginative Scrapbooking Layout Idea You Will Cherish

Scrapbooking is a perfect way to display cherished photos and special memories of life. Using layouts are a fun and creative way to do this. If you're stumped in your current project, or need a great scrapbooking layout idea, this is a really adorable scrapbooking layout idea that you will be cherished for years to come.

Wizard of Oz Scrapbooking Layout Idea:

This is a unique and creative scrapbooking layout idea for displaying pictures of your child doing things that they are proud of. For example, if you have a photo of your son or daughter winning an award in school, sharing a cookie with his or her best friend, or his or her first jump from the high diving board, you can display these pictures proudly on this page.

What you will need for this scrapbooking layout idea:

- Three pictures, showcasing your child's heart, brains, and courage.

- Yellow scrapbooking paper.

- Markers and pens.

- Letters - they can be stickers, or you can simply write the words.

- Blue checkered paper (gingham style, like Dorothy's dress.)

- Glue.

- Pictures of the tinman, the lion, and the scarecrow. (You should be able to find great pictures with a search on the internet.)

How to create this scrapbooking layout idea:

1. Using the blue gingham scrapbook paper, glue it to the page in your scrapbook that you want to use for this project. Remember to use acid free paper for scrapbooks, as it will not damage or harm your photos.

2. Cut 2 strips of your yellow paper that will fit horizontally across your page. The strips should be around 2 or 3 inches wide.

3. Draw lines on the strips of yellow paper to make it look like the yellow brick road. Glue one strip one third of the way down your blue and white checkered page. Glue the other two thirds of the way down so that your paper will be divided into 3 equal sections.

4. On the left side of your top section, glue down the picture of your child displaying his or her heart. (Like sharing the cookie with his or her best friend.) You can then glue down the picture of the tinman.

5. Add lettering or write something along the lines of (Name's) Heart.'

6. On the second section, to the right side, glue down the picture of your child displaying his or her brains. (Like winning the award at school) Glue down the picture of the scarecrow as well. You can then add the words, (Name's Brains,) or something similar.

7. On the third section, back to the far left, glue down the picture of your child displaying their courage. (Like diving from the high board.) Place the picture of the lion on this section as well. Add your words, such as (Name's Courage.)

This is a really fun scrapbooking layout idea that allows you to display pictures that you and your child are proud of. He or she will be proud that you have devoted a page just for it, and you will love the way it turns out.

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