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Areas for goal setting

Tool Overview

Family/Friends

  • Reconnecting with family and friends
  • Spending more time with partner or children
  • Seeing extended family more often
  • Spending more time with current friends
  • Making an effort to make new friends

Cultural

  • Connect or reconnect with Country
  • Find a cultural group to go to
  • Talk to your Elders about culture and the past

Spiritual

  • Show more compassion to yourself or others
  • Practice Deep Listening / Learn to meditate
  • Practice relaxation techniques.

Health and Wellbeing

  • Start eating healthily and regularly
  • Develop an exercise routine
  • Start exercising
  • Try a new sport.

Work and Money

  • Make a list of jobs you’d like to do (if not working)
  • Find out what you need to do/ requirements you need for jobs you want
  • Start applying for work
  • Change careers if unhappy or stressed in a previous / current job.
  • Start budgeting
  • Start saving money
  • Pay bills/debts
  • Get financial advice.

Study

  • Start or finish a course
  • Creative/artistic
  • Learn a musical instrument
  • Start a hobby - painting, writing, gardening, etc.
  • Join a club or group.

When To Use This Tool

Setting smart goals
When setting goals, make sure they are SMART!

SMART ( in this instance) stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timed.

How To Use This Tool

S Specific
Your goal should be well - defined so that you have a clear direction. For example, setting a goal to exercise more is a bit vague. Know exactly what you need to do. Jogging every morning for 10 minutes is specific.

M Measurable
Goals are measurable when you can gauge your progress and track whether you accomplished your goal in the time set. Using the previous example, you could measure how many mornings a week you went jogging.

A Achievable
Set a goal that you have the means to achieve. If you set a goal of jogging ten kilometers each morning right from the outset but you are very unfit, you may set yourself up to fail. Remember it’s your goal for yourself, not someone else’s goal for you. Make it attainable.

R Realistic
Ensure the goal is within your means by making sure you have the opportunity and resources you need. For example, if you hate jogging, then jogging daily is probably not a realistic goal for you. Walking to improve your fitness might be a more realistic approach.

T Timed
Assign a timeframe to your goal, whether it is short term or long term. Having a deadline can help avoid procrastinating. For example, you may decide to start jogging as of Monday.

Example Scenarios

Example: I want to start exercising to get fit.

SPECIFIC: I will go for a walk every morning for 10 minutes

MEASURABLE: I will walk every day. How and when will I know that walking is making me fit? ( Will I be able to walk three times around the block without getting breathless in four weeks’ time?)

ACHIEVABLE: Do I have the time to walk every day?

REALISTIC: Do I even enjoy walking? Can I walk every day when I often have to work late?

TIMELY: What day am I going to start walking?

PDF 06/05/2024

Areas For Goal Setting Worksheet