The main point of having a goal is that we can score, and the main point of keeping score is so that we can measure our performance against another team or ourselves. Most people know the benefit of having goals but some don’t know how they break down.
High-level goals should describe what you want to do at strategic level e.g. to get from A to B; if you’re part of an Organisation or Team it must be in line with its goal too.
How you will achieve those goals is more localised but is usually expressed in milestones and hence progress is trackable and mistakes and errors can be quickly corrected along the way.
The detailed plan of what you will do in reaching the milestones is down to you, as is the input of personal drive and the overcoming of setbacks.
It’s A Bit Like Reading A Map. On a map you can see where you are and where you want to go. It can also provide different routes and checkpoints for you to monitor progress. But the devil is in the detail; ground level progress is never quite as easy as just reading the map. There can be blind alleys, cows, barbed wire, changes in terrain, even issues brought about by seasonal change or holding the map upside-down!
Finally, always make sure the map given to you is true; it may be somebody else’s view of how things are. Try walking round your city using a Tube Map showing underground railtracks.
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“A goal is not the same as a desire, and this is an important distinction to make. You can have a desire you don't intend to act on. But you can't have a goal you don't intend to act on.” Tom Morris
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