Goal for it!

Have you, either as an individual or a family, set some goals for 2012? Resolutions are great, but specific goals are even better. Whether savings goals, character goals or accomplishment related goals, it’s been shown that goals are more likely to be met when clearly defined, written down and tracked. Teaching your children to set and meet goals is a valuable skill and one that is great to work on as a family. Remember, your children learn more from what they see you do than from what you simply tell them. (Scary, huh?)

Don’t forget to make sure your goals are S.M.A.R.T goals: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-specific. While your at it, make sure your chores are S.M.A.R.T. as well (our Clean ‘n’ Flips will help with that!).

Whether you’re saving for a family vacation, trying to lose 10 lbs. or teach your kids basic Spanish, goal tracking can help. Below are some neat resources that make that easy.

  • Check out this post for a list of 11 online goal-setting programs that you can use. These can be especially appealing for teens.
  • How Does She has a great pdf download to help you create goals in different categories, prioritize them and even set up rewards for meeting benchmarks.
  • Goal For It is a fun program geared just for kids. It will even work as a chore chart.
  • If you prefer a written plan for your kids, have them complete this printable each month. What a great way to be intentional in what you hope to accomplish each month.

I hope these resources give you that added push you need to set a few goals and keep on them!

If you have some great goal-setting tips or traditions, I’d love to hear them!

Linking up to the Carnival of Homeschooling , Works for Me Wednesday and Crystal & Company.

siggy-dena

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December 27, 2011 | Filed Under Home Business, Homemaking, Homeschooling 

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3 Responses to “Goal for it!”

  1. Carnival of Homeschooling – Passages | Corn and Oil on December 27th, 2011 4:33 pm

    [...] also offered some thoughts in Goal for it! posted [...]

  2. Susan Ryan on December 27th, 2011 4:46 pm

    Dear Dena, Your post is now published at the Carnival of Homeschooling. The Blog Carnival website was not working correctly and Henry sent along the posts. I missed yours. My error with my apologies.
    Have a wonderful New Year!

  3. admin on December 27th, 2011 7:52 pm

    Thanks so much!

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