This is one of the common mistakes for setting goals. Goal setter does not write specific enough on what he/she wants to achieve. Goals is all about giving you direction to work towards to success. You cannot develop any objectives to achieve the goals with vague statement. Specific is the S in SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely) goal setting model. I have been using SMART to assist my engineers to set goals for a while now. It is a very effective to evalulate your goals and make sure it provides a clear target to work towards. I may talk more about this on the other article soon. Setting Goals – [Hello, Dollar!]