TIPS FOR SETTING FAMILY GOALS

  

Most people bring out their journals or notes to set New Year goals and resolutions. As part of a family when you set goals they are bound to affect other members of the family. Therefore, it is a advisable to set some of your goals together. Read on and discover some valuable tips for setting family goals.A good place to start is to spend some time reviewing the past year and use this to determine goals. Setting goals together as a Family is very important; the benefits outweighs its risk. Setting a time frame to your goals and actively
pursuing it makes it a reality. 

It is easier to overcome the inertia, fear, backsliding, distractions and all the other things that stop you from achieving your goals when you have a group encouraging you, a coach or your family.The advantages of setting goals as a family, is that the you have one of the best support groups you can have. Setting goals as a family brings everyone on board, encourages togetherness and gives everyone a common goal to work towards achieving.

However, you can set up your personal goals and share it with other members of the Family. When you do this, you get your own in-house cheerleaders to support and encourage you. Or it could be a goal that takes everyone on board it could be having dinner together, to add panache to the dinner you can decide to do it without devices.

Before you start setting the family goals take into cognizance the realities of life, e.g. traffic, workloads, children’s bedtimes, bringing work home etc. The good thing about family goals is that there is no right or wrong answer.Decide to start immediately this week or weekend. To achieve this, a practical way would be for mum and dad to leave work early one day per week to make it home in time for family dinner (before children’s bedtime).

SETTING A FAMILY VACATION: The vacation costs a certain amount and it would be necessary to save an agreed amount, you can do this by determining how every member of the family is going to help towards achieving this goal. Everyone will make a conscious decision and effort towards getting the funds together. The options include making more money, saving money and or sacrificing certain luxuries now towards the holiday.

Harness these major tip in setting up family goals and you will be happy you added this resolutions to your everyday family life.
• Every family member should participate in setting and achieving the goals, with young children get creative.
• Don’t have too many goals at once. One or two goals at a time is advisable. Too many goals then becomes overwhelming and harder to achieve.
• Set goals any time during the year. It does not only have to be at the beginning of the year, choose anytime that works.
• The goals should be SMART. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound
• Write the family goals down using a goal setting chart or dashboard and post in a visible place where everyone can see it regularly.
• Schedule time on your family calendar to sit down and review how you are doing and make any changes that might be needed.

BY SOPHIE AIGBOMIAN