Online Goal Setting Tools
'A goal without a plan is just a wish' - Larry Elder
Online goal setting tools are available if you know where to look. Almost all of us are familiar with the saying above. We all have goals and dreams
but seldom do we know how we are going to achieve them. And unless we have a plan regarding that, our goals are never going to be met. So, how do you go
about setting a plan for your goals?
As with everything in our lives, this need is also met by the internet. There are plenty of online goal setting tools that can help you actually
realize your dreams, whether it's personal or business related. The good thing about these tools is that they also provide you with feedback and help
you in tracking your progress but probably the best aspect is that they're all free. Here's a quick look at some of them.
- Life Tango - This is one of the great free goal setting tools that asks users questions about their interests and desires and then
brainstorms to come up with recommended goals for you based on your answers. It's easy to manage and users can set their own deadlines and update their
own progress as well. The site sends reminders and you can add milestones to depict what you have achieved. Popular for those who want to work towards
personal achievement goals such as losing weight or saving for a vacation.
- Joe's Goals - Are you a person who is dictated by habit and routine? Then Joe's Goals is the ideal online goal setting tool
for you. With the help of this, you can track things like how many hours you've been able to go to the gym in a week or how much have you progressed with
the new novel you're writing. For every task completed, you win points and for every time you slip up, you lose points.
- My Life Changes - This is similar to Joe's Goals because it involves those goals that are fixed around routines in your life.
The tool accesses your information in three steps and then compares them with your goals. Along the way, you can mark the goals which haven't been met in
red, those you're close to achieving in yellow, and those which are met in green. You also have automated reminders to keep you on track and an online
journal where you can record your thoughts.
- 43 Things - This online tool is rather dependent on what others say and is quite like the popular social networking sites.
Here you have to enter your goals and then other members send suggestions and recommendations which can be helpful or plain funny. Not that serious a tool
if you're looking for some intensive introspection and soul searching.
- Fitday - As the name suggests, this one is for fitness enthusiasts and the goals are naturally related to losing weight and
staying fit. With the help of this tool, you can monitor your progress with respect to how many workouts you've had, what you've eaten and how much weight
you have lost over a period of time.
These online goal setting tools are great, but a word of caution nevertheless. Nothing will work, unless you have the innate desire in you to make it
work.
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