Set SMART Goals

The method of SMART goals (an acronym for the 5 steps of Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals) is one of the most effective tools used by high achievers to reach their goals — realistically and consistently.

1. Be specific
>> Set your own goal
>> Ask yourself:
                   -What do I want to accomplish?
                   -Where will this happen?
                   -When will this happen?
                   -Why am I setting this goal?
                   -Who is involved?

2. Measurable 
>> Have a concrete set of criteria for measuring progress
>> Set a daily reminder to track and measure your progress
>> Set a few small goals to be achieved in a period of time in order to progress and achieve your main goal

3. Attainable
>> Make your goal attainable
>> Draft realistic goals that are attainable in the present

4. Relevant
>> Make your goal relevant to your life's reality
>> Set a goal that you have a realistic chance of achieving

5. Time-bound
>> Ground the goal within a time frame
>> Smart goals should always have a deadline/ date of completion
>> The deadline will reinforce the seriousness of the goal in your mind and motivate you to take action
>> Within your established time frame, ask yourself:

• What can I do TODAY to reach my goal?
• What can I do 3 weeks from now to reach my goal?
• What can I do 3 months from now to reach my goal?

My goals: a) Achieve 4A* in A Levels

                 b) Make more friends and widen my social circle

                 c) Travel to many countries, as many as I can

                 d) Become a professional photographer

                 e) Get into a good university

To achieve my goals, I have planned a few small goals for a shorter time frame in order to achieve my big goals.

a) Archieve 4A* in A Levels

- Study at least 6 hours per day

- Revise handouts and notes every day after lectures

- Do past year papers to enhance my understandings towards every topic

- Discuss with friends problems faced in every subject

- Organise group study during weekends

b) Make more friends and widen my social circle

- Get involved in more social activities

- Be more outspoken and friendly

- Take the initiative to make new friends

- Keep in touch with new friends 

c) Travel to many countries

- List down a few countries that I would like to visit in the next 5 years

- Look for information about the countries that I want to visit, e.g. tourist attractions, transportation, cost living, weather etc.

- Look out for cheap flight tickets offered by budget airlines

- Save money, e.g RM300 per month 

d) Become a professional photographer

- Own a camera

- Learn how to use the camera to take good photos by watching tutorials online and reading magazines

- Learn from other friends who are professional in photography

- Taking up online photography courses

e) Get into good university

- List down a few universities that I aim to go into

- Study hard to get good results

In order to achieve my goals, I have to follow these steps closely with great determination. Join me and set your goals now!

Personality Test

 

ISFJ

Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging

ISFJs are characterized above all by their desire to serve others, their "need to be needed." In extreme cases, this need is so strong that standard give-and-take relationships are deeply unsatisfying to them; however, most ISFJs find more than enough with which to occupy themselves within the framework of a normal life. (Since ISFJs, like all SJs, are very much bound by the prevailing social conventions, their form of "service" is likely to exclude any elements of moral or political controversy; they specialize in the local, the personal, and the practical.)

ISFJs are often unappreciated, at work, home, and play. Ironically, because they prove over and over that they can be relied on for their loyalty and unstinting, high-quality work, those around them often take them for granted--even take advantage of them. Admittedly, the problem is sometimes aggravated by the ISFJs themselves; for instance, they are notoriously bad at delegating ("If you want it done right, do it yourself"). And although they're hurt by being treated like doormats, they are often unwilling to toot their own horns about their accomplishments because they feel that although they deserve more credit than they're getting, it's somehow wrong to want any sort of reward for doing work (which is supposed to be a virtue in itself). (And as low-profile Is, their actions don't call attention to themselves as with charismatic Es.) Because of all of this, ISFJs are often overworked, and as a result may suffer from psychosomatic illnesses.

In the workplace, ISFJs are methodical and accurate workers, often with very good memories and unexpected analytic abilities; they are also good with people in small-group or one-on-one situations because of their patient and genuinely sympathetic approach to dealing with others. ISFJs make pleasant and reliable co-workers and exemplary employees, but tend to be harried and uncomfortable in supervisory roles. They are capable of forming strong loyalties, but these are personal rather than institutional loyalties; if someone they've bonded with in this way leaves the company, the ISFJ will leave with them, if given the option. Traditional careers for an ISFJ include: teaching, social work, most religious work, nursing, medicine (general practice only), clerical and and secretarial work of any kind, and some kinds of administrative careers.

While their work ethic is high on the ISFJ priority list, their families are the centers of their lives. ISFJs are extremely warm and demonstrative within the family circle--and often possessive of their loved ones, as well. When these include Es who want to socialize with the rest of the world, or self-contained ITs, the ISFJ must learn to adjust to these behaviors and not interpret them as rejection. Being SJs, they place a strong emphasis on conventional behavior (although, unlike STJs, they are usually as concerned with being "nice" as with strict propriety); if any of their nearest and dearest depart from the straight-and-narrow, it causes the ISFJ major embarrassment: the closer the relationship and the more public the act, the more intense the embarrassment (a fact which many of their teenage children take gleeful advantage of). Over time, however, ISFJs usually mellow, and learn to regard the culprits as harmless eccentrics :-). Needless to say, ISFJs take infinite trouble over meals, gifts, celebrations, etc., for their loved ones--although strong Js may tend to focus more on what the recipient should want rather than what they do want.

Like most Is, ISFJs have a few, close friends. They are extremely loyal to these, and are ready to provide emotional and practical support at a moment's notice. (However, like most Fs they hate confrontation; if you get into a fight, don't expect them to jump in after you. You can count on them, however, run and get the nearest authority figure.) Unlike with EPs, the older the friendship is, the more an ISFJ will value it. One ISFJ trait that is easily misunderstood by those who haven't known them long is that they are often unable to either hide or articulate any distress they may be feeling. For instance, an ISFJ child may be reproved for "sulking," the actual cause of which is a combination of physical illness plus misguided "good manners." An adult ISFJ may drive a (later ashamed) friend or SO into a fit of temper over the ISFJ's unexplained moodiness, only afterwards to explain about a death in the family they "didn't want to burden anyone with." Those close to ISFJs should learn to watch for the warning signs in these situations and take the initiative themselves to uncover the problem.