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Do you have a New Year's resolution about work?

Make Goals Specific and Attainable

By Maureen Latta
Thursday, December 29, 2011The key to setting attainable goals for the New Year is to keep them simple and specific. You might have admirable intentions, such as "Improve my skills" or "Create a more orderly workspace." While these intentions are great, like many New Year's resolutions they can be forgotten after the streamers and party hats are put away and we fall back into work routines.

Neural activity in the brain changes when a habit is formed. Habits are hard to alter without specific guiding cues that help the neurons to reset and form a new pattern. That's why simple, specific goals can be highly effective, especially if you write the goals down and have them posted where you see them every day.

If you want to improve your skills, you might set a New Year's resolution to complete one online course by spring. Another great way to improve skills is to volunteer. The goal could be to provide a free monthly seminar at the local community centre on the topic of your choice. This will enhance your presentation skills while contributing to your community. Another goal might be to find someone who has the skills you want to have and ask them to mentor you.

Make goals specific and attainable, and, whenever possible, fun.

If you want a more orderly workday, the goal could be to make a to-do list before you leave the office and dedicate the next day to accomplishing those tasks. Another specific goal could be to clear your desk at the end of each day. You might set a goal to change your online habits by limiting your email/social networking time to 20 minutes at the beginning and end of each day.

Remember to document your accomplishments. At the end of 2012, you will be able to see how you progressed. The satisfaction of knowing you met at least some of your resolutions will give you the incentive to take on bigger challenges for 2013.