Goal setting is an important aspect for anyone to be successful. Goal setting enables you to achieve your tasks in an organized fashion and within a limited time frame. Therefore, it is important that goals are set very carefully. Proper planning is needed for goal setting otherwise one can lose their focus and get side tracked. When you have set your goals, you would not only feel confident about the work you are doing, but you would also prioritize what needs are to be fulfilled first. These raise your motivation and self esteem and you have a positive outlook towards the work that you are doing. While setting goals or even planning for them, you have to make sure that your goals are SMART. That means, they should be: