How Good Are You At Achieving Your Goals?

Take this free Goal Setting Test.

One of your group activities on goal setting can be this free goal setting test. To find out how successful people in a group are at achieving their goals, have them work through this fun quiz. It will only take a few minutes

Or just by yourself find out how good you are: Goal setting is a popular and successful way of getting more out of your life. We all tend to admire people who consistently set worthwhile goals and achieve them. But how good are you at setting your own goals?

Take this quiz and find out. Click on the answer that applies to you most, and then read the answers below to see which type describes you best.

How Good Are You At Achieving Your Goals?

1. What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you think about goal setting?

Goal setting is something other people do ? I just don?t have the time
I have plenty of goals written down that I want to achieve, and I pick one at a time and start working towards it in a logical manner
I have lots of goals floating around in my head ? I just need to find the time to sit down and make a plan so that I can start achieving them
I dream about what I?d like to achieve all the time

2. How often do you think about setting goals?

I?m always dreaming about what it would be like to have a bigger house, a better job, a nicer car?
I?m so busy I don?t often have the time to think about setting any goals
Every day. Even if I am currently pursuing a goal I very much want to attain, I still make notes of any other goals I may want to achieve in the future
Every day. I have so many ideas for goals and things I want to do and be successful at that I don?t know which one to start with first

3. Are you currently working towards a goal you really want to achieve?

I?d like to be ? I?ve got lots of ideas and I?ve started a few times but I always get distracted
No - the days fly by so quickly I hardly have time to think about it
Yes - I make sure I do something to take another step closer to reaching my goal every single day
I keep thinking how nice it would be to change jobs and do something I really love for a change? but no I?m not doing anything at the moment

4. Do you have a strategy for achieving your goals?

It?s not really a strategy ? I just imagine what it will be like to get the job I really want
It?s kind of in my head, but I haven?t got anything written down ? it?s just a few ideas I have floating round
If I have it?s buried under all the mental reminders I have to do for other stuff!
Yes. I have a written plan that I look at every day. I constantly know what I should be doing to make progress towards my goal

5. What do you do when you experience a setback on the journey towards your goal?

It?s never happened. I don?t ever seem to be able to start the journey in the first place
I try and learn from it and then move forward again
I?ve not really had a setback; I haven?t really got started yet
In my imagination everything is just how I want it, there aren?t any setbacks

6. Do you allow time every day to make progress towards your goals?

Yes, I plan my days in advance so I know what needs to be done to get closer to achieving my goal
My diary is too full of other things to do
I try but I?ve never got anything written down and what I want to do always seems to get forgotten
No, I?m too busy daydreaming about them

7. What have you traditionally done in the past when you have achieved a worthwhile goal?

I wouldn?t have time to celebrate even if I did manage to reach a goal I?d set for myself
I often sit and imagine what I would do if I succeeded in reaching a goal but I?m still waiting to find out
I haven?t managed to achieve any of my goals yet
I celebrate! I allow myself some time out to enjoy my success before deciding on what I want to achieve next

8. What do you think when you see a successful person who obviously sets and achieves virtually every goal they set for themselves?

It?s nice that dreams come true for some people
I admire them and try to learn from their example
It?s nice that they have the time to work towards their goals
I think they?re great ? I wish I could be like that

9. How many goals are you working towards at any one time?

Just the one ? I find it helps me to focus better and achieve more
I barely have time to make room for one thing that I want to achieve
I?ve got several on the go in my head, but I never seem to make much progress
I sit and think about what my ideal life would be like quite a lot ? is that what you mean?

10. Do you know what goal you want to achieve the most in the coming year?

Yes ? I have it written down in my diary
Yes I?ve got lots of goals in my head that I?d like to achieve
Probably a new house would be nice, and maybe a new car, and I might do something about changing my job too
I haven?t had the time to think about it much yet

Whatever kind of person you are, goal setting can help you succeed in every area of your life if you make time for doing it.

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