Being Effective

1. identifying Goals
2. Maintaining Good Health
3. Managing Personal Finance
4. Maintaining Employability
5. Planning and Implementing
 Effectiveness is the ability to be successful and produce the intended results
 being effective in our lives means that we achieve those goals that we want for
ourselves
 Setting goals benefits
o Gives you direction and a sense of purpose in life
o Gives you control of your future
o Allows you to focus on what is important to you
o Makes decision making clearer for you
o Gives you motivation in living
o Gives you a sense of personal satisfaction
 two broad types of goals
o Team Goals, You should consider the goals of the team you are part of as
goals that you want to achieve
o Personal Goals, what is important to you and what you want achieve in the
important areas of your life, and then write them down
 this set of important goal areas as given (7)
o 1. Mental, 2. Spiritual, 3. Physical, 4. Family, 5. Financial, 6. Personal, and
7. Career
What does being effective mean?
To have goals that I really want and to be able to accomplish these goals successfully
To know what I want in my life and to be able to get these successfully again and again

Why should the goals of your work team be part of your goals as well?
I spend a large part of my life at work, so I should work to help my team achieve its goals
If my team achieves its goals and is successful, I will also benefit as a member of the team
The goals of the team are the things the team leader instructs us on as given by the management of the
hotel
I should be to achieve all the good and reasonable things that my superiors tell me to do

What are some ways in which you can get your list of personal goals?
Find time to think and list down what is important to you and what you want achieve in these
important areas of your life
Imagine someone you love or respect a lot speaking about you and what they remembered you for and
write down these things
Use a tool with a list of things that many people consider to be very important to think which of these
you want as goals and write these down
Watch a video on goal setting
HEALTH

 health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity
 If we were often sick, there would be many things that we cannot do: we cannot
work well, we cannot live well, we cannot enjoy the many things that are open to
healthy people
o tips to maintain good health:
o Stay physically active
o Eat healthily
o Be smoke free
o Keep your mind active
o Go for health screening
o Manage chronic conditions well
 Besides being smoke free, we should also not misuse or abuse substances like
alcohol, drugs and inhalants as substance abuse affects our health.
 Grocery shopping : wholegrain, protein & Fruit & Veggie
 Cooking: Herb & Spices instead of salt & healthier oils
 Serving : quarter plate : wholegrains & protein – half plate frit & veggie
 Drink 6-8 glass water every day: carries oxygen, 0 calories, water aids bowel &
promotes skin health (Infuse water)

STRESS
 stress as a feeling of emotional or physical tension that can come from any event or
thought
 stress is a part of life, but too much stress can affect our physical and mental health
 Stress Management
o identify the sources of stress in your life to see what you can do with them
o Practise the four A's of stress management: Avoid, Alter, Adapt, Accept
o Get moving - do physical exercises
 o Connect to others
o Make time for fun and relaxation
o Manage your time better
o Maintain balance with health lifestyle
o Learn to relieve stress in the moment
The Stress "First Aid"
Emergency stress stoppers:
 Count to 10 before you speak or react.
 Take a few slow, deep breaths until you feel your body un-clench a bit.
 Try a quick meditation or prayer to get some perspective
More:
 Go for a walk, even if it’s just to the restroom and back. It can help break the tension
and give you a chance to think things through.
 Take a break to pet the dog, hug a loved one or do something to help someone else.
 Turn on some chill music or an inspirational podcast to help you deal with road rage.
Some more:
 Walk away from the situation for a while, and handle it later once things have
calmed down.
 If it’s not urgent, sleep on it and respond tomorrow. This works especially well for
stressful emails and social media trolls.
 Break down big problems into smaller parts. Take one step at a time, instead of
trying to tackle everything at once
 Work out or do something active. Exercise is a great antidote for stress.

You can use the following to test from Phuah (n.d.) to see if you are in good financial health:

1. The number of months you can go without work: 3-6 months is good
2. Portion of yearly income saved in one year: 10% is a good start
3. Portion of take home pay used to pay your debts: <30% is good; >50% is excessive
4. Portion of your assets financed by debts: <50% is good
5. Amount of your worth in cash: 20% is good

FINANCIAL & PLANNING

Set your financial goals

Think and write down what you want to do with your money

Take stock of your finances

1. list down all your income

 2. List down all your expenses
3. Find out how much of your income is left over after your expenses
4. Plan how to manage your money to meet your needs and goals

Managing Resources Tips

1. save first before spending
2. Control your spending of money
Buy what are really need, can afford, take a cheaper alternative or discount, stop all
things that bleeding your money
3. Create a personal budget - yearly and monthly - and keep to it
4. Manage inflow of money
Make your existing money and asset earn money, Earn more through overtime,
rewards, better job, extra job

EMPLOYABILITY

Employability defined it as the skills and abilities that allow you to be employed

employability skills
1. Workplace literacy
2. Workplace numeracy
3. Informational and communication technologies
4. Personal management and development skills
5. Analytical, conceptual and evaluative skills
6. Interpersonal skills
7. Job safety skills

Employability is also about having the right skills and abilities that employers want
Your list might include things other than skills
 friendly and helpful
 hard working
 honest
 careful and efficient
 humble
 persevering
 creative
 cool and rational
 encouraging
 positive
skill & knowledge is important but do not neglect to develop the virtues that employers will
want

WORK AND LIFE BALANCE

Having a work-life balance is important because

1. We need rest from our work in order to be productive at work
2. We have other needs that need attention and that cannot be satisfied by work
3. We need rest and to be away from work in order to reduce chronic stress

Personal effectiveness means to have goals that you want and be able to achieve them
Keeping in mind the importance of your health, your finances, your employability and the
need to maintain a work-life balance; you should work out the goals that you want and go
about to achieve them

Wheel of Life. This is Zig Ziglar's tool

1. Mental
2. Personal
3. Physical
4. Family
5. Career
6. Spiritual
7. Financial

When you have identified the goals that you want for your life, you may find that these
are not very specific and may take a long time for you to reach. If that is so, then you will
have to break your goals into objectives. Objectives are shorter measurable targets that
help you achieve a bigger and longer goal. See these examples showing the difference
between goals and objectives to get a better understanding.

Objectives should be

 Specific - you know exactly what you want to achieve

 Measurable - there is a concrete thing or quantity that you can show when achieved
 Achievable - you can have the ability to carry out the action required and it is
possible to be reached in the given situation and time
 Relevant - it contributes to the achievement of the goal
 Time bound - there is a specific time when it is supposed to be done

Importance
If you have goals that you cannot translate into objectives, it could mean that
 The goal may actually be a short term objective
  The goal is something you wish for but have not really seriously thought of achieving
 You do not know how to achieve the goal
Having objectives is also good because the accomplishment of each objective along the way
will show progress and give you encouragement.

Persistency and Consistency

In the first video of this course, Tom Ziglar mentioned two things that are needed for us to
achieve our goals - persistency and consistency. He said that persistency is taking it up a
notch (putting in greater effort), and consistency is doing it every day.

Being persistent is also to keep on doing the right thing even when it gets difficult and we
feel like giving up. Without persistence there will be no success. We must also be consistent
in doing things the right way every day or all the time. Not doing things with the same level
of quality and effort all the time will also not give us much success.

Monitor and Review

After you have run the plan for a while with persistency and consistency, there is a need to
know whether you are going to achieve your goal successfully. You should monitor all
objectives to see if these are successful.

When an objective is achieved, you should let check on the achievement of the next. When
an objective cannot be achieved, then you have to make a decision as to whether to
 extend the deadline if more time is needed
 change the objective slightly
 substitute with another set of objectives
When all objectives are achieved, review if the goal is successfully achieved. If you are not
satisfied with the outcome, you can look at the plan and do up a new plan.
For goals that are successfully achieved, celebrate your success first and decide what to do
with after that.
 Some goals just need a one-time achievement (e.g., have family holiday in Europe,
understand my job, get a degree) and then can repeated, or substituted with other
new goals.
 Many goals need maintenance and on-going action or your will lose them (e.g., have
good diet and nutrition, have a creative imagination, be strong and flexible). These
you will have to keep doing certain actions till they become part of your routine. You
should review the status of such goals regularly.

Arrange the steps to get a good way to plan and implement your personal goals
 Do the Wheel of Life self assessment
 Identify one or two areas you want to work on
 Write one goal for each area
 Break the goal into relevant objectives to achieve the goal
 Re-arrange the objectives in order of having to achieve first
 Schedule the work for the objectives into your organizer
 Carry out work without procrastinating; with persistency and consistency
 Monitor status of objectives and take necessary action to get achievement
 Celebrate goal achievement and decide on next steps with the goal achieved or new
goals