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Do you often find yourself struggling to change your habits, regardless of how willing you are to set objectives? If you struggle reaching your (artistic) goals) the following might help.

Goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed in order to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal. Goals are more deliberate than desires and momentary intentions. Therefore, setting goals means that a person has committed thought, emotion, and behavior towards attaining the goal.

In 1960’s, Edwin Locke put forward the Goal-setting theory of motivation.This theory states that goal setting is essentially linked to task performance. It states that specific and challenging goals along with appropriate feedback contribute to higher and better task performance. In simple words, goals indicate and give direction to an a person about what needs to be done and how much efforts are required to be put in.

Effective goal-setting principles:
Clarity. A clear, measurable goal is more achievable than one that is poorly defined. In other words, be specific! The most effective goals have a specific timeline for completion.
Challenge. The goal must have a decent level of difficulty in order to motivate you to strive toward the goal.
Commitment. Put deliberate effort into meeting this goal. Share your goal with someone else in order to increase your accountability to meet that goal.
Feedback. Set up a method to receive information on your progress toward a goal. If losing 30 pounds in four months turns out to be too hard, it is better to adjust the difficulty of your goal mid-way through the timeline than to give up entirely.
Task complexity. If a goal is especially complex, make sure you give yourself enough time to overcome the learning curve involved in completing the task. In other words, if a goal is really tough, make sure you give yourself some padding to give you the best chance at succeeding.

There are some areas to consider when using this framework:
If goals are aggressive or promote intense competition then negative behaviour can arise
Motivation is fragile, if you are too critical towards your art
Some goals are a challenge to define, such as what is composition. In this case take a step by step approach with somebody who has an experience in the domain you want to develop
If there is a competition between different types of motivation you need to clarify what is more important: such are you going to practice more or you are going to spend hours on Netflix or Facebook

The anticipated result of goal setting is:
Self-Efficacy - This concern employee self-confidence in a performance task. Generally, self-efficacy leads to higher performance through increased effort.
Goal Commitment - This assumes that individuals will become committed to the goal and be reluctant to leave it. This is true for goals that are openly communicated, self-set by the employee, and consistent with organizational goals.
Key points

Locke’s goal-setting theory sets out five principles needed to create goals that inspire you
The idea is that when a goal achieves all five key principles, it’ll result in a higher-performing art.
Using Locke’s goal-setting theory can be really beneficial for artists who need to find a way to motivate themselves to improve faster their artistic skills.

Description
Do you often find yourself struggling to change your habits, regardless of how willing you are to set objectives? If you struggle reaching your (artistic) goals) the following might help.

Goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed in order to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal. Goals are more deliberate than desires and momentary intentions. Therefore, setting goals means that a person has committed thought, emotion, and behavior towards attaining the goal.

In 1960’s, Edwin Locke put forward the Goal-setting theory of motivation.This theory states that goal setting is essentially linked to task performance. It states that specific and challenging goals along with appropriate feedback contribute to higher and better task performance. In simple words, goals indicate and give direction to an a person about what needs to be done and how much efforts are required to be put in.

Effective goal-setting principles:
Clarity. A clear, measurable goal is more achievable than one that is poorly defined. In other words, be specific! The most effective goals have a specific timeline for completion.
Challenge. The goal must have a decent level of difficulty in order to motivate you to strive toward the goal.
Commitment. Put deliberate effort into meeting this goal. Share your goal with someone else in order to increase your accountability to meet that goal.
Feedback. Set up a method to receive information on your progress toward a goal. If losing 30 pounds in four months turns out to be too hard, it is better to adjust the difficulty of your goal mid-way through the timeline than to give up entirely.
Task complexity. If a goal is especially complex, make sure you give yourself enough time to overcome the learning curve involved in completing the task. In other words, if a goal is really tough, make sure you give yourself some padding to give you the best chance at succeeding.

There are some areas to consider when using this framework:
If goals are aggressive or promote intense competition then negative behaviour can arise
Motivation is fragile, if you are too critical towards your art
Some goals are a challenge to define, such as what is composition. In this case take a step by step approach with somebody who has an experience in the domain you want to develop
If there is a competition between different types of motivation you need to clarify what is more important: such are you going to practice more or you are going to spend hours on Netflix or Facebook

The anticipated result of goal setting is:
Self-Efficacy - This concern employee self-confidence in a performance task. Generally, self-efficacy leads to higher performance through increased effort.
Goal Commitment - This assumes that individuals will become committed to the goal and be reluctant to leave it. This is true for goals that are openly communicated, self-set by the employee, and consistent with organizational goals.
Key points

Locke’s goal-setting theory sets out five principles needed to create goals that inspire you
The idea is that when a goal achieves all five key principles, it’ll result in a higher-performing art.
Using Locke’s goal-setting theory can be really beneficial for artists who need to find a way to motivate themselves to improve faster their artistic skills.