Creating goals

We've made a online goal creator! Here you can set yourself goals for the future, edit the goals, add to them and tick them off once you've achieved them! Your goal creator is stored online, but can only be read by you. You can create your own personal goal creator by registering with us, and then pressing the "goal creator" button on your own personal home page.

This will take you to your own personal goal creator, where you can chose a background colour, and then add as many goals as you like!

Why should I use the goal creator?

Here are some thoughts about why creating goals is a good idea.....

What is a goal?

It’s something you work towards, a focus, a future achievement

Why have goals?

They can help you feel in control, because you decide what they are and how to achieve them

What use is that?

You may feel that cancer has taken away your control over your life, and setting goals may help overcome that feeling

What goals could I set?

It’s up to you. Think about what you really want to achieve. It doesn’t matter how big or small goals are, or what the timescale is. For example – you may choose to set yourself the goal of learning to drive by the time you are 19. Or you may want to email a friend by a particular date to let them know how you’re getting on.

Tips for setting goals

• Decide what you want to achieve, not what you think you should achieve or what others want you to do

• Don’t feel you have to achieve everything by one date, some goals may be long term, others short term

• Goals can cover all areas of your life: your cancer, family, friends, education, work, finances, healthy living, hobbies, fun

• Be realistic – be kind to yourself, you’ve got cancer, so check your goals regularly to see if they are achievable just now

• If you put back dates, or even don’t achieve some of your goals, don’t beat yourself up about it. Setting goals is all about making you feel better – not worse!

Register now and start your own online goal creator!