Set Goals for Life: Part I
Posted: Friday, April 22, 2011
by Sulagna Dasgupta
Love in India
Oh yes. I know what you’re thinking: “Not again! I’ve already read probably a million words on goal-setting, and none of it seems to have helped me set goals!”
You’re right. Goal-setting is one of the most popular self-improvement topics, both for experts and information-seekers. Still I’ve chosen to offer my two cents on this oft-talked-about subject today, because I’m eager to share with you my experience with setting goals and the information on the topic which I, like you, had received. Of course, some of the oft-repeated advice is very useful, but some of it is misguiding, and some rather important information is apparently missing. So I’ve decided to sieve out the most practical information I’ve discovered and mix it with my own realizations to offer you a simple and practical guide to setting goals. I’m going to post a series on this uber-important topic, starting today.
- A REAL goal: Ask yourself: are you setting a goal just because it’s a good dream, or it’s really important to you? If the former is the case, then I’m sorry, but forget about it buddy! You’ll never make it. And why should you-your subconscious already knows it’s not important! If you set yourself the goal of bagging the XYZ job just because it’s cool and high-paying, I’m telling you now-it ain’t never gonna happen. But if you set the same goal because you feel charged up doing that sort of work, it has always been your dream to do that stuff, then surely that’s the way to go!
- Just ONE goal: Have you ever tried setting goals simultaneously in “different areas of life” and then at the end of your stipulated time-periods found yourself successful in achieving all of them? Chances are, no. If you have a goal that you really want to achieve, the most natural thing to do is to spend all your spare time on that very goal. And believe me, if you’ve really chosen the right goal, you won’t have to “restrain” yourself from Facebook (or whatever it is that you think eats up your time), you’ll prefer to spend more time on achieving your goal than on anything else. So where do multiple goals fit in this scheme of things? If you’ve set the goal of making $10,000 per month from your business by the end of this year, and it really is a personal challenge for you, all the time that you spend on reducing your body fat percentage to 15% is a waste of precious time-don’t you think? Thus, multiple goals are always self-contradictory.
- Phase your goals: So am I a monster suggesting you become a workaholic shunning everything starting from your health to your family? No. Surely life has diverse aspects and life needs to be balanced. And so, the way to achieve fulfillment in all areas of life is setting a moderate goal in one area of your life, achieving it and then setting a goal in a different area of life. Instead of setting the single year-long goal of achieving a revenue of $10,000 p.m., why not set a six-month goal of making $6000 p.m., and then set another six-month goal of reducing your fat percentage to 17%?...You get the point.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Very insightful and crisp article... Strongly recommend reading this...Hi Sir,
Many thanks again for taking the time to read my article and commenting...ur positive feedback is indeed encouraging...I try to share my first-hand experiences and realizations.. :)
Yes, it is all about being true to yourself; pursue what you really believe in and not what others want you to do. That way, you will have the right motivation, passion and commitment to see it through. The article is quite insightful.Hi Carol. Thank you for your valuable comment and additions. Happy Easter! :)
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