subject: The Importance Of Establishing Goals [print this page] Having goals in life is essential to achieving our true potential. Goals keep us focused on a path, without them, we go in many directions without reaching any where.
To be able to have a clear direction, goals must also be clearly defined. If you do not know what you really what, how will you ever get it?
Once we have the clear goals, we have to find for people we respect to serve as a compass who would tell us if we are on our right track in crafting our goals and later on whether we are achieving the goals we have earlier set.
To measure your advancement, use milestones and charts to mark progress. You could use the simple date method or even a gantt chart to see how well you are doing.
Keep goals simple and reasonable. A too bold and aggressive goal that is impossible to achieve would only nurture discontentment. We would abandon these goals later on. Likewise, we should also not come up with goals that are too easy to achieve because the challenge would not be there that would push us to achieve and feel fulfilled once we achieved the goals.
All of the above discussion leads to good personal planning. All you have to do now is to start writing your plan and bringing in your ideas to reality.
So get youself organized as soon as you can. Define your goals, define your plans, and define your timeline then committ to it wholeheartedly. Share youre goals with a trusted friend or family member who will encourage you as you work hard to get there.
Get them involved in making you achieve your plan. For you to achieve your goal, you need all the resources you need to work together in getting you there.
