GOALS

“Develop your life before you build your house”

A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. The plan is the big picture and goals are the point along the way of how to get there. Whatever we do in life should be done base on goals. If we don’t have a goal then we will become part of someone else’s plan. Things don’t just happen. We can dream of possibilities and have desires for the future but it will not happen unless we design a plan with daily, weekly and monthly goals on how to achieve them.

Working with a daily planner or some written list of things to do for the week will help us achieve something tangible and keep us focused on goals. Without planning and setting goals we just respond to situations as they come up.

We begin by knowing where we currently are (awareness) and then by knowing what we want (plan) and having a strategy for how to get there (goals).  The majority of our lives can turn out to be what we want it to be if we have goals and keep working on our plan. When we plan our activities and reach the goals we set for ourselves, we get a great feeling of satisfaction and have become achievers. Ask yourself if the things you planned for the benefit of someone else.

We must all respond and participate in the ideas and dreams of others. But if we want to reach the desires of our lives, we must also have ideas and dreams of our own and start planning on how we bring them into reality.

Without goals, our dreams will seem out of reach. If we have a good plan with goal posts along the way, we can focus on the goal which is short term. A five or ten-year plan may seem too far away causing loss of interest or hopelessness. The fulfilment of a goal is only to assure when we make a commitment to do it.

STEPS TO FOLLOW

1.     Record your dreams and the things you want to achieve in writing. Then you will be able to know if it is really a true dream or only wishful thinking.

2.     Write down how much it is going to cost you. Examine the cost, the resources and the time required. Don’t forget to take into account the cost to relationships as well.

3.     Understand there is always a price to pay to see dreams come true.

4.     Keep your mind constantly focused on your goals.

5.     Be flexible; as you view your goal make adjustments as needed.

Remember……….

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.