Be Best You

When you are so passionate about becoming something or doing somethings , the next most vital step to take is setting goals to achieve the desired dream. Goal setting is the setting of time targeted objectives. For instance , you may have desired to have your own business and now you decided to set a target for yourself to quit your day job in the next two years and establish your business.

Goal setting is a proof that you really believe in that dream or ambition you are passionate about. Some major goals may require sub-goals to achieve them. I have always wanted to run my own business, help people realize their life purpose, and be actively involved in community programs. When I entered university, the idea became such an integral part of me that it got filtered into every discussion I had with colleagues . I knew this what I wanted of life . After graduation, I worked for few companies , not until I released the heat of this passion by sitting down and started setting goals geared towards achieving this ambitions that I actually felt responsive and integrated into these ambitions. I felt they was now really coming alive .

Goal setting is a process that will required the analyzing and understanding of different issues and elements involved. I started goal setting by evaluating my daily activities in relation to my ambitions, which I found to be very poor . I knew that if I continue doing things the way I do them, use my time the way I use it , I may never realise my dream. Then I had to decide which daily activity had to go, be on hold , which to keep and then which to delegate.

Then I had to clear the air. For goal setting to be focused and targeted, you need to be quite sure the direction you aiming for. If you have two or more independently unrelated ambitions, one may have to wait for the other to take root. Determine which one should come first, after which others will follow. In my case, I knew naturally that starting my business had to come first . Once it is standing fairly strong and demanding less effort ,then enough time, resources and energy will be freed to be plugged into other ambitions. This will ensure that the mind is not crowded which invariably leads to time wasting , inefficiency, stress , distraction and numbness.

Next in my goal setting was the mapping out of actionable , understandable ,and time- bound plans . I had to tell myself what I wanted to accomplish in the next three – four months,and what I have to do everyday to achieve my goal. Most often people don’t like the phrase”time-bound” . It gets you wondering what if you don’t achieve the plan within the stipulated time ,won’t that give the impression of laziness and unseriousness. I don’t quite like the phrase either but I found out that putting a time on a plan can be helpful (you might not quite like what is right for you). It have a way of keeping you on alert and making you bounce back to your drive when it starts waning.

For goal setting to be realizable and relevant it has to reckon with the situation presently on ground. By this I mean, since goal setting is primarily about time usage and time management geared towards achieving a goal(s), every activity that takes any percentage of your time should be recognized. Goal setting should be a good mix of the daily activities you are keeping and the daily actions geared towards achieving your goal(s). These daily actions should take the bulk of your time(where possible) and should be given top priority (thing(s) that must be done even when you didn’t carry out other activities) in the day.

With things better defined through goal setting , it is easier to step out , take actions , and stay motivated geared towards the actualization of your dream.

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