-James Allen
The inability to ACHIEVE our goals is most commonly called a FAILURE. Everyday people "fail" to meet a goal and or achieve something they had hoped for in their mind. Every day, we take OPPORTUNITIES to grow and CHOSE whether or not we will pursue them. I am NOT a believer in FAILURE.
How many GOALS have you set forth in your life up to this point? Hundreds? Thousands? And how many of those "oh so important" goals have you allowed to fall by the waist side? Since you let so many pass by - are YOU a FAILURE?
I believe that the term GOAL is horribly overused. A GOAL is something you set for yourself based on a need for GROWTH of your mind, body or spirit. Financial "goals" (the most common of all shallow attempts to create self worth) are guidelines that help you stay the course towards a measurement of "success". To me a GOAL, shares a beginning and an end with an internal and external benefit from ACHIEVEMENT. Making a sale today is part of my job – it is not a goal. Completing a report is not a goal – it is your RESPONSIBILITY. Graduating college IS a goal.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Don't confuse your "GOALS" with tasks that are intended to drive someone else's agenda. Often, our boss will tell us that "the GOAL is to increase revenues by 22% this month"… why? What is the PURPOSE of that? Who made up that "goal" and what does it accomplish?
Your GOALS are based around your life vision – the things that make you HAPPY and PRODUCTIVE. Exploration, love, career, health – these are areas of emotional importance that should have GOALS set to them. Measurements of your SUCCESS (as you define it) and a gauge of your HAPPINESS moving forward.
Don't be afraid to QUESTION a "goal," if it is not your goal… it is probably not that important anyways.
Cheers,
Zach
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