Achieving
Your Dreams Through Setting Goals
Part III: Set Long-Term Goals
“It’s
better to shoot for a star and to hit a mountain peak,
Than to aim for a mud puddle and hit it every time.”
Choosing
Worthy Goals
Famous Blonde
Inventions:
The
water-proof towel
A book on how to read
Ejector seat in a helicopter
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Solar
powered flashlight
Inflatable dart board
Powdered water
Water-proof tea bag |
Submarine
screen door
A dictionary index
Pedal-powered wheel chair |
Since
the goals themselves were not worthy of their effort, their work was in vain.
Pilot to
passengers:
“I
have good news and bad news. The good news is that we’re making great time.
The bad news is that we’re lost.”
Goal-Setting
to the Rescue!
I am appalled at the aimlessness of most
people's lives. Fifty percent don't pay any attention to where they are going;
40 percent are undecided and will go in any direction. Only 10 percent know what
they want and even all of them don't go toward it.
(Katherine A. Porter)
Definition:
A goal is simply a dream with a deadline attached to it.
Your
Turn
Look over your
dreams from the last session and set some specific long-term goals that will
help you fulfill your dreams. Don’t be afraid to make your goals “bold,
audacious and hairy”. And do take
the time to put your goals in writing. I believe it was a study of Harvard grads
that found that the ones who had written goals were more likely to achieve them.
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Family
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Work/Vocation
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Life
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