It’s quite interesting to me how easy it is to say you need goals yet so hard to make them for people. We get so wrapped up in our own lives that we forget how important it is to our lives. In my opinion, there are a few things that makes the human species great and putting goals in front of you is one of them. This post will be able to be applied to anything in your life and I know I’m not making any headway with a revolutionary thought. However, saying and doing are two different things and as you’re reading this post you know who you are. I don’t have to tell you.
Irregardless, I want to encourage everybody reading to make at least 1 long term goal and then make a series of short goals. All of which should come with a ladder of steps on how you’re going to get there. The great thing about us as people is that we can do almost anything we put our minds to (as long as we apply ourselves). Jim Carrey is a great example of success. Before he became rich and famous he was a struggling actor just trying to get recognition. After many trying times he put a rather lofty goal in front of him: he wrote himself a 1,000,000 dollar check. Of course, he couldn’t cash it then but he sure did later after putting together a series of steps to get there. That was his goal. Another example would be a little known band at the time called, PLAIN WHITE T’s. Sure everybody knows them as the “Hey There Delilah” band but did you know that they couldn’t fill a 200 seat venue in their hometown? Through a very specific touring goal they rose up the ranks to where they are today. There’s nothing magical going on with these two examples. They simply put goals in front of them and put steps together to make that happen.
If you don’t know where you’re going you’ve applied yourself to a lack of purpose. This is not the answer to life (being a servant and sharing your life with others seems to be a better purpose) but you’ll find that life seems to be just a little bit better if you put goals in front of you.
Tags: goals, life, Motivation
When you complete your goals it’s a great feeling. Make small steps to get big things.