Quote of the day is credited to Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 - November 8, 1970). He was an American author who authored the Bestselling Book, 'Think and Grow Rich'.
QUOTE:
"A person without definite major goals is as helpless as a ship without a rudder".
MORAL:
Goals are like compasses, that directs you on what to do and what not to do in order to meet your desired results in life. A man without a goal is as helpless as a car with no one to drive it. Goals are what differentiate success from failures and without one having definite goals, living might just be a waste.
The difference between man and the animal in the bush is the ability of man to set down goals for himself, by so doing he is able to control his life, actions and purpose in life, no other animal does this which makes man superior to other animals. A goal should always be a dream with a deadline attached to it; a goal without deadline is merely a dream.
No matter who you are or the profession you are into, endeavor to set goals with deadline for yourself if you must succeed at what you do because without it, you will not get a desirable result at what you do. Below I am going to show you what each alphabet of the word GOAL means.
G: This stands for GO, that is you should decide in your mind what is it you want out of life or in your profession and 'Go' for that thing without any form of delay. The best time to do that is NOW.
O: This stands for ORGANIZATION. You must try as much as possible to arrange your goals (if they are more than one) in a sequential and orderly manner based on priority and scale of preference. The things that are of great importance to you should come at the top of the list while those of less importance can remain at the bottom. Organization is key in setting of goals, because if you are not organize, you will still not get favourable results at the end of the day. Also make sure your goals are written and clearly defined.
A: This stands for ATTAINABILITY. Your goals should be attainable, that is they should be realistic based on your present level. Do not get me wrong, all things are possible including the goals you set but some goal may seem unrealistic at a particular stage of your development. Take for example, you have not been to any school of Medicine and your first goal is to be employed as a medical doctor next week, that is actually an unrealistic goal and it is not attainable. What is attainable in this case is you going to school of Medicine first of all, graduate, before you can think of being employed as a medical doctor. In life you must start from some where, you don't just get to the top of a building without a staircase or a lift.
L: This stands for LIMIT. Your goal should have a well defined time limit between setting a goal and accomplishment of that goal. A goal without a time limit is merely a wish. You must state the time you want that goal to be accomplished and should be realistic. For example, you want to become the managing director of your company in the next four years, you can simply state 'In the year 2020, I will become the managing director of 'ABK Company'', and you start working towards its attainment starting from NOW.
Hope this post inspired you, if there is any question you would want to ask or contribution you want to make, feel free to comment. Thanks!
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