Many people all around me are talking about the power of writing your goals down. Now, I did this in the early 2009, then something happened, it all didn’t pan out quite well, and I freaked out. I knew better this year, as I understood the difference between publicising the goals and actually writing them down. And even though I didn’t announce that goals I was working for, I made sure I had them in front me on the paper since January.
As a few people who tried to do this will know, you don’t always get to hit the goal. But you can get really close; and then, instead of deploring the fact that you didn’t get what you wanted in exact way, shape or form, you can assess the success, identify and minimise the lows, and maximise the highs. And then hopefully with the next set of goals you will get what you want.
I mentioned the difference between publicising and writing the goals. I believe setting the goals and working on them should be very personal. Of course, you cannot accomplish everything by yourself, so you do need a team. However, as some students of business might know there is a concept of GRASP, in which G stands ‘getting along with the right people‘. So, this year, rather than announcing my goals to everyone, I chose to attract those who were right for my project and/or for me.
When you write your goals down, something magical happens. Good things start occurring, positive changes begin, great people enter your life. It is important to remind yourself of those goals, no matter how things are actually going. And it’s even more important to remember that “it’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be
