GOAL SETTING AND GO-GETTING; THE NEXUS

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 "The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and starting on the first one."
Mark Twain, Celebrated American author and humorist.

"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes"
- Andrew Carnegie, The Richest Man in America in the 1900s


A goal is a vision with a feet while goal setting refers to the art of setting specific, measurable , achievable, realistic and time-bound objectives. This means that your goals must be smart and you should act on them with the certainty that you will achieve them. There must also be a timeline attached so that you do not wander aimlessly, thinking you have all the years in the world. Scientists have discovered that the brain is a goal seeking organism. The truth is that whatever goal you give to your subconscious mind, it will work day in, day out to achieve it. Living without clear goals is like driving in a thick fog. No matter how powerful or well-engineered your car, you drive slowly, hesitantly, making little progress on even the smoothest road. Deciding upon your goals clear the fog immediately and allows you to focus and channel your energies and abilities towards what you really want. You move from chasing butterflies to digging for gold. You step on the accelerator of your own life and race ahead rapidly towards achieving more of what you want in life.



An Harvard Study, conducted between 1979  and 1989 depicts the importance of goals. In 1979, only three percent of graduates of the Havard MBA programme had written clear goals and plans. 13% had goals which were not in writing while 84% had no specific goals at all other than getting out of school and enjoying the summer.
Ten years later, (1989), the research showed that the 13 percent who had goals that were not in writing earned on the average, twice more than the 84 % of students who had no goals at all. The amazing discovery was that the 3 % of graduates with clear, written goals were worth ten times more than the other 97 % of graduates put together.




 Clearly, goal-setting gives clarity which in turn speeds up your success rate.
What do you really want to have, be and do? I want you to realize that you are the master of your soul and the captain of your fate. You are where you are and what you are because of what you  have done or failed to do. You are very much the architect of your own destiny. If it is going to be, then it is up to you. Today lies ahead of you waiting to be shaped, and here you are the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to you. You get to determine what kind of day you will have. When you accept complete responsibility for your life, you take the giant step from childhood to adulthood. The truth is that where your attention goes, energy flows and result shows.

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  1. Kuforiji Victor20 May 2020 at 15:36

    This is well thought out article. Indeed, setting goals puts us in the success range half way. You cannot enter a future you do not plan for.

    Thanks for sharing Emmanuel.
    I celebrate you.

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    1. Emmanuel Ishola20 May 2020 at 15:50

      Thanks a lot sir for those words...they hit just right. The pleasure is all mine and I appreciate you all the time, mentor.

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