Goal Setting 1
Are you really passionate about being a leader with considerable achievements and powerful influence? Then, you need to turn your vision into a set of predetermined plans or goals.
Welcome to Leading Right and many thanks for tuning in. I am Abiodun Fijabi
Great leaders have one thing in common. They are not slaves to circumstances. In other words, they do not allow circumstances to dictate to them what they should do or not do. They do not leave their future to chances. Rather they chart a course for themselves in the midst of the wilderness of life and pursue purposeful and passionate plans that see them through each day and set a feasible but challenging agenda for the deployment of their resources tomorrow. They are said to be proactive – making choices from many alternatives as to what they should do to achieve their vision. Lesser men and women are reactive – their choices are made for them by the needs of the moment; their courses in life follow the dictates of the prevailing circumstances. They move with the weather. They sail or sink with the times. At best, they are wishful thinkers, hoping that the future will turn out well without any plan to get there.
Proactive leaders look ahead. Their heads are not bowed to the challenges or the triumphs of the moment. They control today’s circumstances by their plan and face tomorrow with clear minded action plan. Reactive leaders are consumed by the challenges of today and devote their energies in responding to them. Today soon becomes tomorrow and reactive leaders face yet another day without a definite plan of the future, but one handed down to them by the needs of the moment.
Proactive leaders are strategists; reactive leaders are fire-fighters. A proactive leader asks: Where do I want to go and how do I get there? A reactive leader asks: What are the problems and how do I solve them? The former’s strategy is predicated on his vision; the latter’s on the challenges. The proactive leader is therefore able to generate plans of action that move him closer to his vision. This is major distinctive feature between the proactive and reactive leaders. In other words, proactive leaders see goal setting as a strategic tool for leadership. They know they are not more than wishful thinkers if they have a great vision without predetermined, feasible, challenging and time-bound goals to achieve their vision.
Dear listener, you need to go beyond your dream as important as your dream is. Only carefully set goals, passionately followed through will guarantee you success in your endeavour. I hope you will resolve today to put your vision in action as you set clearly articulated goals to achieve it.
Welcome to Leading Right and many thanks for tuning in. I am Abiodun Fijabi
Great leaders have one thing in common. They are not slaves to circumstances. In other words, they do not allow circumstances to dictate to them what they should do or not do. They do not leave their future to chances. Rather they chart a course for themselves in the midst of the wilderness of life and pursue purposeful and passionate plans that see them through each day and set a feasible but challenging agenda for the deployment of their resources tomorrow. They are said to be proactive – making choices from many alternatives as to what they should do to achieve their vision. Lesser men and women are reactive – their choices are made for them by the needs of the moment; their courses in life follow the dictates of the prevailing circumstances. They move with the weather. They sail or sink with the times. At best, they are wishful thinkers, hoping that the future will turn out well without any plan to get there.
Proactive leaders look ahead. Their heads are not bowed to the challenges or the triumphs of the moment. They control today’s circumstances by their plan and face tomorrow with clear minded action plan. Reactive leaders are consumed by the challenges of today and devote their energies in responding to them. Today soon becomes tomorrow and reactive leaders face yet another day without a definite plan of the future, but one handed down to them by the needs of the moment.
Proactive leaders are strategists; reactive leaders are fire-fighters. A proactive leader asks: Where do I want to go and how do I get there? A reactive leader asks: What are the problems and how do I solve them? The former’s strategy is predicated on his vision; the latter’s on the challenges. The proactive leader is therefore able to generate plans of action that move him closer to his vision. This is major distinctive feature between the proactive and reactive leaders. In other words, proactive leaders see goal setting as a strategic tool for leadership. They know they are not more than wishful thinkers if they have a great vision without predetermined, feasible, challenging and time-bound goals to achieve their vision.
Dear listener, you need to go beyond your dream as important as your dream is. Only carefully set goals, passionately followed through will guarantee you success in your endeavour. I hope you will resolve today to put your vision in action as you set clearly articulated goals to achieve it.
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