Goal Setting: Essentials 3
Hi. I am so glad to welcome you to this morning’s edition of Leading Right – a presentation of Life Africa. My name is Abiodun Fijabi.
Remember we are still on goals setting. Good goals must be concrete and precise. Do not settle for less. Only real, practical and tangible goals stand the chance of motivating you to action.
Here, listen to Mr. Word Juggernaut’s goal. “In my passionate desire to be an exemplary, skilled, trustworthy and servant-hearted leader, I have resolved to abide by the following goals: I shall with immediate effect register, be admitted into and enroll in the school of persuasive speaking and avail myself of the nuances of effective communication within the next half a dozen months. Concomitantly, that is at the same time with the previous, I shall take upon my good self the enviable burden of studying, copying and imitating the great men and women of yesteryears with a view to learning from their successes and mistakes. For this I shall voraciously devour one score less five books in six months. Lastly…”
I am sure you do not want to hear more. That was not a precise goal. Goal setting is not an opportunity to use those flowery words you picked up in the last romantic novel you read. It is a precise action document that is readable and lends itself to quick understanding. If you were Mr. Word juggernaut, how would you document your goals? I bet you would identify the two simultaneous tasks you plan to embark on: namely, attending an effective speaking school within six months and researching into and learning from the lives of great leaders by reading 15 books in six months. That will be simple and precise
Great goals always include character changes. The behavioral changes required to achieve your goals must be incorporated into your goals programme. Otherwise, your goal will be in jeopardy. In the issues of life, who you are is more important than what you do. Your character drives your life and accelerates or impedes the performance of your goal. Great leaders lay a great deal of emphasis on being and allow their doing to proceed from their being. You will need to do the same to be that leader that will make the difference to your community. If, for example, your goal is to improve on your level of influence with people, you may have to change your attitude and behavior towards people. Part of your goals may be to grow in your genuine love and interest for people. This requires a behavioral change. Without this change, you can bid your goal of increasing your level of influence a goodbye.
Dear listener, make your goal as concrete and as precise as possible. And remember to incorporate appropriate character changes on your goal programme.
Remember we are still on goals setting. Good goals must be concrete and precise. Do not settle for less. Only real, practical and tangible goals stand the chance of motivating you to action.
Here, listen to Mr. Word Juggernaut’s goal. “In my passionate desire to be an exemplary, skilled, trustworthy and servant-hearted leader, I have resolved to abide by the following goals: I shall with immediate effect register, be admitted into and enroll in the school of persuasive speaking and avail myself of the nuances of effective communication within the next half a dozen months. Concomitantly, that is at the same time with the previous, I shall take upon my good self the enviable burden of studying, copying and imitating the great men and women of yesteryears with a view to learning from their successes and mistakes. For this I shall voraciously devour one score less five books in six months. Lastly…”
I am sure you do not want to hear more. That was not a precise goal. Goal setting is not an opportunity to use those flowery words you picked up in the last romantic novel you read. It is a precise action document that is readable and lends itself to quick understanding. If you were Mr. Word juggernaut, how would you document your goals? I bet you would identify the two simultaneous tasks you plan to embark on: namely, attending an effective speaking school within six months and researching into and learning from the lives of great leaders by reading 15 books in six months. That will be simple and precise
Great goals always include character changes. The behavioral changes required to achieve your goals must be incorporated into your goals programme. Otherwise, your goal will be in jeopardy. In the issues of life, who you are is more important than what you do. Your character drives your life and accelerates or impedes the performance of your goal. Great leaders lay a great deal of emphasis on being and allow their doing to proceed from their being. You will need to do the same to be that leader that will make the difference to your community. If, for example, your goal is to improve on your level of influence with people, you may have to change your attitude and behavior towards people. Part of your goals may be to grow in your genuine love and interest for people. This requires a behavioral change. Without this change, you can bid your goal of increasing your level of influence a goodbye.
Dear listener, make your goal as concrete and as precise as possible. And remember to incorporate appropriate character changes on your goal programme.
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