Goal Setting: Essentials 4
Human beings love the extremes. But life is a balancing act. Welcome to Leading Right. I am Abiodun Fijabi.
Why do we choose the extremes? Why do we have to choose one virtue over another when we can have both? Look at “authority” and “love”. These are two essential virtues of a leader. But what do most leaders do? They choose one and leave the other. Authoritarian leaders choose the lure of power over love. Benevolent leaders go for love and despise authority. By their choices, both limit their leadership capabilities. The truth is that they do not have to choose between love and authority when they can have both. The ability to balance between love and authority is the stuff great leaders are made of. The balancing act plays out in many other aspects of living. Consider, for example, the need for balancing between work and leisure. Work is needed for productivity. Productivity generates the change needed for growth and development and enhances the quality of life. Leisure takes us away from the regular chores and fixates our minds on a pastime or enjoyable activity. Leisure relaxes and reinvigorates the leader. Otherwise, he burns out. Like in authority and love, leaders tend to choose between work and leisure. Effective leaders choose and enjoy both.
Your goals programme should incorporate both productivity and pleasure. You must make allowance for conscientious work and enjoyable pleasure. The balancing act of the two ensures you continue to make the difference to your community.
Your goals programme must also be holistic – covering all the vital areas of your life. Great leaders set goals not in one but in many areas. They have educational goals that clearly state their desired learning path. They set Financial or business goals that indicate the direction of their business enterprises or their personal wealth. Health is another area of concern to great leaders. They are interested in the type and frequency of medical checkups; their diet as well as physical fitness programme. Their family goals allow them to create an atmosphere for harmonious relationships with spouses and kids. In social goals, they itemize their action plans to make laudable contributions to the society. They also set Personal Interest and Recreational goals that give them the freedom to develop behaviors that are essential for their self-development and provide ample pleasure for enjoyment and recreation. Of course, they set spiritual goals. They recognize that their spiritual life under guards their success in other areas. In this goal, they plan how to deepen their relationships with God and in the process receive peace and develop the characters that are vital to their life and vision.
Dear listener, your goals programme should balance work and pleasure and must be holistic – covering all the vital areas of life. Refuse to choose between two complimentary virtues when you can have both and avoid the temptation to cover only few areas on your goals programme.
Why do we choose the extremes? Why do we have to choose one virtue over another when we can have both? Look at “authority” and “love”. These are two essential virtues of a leader. But what do most leaders do? They choose one and leave the other. Authoritarian leaders choose the lure of power over love. Benevolent leaders go for love and despise authority. By their choices, both limit their leadership capabilities. The truth is that they do not have to choose between love and authority when they can have both. The ability to balance between love and authority is the stuff great leaders are made of. The balancing act plays out in many other aspects of living. Consider, for example, the need for balancing between work and leisure. Work is needed for productivity. Productivity generates the change needed for growth and development and enhances the quality of life. Leisure takes us away from the regular chores and fixates our minds on a pastime or enjoyable activity. Leisure relaxes and reinvigorates the leader. Otherwise, he burns out. Like in authority and love, leaders tend to choose between work and leisure. Effective leaders choose and enjoy both.
Your goals programme should incorporate both productivity and pleasure. You must make allowance for conscientious work and enjoyable pleasure. The balancing act of the two ensures you continue to make the difference to your community.
Your goals programme must also be holistic – covering all the vital areas of your life. Great leaders set goals not in one but in many areas. They have educational goals that clearly state their desired learning path. They set Financial or business goals that indicate the direction of their business enterprises or their personal wealth. Health is another area of concern to great leaders. They are interested in the type and frequency of medical checkups; their diet as well as physical fitness programme. Their family goals allow them to create an atmosphere for harmonious relationships with spouses and kids. In social goals, they itemize their action plans to make laudable contributions to the society. They also set Personal Interest and Recreational goals that give them the freedom to develop behaviors that are essential for their self-development and provide ample pleasure for enjoyment and recreation. Of course, they set spiritual goals. They recognize that their spiritual life under guards their success in other areas. In this goal, they plan how to deepen their relationships with God and in the process receive peace and develop the characters that are vital to their life and vision.
Dear listener, your goals programme should balance work and pleasure and must be holistic – covering all the vital areas of life. Refuse to choose between two complimentary virtues when you can have both and avoid the temptation to cover only few areas on your goals programme.
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