Goal Setting: Essentials 8
We have talked of the need to constantly review your goals to reflect your experiences and the prevailing circumstances. But is this supposed to mean that you should change your goals at every indication of an unfavourable experience or circumstance? Welcome to Leading Right – a presentation of Life Africa. I am Abiodun Fijabi
Have you ever watched a feather in a whirl wind? Did you notice how it was tossed to and fro by every wind of change? A goal like a feather cannot achieve much, if at all. It is too unstable to make the difference; too directionless to cause a serious change; and too weak to make an enduring impact. I am sure that is not the kind of goal you want to have.
I like what Jesus said about the perception of the people about John, the Baptist. He asked his bewildered audience, “Who did you go into the wilderness to behold – a reed shaken by the wind?” He was saying, “John is no reed; he is stable, confident and determined. “
Such should be your virtues. You must be resolute in your determination to stay the course of your goal against mounting opposition from yourself, others and the environment in which you find yourself.
I like the way Paul puts it. He says, “With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don't hold back… “
Your goal should be a product of sound reasoning. Having being well reasoned out, you should firmly on your ground. Nothing is too much to give to your goals. Nothing should be held back in the defense of your goals programme. Obstacles are bound to surface threatening fire and brimstone unless you give in and give up. Criticisms will mount, taunting your effort as too little or too ambitious. But criticisms is sometimes an indication that you are moving forward and as someone has said, “When people hit you from the back, it shows you are in front.”
Be determined not to make changes on your goals programme until you have gone through another round of sound reasoning. Do not be stampeded into changing your plans midstream because of the exigencies of the moment.
Dear listeners, your goals programme is the pathway to becoming the leader you have always wanted to be. It requires your painstaking commitment. It needs your total dedication. You must determine to see them through. So, try and try again and again. Never give up. Never abandon your hope. Stretch yourself to the limit. Give it all it takes. But be courageous enough to change when necessary. When you make changes, be sure you are not stampeded into altering your goals programme by external forces. Every change should result from careful considerations of criticisms and circumstances. Be sure not to bow to pressures; great leaders only bow to sound reasoning.
Have you ever watched a feather in a whirl wind? Did you notice how it was tossed to and fro by every wind of change? A goal like a feather cannot achieve much, if at all. It is too unstable to make the difference; too directionless to cause a serious change; and too weak to make an enduring impact. I am sure that is not the kind of goal you want to have.
I like what Jesus said about the perception of the people about John, the Baptist. He asked his bewildered audience, “Who did you go into the wilderness to behold – a reed shaken by the wind?” He was saying, “John is no reed; he is stable, confident and determined. “
Such should be your virtues. You must be resolute in your determination to stay the course of your goal against mounting opposition from yourself, others and the environment in which you find yourself.
I like the way Paul puts it. He says, “With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don't hold back… “
Your goal should be a product of sound reasoning. Having being well reasoned out, you should firmly on your ground. Nothing is too much to give to your goals. Nothing should be held back in the defense of your goals programme. Obstacles are bound to surface threatening fire and brimstone unless you give in and give up. Criticisms will mount, taunting your effort as too little or too ambitious. But criticisms is sometimes an indication that you are moving forward and as someone has said, “When people hit you from the back, it shows you are in front.”
Be determined not to make changes on your goals programme until you have gone through another round of sound reasoning. Do not be stampeded into changing your plans midstream because of the exigencies of the moment.
Dear listeners, your goals programme is the pathway to becoming the leader you have always wanted to be. It requires your painstaking commitment. It needs your total dedication. You must determine to see them through. So, try and try again and again. Never give up. Never abandon your hope. Stretch yourself to the limit. Give it all it takes. But be courageous enough to change when necessary. When you make changes, be sure you are not stampeded into altering your goals programme by external forces. Every change should result from careful considerations of criticisms and circumstances. Be sure not to bow to pressures; great leaders only bow to sound reasoning.
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